Bitcoin (BTC)

The US Securities and Exchange Commission made history in mid-January when it finally approved nearly a dozen spot BTC ETFs to launch on local exchanges after a decade of delays and rejections. There was a big price run-up ahead of the approvals that resulted in a highly positive Q4 ’23 for BTC. However, the landscape changed on the day the ETFs launched in the US, and Bitcoin slumped by over ten grand in the following weeks. Has the asset finally bottomed? The ETF Aftermath...

Intervention de @wineLightning et @SaiAGF lors du meetup de Lausanne du 17 janvier 2024.

Bitcoin’s price actions in the past several days have been quite uneventful, with little to no movements after last week’s recovery from the sub-$40,000 dip. However, data from Santiment shows that some of the largest investors have been using this moment to move sizeable portions of their holdings. 🐳 #Bitcoin is ranging between $41K and $44K, but whale wallets are moving big this week: 🔴 Number of 1K-10K $BTC Wallets: 1,958 on Feb. 1st (Most since November, 2022)🟡 Number of...

Bulletin d’information hebdomadaire Bitcoin Optech du 17 janvier 2024 traduit par @copinmalin. Le bulletin de cette semaine révèle une vulnérabilité passée affectant Core Lightning, annonce deux nouvelles propositions de soft fork, donne un aperçu de la proposition de mempool en cluster, transmet des informations sur une spécification et une implémentation mises à jour de la compression des transactions, et résume une discussion sur la...

After the enhanced volatility experienced lately, BTC has finally calmed at around the $43,000 mark. Most altcoins are also untypically calm on a daily scale, aside from ICP and TIA – both of which have marked impressive gains. BTC Stalls at $43K Bitcoin slumped hard in the weeks following the approval and launch of nearly a dozen spot ETFs in the States and bottomed last Thursday at $38,500. The bulls finally managed to intervene at this point and didn’t allow any further...

Après la saisie de 50 000 bitcoins récemment annoncée par la police allemande, le Financial Times a révélé il y a quelques jours que la police britannique aurait récupéré en 2018 plus de 61 000 bitcoins provenant d’une escroquerie à l’investissement qui aurait fait plus de 128 000 victimes en Chine de 2014 à 2017. Cette saisie n’a été dévoilée que le 30 janvier 2024, lors d’une audience du...

One of the largest banking groups in Germany intends to launch crypto trading services for interested customers this year. According to a Bloomberg report, the cooperative financial group, comprising more than 700 local banks, a central bank, specialized service providers, and institutions, plans to enter the project’s pilot phase soon. DZ Bank to Lead Crypto Trading Project The DZ Bank, a central bank in charge of the project, leads the cooperative financial network. Souad...

Cathie Wood’s asset management firm Ark Invest has predicted that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) could soar to $2.3 million if institutions allocated a substantial portion of their investable asset base to it. The asset manager made the prediction in its research report named Big Ideas 2024, explaining the hypothetical impact that institutional investments and allocations from the global $250 trillion investable asset base would have on BTC’s price. Bitcoin Could Be Worth $2.3M...

The market continues its recovery from the plunge that took place last week and is currently stable above the $1.7 trillion mark in terms of total capitalization. This comes on the back of increases in Bitcoin’s price, a massive airdrop, as well as a proper performance from some major altcoins. Starting with Bitcoin – managed to push past the $43K level and even attempted a shot at $44K but came short. This puts BTC at an increase of slightly less than 5% for the past seven...

After months of recovery, Bitcoin’s price has failed to break above $48K and has been decisively rejected to the downside. Yet, the uptrend may be far from over. Technical Analysis By TradingRage The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price has been rejected from the $48K resistance level. Yet, the $40K support zone has held the market, preventing a deeper drop. The price consolidates between these two price levels, and breaking out in either direction is likely to dictate...