A wallet that laid dormant for 10.3 years has suddenly sprung to life, transferring all 687.33 bitcoins, worth almost $44 million, on May 6, according to Lookonchain’s latest findings. The wallet in question had received the 687.33 BTC, valued at $630,000 at that time, on January 12, 2014, when bitcoin’s price was $917 and, interestingly, a time when Satoshi Nakamoto was still on the scene. Satoshi-Era Bitcoin Wallet Comes Alive The movement of funds from such decade-old...
Read More »Bernstein’s Bitcoin Price Prediction of $150K Reaffirmed by Analysts
Analysts at investment research firm Bernstein have reaffirmed their prediction that bitcoin (BTC) would hit $150,000 in this bull cycle despite the asset’s retracement in recent weeks. According to a recent report, Bernstein analysts Gautam Chhugani and Mahika Sapra said Bitcoin metrics show the network is in a healthy cycle still in its early stages. Notwithstanding the latest dip, the leading cryptocurrency is far from done. Bernstein Reiterates BTC $150K Prediction...
Read More »Bitcoin Explodes Above $63K as the Bulls Eye This Level Next (BTC Price Analysis)
Bitcoin’s price has been going through some major moves throughout the past couple of weeks. The bulls are fighting to reestablish their dominance, staging a convincing recovery above $60K. But will it last? Technical Analysis By TradingRage The Daily Chart The price has been oscillating inside a descending channel on the daily chart for the past couple of months. The channel was briefly broken to the downside a few days ago. However, BTC quickly rebounded and climbed back...
Read More »Bitcoin Whales Bagged $2.8B Worth of BTC in a Day: CryptoQuant
Bitcoin’s recent market correction that dragged the world’s largest cryptocurrency near the low of $56,500 turned out to be a good opportunity for high-profile investors. Data shared by CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju revealed that whales have accumulated a whopping 47,000 BTC – worth more than $2.8 billion in current price – over the past 24 hours alone. This shopping spree signals the beginning of “a new era” for the primary cryptocurrency, according to the exec. Bitcoin whales...
Read More »BitMEX Founder Arthur Hayes Sees Bitcoin’s Price Slump as Market Cleansing
Experts now suggest that bitcoin may have reached a local bottom and will gradually recover over the coming months. BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes, for one, noted that the leading cryptocurrency might see a surge in value if, as he predicts, liquidity increases in the economy next week due to Janet Yellen’s policies. Bitcoin May Have Hit a Local Bottom In his latest blog post, Hayes said bitcoin’s latest slump has “played out” as he anticipated, attributing it to various factors...
Read More »Massive Bitcoin Volatility, Ripple (XRP) Trial, and CZ’s Sentencing: This Week’s Crypto Recap
Bitcoin’s price went on quite the wild ride throughout the past seven days. The cryptocurrency is down 4.2% during that period but this summary doesn’t do the action any justice, so let’s dive in. The market was fairly calm in the beginning of the week, trading at around $64K with little signs of significant volatility. Things started going downhill after April 30th, however. It was then BTC took a massive hit, dropping toward $60K, sending many investors in panic. The next...
Read More »BTC Bull Run Paused Following the Crash to $57K or Healthy Correction? (Bitcoin Price Analysis)
Bitcoin’s price has been consolidating above $60K over the last few months. Yet, the price has broken below the level today, and investors are in a state of panic, wondering if the bull market is over. Technical Analysis By TradingRage The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price has created a large descending channel pattern since March. Yet, it has broken it to the downside, and the cryptocurrency is aggressively dropping toward the $52K support level. The 200-day moving...
Read More »Bitcoin Newbies Are Panic Selling At A Loss After Price Crunch: Glassnode
The crypto market has faced a massive correction over the past month – and new investors are proving incapable of stomaching the volatility. Blockchain data show that 2024 Bitcoin buyers, who entered a raging early-year bull market in which Bitcoin (BTC) surged to a new all-time high, are now panic selling at a loss as the asset’s price reverses course. Paper Hands Bitcoin Buyers According to Glassnode, on-chain “realized losses” have surged over the past two months during...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Recovers After Fed Announces No Rate Hike At FOMC
The Federal Reserve decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate of 5.25%% to 5.5% at the highly anticipated Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC) on Wednesday, following a fearsome 6% drawdown in Bitcoin’s price earlier that day. Within five minutes of the announcement, Bitcoin’s price rose from $57,300 to $57,700 Per a press release, the central bank said it also plans to slow down the rate at which it sells US Treasury securities starting in June, reducing its...
Read More »BTC Nosedives to 2-Month Low, ETH Loses $3K Level as Liquidations Skyrocket to $400M
The trading day continues in an even more painful manner for bitcoin as the primary cryptocurrency took another hit and slumped to its lowest price position in over two months of under $59,300. The altcoins’ situation is worse, with ETH dropping below $3,000, SOL dumping by 8%, and a few double-digit price declines. Bitcoin/Price/Chart. Source: TradingViewIt was just earlier today when the bitcoin bulls had taken charge and initiated an impressive leg up that resulted in the...
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