Bitcoin’s price went on a rollercoaster today, and the volatility continues to be rampant. Amid all this, the market saw more than $800 million in liquidations of both long and short positions in the past 24 hours alone.Bitcoin’s Rampant VolatilityTrading is a zero-sum game. For someone to win, someone else has to lose. This was perfectly exemplified in today’s market performance.Bitcoin’s price went from a high at above $24,300 to a low below $21,850 in a matter of hours. To anyone thinking...
Read More »Bought The Bitcoin Dip? MicroStrategy Announces Another $650 Million Buy
Describing itself as the “largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company,” MicroStrategy has made good on its word to purchase more bitcoins. The company announced earlier today the purchase of 29,646 more BTC for approximately $650 million.MicroStrategy’s founder and CEO, Michael Saylor, announced the latest BTC purchase earlier today. Following the firm’s recently instituted Treasury Reserve Policy, the company allocated another $650 million in bitcoin with an average...
Read More »Puerto Rico Digital Bank Greenlighted To Offer Bitcoin Custody
The Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) has granted permission to FV Bank to provide custody services for cryptocurrency assets such as Ethereum and Bitcoin. The institution plans to integrate the new service into its digital banking platform as of early 2021.FV Bank Granted Permission To Be A Crypto CustodianHeadquartered in Puerto Rico, United States, FV Bank is a global digital bank servicing domestic and international businesses focusеed on providing...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Plunges $1500 In Hours On Global Markets Pullback
Following last evening’s run-up to around $24,300, today the markets are deep in the red. Bitcoin dipped below $22,700, charting a decrease of about 3.5% on the day, while altcoins crash even harder.This downturn coincides with a market-wide pullback in traditional finance as major European indices tumble while US index futures are also down in the pre-market hours.Bitcoin Price Loses $1,400 in Hours, Market FollowsYesterday was a good day for Bitcoin as the price for the cryptocurrency...
Read More »Institutional Flows Keep Bitcoin From Correcting: JPM Analysts
Analysts from the US multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co have doubled-down on their belief that institutional inflows towards bitcoin are crucial for the asset’s price. They warned that if their purchases decline, the cryptocurrency could head towards a violent correction.JPMorgan Confirms: Institutions Are Key For BitcoinWhile most financial assets have suffered through this challenging year, bitcoin’s performance has contrasted substantially with a surge of more than 220%...
Read More »Market Watch: New ATH For BTC, Bitcoin Cash Records 10-Month High
Bitcoin’s weekend ended with high volatility again with a new all-time high of $24,300 and a subsequent violent rejection to $23,100. Most alternative coins have stalled in the past 24 hours, except Bitcoin Cash – it has skyrocketed by 15% to its highest level since February.Bitcoin’s New ATH And Sharp DumpThe past several days have been wildly bullish for the primary cryptocurrency. After finally breaking above the coveted $20,000 price tag, BTC continued forwards and charted a few...
Read More »Why The Majority Will Rush To Buy Bitcoin At Its ATH, And Not When It’s Low?
Despite briefly crashing to beneath $4,000 during the mid-March liquidity crisis, bitcoin has been on a tear through 2020. The last quarter of the year has turned out to be exceptionally bullish for the cryptocurrency as it more than doubled in value, broke the coveted $20,000 level, and painted a new all-time high slightly above $24,000.Being adopted from institutions, celebrated investors, and regarded by mass media as an alternative to gold, the primary cryptocurrency has become one of the...
Read More »Speculations Run Rampant as Elon Musk Asks Michael Saylor About Bitcoin
Elon Musk, the CEO of two of the most discussed companies in the past years, SpaceX and Tesla, is doing rounds with the cryptocurrency community today.Earlier today, the high-ranked executive and multi-billionaire said that Bitcoin is his safe word in a context that not a lot of people understand. Nevertheless, what followed was a heated discussion and plenty of speculations coming from many members of the cryptocurrency community.Elon Musk Asks Michael Saylor About BitcoinToday has been an...
Read More »Today Bitcoin Can Break a Record From October 2013: BTC Price Analysis
Yesterday, bitcoin’s price set another all-time high, this time at $24,200 (Bitstamp). Nine days ago, the daily low was $17,565. Since hitting that level, the primary cryptocurrency had gone through a fantastic journey of eight consecutive daily green candles.This is the longest period of consecutive daily green candles since June 2019’s bull run (8 candles). If today’s candle will close above $23,840, though a green candle, this will become the longest period since October 2013.Back then,...
Read More »Elon Musk Tweets About Bitcoin: A Closure To Another Tweet From January?
Bitcoin has become a part of the mainstream media. While it might have been odd to tweet and discuss bitcoin a few years back, throughout the past few months, we saw a growing number of some of the most influential figures and companies talk about it.Elon Musk is a veteran Bitcoin commentator, and he’s also known to comment on some other cryptocurrencies, though it’s been a while since he last tweeted something about BTC.Today, at the peak of a calm weekend, Musk tweeted the following:Bitcoin...
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