Amid the unfolding banking crisis and interest rate hikes, Bitcoin has been showing strong resilience attempting another breakout above $30,000. On Wednesday, May 3, the US Federal Reserve announced another 25 basis points rate hike taking the US funds rate to more than 5% for the first time since 2007. In hours after the Fed announced the rate hike, Bitcoin (BTC) made a quick surge of more than 2% taking the price above $29,000. This Bitcoin price surge amid the recovery in the broader...
Read More »Bitcoin Stays Stagnant with Strengthened DXY Negative Correlation as US GDP Slows
The US Commerce Department’s recent shows that economic growth and GDP have slowed even as Bitcoin struggles to regain $30,000. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has remained relatively stagnant for about a week as the US gross domestic product (GDP) is slowing. Currently trading at $28,870 according to CoinMarketCap data, BTC has been unable to hit $30,000, last seen briefly on the 19th of April, and not seen in the first quarter of the year. This trend follows the GDP’s slowing in the same...
Read More »False Trigger about Mt. Gox Bitcoin Wallet Transfer Tanks BTC Price to $27,000 but It Recovers Fast
Arkham Intelligence issued a clarification that a bug caused to send the alerts regarding Mt. Gox and Us government selling Bitcoin. The BTC price recovered fast after the clarification. Over the last 48 hours, the Bitcoin price witnessed massive volatility sending jitters across the entire investor community. Earlier this week on Tuesday, the Bitcoin price shot up all the way to $30,000 following the news of a crisis-like situation at the First Republic Bank. But during Wednesday’s...
Read More »Popular Tech Investor Chamath Palihapitiya Says ‘Crypto Is Dead in America’
Chamath Palihapitiya blamed the US regulators for their heavy crackdown recently on the US crypto industry and all associated players. In the latest regulatory developments taking place in the United States, popular tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya shared a very cautious move about crypto assets. Over the last few years, Palihapitiya has been sharing bullish views about Bitcoin stating that it has replaced gold and that the BTC price would shoot to $200,000. Chamath Palihapitiya and His...
Read More »Bitcoin (BTC) Price Projections to $50K Grows Ahead of Next Year’s Halving
Bitcoin price is hinged on the current perception of the macroeconomic outlook and monetary policies from the United States Federal Reserve. The forthcoming Bitcoin (BTC) halving slated for April 2023 might have a significant impact in helping to push the price of digital currency to a new pedestal. The anticipation of the Bitcoin network event has spurred a renewed bullish projection from the top industry analyst. According to insight from Bloomberg Intelligence and Matrixport, the...
Read More »Standard Chartered: Bitcoin Tipped to Hit $100,000 by 2024 End
With all the predictions, it appears that Bitcoin may truly be getting ready for a long rally. Flagship cryptocurrency Bitcoin could climb as high as $100,000 by the end of next year, according to Standard Chartered. If that level is reached, it would mark a 270% surge from Monday’s level of just over $27,000 that CoinMarketCap data shows. According to Standard Chartered‘s report, the so-called “crypto winter” is over, and from all indications, Bitcoin is set to go on a gaining...
Read More »Bitcoin (BTC) Price Tanks by $1,000 Over Last Hour amid Huge Liquidations
More than $25 million in Bitcoin futures have been liquidated over the last hour with longs contributing to 98% of the total liquidations. After a strong push above $30,000 on Tuesday, the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has come under heavy selling pressure once again. Over the last hour from press time, the BTC price came crashing down losing by more than $1,000 amid heavy liquidations. As of press time, the Bitcoin price is down by more than 2% and is currently trading at...
Read More »Bitcoin Becomes Best Performing Asset in 2023 as BTC Consolidates Above $30K
Popular coin Bitcoin is up 80% in 2023 and is by far the year’s best-performing asset compared to gold and others. Bitcoin (BTC) bears might be flush with some humiliation as the leading crypto becomes the best-performing asset in 2023. Once again, BTC lived up to its billing as the leading digital asset, with bulls consolidating their ranks in the price tug-of-war. However, positive signs suggest that the world’s largest crypto by market cap is on an upward trajectory. Furthermore,...
Read More »MicroStrategy Now Has 140,000 BTC after Spending $29M Buying More Bitcoin
MicroStrategy is unrelenting with its Bitcoin purchases as it recently spend more than $29 million on over 1,000 BTC. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) has continued amassing more Bitcoin and has purchased an additional 1,045 BTC. The business intelligence firm announced it spent $29.3 million on the recent purchase, at an average of $28,016 per Bitcoin. According to a tweet from co-founder and executive chairman Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy’s portfolio now has 140,000 Bitcoins. The company...
Read More »Bitcoin (BTC) Dominance Hits Highest Level in 9 Months
BTC dominance has been on a steady climb in the last few weeks. Bitcoin (BTC) price has surpassed the $28,000 level, marking an increase of 5.70% over the past 24 hours. Interestingly, this comes as most other altcoins appear to be trading flat in the same period. For what it’s worth, the surge in price may be directly linked to new reports that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will resume operations today. That is after news that the recently-troubled bank has been acquired by North...
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