More carnage swept through the crypto markets today, with another $300 million worth of trades liquidated within an hour. This happened as Bitcoin’s price plunged as low as $31,000 – its lowest level since July 2021. According to Glassnode, exactly $314.3 million in trades have been cleared within the last hour and $724.99 million within the last 24 hours. Interestingly, about half of the lost positions were on ETH trades ($154 million) while significantly less were lost on...
Read More »Bitcoin Breaks Below Multi-Month Support, Is $30K Retest Incoming? (BTC Price Analysis)
After consolidating above the $37K decisive level for a few weeks, Bitcoin was eventually rejected after another attempt at $40K and plunged below the key support following tremendous bearish momentum. BTC futures market has seen a massive long liquidation due to the recent bearish leg. Technical Analysis Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Many retail investors have been buying Bitcoin around the $37K range, resulting in a lot of liquidity (sell stops) below the...
Read More »Warren Buffett’s Advice for Beating Inflation is Actually the Key to Bitcoin’s Success (Opinion)
At the annual Berkshire meeting last week, Warren Buffett continued to balk at Bitcoin’s history-making ROI over the last decade. But the investing legend also gave advice to beat inflation which is precisely what makes Bitcoin so valuable. The investment news world has been filled with responses to Warren Buffett’s latest remarks heaping scorn on Bitcoin. The legendary investor took his notorious “rat poison squared” insult from 2018 a step even further. From the day Buffett...
Read More »Sunshine Tour’s Best Golfers to Win Bitcoin Awards
Sunshine Tour – a professional golf tournament held in Southern and Eastern Africa – partnered with Luno to bring cryptocurrencies closer to the participants. Apart from prizes in fiat currency, the top golfers will receive awards in bitcoin. BTC Reaching the Golf Course The primary cryptocurrency keeps making its way through the sports industry. The latest such example came from the prestigious golf championship – Sunshine Tour. The tournament, based in numerous African...
Read More »Weekend Watch: LUNA Dumps 8%, Bitcoin Struggling at $36K
After yesterday’s massacre, bitcoin slipped slightly more and dropped to another multi-month low. Most altcoins are in a similar position, with Terra losing the most value on a daily scale. In contrast, TRON, Algorand, and Monero have charted impressive gains. Bitcoin’s Latest Low It’s safe to say that bitcoin has seen better days, which weren’t all that long ago. In fact, the cryptocurrency had spiked toward $40,000 earlier this week, after the latest FOMC meeting, in which...
Read More »Ray Dalio: Bitcoin is Not a Good Competitor Against Gold
In a recent interview with the Economic Times, billionaire investor and founder of Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, acknowledged the potential of digital assets, especially Bitcoin, emphasizing their impressive performance over the past decade. Dalio: Bitcoin Still Has Unresolved Issues 72-year-old American investor also noted that Bitcoin’s finite supply makes it similar to other universally accepted inflation hedges such as gold. However, he doesn’t see central banks...
Read More »Bitcoin Is Now Half Way From its Next Halving as Hashrate Marked ATH
Bitcoin has crossed the halfway line of its third halving, which the community sees as a bullish sign for its price since the issuing rate is reduced by 50%. Less Than 105,000 Blocks Away From Next Halving After Block 735,000 was mined on Thursday by Poolin, earning 0.16215354 BTC ($6,402.45) in fees, Bitcoin officially entered the second half of the third halving cycle. This one – like any other in the past or the future – has 210,000 blocks available to be mined, and half...
Read More »Bitcoin Collapses to 10-Week Lows, Binance Backs Musk’s Twitter Deal With $500M: This Week’s Crypto Recap
Bitcoin’s price crashed to levels that we last saw on the day that Russia invaded Ukraine. Moreover, the entire market lost over $150 billion of its capitalization as the past 24 hours caused nothing but mayhem in the industry. Bitcoin’s price is down 9% in the past seven days, and it’s currently trading slightly above $36K. This time last week, the cryptocurrency was sitting slightly below $39K, and the week was going relatively well. The price managed to increase towards...
Read More »SEC Approves Valkyrie’s Bitcoin Futures ETF
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved yet another proposal for a futures Bitcoin ETF. According to the official document, Valkyrie’s XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund is the latest such product to have secured approval from the SEC. Valkyrie XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund was first filed in August 2021, and its approval follows that of Teucrium. However, the launch date has not been disclosed yet. Unlike its Canadian, European, and Latin American counterparts, the US...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Collapses 10% in a Day, Here’s The Next Critical Support
Bitcoin has broken the $37K support to the downside as the price crashed more than 10% yesterday. This could trigger a bearish scenario towards the $30K demand zone. Technical Analysis By: Edris Daily Chart: Considering the current market structure, the 100-day and 50-day moving averages seem likely to chart a bearish cross in the next few days, further aggravating the selling pressure. On the other hand, if the price can close above the $37K level soon, the bearish...
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