Tag Archives: Bitcoin (BTC) Price

Since its epic move to an almost three-year high yesterday, Bitcoin has retreated by around 4% to current prices which are in the $17,600 zone. It does appear to be consolidating here though so another leg up could be imminent.On the flip side, a correction of reasonable size would not be out of the question since previous bull markets experienced several 30% plus pullbacks.Bitcoin Correction ScenariosAnalyst and charting guru Peter Brandt has been delving into the possibilities of a large...

The Bitcoin billionaire bandwagon has another representative in the likes of Mexico’s second-wealthiest man – Ricardo Salinas Pliego. He recently highlighted the problems with fiat currencies, especially in Latin America, and clarified that his first BTC purchase came four years ago. Mexican Billionaire Points Out Fiat Problems According to a Forbes publication from earlier this year, Pliego is the second-wealthiest man in Mexico with a net worth of approximately $12 billion....

Following the recent roller-coaster that resulted in a few massive four-digit price movements, Bitcoin appears to have calmed north of the $18,000 price tag. The alternative coins also followed the volatility ride but have ultimately lost market dominance against BTC. More interestingly, Bitcoin has managed to reach an all-time high value in terms of its market capitalization, despite the price being lower than back in 2017. Bitcoin Calms After The Storm People use many words...

SpaceX’s Crew-1 spaceship flew 4 astronauts to space yesterday. But it seems the shuttle also dragged the bitcoin and cryptocurrency market along with it. As in what happens to be a revisit of 2017, BTC smashed past the $18,000 price mark pushing the total digital asset market cap north of $500 billion. The excitement was short-lived, however, as the cryptocurrency took a u-turn and decreased by more than $1,000 moments after touching its intraday high. Bitcoin Price Blasts...

Bitcoin shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. After taking over $16,000 a few days back, the cryptocurrency is now trading well over $17,000 on its way to the former all-time high. The last time the price was this high, it only took six days to reach its ATH value. This happened back in December 2017. Bitcoin Price Blasts Through $17K It’s safe to say that bitcoin’s price has been on fire throughout the past couple of weeks. The cryptocurrency is up an astonishing 53% in...

Bitcoin price has erupted through the psychological $17,000 level today. It is now breaking through the first high set way back in January 2018, after the primary cryptocurrency crashed from its all-time high level of nearly $20K. This is the first time Bitcoin has been above the $17,200 mark in 1,066 days. Over the last 40 hours, $32 billion has flooded back into the crypto markets – according to data by CoinGecko. It’s been speculated that one of the main catalysts for this...

Amongst bitcoin and cryptocurrency fund management firms, Grayscale takes the top spot. And so it has proved again by now becoming the owner of 500,000 BTC worth $8.5 billion. This roughly equals 2.4 percent of the cryptocurrency’s total programmed supply. Grayscale Investments Owns Bitcoin Worth $8.5 Billion A few hours ago, Barry Silbert’s crypto fund management firm Grayscale dropped an update regarding its bitcoin stash, now amounting to a massive 500,000 BTC. Grayscale...

It has been quite a year for Bitcoin, both in terms of price action and adoption. After recording its biggest daily price drop to $3,600 in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cryptocurrency is now trading less than 25% from the all-time high of 2017. Analysts are bullish and believe that bitcoin is poised for even bigger moves, and the digital asset could reach higher highs if the current bullish trend continues. Bitcoin At $1 Trillion Market Cap Interestingly,...

The situation around a possible vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to develop. Today, Moderna Therapeutics, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, announced that its preliminary data shows its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective. This sent its stock price higher and major indices, which are all trading in the green following Monday’s market open. That’s not all, however, as bitcoin’s price is also on the rise, charting a new 2020...

Bitcoin is the new gold, said Thomas Fitzpatrick – a Managing Director in the giant multinational bank Citibank. He also predicted that BTC could skyrocket to $318,000 per coin in the upcoming 13 months by exploring several historical price cycles and the ongoing economic uncertainties. Bitcoin Is The Gold Of The 21st Century Fitzpatrick has spent 22 years as the Global Head of Citibank’s G10 Forex business arm called Citi FX Technicals. Apart from analyzing the foreign...