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Michael Saylor’s NASDAQ-listed company continues with its initiative to purchase sizeable amounts of bitcoins at frequent intervals. The firm said earlier today it had allocated another $10 million in cash in BTC, and its total stash is over 92,000 coins. The founder and CEO of the business intelligence giant announced the latest purchase on Twitter earlier on May 12th. It reads that the firm has bought 229 bitcoins for $10 million in cash at an average price of $43,663 per...

The cryptocurrency community has shown the highest optimism levels towards bitcoin in the past few days after the asset lost over $16,000 of value. At the same time, the popular fear and greed index has gone into an “extreme fear” territory. Crypto Investors Optimistic on Bitcoin? Ever since the primary cryptocurrency reached its latest all-time high in mid-April of $65,000, it has failed to sustain its 2020/2021 bull run. Just the opposite, the asset started to gradually...

9 out of 10 of all Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools have been signaling for taproot activation, an upgrade that could highly improve network scalability and privacy. However, its activation seems unlikely during the Difficulty Epoch for Bitcoin. The latest mining pool to signal Taproot activation is BTC. Top, which did so on block height 683,945. Other top mining pools like F2pool and Antpool have previously shown support for the soft fork upgrade, which would give more flexibility...

A new rule under the hat of the COVID-19 relief bill will see 39 million US households receive up to $3,600 monthly starting from mid-July. Given the history between BTC’s price appreciation since the first-ever stimulus bill, the narrative rises now if this latest endeavor will push bitcoin higher again. 39M American Families to Receive up to $3.6K Per Month The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the US government (and many others) to undertake extreme measures to help alleviate the...

In the span of a month, bitcoin went from $65,000 to $42,000, which officially became the largest correction since the bull cycle began in October 2020. So far, it has taken the asset between four and five weeks to recover all losses and head towards a new high during previous similar developments. As such, the question remains if history will repeat itself once more. Worst 2020/2021 Bull Run Correction Although it seems like a lifetime ago, it was just last October when the...

Bitcoin investors have started to deposit substantial amounts of their portions into exchanges, on-chain data shows. Consequently, a popular analyst expects the asset’s price to stay at current levels or, most probably, to keep dumping in the following days. Bitcoin Whales’s Deposits to Exchanges Skyrocket Bitcoin’s price was on a wild rollercoaster ride in the past week or so with Elon Musk receiving most of the blame. After he and Tesla announced that customers can no...

Chinese officials warned the public about the risks associated with trading with digital assets. The authorities pointed out three major considerations which might harm investors – false transactions, security breaches, and illegal and criminal activities involving cryptocurrencies. Tighter Regulations on Crypto Trading According to the China Financial Stability Report, investors should be extra vigilant when operating with bitcoin and other crypto assets. Officials from...

Bitcoin is down another 7.5% today as the cryptocurrency slides into the $45,000 region. The total weekly price decrease now exceeded 20%. The good news? Bitcoin was able to recover after hitting as low as $42K earlier today. An overview of May: Last week, bitcoin fell beneath a rising wedge formation after Tesla revealed they had stopped receiving BTC payments for their cars. The news caused a significant sell-off in which BTC dropped as low as $47,000, where it found...

Elon Musk continues to drive volatility in the crypto market as bitcoin fell by $7,000 in a day before it recovered $3,000. Most altcoins are also deep in the red, with ETH dipping below $3,500 and BNB beneath $500. Bitcoin’s 24H Wild Ride It’s safe to say that the primary cryptocurrency has seen better days. In fact, they weren’t that long ago as it traded above $58,000 on May 12th. However, Elon Musk’s statement that Tesla had stopped receiving BTC payments for its electric...

Last week, Elon Musk and Tesla shocked the entire crypto industry following an announcement that the electric car company will no longer accept bitcoin payments for “environmental reasons.” A Hard Pill For Bitcoin Maximalists Giving its reasons, Tesla argued that Bitcoin mining operation requires massive energy consumption, which is generated from fossil fuel, especially coal, and as such, causes environmental pollution. The announcement caused a market dip which saw over $4...