To say that this week has been a wild ride is definitely an understatement. Bitcoin’s price went nuts and kept everyone on edge. In the span of 24 hours, BTC went to surge from $9,400 to almost $10,500 and then back to $9,400 and even lower down to $8,600 on BitMEX. This whole ordeal saw...Read More
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has tapped Hester Peirce for a second term as a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as her current one is set to expire on June 5th, 2020. Peirce is a vocal defendant of Bitcoin as she opposed the rejections of a Bitcoin-based ETF by...Read More
Jerome Powell, the current Chair of the US Federal Reserve, recently stated that an Ethereum-backed blockchain project operating as a reference rate – called AMERIBOR – could serve as a potential replacement to LIBOR. Blockchain Project To Replace LIBOR? The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) has a significant role in global finance. It’s utilized to...Read More
The United States government has recently added a top Venezuelan official to its list of most-wanted fugitives while offering millions of dollars as rewards to anyone who can provide useful information that would lead to his arrest. A Monday statement revealed that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE), a unit of the Homeland Security...Read More
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police ignited a series of widespread riots throughout the United States. With more than 25 cities in lockdown, protesters and the police continue their violent clash. People are protesting against supposed police brutality in a manner that’s everything but civil. Stores are being looted, and...Read More
Renowned pop-star music video director Joseph Kahn recently revealed that trading cryptocurrencies has been his hobby for the last month. World-Famous Video Director Says He Is Trading Crypto In a recent post on his personal Twitter profile, Kahn shared that he has been into his new hobby for a month now, and is even already...Read More
The latest debacle of social media giant Twitter flagging tweets of the US President Donald J. Trump resulted in the draft of an executive order on Preventing Online Censorship. If anything, this highlights one of the core principles behind Bitcoin’s technology – censorship resistance. Twitter Flagging President Trump’s Tweets The riots in Minnesota’s largest city,...Read More
Bitcoin’s halving finally took place at block 630,000 on May 11th, 2020. Like many cryptocurrency enthusiasts and market participants pointed out, the block countdown felt much as if it’s New Year’s Eve. However, it’s already behind our backs, and the price has managed to add another $1,000 to it since then. In the four short...Read More
Global retailer Overstock has filed for a dismissal of a lawsuit that alleges the company is misrepresenting a “digital dividend” token to its shareholders. Accused On Misleading Information To Shareholders The online retailer Overstock has been among the firms that adopted and advocated Bitcoin early on. Now the company is caught in a legal battle,...Read More
The popular American hedge fund manager, Paul Tudor Jones II, said that he is buying Bitcoin amid the growing trend amongst world central banks to print excessive amounts of money. He added that the hedge fund he founded in 1980, Tudor Investment Corporation (Tudor BVI), could start allocating portions of its assets in Bitcoin futures....Read More
Millions of US citizens received a stimulus check worth $1,200 in the last few weeks as government aid to fight the effects prompted by the COVID-19. Interestingly, if that amount was invested in Bitcoin when the first checks were initially received, it would have grown to $1,600 by now. $1,200 Becomes $1,600 In Weeks According...Read More
Top global assets closed the month of April in the green, with Bitcoin coming through as the best-performing asset of April. BTC was up roughly 34%, rising from the $6,400 range at the start of the month to just over $8,700 on the last day. The S&P 500 gained 12.7% while gold rallied by $6.7%...Read More
The S&P 500 lost over 30% in March in a few days of trading. The drop was primarily attributed to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the effect it had on economies. The index has since recovered and gained more than 500 basis points but is still a long way to go. Now,...Read More
The current crisis, largely induced by the unexpected spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), took its toll on oil prices. For the first time in history, crude oil trades below zero, meaning that producers are paying the buyers for disposing of their supplies. While this is undoubtedly an event to be remembered, it’s unlikely that...Read More
The time until Bitcoin’s halving is slipping away as there are now less than 25 days until the long-awaited event. It will slash the block reward in half and miners and reduce the overall supply of freshly minted bitcoins on the market. According to many, and to history, this is a major bullish catalyst for...Read More
The most widely used American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, reported increased $1,200 deposits yesterday. Interestingly, this coincides with the stimulus checks for the same amount that the U.S. government began sending this week to fight the financial struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Record $1,200 Coinbase Deposits According to data provided by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong,...Read More
Bitcoin saw a notable increase in its price yesterday, conquering the $7,000 level, and it did a good job staying above so far. Meanwhile, the futures on legacy markets are also in the green, as news broke out that the Gilead coronavirus drug supposedly shows effectiveness. Bitcoin Price Above $7,000 As Cryptopotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin...Read More
Andrew Yang, an American politician, part of the Democratic Party and a former runner for the 2020 US Presidential Elections, voiced his concerns with the current stimulus package that the country rolled out. According to him, the amount sent to people should be higher. Andrew Yang Calls For $2,000 Per Month Stimulus A recent report...Read More
Bitcoin’s price went on a rollercoaster during the past week. After surging to its three weeks high at slightly above $7,400, the cryptocurrency saw a sharp decline upwards of 5% over the past 24 hours. This got it to where it currently trades at around $6,880. During the last week, altcoins managed to hold their...Read More
With the recent coronavirus spread and its overall effect on the global economy, some people believe the powers that be are preparing a financial reset. During these times, a number of bitcoiners think a bitcoin-induced form of fiat currency demonetization will take place, otherwise known as ‘hyperbitcoinization.’ However, a few speculators believe digital assets in...Read More
Toilet paper isn’t the only thing people are hoarding during the coronavirus panic. In a sign of the times, FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams literally asked Americans not to hoard cash under the mattress. That is not the message you want to turn on your television to hear the government telling people. Because that means it’s...Read More
Bitcoin had a relatively good week of trading as it recorded its highest price since the coronavirus crisis began in March. Yesterday, BTC peaked at above $7,200, marking an impressive daily run that sent the entire cryptocurrency market well in the green. The majority of altcoins were also charting double-digit increases. Since then, Bitcoin’s price...Read More
The Bitcoin price dropped over the first quarter of 2020 amid the worldwide asset collapse. But it didn’t fall nearly as much as the major US stock market benchmarks. From January 2, 2020 (the year’s first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange) through April 1, 2020, the S&P 500 Index capitulated some...Read More
The extreme levels of volatility reached the U.S. dollar as well, and the world’s reserve currency is losing value. It comes only days after the historic $6.2T “stimulus package,” which aims to help individuals and businesses in need. Amid the rising threat of inflation and concerns amongst numerous experts, the cryptocurrency community broached Bitcoin’s scarcity...Read More
In the past seven days, bitcoin managed to add another 10% to its dollar-value as the price spiked from about $6,000 to its current point at $6,600. Yet, most of the time, it traded within a narrow range between $6,400 and $6,700. The overall volume has also declined, and, as such, the volatility decreased. If...Read More
Bitcoin fell sharply along with all other assets during the global valuation collapse. Because it tracked with other assets like stocks, gold, and oil, there were more questions about Bitcoin correlation. Is Bitcoin an uncorrelated asset? One that doesn’t consistently move in the same or opposite direction as other securities? The Bitcoin price was uncorrelated...Read More
The US Federal Reserve announced a new set of measures to help the market in the current ongoing crisis. Among these moves is an open-ended commitment to keep buying assets under the quantitative easing measures. The markets responded with an uproar, and Bitcoin followed, charting a quick 13% increase before retracing to its current levels....Read More
NYU economics professor Nouriel Roubini attacked federal stimulus legislation Sunday as a light on aid for workers. His remarks echo the response from several prominent Democrats, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is running for president in the Democratic primary, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Likewise, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had objections to the Senate...Read More
This week was nothing if not tumultuous for Bitcoin. Last Friday, its price dropped a massive 40%, recording one of its steepest losses in history. However, throughout the past few days, Bitcoin managed to recover nicely, as it’s currently trading at above $6,000. One thing worth noting amid this crisis is the fact that Bitcoin,...Read More
The novel coronavirus created an economic slowdown that had a massive impact on financial and stock markets throughout the world. Some of the global indexes such as the S&P 500, DJI, FTSE 100, and so forth, charted notable losses in a manner that hasn’t been seen for decades. Naturally, this also caused a serious negative...Read More
