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After sitting below $27,000 for a few days, bitcoin finally jumped above that level in the past 24 hours but is yet to decisively reclaim it. Most altcoins are with insignificant gains on a daily scale, aside from the trending memecoin – PEPE. Bitcoin Uncertain at $27K Last week started on a positive note for bitcoin, which jumped to over $27,600 after the stagnant weekend. However, that was short-lived, and the asset retraced to below $27,000 in a matter of days. Another...

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court ruled that the Vietnamese residents – Ho Ngoc Tai and Tran Ngoc Hoang – will spend their lives in prison for kidnapping an individual and stealing $1.5 million worth of bitcoin from him. 14 other people who also took part in the crime received sentences between 9 and 19 years.  No Mercy  The 34-year-old Tai and the 40-year-old Hoang were slammed with life imprisonment for orchestrating a sophisticated kidnapping and later draining $1.5...

Christian Staub – Managing Director for Fidelity International’s business in Europe – said the investment giant intends to remain part of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.  However, he added that it will not urge people to buy bitcoin due to its “volatile and nascent” nature. The lack of pertinent regulation in the space is another present obstacle for the firm. Crypto to Become ‘More Sophisticated’ The multinational investment firm that has introduced several cryptocurrency...

Bitcoin has been stuck in a range in the last few days following a rejection from the $30K resistance level. There are various points for market participants to look forward to in the short term. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price has been consolidating in a very tight range over the last week. This comes after the $30K resistance level rejected the market to the downside. The 50-day moving average was also broken down around the...

Aside from a brief pump and dump of around $500 yesterday, bitcoin has remained relatively stagnant at just under $27,000. Although generally more volatile by nature, the altcoins have also failed to produce any significant moves in the past day. Injective is among the few exceptions. Bitcoin Stalls Below $27K After the enhanced volatility at the end of last week, which resulted in BTC dumping to a two-month low of under $26,000, the cryptocurrency has been trading with a lot...

Well, the past week had some exciting developments to offer, at least in certain segments of the market. The broader capitalization barely increased by around $5 billion, currently standing shy of $1.2 trillion. This came on the back of a relatively flat performance of major cryptocurrencies, but some altcoins managed to surprise. Let’s dive in. It’s been a back-and-forth with Bitcoin this week. The cryptocurrency was trading at around $26,500 this time last week and managed...

Bitcoin’s price has continued trending downward for several weeks, making lower highs and lows. Even so, hope remains that the potential for a bullish rally is not yet over. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price has been dropping recently after failing to break through the key $30K resistance level. The 50-day moving average, located around the $28K mark, has also been broken to the downside and would act as resistance until the price...

Bitcoin recovered slightly over the weekend, but still remains suppressed at a relative seasonal low of $27,360. What’s behind the latest slump?According to crypto market analysis firm CryptoQuant, the downward price pressure may be coming from miners. Miners ‘Unload Their Bags’ In a post from BaroVirtual on Saturday, the analyst noted that miners have been drastically reducing their holdings since May 5, with miner net position change turning negative on May 9. The metric...

Business intelligence company MicroStrategy is doubling down efforts on bringing Bitcoin layer 2 scaling solution – Lightning Network – capabilities this year. Its executive chairman Michael Saylor shared an update notifying that the company is working on a product aimed at delivering a Bitcoin wallet and Lightning address to every corporate account holder. The main intention behind the move is to enable quick and easy development as well as deployment of Bitcoin rewards...

Amid mounting debt-limit default risks, US investors have turned to Bitcoin as ‘digital gold’ to better hedge their savings.  Amid rising debt-limit default risks, Bitcoin (BTC) is the preferred safe-haven asset compared to other established global fiat currencies. A recent report stated that investors have turned to BTC to hedge their investments, compared to the US dollar, Japanese yen, or Swiss franc-yielding assets. In addition, Bitcoin’s growing popularity as a veritable option rivals...