Following a few days of price slides and choppy price action, bitcoin has bounced off from yesterday’s low and eyes $50,000 once again. The altcoins have also reacted positively, with Ethereum surging by 8% to nearly $1,600, as of writing these lines.Bitcoin Has $50K In Sight (Once Again)The BTC bulls didn’t seem to like the price action since Wednesday, when the situation seemed to be going in the cryptocurrency’s way as it reached as high as $52,500 just days after bottoming at $43K....
Read More »Bitcoin Losing the $50K Mark, Entering Bearish March: The Weekly Crypto Recap
This week was tough across the board, not just in the cryptocurrency market. It was marked by a serious correlation between Bitcoin and the S&P 500, as well as the entire legacy market, in general.As CryptoPotato reported, the abovementioned correlation reached a 5-month high. While this seems to be bearish in the short term, given that the stock market slumped following government bond yield that gave the market a jolt, there’s also a bullish argument to be made.Last weekend, the US...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview March 5th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Polkadot, and Cardano
BitcoinBitcoin is more or less trading at the same level it was last week around the same time. The cryptocurrency had dropped as low as $43,000 on Sunday, but it quickly bounded higher to close the daily candle above $44,750.On Monday, Bitcoin started to show some promise as it surged higher from $44,750 to reach as high as $49,600. Over the following three days, the cryptocurrency managed to spike back above the $50,000 level. However, it met resistance at $52,480 (bearish .618 Fib) and...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Dumps 6% As Wall Street Turns Red, Some Worrying Signs Pop
Bitcoin price dropped by over 6% today, losing over $5K from its value since the high reached just yesterday at $52,500.Quick recap: BTC had found solid support at the $43K – $44K area during the start of the week following a sharp decline from the ATH level of $58,000 reached just the week before. Bitcoin had penetrated beneath the lower boundary of an ascending price channel during that drop, showing the first sign of weakness as the bullish month of February 2021 ended.At the beginning of...
Read More »Bitcoin Price to $1 Million in 10 Years ‘Very Reasonable’ Says Kraken CEO
With bitcoin currently enjoying a near 70% YTD increase, bullish predictions see the asset topping into a six or even seven-digit territory in the following decade. These projections came recently from Kraken’s CEO, Jesse Powell, and the Managing Director of Magnetic, William Quigley.Bitcoin to $150K in the Next YearFounded in 2010, Magnetic is an investment firm with a pro-cryptocurrency approach, having allocated funds in the industry as well. In a CNN appearance, the company’s Managing...
Read More »Bitcoin Correlation With S&P 500 at 5-Month High: Is This Bearish for BTC?
Bitcoin and traditional financial markets have been highly correlated over the past couple of months. This was clearly displayed over the past couple of weeks where the cryptocurrency followed stocks closely.BTC and S&P 500 Correlation SurgingData from the cryptocurrency analytics resource skew shows that the realized correlation between Bitcoin’s price and the S&p 500 has surged to a 5-month high. The last time it was at these levels was back in November 2020.Bitcoin – S&P 500...
Read More »Tim Draper Handpicks Netflix as the Next Company to Purchase Bitcoin
Popular venture capitalist and Bitcoin bull Timothy “Tim” Draper predicted that major online streaming platform Netflix could be the next company to join the bitcoin buying bandwagon.Next Bitcoin Investor Could Be NetflixSpeaking in a recent episode of the Unstoppable Podcast, Tim Draper stated that Netflix could be the next in line to add bitcoin to its balance sheet. According to him, the company’s co-founder and co-CEO, Reed Hastings, makes Netflix a likely bitcoin investor. Draper...
Read More »Institutional Investors Continue to Buy Bitcoin as Price Tops $50K: Report
The recent price developments have not deterred institutional investors from allocating funds in bitcoin. Just the opposite, the latest major withdrawal from Coinbase to custody wallets worth $630 million became a fact earlier today, suggesting that institutions keep accumulating.Institutions Double-Down on BTCCryptoQuant’s CEO Ki Young Ju has repeatedly outlined the connection between bitcoin’s price and institutions using the largest US-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, to purchase more of...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: Back Above $50K, But Facing Huge Resistance Now
Bitcoin is up by a solid 6% today as the primary cryptocurrency surged by over $3000 over the past 24 hours.Quick recap: bitcoin is recovering after a heavy correction over the past week, in which the cryptocurrency dropped by around 25% as it broke beneath the February ascending price channel (as shown on the daily chart below) and tumbled into the support around $43K – $44K.It managed to rebound nicely from there, breaking above a falling wedge, as we mentioned on Monday. After touching...
Read More »Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager and a Former CFTC Chairman Reportedly Invested in Crypto Firm
Christopher Giancarlo, the former CFTC Chairman, also known as “crypto dad,” and the billionaire hedge fund manager Marc Lasry have reportedly invested an undisclosed amount in the cryptocurrency and blockchain investment company BlockTower Capital.Crypto Dad and Hedge Fund Manager Invest in Crypto FirmFounded in 2017, BlockTower is an investment firm focusing on allocating funds in various cryptocurrency and blockchain projects. The company has recently received backing and investment from...
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