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Bakkt, the Bitcoin futures platform owned and operated by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly planning to go public after a merger with the Chicago-based blank-check company VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings.Bakkt To Go Public?By citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg reported the news earlier, saying that the Bitcoin futures platform is already in talks with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings.Should both parties indeed proceed with the deal, the sources estimated that...

Bitcoin’s highly volatile price performance continued in the past 24 hours after breaking above $40,000 to a new all-time high and a subsequent massive drop beneath $37,000. Most alternative coins have retraced following the latest rally and have increased BTC’s dominance to about 70%.Bitcoin Falls After The $40K ATHApart from a brief dip beneath $29,000 on Monday, the primary cryptocurrency has been on a roll since the start of the year. Bitcoin bounced off immediately from the drop,...

Bitcoin is currently trading at around $38,200 as it pulls back slightly after blasting past $40,000 during late trading on Thursday, January 7. At current prices, the asset is up 33% since the same time last week and it still doesn’t look like it is ready to correct yet.Looking at centralized exchange movements could indicate when the inevitable correction will occur and eToro’s Mati Greenspan has observed that Bitcoin volumes across exchanges have just doubled its previous all-time...

Bitcoin has broken yet another massive milestone. Just moments ago, the price managed to hit the coveted $40,000 mark for the first time in history.Bitcoin’s price shows absolutely no signs of slowing down from the incredible parabolic move.Moments ago, it managed to hit the significant milestone, breaking the coveted $40,000 mark.This makes for a daily increase of around 14%.BTC/USD, $40K on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewAs CryptoPotato reported earlier today, a senior Bloomberg strategist,...

Mike McGlone, Bloomberg’s Senior Commodity Strategist, believes that bitcoin appears as a better investment opportunity than gold as of January 2021. The intelligence analyst said that it’s more likely BTC to reach $50,000 per coin than retrace to the old highs of about $20,000.Bitcoin Better Than Gold?Bloomberg’s strategist is among the few mainstream analysts that had remained bullish on BTC even when cryptocurrency was struggling during the year-long bear market in 2018. When the asset has...

Following the latest price developments for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency’s market cap has entered the top ten assets by market capitalization. More recently, BTC has closed the gap with Elon Musk’s electric vehicle and clean energy company, Tesla.Bitcoin Nears Tesla’s Market CapThe cryptocurrency has been on a remarkable run since October 2020. It ended last year with gains of over 300% after finally managed to break above $20,000 and head into uncharted territory.So far, bitcoin has continued...

Bitcoin saw another 7% price increase today, sending the primary cryptocurrency to a fresh ATH above $38K. One can barely believe the fact that only three days ago, on Monday, Bitcoin recorded a daily low below $28K. And now, as of writing these lines, it gained roughly $10K. The latter was the value of Bitcoin before the current parabolic run that started in the middle of October 2020.On the smaller timeframe, last Monday, BTC had rebounded retesting the critical support at $30,000 –...

A few years after questioning bitcoin’s role in the financial markets, the former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh has changed his mind, saying that owning BTC “makes sense” now.Furthermore, he breached the decade-old comparison between bitcoin and gold and said that the cryptocurrency is taking portions of the yellow metal’s market share.Former Fed Governor Changes His Mind On BTCThe primary cryptocurrency has a history of changing people’s minds. Previous examples include...

The situation in the cryptocurrency market is currently as exciting as it has ever been. Bitcoin is charting new highs daily, altcoins are also starting to see some notable gains, resulting in massive growth for the entire market.For the first time ever, the market did something that not a lot of people believed in back a few years ago – it reached a total capitalization of $1 trillion.The Four Comma ClubIt took some time, but the cryptocurrency market capitalization has finally hit the...

The last hour saw massive volatility on the cryptocurrency market, which coincided with serious tension and protest in the US Capitol. Ultimately, after a tumultuous hourly candle, Bitcoin managed to break $36,000 and chart a brand new all-time high.Bitcoin’s price saw serious volatility during the last couple of hours. It went on a roller-coaster, dumping to a low of about $34,300 on Binance.Ultimately, the price surged right back and is currently trading above $36,000 to mark a brand new...