Is Michael Saylor moving too fast by stepping down from his role with MicroStrategy? Michael Saylor Is No Longer MicroStrategy’s CEO In a recent article, Live Bitcoin News notified readers that Michael Saylor – the CEO of MicroStrategy – would be stepping down from his position as CEO and entering the new role of “executive chairman.” While nobody has listed bitcoin as the official reason, it’s interesting to see that the move is coming after Saylor put so much into...
Read More »Opinion: Biden Has Been Bad for Crypto… And Everything Else
Let’s just say it. Joe Biden is arguably shaping up to be the worst president in the history of the United States. Between the border crisis, the Afghanistan debacle, a failing economy, inflation, and his attempts to implement unconstitutional COVID vaccine mandates, many likely feel that the White House is occupied by a man who has no idea what he’s doing. Biden Has Potentially Threatened the Crypto Space Biden’s list of failures extends quite far for someone who’s only...
Read More »Opinion: For Bitcoin, 2021 Has Become the New 2018
Regardless of what many analysts would like us to believe, 2018 is alive and well all over again given how much bitcoin has tanked in the last two months. Bitcoin Isn’t All That Better Off Recently, billionaire investor and former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz commented that he did not think 2018 would happen again. He said the number of institutional investors that have gotten involved in the digital asset space and the growing maturity of the market would prevent...
Read More »MicroStrategy Bought More BTC, but the Price Stayed the Same
News has emerged that MicroStrategy has purchased even more bitcoin units. This would have otherwise been big news, but unfortunately, this little maneuver on the company’s part failed to make any sort of headway in the crypto space, and bitcoin is still trading for $48,000, which is where it’s been over the past few days. MicroStrategy Has Purchased More Bitcoins What does this mean, exactly? There are a few arguments one can make about this situation, the first being...
Read More »Jeff Gundlach: Bitcoin Is a “Lie”
Billionaire investor Jeff Gundlach – who has since garnered a reputation for being a “bond king” – has laid out his thoughts regarding bitcoin and today’s financial markets. While he denies being a legitimate “bitcoin hater,” it’s clear from his recent words that he doesn’t believe in it, and he’s convinced that the cryptocurrency is nothing like what it’s fans claim it to be.Jeff Gundlach Doesn’t Believe in BTCIn a recent interview, he commented:I don’t believe in bitcoin. I think it’s a...
Read More »Bitcoin Again Hits the $12,000 Mark
After all the worry and concern that has been meandering throughout the space, bitcoin has again crossed the $12,000 threshold for the second time in just weeks.It’s $12K All Over Again for BitcoinThe last time bitcoin hit this figure was in the middle of August. Sadly, the price switch didn’t last. It rose all the way to $12,400, but bitcoin was not able to keep up the momentum and fell back into the low $11,000 range a few days later. It’s relatively impossible to assume what will happen...
Read More »What if Banks Completely Took Over the Crypto Space?
One source appears to be suggesting that cryptocurrencies, by themselves, don’t have a chance of survival, and that if they’re going to last any longer, they will need banks to do it.Banks and Crypto: A Single Entity?Already, we’ve witnessed some huge jumps forward in the “cold war” between banks and cryptocurrency. Much like the United States and Russia did between the 1940s and the 1980s, both entities are trying to outdo the other, and show the world why they are essential and why they are...
Read More »When Will Bitcoin Strike the $12,000 Mark Again?
Today, bitcoin is trading for roughly $11,700. This is slightly above where it was just 24 hours ago, but the big question that’s likely on the mind of virtually every crypto trader out there is, “When is $12K going to show up again?”Is Bitcoin Planning to Move Up Anytime Soon?Not too long ago, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap rose all the way to $12,400 in what was easily the biggest spike the asset had seen in well over a year. However, the surge didn’t last long, which...
Read More »Opinion: Bitcoin Has Shown Great Resilience Following Twitter Hack
Bitcoin has reached something of a pinnacle in its short, yet significant existence. Recently, the currency was put to the test through a Twitter hack that saw the overtaking of some of the highest-ranking social media accounts to lure unsuspecting victims into a digital trap, and yet despite everything that’s happened, the currency is remaining strong and resilient.Bitcoin Has Grown in Strength Despite Twitter FiascoThe Twitter hack saw the likes of former president Barack Obama, Joe Biden,...
Read More »Goldman Sachs Bashes BTC, Says It’s Not a Valid Asset
Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that financial investment firm Goldman Sachs engaged in a client call to discuss assets like bitcoin and gold. This led some to believe that the company was suddenly a fan of bitcoin, and that it saw potential in the digital asset now that the American economy was showing signs of struggle.Goldman Sachs Doesn’t Care for BTC MuchSadly, this wasn’t quite the case. Goldman Sachs is now listing several reasons as to why bitcoin “is not an asset class,” and why...
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