September was a volatile month full of liquidation events, FUD, global risk-off, uncertainty over monetary policy, and a rising dollar. Yet, Bitcoin managed to hold the larger technical structure at $40k while maintaining the bullish trend in on-chain metrics. BTC has shown tremendous strength in the past week by closing back above the rising trend line at $44k, reclaiming $45.2k, the critical 200-day moving average, and printing a bullish engulfing candle. Bitcoin also...
Read More »Colin McRae’s Subaru Got Sold for $360,000 Worth of Bitcoin
An anonymous buyer at an Australian auction paid $361,000 in bitcoin to acquire a classic Subaru WRX driven by the rally champion Colin McRae. Racing Car in Exchange for BTC According to a recent report, the automobile was located in the back of a Victorian shed for some time, and few people knew how valuable it was. When Lloyds Auctions introduced it, the machine’s estimated price was not more than $15,000. An investigation, though, found out that the car was particularly...
Read More »3 Factors That Could Initiate the Next Bitcoin Price Leg Up
Bitcoin’s price is more than 60% up since the start of the year. Yet, it’s nearly 30% down since the April peak. With just a few months left until the end of the year, predictions are flying left and right about the asset’s price tag at that point. One of the most popular models – the Stock-to-Flow – sees BTC tapping into a six-digit territory by December’s end. If bitcoin is to go into such unseen and unimaginable (until recently, at least) heights, it would have to more...
Read More »Bitcoin Consolidates Amid $48K: Terra (LUNA) Soars 20% to New ATH (Weekend Watch)
Following the past few days of marking gains, bitcoin has calmed a bit around the $48,000 mark. Some alternative coins have kept climbing, though, with Solana surging 8% and Terra jumping to a new all-time high after a 20% daily increase. LUNA Marks New ATH: Sol 8% Up The alternative coins have been on a roll in the past few days after the mid-week price drops. Ethereum had dipped to $2,900 following the latest Chinese Fud. However, ETH has reclaimed more than $500 since then...
Read More »Nearly 40% of Young Spaniards Consider Investing in Crypto Soon: Survey
According to a recent research, 38% of Spaniards between 25 and 40 years old plan to enter the cryptocurrency market in the coming months. Moreover, 21% of the participants have already invested in bitcoin or some altcoins. Are Spaniards Flocking into Crypto? The Spanish neobank Rebellion conducted a survey to determine whether young Spaniards were thinking of jumping on the cryptocurrency bandwagon in the near future. Per the results, more than one-third of the participants...
Read More »The Analyst That Nailed Aug and Sep Bitcoin Closing Price Predicts BTC at $63K in October
Bitcoin’s price closed in September at a lower level than it did in August. While that may sound like a negative occurrence for BTC bulls, the popular cryptocurrency analyst PlanB actually saw this happening months ago and predicted the exact closing price. Furthermore, he provided even more favorable prices for the end of October, November, and December. Bitcoin to Close Oct at Near ATH? BTC went through a roller-coaster in the past few months after the peak, which it...
Read More »El Salvador Mined its First Bitcoin Using Volcanic Energy
Nayib Bukele – president of El Salvador – recently took to Twitter with some mining numbers. It appears that the country’s developing volcanic mining facility has produced its first Bitcoin. Volcanic Bitcoin As revealed by Bukele earlier today, the gains produced by the volcano are still small. However, the president still seemed quite enthusiastic to have gotten the project started, showing his new numbers alongside a single heart emoji. At the time of posting, the facility...
Read More »Bitcoin Reached $48K: AXS Skyrockets 50% to New ATH (Market Watch)
Following yet another price surge in the past 24 hours, bitcoin neared and even briefly exceeded $48,000. The alternative coins are also well in the green, with ETH closing down to $3,300. However, AXS is the most significant gainer once more, with a 50% surge to a new ATH. Bitcoin Tapped $48K A lot can change in the cryptocurrency space in just a few days. Back on September 29th, bitcoin struggled with its third consecutive drop below $41,000. However, the bulls intercepted...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Soars Above Short-term Key Resistance, $50k Incoming?
Bitcoin has been outperforming global stocks even in a risk-off environment as investors have been waiting to see if support at $40k would hold. Today’s strong rally could be the beginning of the next leg up for the primary cryptocurrency after a month-long shake out full of liquidations and FUD, mainly from China. As we reported this week, the 4-hour chart began to show flattening of near-term moving averages, a sign of consolidation making progress, potentially setting up...
Read More »Bitcoin at 10-Day High After Powell and Despite China FUD: The Weekly Recap
It’s been a very productive week in the cryptocurrency market, but it’s safe to say that most of it was due to the volatile price action during just one of the days – Friday, October 1st. Going back, last Friday, the BTC price was hovering around $43,500, and, in fact, it stayed there for quite some time. This wasn’t so bad, given the overall regulatory scrutiny towards the market and yet another wave of FUD coming from China. The country said that it’s banning the trading of...
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