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Michael Cembalest – chairman of investment strategy for financial giant JPMorgan – said in a recent interview that he’s not crazy about bitcoin and the world of crypto, suggesting that despite how much bitcoin expands and how popular it becomes, the currency is not going to rub everyone the right way. Michael Cembalest Can’t Justify Crypto Excitement Throughout the interview, Cembalest stated that the opinions expressed were his own and not those of JPMorgan. He says...

Ukraine is utilizing bitcoin in crowdfunding campaigns to fight against the ongoing threat from Russia. Ukraine Is Using BTC to Prepare for War Ukraine is allegedly being stalked by its neighbor to the east. Russia currently has more than 100,000 troops amassed at the Ukrainian border. Needing funds to boost its military resources and keep up its strength in the face of adversity, Ukraine has turned to the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. Thus far,...

It appears the Wild West days of bitcoin and crypto are over. Many are simply looking at BTC as a portfolio staple – something they need to have if they want to possess necessary diversification. Bitcoin Is Making Its Way Into More Portfolios According to Dan Egan of Betterment fame, the currency remains volatile. We’ve seen another example of that just this week. The currency started this period off at under $40,000 per unit. Now, the currency has risen beyond $43,000....

Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas is the latest politician to enter the bitcoin space. Not long ago, Cruz bought the dip that bitcoin was experiencing and purchased roughly $50,000 worth of the world’s most popular digital currency. Ted Cruz Has Jumped on the BTC Train Cruz has long been a serious bitcoin advocate, and thus traders should consider him a friend and ally against Biden’s disastrous digital currency tactics and would-be regulations. Cruz was one of...

Cryptocurrencies have shot up over the past several days. Bitcoin, for example, has gone up past $43,000, while Ethereum has shot past $3,100. Dogecoin has also jumped by more than six percent and is trading for about 15 cents at the time of writing. Bitcoin Is Doing Better Bitcoin has been suffering throughout the new year, and while things are certainly up at press time, it’s likely going to be a while before they fully recover. Bitcoin initially rose to about $68,000...

Muneeb Ali – a doctor of computer science who graduated from Princeton – has raised a whopping $150 million to create a New York-based company he’s calling Trust Machines, which he’s establishing with fellow Princeton doctor JP Singh. The company seeks to unleash the “true potential of bitcoin” by creating decentralized finance applications, DAOs, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a growing marketplace for crypto investors and developers. Ali Is Bringing Trust Machines to...

Liam Ghershony – a 25-year-old former crypto enthusiast – has completed a 125-day jail sentence after drugging his father so he could convert more than $400,000 worth of his BTC into Ethereum. What Liam Did to Keep His Dad’s Crypto from Falling Liam was involved in crypto investing with his dad, and together, they began an account that saw them earn more than $350,000 in digital currency profits after taxes. Things were going well, but Liam had a serious drug problem...

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $40,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $40,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $38,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is now facing a major resistance near $45,000 and might correct lower. Bitcoin price gained pace above $40,000 against the US Dollar. BTC even spiked...

MicroStrategy has already lost nearly $150 million this quarter largely because bitcoin’s price has dipped so much. MicroStrategy Stock Has Fallen Due to BTC It wouldn’t matter if bitcoin fell on its own. The problem is that the company has invested in the digital asset so much that stock shares are practically tied to the digital currency, and thus when BTC falls, the company is likely to fall with it. Chief financial officer Phong Le explained in an interview that the...

There are many companies out there showing a more open-minded attitude towards crypto. They are purchasing the digital asset in spades and adding it to their balance sheets. They are also potentially interested in accepting it as a form of payment. According to Jerry Klein – managing director of the investment firm Treasury Partners in New York – it’s a big mistake when firms open their hearts to BTC and other forms of crypto. Jerry Klein Doesn’t Think Companies Should...