Bitcoin is up by a solid 5% today as it spiked as high as $39,500 and reached the 20-day moving average line, before getting rejected shortly after. Despite this, bitcoin had made another bullish step towards a retest and a possible breakout of the critical $40-42k demand zone. In addition, the cryptocurrency had been trading inside a symmetrical triangle pattern over the past week since rejecting sharply from the resistance at $40,760 (bearish .382 Fib & 200-day MA) last...
Read More »Miami’s Mayor Bought Bitcoin Below $40K and ETH at $1.5K
The stimulus bill signed by the US government pushed Miami’s pro bitcoin mayor to purchase portions of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. In a recent interview, Francis Suarez also touched upon the role that Elon Musk plays in the market and said that BTC could serve as a valid hedge only after it stops going up and down by double-digits after interactions by Tesla’s CEO. Miami Mayor Owns BTC and ETH Ever since the start of the year, Francis Suarez, the current...
Read More »The Bitcoin Effect: Social Sentiment on Elon Musk Turns Negative After Tesla Disallowed BTC Payments
Elon Musk’s debacle with the cryptocurrency community over BTC’s energy consumption levels has turned people against him, revealed a recent report. A company tracking social sentiment has outlined a significant reversal in social media engagements, with the majority taking a negative approach towards Tesla’s CEO. Elon Musk Sentiment Goes Into Negative Territory It’s safe to say that Elon Musk is among the most influential people these days. The billionaire runs some of the...
Read More »Philips to Accept BTC and ETH in a Banksy Auction
Philips will be auctioning a world-famous artwork called “Laugh Now Panel A” created by the anonymous street artist Banksy. Jonathan Crockett – Asia Chairman at the company – announced that BTC or ETH would also be accepted as a means of payment on the auction. Philips Enters the Crypto Community In a recent Bloomberg interview, Jonathan Crockett highlighted that Philips would accept the largest cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and ether – to purchase Banksy’s ”Laugh Now Panel A”....
Read More »China Hands Out $6.2M for Digital Yuan Tests as Russia Says CBDC are the Future
Residents of the Chinese capital will receive 40 million renminbi ($6.2 million) of the digital currency. They can use two banking apps to apply to win one of the 200,000 so-called ”red packets”, each containing 200 yuan, as part of a lottery. Simultaneously, the governor of Russia’s central bank called digital currencies the future of money. Another CBDC Trial in China In yet another attempt to test its CBDC, the Chinese officials decided to distribute 40 million renminbi...
Read More »Guggenheim Partners’ New Fund May Seek Exposure to Bitcoin, an SEC Filing Showed
Guggenheim Partners may invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets through its latest fund called Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund. A recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed the giant’s plans to receive the exposure through cash-settled derivatives instruments. CryptoPotato reported last year Guggenheim’s filing in which the behemoth sought SEC approval to allocate up to $500 million in bitcoin through its Macro Opportunities Fund. The large...
Read More »I Might Buy More Bitcoin at $27K: Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki
Bitcoin’s declining price is actually “great news” for Robert Kiyosaki – the author of the global best-seller Rich Dad Poor Dad. In a recent tweet, the investor even asserted that he might start buying again more portions of the primary cryptocurrency should the price fall to $27,000. I Might Buy More BTC at $27K: Kiyosaki The 74-year old Kiyosaki is an American businessman and author, perhaps best known for his 1997 best-seller book – Rich Dad Poor Dad. Since last year, the...
Read More »Crypto is Not a Substitute for Gold but Copper: Goldman Sachs Head of Commodity Research
Jeff Currie – the Global Head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs – shared his thoughts on Bitcoin being a gold replacement. According to him, digital assets are substitutes for copper. From Gold to Copper In a recent CNBC interview, Jeff Currie warned that cryptocurrencies are risky and people should not consider them as a gold substitute. He opined that copper is a much more similar asset to be compared to digital assets: ”Digital currencies are not substitutes for...
Read More »Transaction Fees on Bitcoin and Ethereum Drop to Multi-Month Lows
After consecutive months of exceptionally high transaction fees, the costs on the Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchain networks have dropped to multi-month lows. This came after the latest massive price crash and recovery attempts. Bitcoin and Ethereum Fees Calm The Ethereum network became synonymous with high fees following the substantial boost in popularity of decentralized finance, non-fungible tokens, and other operations running on top of it. As previously reported, the...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Rejected Sharply, Still In Anticipation of a Breakout Soon
Bitcoin is down by a sharp 3% over the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency bounced from $31,185 (downside 1.618 Fib Extension) last week but failed to overcome resistance at $40,765 (bearish .382 Fib & 200-day MA). From there, BTC headed lower into the weekend but sustained support at $34,760 after spiking as low as $33,520. The daily chart looks pretty choppy, but the short-term 4-hour chart provides a clear symmetrical triangle pattern forming. Yesterday, BTC bounced from...
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