It’s safe to say that this was a rather intense week in the cryptocurrency market, despite Bitcoin being only about 2% up throughout the period. Things started off rather calmly, and the market was pretty flat until Monday. Bears took control and brought the price down to slightly above $30K before landing the final blow on Tuesday and pushing BTC below $30,000. It was on Wednesday, though, when the highly-anticipated B Word event took place, which saw Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey,...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview July 23rd: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, & Polygon.
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw a slight 2.3% price hike this week as it trades near $32,500. The cryptocurrency saw a very interesting week in which it spiked lower and produced a daily candle beneath $30K. It quickly rebounded from there and broke back above 30K to reach the 20-day MA at around $32,700. In doing so, BTC is now above a long-term descending wedge that it has been trading inside since mid-May. The coin was trading inside a descending triangle pattern at the start of the...
Read More »Jack Dorsey Sees Bitcoin as a Big Part of Twitter’s Future
Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter – one of the largest social media platforms on Earth – said that Bitcoin will be a big part of the company’s future. Yesterday, July 22nd, Twitter published its Q2 2021 letter to shareholders, as well as its Q2 Earnings Conference Call. During the call, Jack Dorsey discussed many things, but Bitcoin and digital currencies took somewhat of a central stage, especially in light of current events and the fact that he’s been talking about it quite a...
Read More »Bitcoin Hit a Weekly High Around $33K: Crypto Markets Gained $230B in 3 Days (Market Watch)
After charting a $3,000 surge in a day, BTC continued slightly upwards again in the past 24 hours and reached a weekly high at approximately $33,000. Most alternative coins are in the green as well, with ETH nearing $2,100 and Polkadot registering a 7% increase. Bitcoin Touched $33K After the Monday crash in which the primary cryptocurrency dumped below $30,000, the bulls have kept complete control over the market. They firstly pushed the asset above that coveted level before...
Read More »Billionaire Thomas Peterffy Admits He Has Invested in Cryptocurrencies
Thomas Peterffy – Founder and Chairman of Interactive Brokers – revealed he had personally purchased some cryptocurrencies for himself. In addition, the billionaire stated that the clients of his company have been showing a growing demand for digital assets services. ‘You Have to Play The Odds’ During a CNBC interview, the Hungarian-born businessman Thomas Peterffy admitted that he has invested in cryptocurrencies. Despite saying that he is still skeptical over the long-term...
Read More »Mysterious Bitcoin Whale Who Sold at $60K Bought Over 17K BTC Between $30-39K
One of the more interesting wallets to look at is the third-largest BTC address. While there are many speculations about its owner, it’s currently anyone’s guess as to who it is. We know this whale entity has a priority of accumulating BTC. The BTC address we’re looking into in this analysis is 1P5ZEDWTKTFGxQjZphgWPQUpe554WKDfHQ. For short, we’ll call it “the whale entity.” The Coinbase wallet the whale entity interacts with is 1FzWLkAahHooV3kzTgyx6qsswXJ6sCXkSR. For short,...
Read More »Rap Legend Busta Rhymes Officially a Bitcoin HODLer
Trevor George Smith Jr., better known for his stage name Busta Rhymes, is now officially a Bitcoin holder. He broke the news in a tweet following yesterday’s discussion between Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and Cathie Wood. CryptoPotato reported earlier in July that Busta Rhymes is looking into the cryptocurrency market. It took him less than a few days to officially become a Bitcoin HODLer. Today, he broke it to his 3.8 million followers that he’s bought BTC and that he’s looking...
Read More »JPMorgan Exec: Demand for Bitcoin is High, Most Clients See it as an Asset Class
While being skeptical about offering bitcoin investment options to its clients, the American multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co has admitted that demand for the asset class has increased significantly. Growing Demand for Bitcoin In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Mary Callahan Erdoes, JPMorgan’s director of Asset and Wealth Management, noted that most of the company’s clients view bitcoin as an asset class. To maintain its client base, Erdoes stated that...
Read More »Elon Musk: Tesla Would Resume Accepting Bitcoin, Most Likely
Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey finally had their face-to-face talk about Bitcoin at “The B Word” event today. Joined by Cathie Wood and moderated by Steve Lee, their long-awaited talk was largely bullish all around – including on Bitcoins energy use, which Elon says he is now more optimistic about. The three began by citing what got them interested in Bitcoin. Elon saw it as an improvement to the “information system” that supports the economy as a whole On Scalability, Musk admits...
Read More »Holding Bitcoin Right Now is Dangerous, Fund Manager David Tice Says
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...
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