Tag Archives: BTCEUR

There are exciting weeks in the cryptocurrency market, and then there are weeks like the last one. It felt like the last seven days were a constant chop for Bitcoin, bouncing between $26K and $27K with absolutely no particular direction. The market is trading more or less where it was last week, and it currently sits at $1.17 billion per data from CoinGecko. This comes on the back of minor movements from major coins such as Ethereum, Binance Coin, XRP, Cardano, and others. In...

Bitcoin turned higher this week, recording a modest 2% gain. While the largest crypto asset continues to languish below several key levels, the holders’ accumulation over the past several weeks suggests that it is “increasingly being used as a buy-and-hold asset.'” According to Bitfinex’s latest report, over 68.45% of the total supply, amounting to 13.27 million of the 19.4 million BTC in existence, have not moved in over a year. This growing trend of investors holding...

Today- May 22 – is the 13th anniversary of Bitcoin Pizza Day, a historic event that marked the first time BTC was publicly used as a medium of exchange. On 22 May 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz, a programmer and early Bitcoin adopter, forever etched his name in history by purchasing two Papa John’s pizzas for 10,000 BTC. As the world celebrates the 13th Bitcoin Pizza Day, let’s reflect on the astronomical growth that Bitcoin has achieved, both in value and as a viable payment method...

Although typically regarded as a volatile asset with major price fluctuations, bitcoin has been stuck in a tight range for the past several days. However, all that could change in the following days, at least according to similar historical developments. Aside from a price dive on May 12 to a two-month low, BTC’s recent performance has been rather uneventful. The asset went to a high of $27,600 last week and then dipped by a grand, which was the most substantial price move of...

In a recent interview, the former partner of Sam Bankman-Fried doubled down on his belief that the FTX founder is the crypto spin-off of Bernie Madoff. Nevertheless, Scaramucci added that he is sticking with crypto and bitcoin and provided his company’s intrinsic BTC value at the moment. The former White House Director of Communications for the Trump administration entered the cryptocurrency space shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic broke out and has become a permanent member...

With the US debt ceiling talks leading to no results, economists are wondering whether this situation could turn out to be a massive global financial crash, despite politicians still claiming that there will be a soft landing. Robert Kiyosaki, however, doesn’t believe this assertion and urged investors to turn to gold, silver, and bitcoin to protect themselves. Republicans and Democrats are still unable to decide whether the US should raise the debt ceiling, and questions...

After sitting below $27,000 for a few days, bitcoin finally jumped above that level in the past 24 hours but is yet to decisively reclaim it. Most altcoins are with insignificant gains on a daily scale, aside from the trending memecoin – PEPE. Bitcoin Uncertain at $27K Last week started on a positive note for bitcoin, which jumped to over $27,600 after the stagnant weekend. However, that was short-lived, and the asset retraced to below $27,000 in a matter of days. Another...

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court ruled that the Vietnamese residents – Ho Ngoc Tai and Tran Ngoc Hoang – will spend their lives in prison for kidnapping an individual and stealing $1.5 million worth of bitcoin from him. 14 other people who also took part in the crime received sentences between 9 and 19 years.  No Mercy  The 34-year-old Tai and the 40-year-old Hoang were slammed with life imprisonment for orchestrating a sophisticated kidnapping and later draining $1.5...

Christian Staub – Managing Director for Fidelity International’s business in Europe – said the investment giant intends to remain part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.  However, he added that it will not urge people to buy bitcoin due to its “volatile and nascent” nature. The lack of pertinent regulation in the space is another present obstacle for the firm. Crypto to Become ‘More Sophisticated’ The multinational investment firm that has introduced several cryptocurrency...

Aside from a brief pump and dump of around $500 yesterday, bitcoin has remained relatively stagnant at just under $27,000. Although generally more volatile by nature, the altcoins have also failed to produce any significant moves in the past day. Injective is among the few exceptions. Bitcoin Stalls Below $27K After the enhanced volatility at the end of last week, which resulted in BTC dumping to a two-month low of under $26,000, the cryptocurrency has been trading with a lot...