Bitcoin (BTC)

Purpose Investments – an asset management company with $12B+ in AUM – recently announced that mutual fund units would be available for its cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). These include its Purpose Bitcoin ETF and Purpose Ether ETF, each directly backed by BTC and ETH respectively. Purpose Investments Mutual Fund Units As indicated in a press release from GlobeNewswire, there are now six mutual fund units available for both the Purpose Bitcoin and Ether ETFs....

Legendary investor Bill Miller recently took part in an interview in which he praised bitcoin and the growing cryptocurrency space. Bill Miller on BTC: It’s Going to Be Big During the interview, he commented that his recent bitcoin bet will likely play out in a way similar with how Amazon did during the dot-com crash. Amazon was one of the few companies to not only survive that time, but flourish, and he is certain bitcoin has a very long and special future ahead of it....

The recent price surge from bitcoin has not deterred long-term holders from keeping their portions. Recent data from Glassnode informed that the percentage of BTC supply that has been held for at least three months had reached a record of over 85%. BTC Holders Refuse to Sell Citing data from the blockchain analytics company Glassnode, the Chinese journalist Colin Wu outlined the behavior of bitcoin holders and their most recent attitude towards the asset. As the graph below...

Edward Snowden – a former National Security Agency (NSA) employee that’s been hiding out in Russia for the past several years – recently emerged to state his opposition to the idea of central bank digital currencies or CBDCs. He stated that these assets pervert everything that cryptocurrency stands for, and that individuals would be foolish to get involved in these currencies. Edward Snowden Says His Piece on Crypto In an interview, he mentioned: A CBDC is a perversion...

El Salvador was one of the first countries to declare bitcoin legal tender. Quite a few people were happy about it and felt that this would potentially put the country on the map. However, some – like Vitalik Buterin – are angry that so many analysts, traders and general crypto fans continue to encourage president Nayib Bukele in his push to make bitcoin more than what it’s allegedly supposed to be. Vitalik Buterin: Bukele Is Making a Mistake Buterin is the co-creator of...

Table ronde autour de la formation du prix du bitcoin lors de la conférence Surfin’Bitcoin le 26 août 2021. « Véritable outsider, Bitcoin est à la fois un actif financier hors norme et en même temps le meilleur placement qui puisse être si l’on en croit les chiffres […]. Mais, qu’en est-il réellement ? Est-ce bien un actif de long-terme et comment évaluer Bitcoin par rapport aux actifs traditionnels tant ses caractéristiques le place hors de leur portée ? » Avec : Nicolas...

BTC’s recent 46% rally from the lows at $39.6k has been very impressive as prices pushed above $50k, the September high at $52.9k, with higher highs being made. The above further validates the completion of the bear trap down to $39.6k. Bitcoin has been finding initial resistance as anticipated in the $57.1k to $58.3k, a major zone of technical and on-chain resistance. Chart by TradingViewThe $50k to $58.3k zone includes many buyers from earlier this year who acquired Bitcoin...

Francis Suarez strongly disagreed with Jamie Dimon’s opinion that bitcoin is “worthless.” The primary cryptocurrency has intrinsic value, while its underlying blockchain technology is “the most secure, most decentralized blockchain on the planet,” the Mayor said. Suarez Vs. Dimon Miami’s Mayor – Francis Suarez – and JPMorgan Chase’s CEO – Jamie Dimon – are, by all means, in the opposite corners when opining about the merits of bitcoin. While the top politician is one of the...

The consequences of the Chinese ban on anything crypto, including mining, have led to a massive flippening as the USA has surpassed China in terms of Bitcoin hash rate share, showed recent data. The Demise of the Chinese Hash Rate Empire Although bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency industry have been banned within China’s borders for almost as long as they exist, the country was responsible for the majority of the BTC hash rate for a long time. In fact, no other nation...

« Lors de notre dernière entrevue qui date du mois de juillet, Yorick de Mombynes avait souligné le point crucial sur lequel nous devons tous nous entendre à propos de Bitcoin. L’innovation de Satoshi Nakamoto est certes grandiose et pleine de promesse, mais nous n’en sommes qu’au début, à la préhistoire de la future révolution monétaire qui s’annonce – et qui a déjà commencé. De quoi nourrir les fantasmes des uns et les craintes des autres. Toujours est-il que Bitcoin s’est de...