The institutional bitcoin frenzy continues to spread like an epidemic. After several United States mega corporations added the digital currency to their balance sheet, the floodgates have been opened to major institutions across the world. Norwegian holding company Aker ASA said today that it will establish a new unit dedicated to bitcoin investment and the digital asset’s underlying technology.Miss Out? “No Way”!Asian smartphone giants, Meitu yesterday joined the league of institutional...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Needs To Close Above This Level To Continue The Weekend Momentum
Bitcoin price is up by another 6% today, as the cryptocurrency finally reclaims $50,000. Earlier today the cryptocurrency reached over $51,300 (Bitstamp), but quickly retraced from there down to the $50K area. So far, this reflects a 2-day price gain of over $4000 since Friday’s low of $46,400.Quick recap: Bitcoin price started to scale at the beginning of March but couldn’t overcome the resistance around $52,500 at the Golden Ratio (bearish .618 Fib) earlier this week. From there, it started...
Read More »Hong Kong-listed Meitu Bought $40M Worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum
Chinese tech company Meitu has announced a massive purchase of 380 BTC and 15,000 ETH, representing an entry of about 40M USD, as of writing these lines, into the cryptocurrency market.This came just one month after tech mogul Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, announced that the company would be purchasing 1.5B USD worth of Bitcoin.Although a large Hong Kong-listed firm publicly buying Bitcoin is undoubtedly noteworthy in and of itself, it’s interesting to note Meitu founder Cai Wensheng’s...
Read More »Bitcoin Explodes Above $50,000 as Total Market Cap Adds $100B In 24 Hours (Market Watch)
After flirting with the coveted $50,000 price tag, BTC has initiated a leg up that has spiked the price above it. Will this flit be longer than the last ones? only time will tell.Meanwhile, most altcoins have also followed their leader on its way north. Ethereum, the second-largest crypto, has neared $1,700 just two days after bottoming at $1440. The total market cap has added $100 billion in a day.Bitcoin Takes Down $50K (Once Again)Ever since BTC retraced by $7,000 from the $52,500 price...
Read More »John McAfee Following the DOJ Indictment: The Allegations Are Overblown
A day after being indicted for several criminal offenses, including money laundering schemes and fraud, John McAfee has called the allegations brought by US authorities “overblown.” The former software antivirus creator also defended his ICO promotions and receiving payments with the particular coins.DOJ Goes After McAfeeThe former antivirus tycoon made a name in the cryptocurrency space a few years back with the “Coin of the Day” campaign, in which he promoted certain low-cap alternative...
Read More »Survey By Goldman Sachs: 34% Think Bitcoin Will Reach $100K Next Year
A crypto-oriented survey compiled by the US multinational investment giant, Goldman Sachs, revealed that the general sentiment on bitcoin and other digital assets is primarily bullish. Nearly half of respondents, representatives of corporations, hedge funds, and banks, own a form of crypto, and most expect their portfolio to expand in value in the following two years.Bullish Perspective on Crypto: GS Survey ShowsGoldman Sachs posted the key takeaways from its Digital Assets Client Survey that...
Read More »Bitcoin Already Started to Replace Gold, Next Target $100,000: Bloomberg Report
Bitcoin continues to attract more funds previously put in gold, bonds, and stocks, said Bloomberg in its latest crypto-related report. The paper forecasted $100,000 as the next possible price threshold while also outlining that BTC has begun the process of replacing gold as the hedge of choice.Bitcoin Displaces Gold?The narrative that bitcoin, also referred to as digital gold by some, will or has already started to replace the precious metal has been widely discussed within the cryptocurrency...
Read More »Green Weekend: Bitcoin Spikes $3,000 Intraday As ETH Soars 8% (Market Watch)
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...
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