Tag Archives: Bitcoin

Bitcoin has been crashing as of late, and for many people, the main reason has to do with Elon Musk. Last month, the South African entrepreneur announced that he was rescinding a decision that his electric car company Tesla was going to accept bitcoin-based payments for goods and services. It’s Hard to Know What Elon Musk Was Thinking This was a hard blow for many traders given that this would have sent bitcoin spinning into a wild price frenzy. In addition, it would...

As bitcoin is the number one digital currency in the world, it is easy to simply direct all of one’s attention to the asset as it continues to slump like it never has before. After reaching an all-time high of more than $64,000 per unit in April of this year, the currency has since lost more than half its value and is now trading for about $29,500 at the time of writing. It’s Not Just Bitcoin That Has Taken a Dive However, bitcoin is not the only cryptocurrency that is...

Jim Cramer of CNBC and “Mad Money” fame said in a recent interview that he has sold most of his BTC. Jim Cramer Has Parted Ways with Most of His BTC In a statement, Cramer mentioned the following: Sold almost all of my bitcoin. I do not need it. Cramer cited China’s position on bitcoin as the main reason as to why he sold his crypto stash. He says that the country is working hard to kill the entire bitcoin system, not just the mining space. He says that bitcoin is a...

Bitcoin has tanked hard. There is no point in denying this. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap was already in a sorry position having spent the last few weeks trading in the mid to high $30,000 range, though now at the time of writing, things have taken a turn for the worse and the digital currency is trapped in the high $20,000 range. Despite all this, there are still many individuals – such as Mark Cuban and Mike Novogratz – that stick by the asset....

After what has arguably been one of the strongest runs in years, bitcoin – the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – has taken a serious turn for the worse and fallen below the $30,000 mark. At the time of writing, the currency is trading for approximately $29,500. Bitcoin Falls Below $30K Between April of 2020 and April of 2021, the digital currency marked a new point in trading. Bitcoin started out trading in the $6,000 range after briefly falling below...

Bitcoin has been hit hard over the past two months. Despite trading at a new all-time high of roughly $64,000 per unit in mid-April, the currency has tanked and is currently trading for around $35,000, knocking nearly $30K off its price from two months ago. For some investors, however, the present circumstances are no big deal, and they are continuing to see their bitcoin earnings grow. One of these investors is Adam Traidman, the CEO and co-founder of the popular crypto...

Bitcoin price extended its decline below the $30,000 support and tested $28,800 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $35,000 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $34,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear the trend line and $34,500 to move into a positive zone in the near term. Bitcoin price is recovering higher above...

With Ethereum continuing to show a lot of gall and hutzpah during this current bear market, many are wondering if the asset will eventually become the world’s most powerful cryptocurrency by market cap. As always, bitcoin is still in the number one spot, but Ethereum is continuing to show heavy promise, and Wall Street along with several retail players are experiencing more interest in the asset. Ethereum Is Gaining Serious Momentum Ethereum is the second largest...

Chicago is building itself up as a leader in the world of blockchain and crypto. The region already hosts a bitcoin ATM operator and a crypto mining facility and is looking to add a whole lot more to the mix. Chicago Is Becoming a Real Crypto Hub David Carman is a fintech consultant and board member with Global DCA, a crypto industry association in Chicago. He says that over the years, people within the city have grown to love digital assets, and the market itself is...

A professor at Cornell University believes that bitcoin can never accomplish all it has set out to do unless it manages to get past three big hindrances. According to Eswar Prasad, professor of economics at the educational institution, bitcoin still suffers from several flaws that are preventing it from being stronger than many of its altcoin cousins. Eswar Prasad: BTC Still Has a Way to Go In an interview, Prasad points to the idea that bitcoin mining is extremely...