Crypto news

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin bet appears to be far from over as his company MicroStrategy has acquired even more BTC despite the crypto price experiencing a significant retrace over the last couple of days.MicroStrategy has added more Bitcoin to its balance sheet according to an announcement issued on Friday (Jan. 22, 2021).MicroStrategy has purchased approximately 314 bitcoins for $10.0 million in cash in accordance with its Treasury Reserve Policy, at an average price of approximately $31,808...

Bitcoin suffered a severe 15% decline in the past 24 hours, which saw the cryptocurrency dropping by $7,000 to reach below $29K. In doing so, it fell beneath the previous symmetrical triangle we were tracking and landed at the lower border of a long-termed bearish triangle.More specifically, Bitcoin managed to find support at the $30,760 support we highlighted yesterday, provided by a short term .786 Fib Retracement level. However, BTC did spike beneath this, reaching as low as $28,800 today,...

After several unsuccessful attempts to receive approval for a Bitcoin ETF, the US investment manager VanEck decided to try its hand with an exchange-traded fund that follows crypto companies.The firm has filed a document with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to release a Digital Asset ETF to track the price and performance of the Global Digital Asset Equity Index.VanEck Goes For A Crypto Companies’ ETFFounded over six decades ago, VanEck is a New York-headquartered investment manager...

Giant state-owned Russian bank Sberbank has reportedly sought approval from the nation’s central bank to launch its own cryptocurrency through a blockchain platform.Separately, a Russian court has removed the leading crypto exchange Binance from a regulator’s blacklist.Sberbank Looks Into Launching Its Own Crypto?According to the local coverage, Sberbank of Russia, one of the largest banks in the world’s largest country by landmass, has applied with the central bank to register a blockchain...

Bitcoin’s decline continued in the past 24 hours as the asset dumped below $30,000 for the first time since early January. Most altcoins are also covered in red, and the total market cap has plummeted to $900 billion – meaning a decrease of over $100 billion in a day.Bitcoin’s Drop Took It Below $29KJust a few days ago, BTC attempted to overcome the $38,000 price tag but to no avail. Ever since that rejection, the cryptocurrency has been gradually decreasing in value.The situation worsened in...

Bitcoin cash price declined heavily below $500 and $450 against the US Dollar.The price is holding the key $400 support, but it is well below the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $490 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is likely to recover sharply as long as it is above the $400 and $385 support levels.Bitcoin cash price is down over 20% from well above $500 against the US Dollar,...

Bitcoin and crypto markets are bleeding out this Friday morning as the selloff which initiated on Thursday, January 21, has continued with fervor into the Asian trading session.Bitcoin has shed a whopping $6,500 since the same time yesterday as it dumped to $29,000. The intraday high for BTC was $35,500 according to Tradingview, and it has currently reclaimed the $30k level.Chart – Tradingview.comFirst 30% Correction In 2020-2021 Bull RunSince its all-time high of $42,000, which was recorded...

​Janet Yellen, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee, seems to have balanced her statements about Bitcoin and crypto, after her previous negative rhetoric about the emerging technology.Janet Yellen Acknowledges Crypto’s BenefitsIn a written response to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on Thursday (Jan. 21, 2021), Yellen stated that cryptocurrencies had benefits that needed to be explored. Yellen added that the emerging technology had the potential to “improve the efficiency...

As of late, the bitcoin space is getting bigger than ever. While the currency’s price has sunk down a little bit from $40,000 to about $34,000 at the time of writing, the fact is that many people have now been bitten by the “bitcoin bug,” and they’re looking to take advantage of the currency’s many benefits and characteristics.FOMO Is Hurting the Bitcoin SpaceHowever, are they getting involved for the right reasons? Recently, one source put out a story regarding why so many newbies are...

Die grösste Tagung, die sich ganz dem Thema Cybersicherheit in der Schweiz widmet, findet am 10. und 11. März 2021 in einem vollständig virtuellen Format statt. Angesichts der Beschleunigung der Cyberkriminalität war es für das Organisationskomitee klar, dass die Swiss Cyber Security Days 2021 trotz der Massnahmen aufgrund der Coronavirus-Pandemie stattfinden müssen. So wurde ein neues virtuelles Konzept entwickelt: Keynotes, Expert Tracks und Best Practice Präsentationen...