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This week the U.S. Federal Reserve’s balance sheet charted another all-time high. At an astounding $8.357 trillion, are the rapidly growing assets of the Fed speeding crypto adoption? The Federal Reserve publishes updates to its balance sheet numbers every seven days. This week’s report was a doozy, revealing another $8 billion in assets purchased over the period. The U.S. central bank has been busily hoovering up mortgage-backed securities and Treasury bonds, buying them...

A recent poll from Sherlock Communications has found that nearly half of Brazilians agree that Bitcoin should be adopted as the currency of the country, following in the footsteps of El Salvador. Brazilians Bullish for Bitcoin As reported by Valor Investe, the study shows 48% of Brazilians in support of Bitcoin as national currency (17% strong support, 31% moderate support). In contrast, only 21% rejected the idea (9% strong rejection, 12% moderate rejection). The other 30%...

Playing “what if” is a dangerous game, especially when it comes down to investing. Sometimes, however, it could be rather intriguing to review what could have happened if investors made a particular investment. The highly volatile cryptocurrency market could produce some impressive scenarios. For example, putting $1,000 in Solana on January 1st, 2021, would have resulted in nearly $140,000 today. The Cryptocurrency Landscape Change in a Year It’s safe to say that the past...

After falling to $44,000 and spiking to $46,000, bitcoin has calmed once again around the $45,000 mark. Most altcoins are slightly in green on a daily scale, but some have charted impressive gains. Avalanche is among those as AVAX has surged by more than 30% to tap a new ATH. ETH at $3,300 as AVAX Marks a New ATH Most larger-cap altcoins have mimicked BTC in the past few days. Ethereum plummeted during the mid-week crash, attempted rapid recovery, but failed to increase any...

Rick Rieder, the managing director of BlackRock, Inc., said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Thursday that he could see the Bitcoin price (BTC) “go up significantly.” That’s a welcome word for bitcoin traders this week, with the price back down to the $45K handle. That doesn’t by any means make Mr. Rieder, the CIO for the world’s largest asset management company (with $9 trillion in assets under management), an all-out Bitcoin bull. He cautioned that the bitcoin price...

El Salvador’s decision to accept bitcoin as a legal tender is already rattling some cages. Other small nations in the region dabble with the same idea. A recent survey from the North – specifically in the United States – showed that nearly 30% would agree to have BTC as a legal currency as well. Americans on Legalizing Bitcoin El Salvador – a small Central American nation – shocked the world in June this year when it announced it will vote to make bitcoin a legal tender...

After a few days of consolidation around $46,000, bitcoin has headed south and dropped beneath $45,000. Most altcoins have retraced in a similar fashion, with a few exceptions. LUNA is among those as it pumped by double-digits to tap a new ATH above $40. Bitcoin Slides Below $45K The primary cryptocurrency had a rough week. As it was preparing to become a legal tender in El Salvador, its price went to a multi-month high at just over $53,000. However, shortly after it became...

It goes without saying that this has been one of the most important and also exciting weeks for Bitcoin, in general. The reason for which it was important is that El Salvador officially became the very first country in the world to formally recognize Bitcoin as a legal tender. In other words, no one is currently allowed to refuse payment in BTC, and that’s the law. The reason for which it was exciting is that it was particularly volatile. On the day El Salvador made the law...

Once again, BTC held support at the critical 200-day moving average of around $46k after shaking another round of weak hands. Although the near term charts look bearish, the overall trend in fundamental, technical, and on-chain data remain firmly bullish, indicating Bitcoin will likely head higher in the next few months. Chart by TradingViewBTC Falls While Strong Hands Continue to Buy Spot exchange reserves printed another multi-year low, further indicating strong...

After the nearly 20% plunge in BTC price, the cryptocurrency spent the next day consolidating and retesting the critical 200-day moving average at $46k. BTC managed to hold the level for the daily close, a positive signal. Near term, it is important to continue holding $46k, complete long liquidations, and start a recovery to reclaim $47.2, the bottom of the green zone. Strong Hands Holding Older Coins Did Not Sell Although BTC fell slightly the day after the major drop,...