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Following yesterday’s sudden price pump to above $48,000, bitcoin headed straight south and dipped below $46,000 hours later. The altcoins are also in the red, with over $60 billion gone from the cryptocurrency market cap. Bitcoin Dipped $2.5K on New Year’s Eve After failing to overcome $52,000 earlier this week, bitcoin had dumped by more than $5,000 in days, as CryptoPotato reported recently. Consequently, the asset struggled below $47,000 for a few straight days. The...

Rep. Lee Kwang-jae – a member of the ruling Democratic Party in South Korea – is reportedly planning to receive campaign donations in digital assets. He also intends to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a receipt for such contributions starting from mid-January next year. Crypto to Fuel Political Campaigns According to a December 30 report by The Korea Held, the cryptocurrencies included in the initiative will be the two biggest by market capitalization – Bitcoin (BTC) and...

December was a tough month for the price of BTC, recording a monthly low on December 4 just below $42K, according to Bitstamp. A little more than one day remains for this year, and it seems that BTC will end 2021 beneath the $50K price mark. Options Market Analysis An important factor that should be considered in options market analysis, especially in noteworthy expiries, is the Max Pain Price. Max pain price is the strike price that brings maximum loss to option buyers....

MicroStrategy – the company, spearheaded by one of the most popular and prominent Bitcoin permabulls, Michael Saylor – announced today that it had bought another $94 million worth of BTC. MicroStrategy has definitely made a name for itself in the past couple of years when it comes to acquiring BTC. Today, Saylor announced that the company has bought another 1,914 bitcoins for roughly $94.2 million in cash. The average price of the buy was around $49,229 per BTC. At the time...

One of the largest cryptocurrency mining companies – Marathon Digital Holdings – bought 78,000 Antminer S-19 XP Miners from the Chinese manufacturer – Bitmain. To acquire the equipment, the firm spent nearly $900 million. Marathon Deepens Its Mining Efforts According to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Marathon Digital Holdings (NASDAQ symbol: MARA) will receive the machinery in the second half of 2022. Bitmain will deliver 13,000 units per month in...

Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk – opined that digital assets could reduce the error in the money database. In his view, cryptocurrencies are not ideal, but they are “fundamentally better” than any other financial product. The entrepreneur once again claimed that Bitcoin’s main use case is a store of wealth, while Dogecoin is better suited for payments. Nothing Better Than Crypto so Far During a recent interview with Lex Fridman, one of the most influential individuals in the...

After the price topped at $52K on Monday, Bitcoin had lost over $4000 in just a day. Is BTC entering a deeper correction, or where is the local bottom? Technical Analysis Short-Term Analysis Last week the bitcoin price broke above a mid-term descending trend line on the 4-hour timeframe. After completing a pullback, the price increased again and touched $52k resistance (Monday). However, the market did not have enough momentum to continue the rally (low volume), and the bears...

The Iranian Ministry of Energy has ordered local authorized cryptocurrency miners to temporarily suspend their activities in the face of electricity shortages during the coldest months of the year. This is the second time authorities take measures of this kind as they did the same between May and September this year. Same Ban, Different Season After blaming BTC mining for electricity blackouts, the Iranian government placed a temporary ban at the end of May. The country’s...

Philip Hammond – former Chancellor of the UK and an ex-member of the Conservative Party – believes people should be extra cautious when entering the cryptocurrency space. He said that institutions, despite recognizing the asset class, have only dipped their toes in terms of investing. Dipping Toes In October this year, former Chancellor Lord Hammond became a senior advisor at Copper – a British cryptocurrency custody firm that provides infrastructure for the institutional...

The American breast cancer organization – Susan G. Komen (also known as Komen) – enabled people willing to support the cause to donate digital assets instead of fiat currencies. The partner in the initiative is the donation platform – The Giving Block. Susan G. Komen announced the new additions on its Twitter page. The organization raised hopes that this new type of donation will provide “more ways to fight breast cancer and save lives.” 🚨 Breaking news🚨Through a partnership...