This week was a complete rollercoaster in the cryptocurrency market. Unfortunately, things failed to turn out for the better and the majority is trading in the red. Bitcoin Bitcoin is down a steep 11.7% this week as it currently trades beneath $34,000. The cryptocurrency started the week by dropping into support at $31,185 (downside 1.618...Read More
After laughing at Jack Dorsey’s proposition for a Bitcoin conference earlier, Elon Musk has actually agreed to a BTC conversation with the CEO of Twitter at the event. As reported earlier, Elon Musk likes to have fun with the cryptocurrency community. Perhaps that’s why he initially laughed at Jack Dorsey’s most recent Bitcoin endeavor. The...Read More
The CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company, has taken another humoristic stab at BTC maxis by asking how many are needed to change a light bulb. The wave of comments didn’t disappoint from names like Michael Saylor, Dan Held, Raoul Pal, and more. Ever since the start of the year when Musk said...Read More
The number of US city mayors, whether current or running, supporting bitcoin continues to grow. After Miami’s Francis Suarez, the favorite to win the race in New York City, Eric Adams, promised to make NYC different in a year, including becoming the “center of bitcoins.” BTC Going to NYC? Running as a Democrat, Eric Adams...Read More
With BTC’s price going through a severe correction this week, reaching a near six-month low, the question arisen within the community if we have officially entered a bear market. Dumping to more than 50% south from its peak, which came just two months ago, certainly has some arguing that the bears are indeed in control....Read More
Over the past month, since the May-19 price collapse, BTC had been trading inside a range between $30K from below and $42K from above. Last Tuesday, Bitcoin broke below the range, and for the first time since January 2021, traded beneath $30K. This lasted only for two hours before bulls stepped in for a heavy...Read More
The cryptocurrency investment company in Cape Town, South Africa – Africrypt – allegedly stole nearly 70,000 bitcoins. The two brothers Ameer and Raees Cajee, who are the founders of the firm, have disappeared. The Biggest Crypto Scam in South Africa Bloomberg reported that the customers of the South African trading venue – Africrypt – became...Read More
Although bitcoin recovered several thousand dollars after its mid-week crash, JPMorgan strategists still envision a bearish future for the asset. In their latest memo on its performance, they touched upon the upcoming unlocking of GBTC shares, which could drive the cryptocurrency down to $25,000. GBTC Shares to Play a Crucial Role Led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou,...Read More
The latest price correction that drove bitcoin to its lowest position in nearly six months put the asset “very close” to the bottom, argued analysts from the crypto-oriented company Stack Funds. However, they warned of potentially high volatility in the following weeks due to the expiring quarterly BTC options and the unlocking of GBTC in...Read More
Bitcoin whales have used the recent price dump as an opportunity to accumulate more BTC according to on-chain data. This came as the cryptocurrency dumped below $29,000 following substantial sell-offs from large players. Bitcoin Whales Bought the Dip? BTC whales represent large wallets that contain between 100 and 10,000 bitcoins, and their role in the...Read More
Michael Novogratz – the CEO of Galaxy Digital – shared another positive forecast for the future of the primary digital asset. Despite the ongoing crypto crash, he still looks at bitcoin as the better version of gold. ”I’m Still a Big Buyer of Bitcoin” The billionaire founder and head of Galaxy Digital – Mike Novogratz...Read More
No boring days in crypto as bitcoin went through a roller-coaster with a few thousand-dollar moves down and up. The alternative coins also recovered some of the losses, with the entire market cap regaining $200 billion since yesterday’s low. Bitcoin Reclaims More Than $5K It all seemed calm during the weekend when BTC stood in...Read More
Despite bouncing off and recovering several thousand dollars in a day, bitcoin could still be primed for more adverse price movement, says on-chain data. Furthermore, a popular analyst pointed out that BTC could be on its way to bottoming around $24,000. Short-Term BTC Reserves Says Bearish The past 48 hours were highly turbulent for the...Read More
The Bitcoin rollercoaster continues after the price dropped by a precipitous 14% from today’s high of $33,250 to reach as low as $28,600. After hitting this level, the cryptocurrency quickly rebounded back above $32,000 liquidating a huge amount of long then short positions. Yesterday, it seemed like the critical support of $31.7K was holding, however,...Read More
Iranian authorities have confiscated about 7,000 cryptocurrency mining machines. The latest development is in line with Iran’s crackdown on illegal bitcoin mining activities. According to Reuters on Tuesday (June 22, 2021), General Hossein Rahimi, Tehran police chief, revealed that the computer miners were found at an abandoned factory in Iran’s capital, which was used to...Read More
Jan van Eck, the CEO of the giant investment manager, VanEck, has asserted that the firm’s customers have a growing appetite for a Bitcoin ETF. This comes amid the company’s frequent attempt to have an exchange-traded product approved in the US. During a recent interview with CNBC, van Eck spoke about the company’s plans to...Read More
The consequences of the nationwide Chinese crackdown on Bitcoin mining are more than evident in a few short weeks. The hashrate has dropped dramatically by nearly 50% from its peak, the number of daily issued coins has declined, and the Puell Multiple has reached a multi-month low. The Effects of the Chinese Crackdown Although Bitcoin...Read More
Things in the cryptocurrency market are looking increasingly bad as the price for bitcoin just crashed below $30,000. Bitcoin’s price is currently trading below $30,000. This hasn’t happened in months as the last time we saw these levels was in January 2021. BTC/USD. Source: TradingView Other cryptocurrencies are also following suit with most of the...Read More
Bitcoin’s price continues to lose ground, and it dropped to just over $31,000 hours ago. However, its dominance over the market has increased to a monthly high as most alternative coins have dumped by double digits. Bitcoin Dominance on the Rise Despite the Correction As CryptoPotato reported over the weekend, BTC had recovered some of...Read More
Jim Cramer made the revelation on June 21 during an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, in which he cited a number of reasons for his decision to sell. “Sold almost all of my bitcoin. Don’t need it,” Cramer said, citing China’s mining crackdown as the primary reason. He acknowledged that Bitcoin is a direct threat...Read More
The arrival of the death cross does not seem to scare Michael Saylor, who bought $500 million just when this terrifying pattern was forming. But Michael Saylor is not the only one who thinks so. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the third richest man in Mexico, also believes that Bitcoin is an excellent investment. During an interview...Read More
Michael Saylor’s business intelligence giant now owns over 100,000 bitcoins after the company purchased another chunk of 13,005 BTC for nearly $500 million. Consequently, the firm now has 0.5% of all bitcoins ever to exist. The founder and CEO of the NASDAQ-listed company announced the latest purchase earlier on June 21st. It came after the...Read More
The Chinese crackdown on crypto continues to escalate with a new statement from the nation’s central bank banning more banks and payment providers from interacting with digital assets. CryptoPotato reported today that one of the country’s largest banks, the Agricultural Bank of China, had prohibited its clients from doing business with anyone even remotely connected...Read More
The total liquidations in the cryptocurrency market have reached $1 billion as all assets have dumped in a matter of hours. Following new FUD from China, bitcoin slumped to a two-week low at just over $32,000, ETH below $2,000, and so on. After the somewhat positive weekend when BTC recovered some losses and traded at...Read More
The S2F model is currently suggesting that, in the worst-case scenario, BTC will surpass $98K by November, which is highly optimistic given recent market developments. S2F’s Methodology & Accuracy Comparing Bitcoin to precious metals like gold and silver, PlanB has used statistics to outline a defined relationship between the value and scarcity of a given...Read More
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested Makarand Pardeep Adivirkar, better known as the ”Crypto King”, on suspicion of purchasing drugs from the Darknet using bitcoin. Apart from Indian peddlers, the criminal also bought narcotics from European ones. LSD for BTC The NCB announced that it arrested a suspect who allegedly exchanged bitcoin for LSD. He...Read More
The latest data revealed that 78% of the UK residents have heard of cryptocurrencies, as 2.3 million of them hold some of them. Nonetheless, the overall understanding of digital assets has declined. More HODLers But Less Crypto Knowledge Digital assets remain a complicated industry in the UK, and the share of people investing in them...Read More
Teresa Jackson – a retired teacher from Portishead, Somerset – lost her savings in an online scam. A mysterious ”financial advisor” persuaded her to stake £120,000 in a bitcoin investment scheme advertised on Instagram. Universal Credit Instead of Multiplying Her Money The UK’s national reporting center for fraud and cybercrime sounded a note of caution...Read More
The US multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs continues with its 180-turns on the cryptocurrency industry. After its recent interest that included filing for a Bitcoin ETF and exploring crypto as an asset class, the institutions’ latest report said virtual currencies are not a “viable investment.” Crypto Is Not a Viable Investment: Goldman It’s safe to...Read More
Over the past seven days, we saw yet another unsuccessful attempt of Bitcoin to breach the coveted $40K mark definitively. Let’s roll back a little. Last weekend, the price was rather indecisive as it was struggling beneath $36K. All this changed on Sunday, however, when bulls stepped in and took control over the market. By...Read More
