Bitcoin traders utilizing the popular derivatives exchange BitMEX still seem significantly more bearish on the asset’s future price developments, on-chain data reveals. At the same time, a prominent analyst argued that the most violent stages of the recent market crash are over, which could suggest good entry opportunities. BitMEX BTC Traders Still Bearish Bitcoin’s price went through a roller-coaster in the past month propelled by FUD and over-leveraged positions on...
Read More »Elon Musk Should Study Bitcoin Mining More, Advised Kraken’s CEO Jesse Powell
Elon Musk should study more bitcoin mining as the cryptocurrency is actually a lot greener than people believe, commented Kraken’s CEO, Jesse Powell. In a recent interview, the executive also admitted that the crypto market has cooled off after the latest bull market. Musk Should Study More BTC Mining Tesla’s CEO made the news last month after the EV-maker disabled bitcoin payments citing environmental concerns. Musk started to frequently bash the high energy consumption...
Read More »VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF Application Further Delayed by the SEC
The global investment manager VanEck would have to wait more to receive the SEC’s answer about its Bitcoin ETF application from earlier this year. The Commission’s second delay seeks other interested parties to weigh in on whether such a product will be sustainable. After withdrawing its previous attempts, VanEck filed another application with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in March this year to release a Bitcoin ETF. The agency initially delayed the decision back...
Read More »Elon Musk’s Tesla Should Accept ADA, Says Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson
Charles Hoskinson – the founder of Cardano – stated that the project’s native cryptocurrency ADA is one of the greenest and most eco-friendly digital assets. He further opined that Tesla (TSLA) should choose it if it really cares about environmental sustainability. Tesla Should Go for Cardano (ADA) In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Charles Hoskinson highlighted the benefits of his proof-of-stake blockchain platform Cardano. He noted that the PoS system is much better...
Read More »Top Economist Steve Hanke Calls El Salvador’s Bitcoin Adoption Decision Stupid
While the entire crypto industry was extremely delighted with the news of El Salvador’s bitcoin adoption as a legal tender, several financial analysts have called out the country’s president and congress for the decision. A “Very Stupid” Decision In a recent report, Steve Hanke, a professor of Applied Economics at the John Hopkins University, has called the decision a “very stupid” one. According to him, El Salvador is one of the three officially dollarized American nations,...
Read More »Huobi Reportedly Slashes Maximum Leverage Following China Regulatory Crackdown
Huobi, one of China’s most popular Bitcoin exchanges, has reportedly slashed their maximum leverage allowance from 125x to less than 5x for existing users on the back of China’s regulatory crackdown on cryptocurrencies. New users signing up to the platform will not be able to use leverage at all. Exclusive: Due to concerns about regulatory policies, China’s largest exchange Huobi recently restricted the leverage of existing users to less than 5x after stopping new users in...
Read More »Bitcoin Buying Spree: Whales Purchased 90,000 BTC in 25 Days
Despite the most recent price fluctuations with bitcoin, whales have not been deterred from accumulating sizeable portions. Buying 100,000 coins in less than a month, they now own almost half of the circulating supply. Whales Own Almost 50% of BTC in Circulation Bitcoin whales are typically separated into a few groups. Perhaps the most active one comes from wallets containing between 100 to 10,000 bitcoins. Sometimes, their behavior can determine the price action in the...
Read More »Bitcoin Investors Less Fearful As Market Sentiment Normalizes After the Mid-May Crash
Roughly a month after the massive mid-May market crash, when BTC crashed from over $50,000 to $30,000, the general sentiment among traders has normalized to neutral levels. The Fear and Greed index has also returned to a less fearful state. Bitcoin Investors Less Fearful The price of the primary cryptocurrency went through its worst market crash in terms of USD value in mid-May. Negative news coming from Tesla, Elon Musk, more China FUD, and over-leveraged positions...
Read More »BTC At Critical Decision Point As $40K Being Tested (Bitcoin Price Analysis)
Bitcoin is up by a total of 20% this week and it’s back at the $40K mark range. Quick recap: BTC bounced from $34,760 on Sunday and surged even more on Monday to break the early June significant highs at $39,500 and even reach resistance at $40,760 (bearish .382 Fib Retracement). The bullish momentum stalled slightly since reaching the resistance at $40,760 but manages to remain above $39,500 (early-June highs) and created a short-term tight trading range. In addition, BTC is...
Read More »Bitcoin Spiked to a 26-Day High Above $41,000 (Market Watch)
After reclaiming $40,000 for the first time in nearly three weeks, bitcoin kept climbing and even exceeded $41,000 briefly. Most alternative coins have stalled or retraced in the past 24 hours, which has helped BTC increase its dominance over the market. Bitcoin Sees a 26-Day High The past several days were quite bullish for the primary cryptocurrency. It started last week with positive news coming from El Salvador, after which BTC surged from $31,000 to about $35,000, where...
Read More »
Crypto EcoBlog
