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Bitcoin is continuing to tank hard. After falling into the high $30,000 range (between $37K and $38K), the asset has dumped another $3,000 and is now trading for about $35,000 per unit. Thus, the currency has lost about $29,000 overall from its recent all-time high of $64,000, which was attained last April. Bitcoin Tanks Again It is estimated that the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has lost about ten percent of its overall value over the past 24 hours. This represents a...

Following yet another day of high volatility in which the bears had initial control, bitcoin has recovered roughly $3,000 of value from the current 7-day low recorded on Saturday. The altcoins followed suit with similar dips as the market cap had lost about $200 billion at one point. Just like the weekend before, this ongoing weekend is not disappointing in terms of volatility and price fluctuations. Bitcoin Recovers From Yet Another Dip It’s safe to say that the primary...

Andrew Dawood started out as a simple flight attendant, but his savvy investing has made him a millionaire, and he has things like bitcoin and GameStop shares to thank. Andrew Dawood Is Reaching for the Top Born in Egypt, Dawood relocated to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with about $50,000 to his name. A solid amount for someone so young, but he was ready to make his move and turn that small fortune into a big fortune. Naturally, he turned his attention to bitcoin,...

Bitcoins on derivatives exchanges are at their highest level since May 19, signaling a volatile weekend ahead. Historically, derivatives exchanges like Binance Futures, BitFinex, and BitMEX are able to create massive price movements (a single entity or group of entities can create huge swings using a relatively low number of coins) thanks to the provision of massive amounts of leverage. These exchanges allow margin trading of even over 100X leverage. Bitcoin had already seen...

Bitcoin is no longer regarded as a niche asset as its high price fluctuations impact the stock markets, concluded researchers from Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings Ltd. In a recent paper, they outlined the increased correlation between the two markets ever since BTC started to appreciate in value in late 2020. Bitcoin Is No Longer a Fringe Asset The primary cryptocurrency went through a significantly bullish period from the start of October 2020 to mid-April, in which its value...

Bitcoin’s enhanced volatility resumed in the past 24 hours as the cryptocurrency fell to its lowest price level in five days beneath $35,000. Most alternative coins also experienced similar dips and increased BTC’s market dominance to above 43%. Bitcoin Dipped Below $35K After recovering from its most violent losses to $30,000, the primary cryptocurrency was riding high for a few consecutive days. The asset challenged $40,000 on a few occasions and even briefly jumped above...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against five individuals in connection with BitConnect for promoting and selling unregistered securities. BitConnect is a notorious cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that stole billions of dollars from investors, making it one of the biggest scams in the crypto industry. The SEC alleges that the defendants helped market BitConnect’s global unregistered securities sales, raising over $2 billion from...

Here is a story that is likely to get your positivity flowing. As we all know, bitcoin has been suffering heavily as of late. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen from its recent all-time high of approximately $64,000 – which it attained in mid-April – down to about $38,000 at press time. The price of bitcoin has fallen harder than it ever has in the past 12 years, but according to many analysts, the asset is still on its way to reaching a...

Online trading in recent days has become a bit of a hobby as well as a profession as more people are driven by the desire to make huge profits amidst volatile markets. While professional traders have it all sorted out, hobbyists and newbie traders will have a lot of catching up to do before they can reap considerable profits from this activity. LiveTrades, a Reykjavik, Iceland-based online copy trading platform offers a solution that makes it easier for everyone to trade...

One of the big rumors surrounding both the stock market and the bitcoin space is that they are correlated. That they follow each other and wherever one goes, the other is likely to follow suit. A new study has emerged claiming that this is not a rumor, but rather the truth. Bitcoin and Stocks Are Closely Tied The study was performed by analysts with DBS, a Singapore-based bank. The individuals in charge of the study were Taimur Baig – an economist – and Chang Wei Liang,...