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A few days after the price dip beneath $22,000, bitcoin has recovered most losses and even took another swing at $24,000 earlier today. Most altcoins have remained relatively steady, apart from XRP. The recently announced charges from the SEC have plummeted the token’s value.Bitcoin Eyes $24KBitcoin has been on a wild ride in the past several days. It began by painting a new all-time high of about $24,300, but the subsequent rejection drove the asset down by more than $2,000 in hours.BTC...

Bitcoin could be headed towards a bullish supply and liquidity crisis, said Glassnode’s Chief Technology Officer. He came to this conclusion after reviewing recent BTC developments, including institutional adoption, bitcoin hodlers, exchange balances, and miners’ supply.BTC Wallets, Lost Coins, And MoreRafael Schultze-Kraft, the CTO at the analytics company Glassnode, explored different BTC stats, metrics, and recent developments that point out an ongoing supply and liquidity crisis.He...

In a Bitcoin-related kidnapping event in Karnataka, India, abductors asked for a 100 BTC ransom for the son of a local businessman and crypto investor. The police managed to capture six suspects on the case, which were all related to the victim’s family.100 BTC for The Son of A Crypto InvestorAn eight-year-old boy from India has been kidnapped with a ransom note demanding 100 bitcoins, worth about $2.3 million. The incident happened in the southwest Indian state of Karnataka while the child...

Bitcoin’s rollercoaster continued in the past 24 hours with a massive $2,000 dump and the subsequent recovery attempt. Most altcoins are covered in red, and the market capitalization has lost $40 billion in a day.Bitcoin’s Wild Ride ContinuesAfter a relatively bullish weekend in which BTC gained some value, the primary cryptocurrency seemed primed for further increases. Initially, bitcoin indeed headed north, resulting in a fresh all-time high of $24,300 (on Bitstamp).However, the bears...

Following the impressive list of institutional investors who have put their funds into bitcoin in 2020, it appears that more big names are showing interest in the number one crypto asset, after a global investments firm filed with the U.S. SEC to launch a bitcoin fund for accredited investors.According to an SEC document on Monday (Dec. 21, 2020), Anthony Scaramucci’s billion-dollar hedge fund, SkyBridge Capital, filed a Form D with the U.S. securities watchdog for its first bitcoin fund.The...

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...