It’s been mostly green on the cryptocurrency market over the past couple of days and this is especially true for the skyrocketing altcoins. The total market capitalization stands at around $1.45 trillion whereas bitcoin’s dominance has been reduced to 60.3%.Bitcoin Struggling Below $50,000Just yesterday, Bitcoin made another attempt to reach the coveted $50,000 mark but unfortunately, it was unable to do so. The cryptocurrency peaked at a high of exactly $49,000 on Bitstamp.At the time of...
Read More »The Week Tesla’s Bitcoin Purchase Sent BTC To Almost $50K: The Weekly Crypto Market Update
To say that the last week was interesting in the cryptocurrency market would be a massive understatement. Bitcoin almost reached $50K, Ethereum shot past $1800, BNB peaked at around $150 – these are just some of the highlights.Starting off, a few days ago, Bitcoin received perhaps what might be considered as its major endorsement in the recent years – Tesla revealed a bitcoin buy worth $1.5 billion in January. That’s right – one of the world’s largest public companies allocated around 15% of...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview February 12th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, and Binance Coin
BitcoinBitcoin is up by a solid 28.2% this week as the coin set a new ATH today at $49,000. The cryptocurrency had penetrated above the previous consolidation pattern at the start of the month and started to push higher over the past week.On Monday, BTC surged from $38,800 to reach the resistance at $46,427 (1.618 Fib Extension – red). There, it established an ascending price channel. It took a couple of days for BTC to break that level.Today, Bitcoin climbed higher to set the new ATH at...
Read More »PayPal CFO Says The Company Might Not Convert Cash Into Crypto
PayPal will probably avert from investing its cash into Bitcoin. Despite the recently expanding interest from institutions in digital assets, the US payment giant will not get into the crypto whirlpool, said the firm’s Chief Financial Officer.Admitting Cryptocurrency’s Values but Still Won’t InvestAlthough it sees enormous opportunity in the development of digital wallets, PayPal will most likely not allocate portions of its cash into Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. According to a recent...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Can Reach $100,000 by September According to S2F Model
Bitcoin’s price could spike to a six-digit price territory as early as April or September this year, said the creator of the popular stock-to-flow model, PlanB. Additionally, the asset could surge to $288,000 by the year’s end if it follows the 2013 bull cycle.Bitcoin To $100K In Two To Seven Months?The primary cryptocurrency has been on a tear in the past several months after exploding by about 5x since early October 2020. In the first month and a half in the new year alone, the asset has...
Read More »Canada’s Financial Regulator Greenlights a Bitcoin ETF
While the US still fights the idea of an ETF tracking the performance of BTC, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has approved an application from the financial services company Purpose Investments Inc. to launch such a product in several Canadian territories.The approval document reads that Purpose Investments filed the prospectus under Multilateral Instrument 11-102 Passport System for the following Canadian jurisdictions: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New...
Read More »Jay-Z and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Set Up 500 BTC Trust for Bitcoin Developers in Africa and India
In another bit of bullish news over the past few days, the CEO of one of the world’s largest social media platforms – Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, and renowned artist Jay-Z, have set up a 500 BTC trust to fund Bitcoin development with a primary initial focus on Africa and India.Shawn Corey Carter, better known for his stage name Jay-Z, arguably one of the greatest rappers and a billionaire investor, has teamed up with Twitter’s CEO, Jack Dorsey, on a Bitcoin trust initiative.The two offer 500 BTC,...
Read More »Bitcoin Sets ATH at $49K, YFI Surpassed 1 BTC (Market Watch)
After yet another all-time high painted just at the $49,000 price tag, bitcoin retraced slightly. Most altcoins also went up in the past 24 hours, and the total market cap painted a new record as well above $1.460 trillion. Interestingly enough, YFI has managed to surpass BTC in terms of dollar value.Bitcoin’s Latest ATH At Nearly $49KBTC is having a compelling week as it exploded by about $7,000 on Monday following news that Tesla had purchased $1.5 billion in January. It went for a new...
Read More »Oldest American Bank BNY Mellon to Custody Bitcoin for Its Institutional Clients
With more institutional investors indicating interest in cryptocurrencies in recent times, Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon has announced that it would be offering crypto-related services later this year.Bank of New York To Hold BitcoinThe New York oldest bank stated in The Wall Street Journal today that it will hold, issue, and transfer Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies on behalf of its institutional clients. According to the report, the bank will not handle its crypto offerings any...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Breaks $48,000 Setting New All-Time High
Bitcoin has painted yet another record, breaking the previous all-time high and setting a new one at around $48,480. This comes right after Mastercard announced they would potentially integrate cryptocurrencies in their network and the US oldest bank, BnY Mellon, revealing they would hold, transfer, and issue BTC and other cryptocurrencies on behalf of their asset-management clients.Bitcoin’s price just painted a fresh all-time high, surpassing the previous record. At the time of this...
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