Bitcoin (BTC)

Traduction d’un article de Nathaniel Popper publié le 12 janvier dans le New York Times. Stefan Thomas, un développeur d’origine allemande vivant à San Francisco, n’a plus que deux essais pour trouver un mot de passe qui vaut, cette semaine, environ 220 millions de dollars. Ce mot de passe lui permettrait de déverrouiller un petit disque dur, appelé IronKey, contenant les clés privées d’un portefeuille numérique de 7 002 bitcoins. Alors...

The recent bitcoin selloff and the dip of the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has several analysts and industry experts flooding the space with comments and ideas regarding where the asset will go from here, and some of them – which are surprisingly coming from Mark Cuban – are rather positive.Mark Cuban: BTC Will Survive the Present OnslaughtIt’s a bit of a shock to see Mark Cuban say anything good towards bitcoin considering he’s been a bit on the bearish side in recent...

When it comes to bitcoin, it’s quite possible to be right in the middle. You don’t have to be Warren Buffett, where no matter how high the coin goes, you can’t send any compliments towards it. You also don’t have to be Tom Lee, who is often praising the currency and predicting big things for it – even when its traversing the doldrums. You can be right at the center of a bitcoin argument, and proof of that exists in “Bond King” Jeffrey Gundlach.Jeffrey Gundlach: I Don’t Like Where BTC IsIn a...

Less than a year after acquiring a substantial portion in the Hong Kong-based crypto-focused firm BC Technology Group, Fidelity International has upped its stake. The investment subsidiary of the Boston-based mutual fund giant has allocated nearly $7 million more for a total stake of 6.29%.Fidelity Doubles-Down On Investing In A Crypto FirmBloomberg reported in February last year that Fidelity International had acquired a $14.2 million stake in BC Technology Group Ltd. – the operator of one...

Well, it looks like all good luck can’t last forever. Bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap, has taken a serious stumble, having fallen back to about $33,000 at press time after spending most of the weekend trading at the $40,000 range.Bitcoin Decides to Step BackThe currency has risen to unprecedented levels, and with these spikes comes some serious repercussions that are potentially coming in the form of a new selloff, which typically tends to happen whenever...

Regulators around the globe are reconsidering the blockchain & cryptocurrency regulations as this technology faces growth in multiple industries. Over the last couple of years, an obscure technology, blockchain, formerly related to virtual money has gained global acclaim. No longer recognized Bitcoin, it is now extended to practically every business. Regulators around the globe are reconsidering the scope of KYC and AML regulations due to the large adoption of this technology in multiple...

Jeffrey Gundlach, the CEO of DoubleLine Capital and so-called “Bond King,” warned that the primary cryptocurrency could be in a massive bubble. He based his view on BTC’s recent performance that included a parabolic increase and a large crash just yesterday.The Bond King Sees BTC As A BubbleIt’s safe to say that bitcoin initiated a significant bull run in early October when it dabbled with the $10,000 price tag. In the following months, BTC more than quadrupled its value to an all-time high...

As the volatility spikes by the day, Bitcoin’s average transaction fees have scaled to their highest since 2018, around $13.82.Bitcoin price had continued its recovery from the weekend’s plunge on Tuesday. Notably, the asset dropped from trading its all-time high around $41k to around $30k. However, Bitcoin price at the time of writing was trading around $35k according to metrics provided by CoinMarketCap.Having jumped around 4% in the past 24-hours, most analysts infer that the Bitcoin price...

The move from Bakkt further complements the decision of Coinbase and other exchanges including Binance US, OKCoin which had removed XRP coin from their platforms.Bakkt, the digital asset marketplace backed by Intercontinental Exchange Inc, has revealed that it has no plans to support XRP coin, the digital asset closely associated with blockchain-based payment firm Ripple Labs Inc. Per a report from Cointelegraph, the no-plan prospects for XRP coin by Bakkt was revealed by the company’s Chief...

Bitcoin dropped by almost $11,000 over the past 48 hours as it fell by 25% to reach yesterday’s low at $30,300. After the huge drop, which can also be seen as another Black Monday, the bulls found support at a rising trend line that extends back to the December lows.Since this support was reached at the closing time for yesterday’s candle, Bitcoin had already recovered over 15% from its low, allowing it to close Monday at $35,455.Today, BTC tried to push higher but faced strong resistance...