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The Bitcoin Bubble Effect: Yes, We Are in a Very Early Stage (Opinion)

The debate as to whether or not we are still very early on in the cryptocurrency space is one that’s been going on for quite some time. For some reason, a lot of people tend to tie it up to the current pricing of different cryptocurrencies – something, that in my opinion, has nothing to do with the bedrock of the conversation.We’re in a bubble. Well, at least most of us are in a bubble. And I’m not talking about prices.The Bitcoin BubbleWhether you realize it or not, we’re in a bubble. Me,...

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Blockstream Buys $25 Million Worth of MicroBT Bitcoin Mining Hardware

Popular blockchain company, Blockstream has purchased $25 million worth of MicroBT’s WhatsMiner M30s Bitcoin mining hardware. Blockstream stated in an announcement that it plans to deploy the hardware across its various mining facilities located in the United States and Canada. A Top Secret Mining FacilityFurthermore, Blockstream disclosed that it would allocate some of the mining equipment to a new “top-secret” mining facility it plans to launch soon. The purchase will be an essential...

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Coinbase to Go Public Through a Direct Listing Instead of an IPO

The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase plans to go for a Direct Public Listing (DPO) of its Class A common stock. The firm expects the Form S-1 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to become effective after the Commission completes its review.Coinbase Aims For Direct Public ListingCryptoPotato reported in December that the San Francisco, California-based had submitted a draft registration with the SEC to go public with an initial public offering (IPO). Early...

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Bitcoin Price Rejected at Key Resistance as Uniswap’s UNI Hits $20 (Market Watch)

Following the highly volatile few days in which BTC displayed $6,000 price moves in both directions, the cryptocurrency has calmed around $34,000. At the same time, XRP and a few more altcoins have exploded in value and reduced BTC’s dominance to 62.5%. Uniswap’s UNI token even hit $20.XRP’s Massive Surge Reclaims #4th SpotThe past few days have been anything but boring in the cryptocurrency space – from the retail-driven hype for Dogecoin and up to four-digit gains, through the Elon...

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India Proposes Law To Prohibit All Private Cryptocurrencies

The Government of India seems to have resumed its efforts to ban cryptocurrencies after a lull in a political and legal battle.The latest move by politicians came this week when they revealed a bill that could put any activity related to cryptocurrencies in checkmate.If Cryptocurrencies Are Legal, a Law Can Make Them IllegalThe “Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill” seeks to ban private cryptocurrencies —possibly any token not issued by the state. Such a path could...

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Ray Dalio Has Seemingly Become a True BTC Fan

Ray Dalio is calling bitcoin “one hell of an invention.”Ray Dalio Wants to Offer Crypto to New FundsTraders from all over the world have fallen for the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. While the asset has recently lost about $10,000 off its price, the currency ultimately hit the $40,000 mark in early January, striking a new all-time high for itself, and as a result, Wall Street traders, institutions and some of the biggest financial players around are looking at bitcoin...

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Anthony Denier: BTC Will Grow Another 70% By the End of the Year

Anthony Denier – the CEO of a company called Webull – is predicting that bitcoin, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap, is likely to hit a price of $55,000 by the end of this year.Denier: BTC Will Grow To an Even Higher PointThe bitcoin price has been in a bit of a rough position over the past several days. While the currency was trading for around $42,000 during early January – a new all-time high for the coin – it has since sunk by about $10,000. While the currency is still...

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VISA Might Add Cryptocurrencies to Its 70 Million Merchants Network

Visa, the world’s leading payment processor with millions of merchants in its network and hundreds of millions of users, might add cryptocurrencies to its payments network.Visa Jumps on the Crypto BandwagonVisa, the multinational financial services corporation, might be joining the cryptocurrency bandwagon.In the company’s fiscal first-quarter 2021 earning call, the CEO of the company, Al Kelly, said that they are in a position to make cryptocurrencies more “safe, useful, and applicable.”In...

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Lloyd Blankfein: Regulators Are Likely to Try and Step in When It Comes to BTC

Bitcoin has taken a bit of a dip in recent days. While the currency is stronger than where it was 24 hours ago, the asset is still short of its recent $40,000+ all-time high. However, there’s no denying that the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has surged like there’s no tomorrow, and according to Lloyd Blankfein – a former Goldman Sachs chief executive – the government could really try and get in the way of bitcoin’s growth should it continue to surge like this.Lloyd...

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XRP Price Soars 80% Following Ripple’s Response to SEC Charges

There are no boring days on the cryptocurrency market, and that’s particularly true for this week. After the GameStop saga, Dogecoin’s pump, and Elon Musk putting Bitcoin in his bio, it appears that it’s now XRP’s time to shine.The price for Ripple’s native cryptocurrency, XRP, has increased by as much as 80% in a few short hours. Less than 12 hours ago, the coin was trading at around $0.28 but has since surged to an intraday high of $0.51 for an increase of about 80%.The price has since...

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