A common belief that has been doing the rounds lately is that Bitcoin’s recent price behavior is a replica of its historic 2017 bull run. That’s all well and good, but what most people forget is that back in 2017, there were stories equating the 2017 bull run to 2013’s. #bitcoin is creeping up people!!!I...Read More
In the previous article, we laid down the premise. In this article, we’ll be diving further to better understand when you should buy Bitcoin. To reiterate, we’re looking at how often should you buy Bitcoin, based on a series of periodic moving averages. We’ve already looked at the 200-day moving average (DMA), and now we’ll...Read More
Most crypto-statisticians believe that Bitcoin has begun decoupling from the U.S. stock market index, the S&P 500. In fact, Willy Woo had predicted that Bitcoin would break ties with the traditional market due to a boost in new entrants. Given the impact the correlation between stocks and Bitcoin has had on the crypto-market, the decoupling...Read More
Bitcoin’s recent move above $13.5k has flipped the “Bitcoin Gold Narrative”. From Bitcoin as a store of value, the narrative has moved to Bitcoin as a safe haven. The primary reason why gold is the preferred alternative investment globally is it has been around for a few thousand years and it helps investors in reducing...Read More
When should you buy Bitcoin? The default answer to that should be every day, irrespective of the price, as the simple dollar-cost average (DCA) strategy goes. But, lets be honest, nobody really does that? Why? Because its too simple. Instead, people look at a host of different technical, on-chain and macro-economic indicators. Bitcoin, due to...Read More
Airport officials at Lamezia Terme International located in the southwest region of Calabria caught a 41-year-old technician from Italy for illegally mining Ethereum (ETH) according to a report published. The ETH miner who was in charge of managing computer systems at Lamezia was employed by Sacal SpA, the company that is responsible for maintaining the...Read More
The aggregate open interest in Bitcoin futures is up 43% since the beginning of October. Based on data from Skew, cyclical drops in Bitcoin’s open interest on top derivatives exchanges occur every 45-50 days. BTC Futures Aggregated open interest || Source: Skew In the past year there were 3 peaks of open interest above $5.5...Read More
Basing its allegations on a “leaked document,” Forbes published a report today that claimed major crypto exchange Binance was “intentionally” deceiving US regulators. The report stated that: Binance Holdings Limited, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange conceived of an elaborate corporate structure designed to intentionally deceive regulators and surreptitiously profit from crypto investors in the...Read More
Bitcoin equaled its 2019 highs by retesting $13,880 over the past 24-hours. While most of the market is currently rejoicing Bitcoin‘s current price of $13,000-$14,000, there might be a little bit of unrest between CME Futures and Options traders. A bullish trend can never be bad for the derivatives market but at the moment, CME...Read More
While Altcoins are struggling to improve by a buck, Bitcoin registered its new 2020 high recently. Leading a serious sense of awakening in the space, the developments elsewhere have been instrumental as well. However, keeping price out of the picture, Bitcoin’s demand is now improving in a multi-directional facet, here’s how. Investment Demand and Fundamental...Read More
Prominent cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced its partnership with the tax compliance firm Taxbit on Thursday. This step was taken by the exchange to automate and optimize crypto tax reporting. According to the announcement: “When Tax Center Suite is fully implemented on Gemini, customers in the United States will be able to download a completed tax...Read More
Major crypto exchange Coinbase announced today that its customers in the US can now join a waitlist to acquire a Coinbase Card – which is a Visa debit card – that allows its customers to spend crypto for payments and purchases online and in-store -anywhere that Visa is accepted. The Coinbase Card which is already...Read More
Bitcoin’s identity is myriad; it is a store of value, uncorrelated asset, safe haven, etc. For each of these terms, there is a story and reason behind it. For now, let’s focus on it being an uncorrelated asset and a store of value. In the previous article, we’ve explained why bitcoin is largely a retail-driven...Read More
From Microstrategy’s $500 Million investment in Bitcoin to PayPal’s integration of crypto, in the past three months, we have seen it all. November 2020 is unlike any month since 2018. Bitcoin is trading above $13k and the top 10 altcoins have gained 10-12% in the past week. Additionally, BTC, ETH, and USDT reserves are the...Read More
Director of US Security and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance, William (Bill) Hinman has decided to leave SEC later this year, according to the agency’s notice published today. After joining SEC in 2017, Hinman has so far led SEC’s early work with digital assets, initial coin offering (ICO), and contributed to providing evaluations whether...Read More
Digital currency Asset Manager Grayscale Investments’ latest ‘Bitcoin Investor Study’ found in its survey that more than half (55%) of its US-based respondents are interested in investing in bitcoin in 2020 and that nearly half of those surveyed predicted that digital currencies were heading for mainstream adoption by the end of this decade. In fact,...Read More
In the prequel to this article we tried building a simple Bitcoin buying strategy, and in this post, we attempt to scale it further. But before that, let’s recap. Our strategy entailed only buying Bitcoin based on one trigger, the 200-day moving average (DMA). If the daily trading price crossed over the 200 DMA, we’d...Read More
Following Bitcoin’s price rally, all eyes are now on Ethereum. The altcoin is only second to Bitcoin in its market capitalization and it has been in the spotlight for a long time this year owing to developments around ETH 2.0. The latest edition of the Bad Crypto Podcast discussed the “Building of a Better Ethereum”...Read More
2020 may be the year of the Bitcoin. With the cryptocurrency’s price staying above $12,700 3 days in a row and above $11,000 for the past two weeks, Bitcoin seems to be rallying again. However, price theories by Bitcoin maximalists have been making the rounds for the past 10 months now. While price trends do...Read More
These are very interesting times we are living in, especially with Bitcoin in the mix. In fact, the cryptocurrency’s price hit $13,300 for the first time in 15 months. And yet, a few details aren’t in line with this surge, and here’s what those are and why they are so. It can be argued that...Read More
The following article tries to determine the quality of life of people who have purchased Bitcoin. However, before going ahead with that, what does one mean by ‘quality of life’ in the present context. Well, as one would imagine, here it simply refers to how Bitcoin HODLers are faring – Are they in trouble? Are...Read More
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, recently hit a new ATH in 7 countries. Soon, it is likely that other countries will catch up too. In Brazil, Turkey, Argentina, Sudan, Angola, Venezuela, and Zambia, Bitcoin has crossed its previous ATH. However, this development may just be the tip of the iceberg. At least in Turkey’s case,...Read More
Everyone has their own Bitcoin buying strategy. Some look at simple things like a particular drop in price, others look at a host of wonky indicators, while some prefer to keep it simple and keep stacking sats. Which strategy works out to be the best though? Well, in short, there is no one perfect strategy....Read More
If I told you back in March that six months later, Bitcoin would be trading at over $13,000 while the biggest derivatives exchanges’ executives were indicted by U.S authorities and the biggest crypto-to-crypto exchange suspended withdrawals, you’d have laughed me out of the room. Yet, here we are. OKEx, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency...Read More
For most of the year, the world’s largest and most dominant cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has noted a strong correlation with the world of traditional finance. In fact, over the course of 2020, the S&P 500, Gold, and Bitcoin have been the focus of the market, given the growing uncertainty and some speculation with regard to Bitcoin’s...Read More
The simple mathematical concept of a transitive property explains that if A = B, then B = A. So, in the cryptocurrency world, if 1 BTC = $13,000, then $13,000 = 1 BTC. Using that base-case, let’s scale down the equation. $1,000 can fetch you ₿0.076, and hence, scaling it down, $500 can get you...Read More
Open Interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange has nearly doubled over the past 30 days. In fact, Aggregate Open Interest across top derivatives exchanges is up by 31%, with the response to Bitcoin’s steep rise in price evident when Deribit, BitMEX, and OKEx’s price charts are analyzed. Aggregate Open Interest || Source: Skew Back in July...Read More
For a while now, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of San Francisco-based crypto payment company Ripple has been tweeting about the need for regulatory clarity. Garlinghouse revealed that he is considering moving Ripple’s headquarters to London over the lack of clear regulations with regard to cryptocurrencies in U.S. Garlinghouse especially considered relocating to the UK because the...Read More
Bitcoin’s ATH of $19k is still 33% away. Bitcoin’s price is up 14.85% in the past 7 days and market conditions are conducive for further growth. From smart money inflow of over $550 Million within 2 weeks to drop in inflow on exchanges, nearly all charts signal the bullish sentiment. Map of spent Bitcoins ||...Read More
National Police of Tenerife arrested Santiago Fuentes who is accused of defrauding up to 32,000 people in an alleged bitcoin scam, amounting to the tune of about 850 million euros (over $1 billion). The accused is the director of a called ArbiStar 2.0, which is based in Playa Las Americas. Authorities launched an investigation after...Read More
