Bitcoin – the world’s biggest and most popular cryptocurrency by market cap – is shooting back up. At the time of writing, the asset is trading for just over $57,000. This is a huge improvement over the $54,000 it was at a few days ago and the $49,000 per unit it was stuck at early last week. Bitcoin May Grow Again Soon For the most part, it was believed that bitcoin would likely continue its bullish patterns into the month of May, though thus far, this period is proving...
Read More »Institutions Bought Another $620M Worth of Bitcoin as Miners Refuse to Sell: Analysis
The selling pressure on bitcoin continues to decline, pointed out CryptoQuant by referring to the stablecoins stored on exchanges and miners’ behavior. At the same time, institutional investors keep accumulative sizeable portions of the asset, suggested another massive withdrawal from Coinbase. BTC Selling Pressure Is Down CryptoPotato reported that BTC investors are continuously withdrawing their holdings from exchanges, which should reduce the selling pressure. This...
Read More »La prophétie auto-réalisatrice : comment le bitcoin a acquis une valeur
« Comme nous l’avons vu au sein d’un précédent article, la création de Bitcoin a invalidé le théorème de régression de Ludwig von Mises, en prouvant qu’une monnaie pouvait émerger du marché sans posséder de valeur d’usage antérieure à son utilisation comme intermédiaire d’échange. Lors de son amorçage, le bitcoin n’avait en effet aucune utilité individuelle, n’était adossé à aucun autre bien, et ne bénéficiait de la promesse de...
Read More »S&P veröffentlicht Crypto Index für Bitcoin und Ethereum
S&P Dow Jones ist einer der größten Index-Provider der Welt. Mit einer neuen Crypto-Serie hat S&P nun auch den Cryptomarkt in sein Portfolio aufgenommen. Die Indizes werden die Performance im Markt beobachten und leicht zugänglich machen – ein weiterer Schritt hin zur Mass Adoption. Bitcoin News: S&P veröffentlicht Crypto Index für Bitcoin und EthereumUnter dem Namen „S&P Digital Market Indices“ finden sich zum Start der S&P Bitcoin Index, Ethereum Index und der...
Read More »MasterCard Poll: 40% of Surveyed Will Use Cryptocurrencies Within the Next 12 Months
The COVID-19 pandemic changed people’s beliefs and approach to finances as they are more openly embracing digital options, including cryptocurrency payments. A MasterCard survey showed these results as 4 out of 10 people said they plan to use digital assets in the next year. 40% of People to Use Crypto? It’s safe to say that the COVID-19 pandemic changed everyday lives. Apart from affecting people’s health severely, the coronavirus challenged their perspectives on finances....
Read More »Taproot : tout comprendre de la nouvelle mise à jour de Bitcoin
« Taproot est la première mise à jour d’ampleur du protocole Bitcoin depuis la mise en place de SegWit en 2017. Elle apportera essentiellement des améliorations en termes de confidentialité et d’efficacité des transactions, notamment lorsque ces-dernières impliquent des scripts complexes. Pour l’utilisateur moyen, elle passera donc relativement inaperçu, tandis qu’elle apportera de nombreux avantages...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Sideways Action Continues at $58K: DOGE About to Flip BNB (Market Watch)
After falling to $55,000 yesterday, bitcoin recovered more than $3,000 of value and tapped $58,000. Most alternative coins are somewhat stagnant on a 24-hour scale, except Dogecoin. The meme coin charted a new all-time high hours ago and is close to overcoming BNB as the third-largest digital asset. Bitcoin Heads for $58K The primary cryptocurrency has been somewhat struggling in the past few days, as previously reported. It attempted to break above $58,000 on multiple...
Read More »Les cryptomonnaies à l’étude chez Citigroup
Selon le Financial Times, le géant Citigroup, une des plus grandes entreprises financières du monde, envisagerait de fournir à ses client des services de conservation et de trading de cryptomonnaie. Citi aurait en effet constaté, depuis le mois d’août, une augmentation rapide de l’intérêt pour Bitcoin chez « un large éventail de clients, y compris de grands gestionnaires d’actifs ». Aucune...
Read More »Changpeng Zhao: The Herd Mentality Is Hurting Crypto
Sometimes, the only way to keep a financial market alive is to think for yourself, and according to Changpeng Zhao – the CEO of Binance, the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchange – the herd mentality is really doing some heavy damage to the digital asset space. Changpeng Zhao Thinks People Need to Invest Long Term To be fair, he comments in a recent interview that this same attitude is seen in the stock market, though crypto appears to be more...
Read More »VanEck Files For an Ethereum ETF With The SEC
The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap, Ethereum, has recently crossed the $3,000 mark for the first time in history. Earlier on Friday, VanEck has filed for an Ethereum ETF with the SEC. VanEck has already submitted a Bitcoin ETF, which is pending review – this is their first Ethereum ETF application. If successful, it will become the first Ethereum ETF to be available on US stock markets. Ethereum’s Growing Momentum Ethereum (ETH) has been hitting new highs on...
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