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Bitcoin price has finally started to correct from its parabolic rally to new all-time highs. During the European trading session today, we saw the first hourly candle close beneath the support of the bearish rising wedge pattern (yellow lines), around 09:00 UTC.Rising wedges are classic bearish reversal patterns and typically result in strong corrections. This morning’s breakout signaled to the rest of the market that BTC was about to dive sharply and within minutes of the new candle...

Bitcoin’s price went on a rollercoaster today, and the volatility continues to be rampant. Amid all this, the market saw more than $800 million in liquidations of both long and short positions in the past 24 hours alone.Bitcoin’s Rampant VolatilityTrading is a zero-sum game. For someone to win, someone else has to lose. This was perfectly exemplified in today’s market performance.Bitcoin’s price went from a high at above $24,300 to a low below $21,850 in a matter of hours. To anyone thinking...

Describing itself as the “largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence company,” MicroStrategy has made good on its word to purchase more bitcoins. The company announced earlier today the purchase of 29,646 more BTC for approximately $650 million.MicroStrategy’s founder and CEO, Michael Saylor, announced the latest BTC purchase earlier today. Following the firm’s recently instituted Treasury Reserve Policy, the company allocated another $650 million in bitcoin with an average...

The Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) has granted permission to FV Bank to provide custody services for cryptocurrency assets such as Ethereum and Bitcoin. The institution plans to integrate the new service into its digital banking platform as of early 2021.FV Bank Granted Permission To Be A Crypto CustodianHeadquartered in Puerto Rico, United States, FV Bank is a global digital bank servicing domestic and international businesses focusеed on providing...

Following last evening’s run-up to around $24,300, today the markets are deep in the red. Bitcoin dipped below $22,700, charting a decrease of about 3.5% on the day, while altcoins crash even harder.This downturn coincides with a market-wide pullback in traditional finance as major European indices tumble while US index futures are also down in the pre-market hours.Bitcoin Price Loses $1,400 in Hours, Market FollowsYesterday was a good day for Bitcoin as the price for the cryptocurrency...

Analysts from the US multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co have doubled-down on their belief that institutional inflows towards bitcoin are crucial for the asset’s price. They warned that if their purchases decline, the cryptocurrency could head towards a violent correction.JPMorgan Confirms: Institutions Are Key For BitcoinWhile most financial assets have suffered through this challenging year, bitcoin’s performance has contrasted substantially with a surge of more than 220%...

Bitcoin’s weekend ended with high volatility again with a new all-time high of $24,300 and a subsequent violent rejection to $23,100. Most alternative coins have stalled in the past 24 hours, except Bitcoin Cash – it has skyrocketed by 15% to its highest level since February.Bitcoin’s New ATH And Sharp DumpThe past several days have been wildly bullish for the primary cryptocurrency. After finally breaking above the coveted $20,000 price tag, BTC continued forwards and charted a few...

Despite briefly crashing to beneath $4,000 during the mid-March liquidity crisis, bitcoin has been on a tear through 2020. The last quarter of the year has turned out to be exceptionally bullish for the cryptocurrency as it more than doubled in value, broke the coveted $20,000 level, and painted a new all-time high slightly above $24,000.Being adopted from institutions, celebrated investors, and regarded by mass media as an alternative to gold, the primary cryptocurrency has become one of the...

Elon Musk, the CEO of two of the most discussed companies in the past years, SpaceX and Tesla, is doing rounds with the cryptocurrency community today.Earlier today, the high-ranked executive and multi-billionaire said that Bitcoin is his safe word in a context that not a lot of people understand. Nevertheless, what followed was a heated discussion and plenty of speculations coming from many members of the cryptocurrency community.Elon Musk Asks Michael Saylor About BitcoinToday has been an...

Yesterday, bitcoin’s price set another all-time high, this time at $24,200 (Bitstamp). Nine days ago, the daily low was $17,565. Since hitting that level, the primary cryptocurrency had gone through a fantastic journey of eight consecutive daily green candles.This is the longest period of consecutive daily green candles since June 2019’s bull run (8 candles). If today’s candle will close above $23,840, though a green candle, this will become the longest period since October 2013.Back then,...