After the nearly 20% plunge in BTC price, the cryptocurrency spent the next day consolidating and retesting the critical 200-day moving average at $46k. BTC managed to hold the level for the daily close, a positive signal. Near term, it is important to continue holding $46k, complete long liquidations, and start a recovery to reclaim $47.2, the bottom of the green zone. Strong Hands Holding Older Coins Did Not Sell Although BTC fell slightly the day after the major drop,...
Read More »Fidelity Director: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Is Slightly Overplayed
El Salvador made history earlier this week when it became the first country to officially accept Bitcoin as a legal tender. While the community rejoiced about the significance of the news, Fidelity’s Director of Global Macro – Jurrien Timmer – said the move had been overplayed. BTC Adoption in El Salvador is Overplayed Three months after the surprising announcement that the country will adopt Bitcoin, El Salvador officially went into the history books on September 7th as it...
Read More »Buying The Dip: 3rd Largest Bitcoin Wallet Just Bought $23 Million Worth of BTC
The third-largest bitcoin wallet has been busy buying the dip. During the current market downturn, the whale entity added almost 500 BTC to its stash. The mysterious third-largest Bitcoin whale bought 490 BTC when it was exchanging hands at around $46,800 in a transaction with a face value of $23 million. WhaleAlert reported that it took place on September 8 at 00:05 GMT, and the coins were moved from the US-based crypto exchange Coinbase. As of press time, that whale still...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: What Drove the 19% Crash and is the Pain Over?
$4 billion in liquidations wiped out the derivatives market, sending BTC lower by 19% at the intraday lows yesterday. Crypto Twitter went into panic, as exchanges were unresponsive, investors struggled to fill orders, and fears of a bear market began to spread. Days like yesterday make it easy to panic sell without thinking about what was actually happening. Although the charts looked horrible, on-chain data was flashing completely different signals, showing that long-term...
Read More »$500 Billion German Asset Manager Considers Adding Bitcoin to Existing Funds
Union Investment – the investment arm of the DZ bank group – takes another small step towards offering crypto investment services to private investors. They will make Bitcoin a small percentage of some of their funds. Union Invest’s Experimentation With Crypto As reported to Bloomberg news, portfolio manager David Barthe said that the company was considering adding Bitcoin to their funds in small amounts, comprising 1-2% of their portfolios. This will be starting at an...
Read More »Panama Bill Proposes to Regulate Bitcoin as Alternative Payment Method
As the global adoption of cryptocurrencies continues to soar, a new bill has been submitted in the Republic of Panama to recognize Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies as alternative payment methods. Panama Proposes Crypto Bill Panamanian pro-crypto congressman Gabriel Silva noted on Twitter that the new bill would enable the freedom to use cryptocurrencies in the Central American country. The bill, according to Silva, was prepared by different parties, including...
Read More »Bitcoin Dumps $7K to Below $43K as $2.6 Billion Liquidated in Minutes
In a completely unexpected turn of events, Bitcoin’s price crashed to below $43,000 in a matter of minutes. This happens on the day El Salvador officially recognizes it as legal tender in what many called the “Bitcoin Day.” In a matter of hours, Bitcoin’s price crashed from above $52,000 to below $43,000 in a violent red candle and a massive sell-off. Chart by TradingViewIn two consecutive candles, bitcoin’s price lost about $7,000 of its value. Since then, it has somewhat...
Read More »El Salvador Largest Newspaper Adds Bitcoin Price to Homepage
As of today, Bitcoin acceptance becomes a legal business requirement in El Salvador. In response, the country’s largest newspaper has included a Bitcoin price tracker on its homepage. The Price Tracker In full display on the newspaper’s homepage, a live Bitcoin price tracker is visible on the upper right-hand side of the screen. It measures Bitcoin’s worth in USDT (Tether), a stable coin pegged to the US dollar. This price tracker will be a convenient tool for citizens now...
Read More »El Salvador Officially Becomes First Country to Buy Bitcoin with Initial 200 BTC Purchase
President Nayib Bukele announced the milestone on Twitter, telling followers his country “just bought its first 200 coins.” Bukele noted the Central American nation will be buying more bitcoin as the deadline approaches to make El Salvador the first nation to officially recognize a cryptocurrency as legal tender. The president tweeted early Monday afternoon: El Salvador has just bought it’s first 200 coins. Our brokers will be buying a lot more as the deadline...
Read More »Vietnam Sees High Demand For Crypto Mining Rigs Following Bitcoin’s Recovery
Vietnam has recently started recording high demand for crypto mining equipment as more people join the sector to mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and others. Interestingly, the mining rig market in Vietnam saw a significant decline a few months ago after bitcoin lost more than 50% of its value and traded below $30,000 due to several FUDs from China. However, with bitcoin now trading above $50,000, more people are looking to engage in mining activities and are...
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