Bitcoin’s fall to the perilous support of $30K has made investors increasingly cautious, and warnings of a bearish force are already beginning to emerge even if the markets have already lost almost 50% of their total capitalization since the ATH just 3 months ago. Among the bearish voices is David Tice, a seasoned investor known for managing the Prudent Bear fund until he sold it in the midst of the 2008 crisis – coincidentally, the crisis that gave rise to Bitcoin. Hodling...
Read More »Billionaire Hamish Douglass: The Cryptocurrency Bandwagon is Almost Like a Religion
The co-founder of Magellan Financial Group – Hamish Douglass – opined that the crypto market is one of the “greatest mass delusions in modern history.” To him, the whole idea behind the virtual assets looks like a religion that millions of people strongly believe in. The Crypto Crash Is Inevitable Hamish Douglass – co-founder and CEO of the Australian investment company Magellan Financial Group (MFG) – warned investors to beware of the cryptocurrency market. In a recent...
Read More »Bitcoin ETF in the US a Matter of When, Not If: Says Grayscale CEO
Although the US Securities and Exchange Commission has failed to approve even a single BTC ETF application, the Grayscale CEO believes it’s a matter of “when, not a matter of if.” In a recent interview, Michael Sonnenshein also outlined that the current price correction has allowed long-term investors to accumulate more portions. BTC ETF: A Matter of When not if The topic of Bitcoin ETF has surged in popularity lately as Brazil and Canada already have multiple such products...
Read More »Nearly 70% Would HODL Bitcoin if it Drops Below $3K: Twitter Poll
Nearly 70% of current bitcoin holders are prepared to endure a massive price crash that drives the asset to below $3,000, showed a recent poll conducted by VanEck’s Director of Digital Assets Strategy – Gabor Gurbacs. HODLers Mentality Confirmed? It’s safe to say that the price of bitcoin has suffered severely in the past three months or so. It was in late Q1 and early Q2 this year when the cryptocurrency was flying high, registering new records almost daily. It all...
Read More »The Longest Streak of Negative Mining Difficulty Adjustments in 10 Years for Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s network went through another negative mining adjustment in the past 24 hours, with a decrease of nearly 5%. With this one, the world’s largest blockchain has registered its worst streak of four consecutive difficulty declines for the first time in roughly ten years. Four in a Row for Bitcoin The BTC blockchain has the ability to readjust itself depending on the number of miners currently putting their computational devices to work. Essentially, the network either...
Read More »Are Mike Tyson and Busta Rhymes Looking to Get Into Crypto?
Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers in history, has asked his millions of followers on Twitter if they prefer bitcoin or ether. This comes shortly after the popular rapper Busta Rhymes asked around for trustworthy sources for education about digital assets. Iron Mike: Bitcoin or Ethereum? The 55-year-old, considered by many as the greatest boxer of all time, took it to Twitter to see if his 5.6 million followers prefer BTC or ETH on Saturday. The thousands of answers vary...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Approaches Consolidation Apex, Huge Move Imminent
BTC is down a total of 6% over the week, as of now, while it currently battles to remain above $32K. The primary cryptocurrency has been trading inside a long period of consolidation between $30K and $40.5K since the mid-May capitulation candle and between $30K and $35K over the past month. This consolidation can be seen in the form of a bearish triangle, as shown below on the daily chart. Same as it happened over the past weeks when BTC tested the $30-31K lows, this week’s...
Read More »Bitcoin Amid $32K as Markets Await GBTC Unlock (Market Watch)
While BTC’s price continues to trade in a range of around $32,000, all eyes are on today’s largest GBTC unlocking of over 16,000 bitcoins. On the other hand, some of the altcoins have bounced off since the recent price declines, with DOGE jumping by roughly 9% on a 24-hour scale. All Eyes on GBTC Unlocking After briefly exceeding $33,000 on Thursday, bitcoin started to retrace in value and lost about $2,000 in a day. The subsequent unsuccessful attempt by the bulls to recover...
Read More »Negative Sentiment on Crypto Twitter Peaks Again: History Shows This Could Be Bullish
With bitcoin’s price losing more than $3,000 in days and reaching a multi-week low, the crowd sentiment remains mostly negative, shows recent data. However, similar developments have turned out to be signals for local bottoms in the past, and the question remains if history is to repeat itself. The Sentiment is Low, But Could That Be Good? Bitcoin tried to break above $37,000 at the end of June, but it was quickly rejected and headed south in the following days. Despite the...
Read More »New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley to Convert All His Marketing Income to Bitcoin
The professional football player Saquon Barkley said he would use the payment application Strike to convert all his profits from endorsements and marketing deals into bitcoin. New York Giants’ star stressed that this is the only way to preserve his wealth in times of growing inflation. Converting to BTC is “The Smart Thing to Do” During a recent appearance at Anthony Pompliano’s episode of the “The Best Business Show,” Saquon Barkley – said he would receive all his future...
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