The Turkish lira – Turkey’s national currency – has been in a state of freefall for the last three months and has lost around 35% of its value against the US dollar. This has been the result of the President’s somewhat controversial policies and decisions, the latest of which led to a 15% daily drop against USD. In September, President Recep Erdogan also declared war on bitcoin, aiming to pave the way for implementing the digital lira. Since then, Turkey has suffered...
Read More »Crypto Correction Deepens: Market Cap Below $2.5 Trillion, Ethereum Amid $4K Again (Market Watch)
The landscape in the cryptocurrency market continues to look dim, with bitcoin falling to overcome $55,000. The altcoins also struggle as Ethereum is close to breaking below $4,000, while Polkadot dumped by another 6% in a day. Bitcoin Suffers Below $55K It’s safe to say that bitcoin has seen better days, which weren’t all that long ago. The cryptocurrency challenged the coveted $60,000 mark on Friday before a sudden price dump, perhaps prompted by fears of a new COVID-19...
Read More »Kevin O’Leary Invests in Crypto Only After Discussions With Regulators
The prominent TV personality – Kevin O’Leary – said he would not invest in cryptocurrencies before consulting with regulators first. To him, the space lacks clarity, and watchdogs are the ones to say “what is possible and what isn’t.” The celebrity investor added he is keen on the following blockchain projects: Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), and Hedera (HBAR), hinting they could “win long term.” Not Like a ‘Crypto Cowboy’ Kevin O’Leary – also known as Mr. Wonderful as one of...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: After Friday’s Bloodbath, is the Selloff Over?
Just as Bitcoin started showing early positive developments of recovery, fear of a new variant of COVID-19 sent global stocks sharply lower, causing the crypto market to decline. Although the near-term price action looks bearish, the overall trend in fundamental and on-chain continues to remain strong, suggesting the bull market is likely to continue. Bitcoin has tested a critical uptrend support line around $54K, entering a very crucial technical zone of support. Chart by...
Read More »Market Watch: Bitcoin Concludes Its Worst Day Since September
The last day was particularly tumultuous throughout the entire cryptocurrency market and bears clearly had the upper hand. While an argument can be made that this is a correction that (so far) failed to damage the long-term market structure, it’s a fact that BTC’s price saw its worst day of trading since September 7th. Bitcoin Price Tumbled Below $54K Yesterday, bears took full control over the market, and this resulted in the worst daily candle Bitcoin’s had since September...
Read More »Anthony Scaramucci: Cryptocurrency Markets Had Their Black Friday On November 26
Today was an ugly day for the cryptocurrency world. In fact, it was a bad day for the financial markets in general. The U.S. stock indexes fell 2% on average, the FTSE lost 3.64%, the DAX was down 4.15%, oil futures tumbled more than 10%, and cryptocurrencies lost more than $200 billion in capitalization. All because of fears of a new strain of COVID-19 that had speculators and analysts brainstorming scenarios of a possible new lockdown. Recently, scientists discovered the...
Read More »El Salvador Buys The Dip, Adds 100 More Bitcoin To Existing Stash
Nayib Bukele – President of El Salvador – recently announced that his country has purchased another 100 Bitcoin. That’s about $5.4 million worth of the primary cryptocurrency, at today’s prices. El Salvador Continues to HODL As always, the “CEO” of El Salvador (as reads his bio) casually announced the purchase in a tweet on Friday. Despite Bitcoin’s bearish slump this week, the president has not second-guessed his investment. Instead, he took it as a chance to stack sats. “El...
Read More »Fintonia Launches Two Bitcoin Funds For Professional Investors in Singapore
To cater to the rising demand for digital asset funds, the Singaporean fund manager Fintonia Group has announced the launch of two institutional-grade funds tracking the performance of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Fintonia Bitcoin Physical Fund and the Fintonia Secured Yield Fund are the two new products offered by the financial services firm regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Fintonia’s New Bitcoin Offering According to the report, the two...
Read More »Mexico’s Third Richest Person: Buy Bitcoin Right Now
One of the wealthiest Mexicans – Ricardo Salinas Pliego – continues with his support for bitcoin by urging investors to allocate money to it. Comparing the primary cryptocurrency to gold, he gave his preference to the former. It’s The New Gold The Mexican billionaire businessman and Founder of Grupo Salinas – Ricardo Salinas Pliego – has been a bitcoin advocate for years. Last year, he admitted he started investing in the leading digital asset in 2016 when it stood around...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Rollercoaster, Metaverse Hype, and Broader Market Concerns: This Week’s Recap
It’s been a very volatile week in the cryptocurrency market. Despite the turbulence, some altcoins managed to hold their ground and even appreciated in value, but the same can’t be said for Bitcoin. The primary cryptocurrency is down about 4% on a weekly basis, but this comes after a week of serious volatility. On Monday, the price wicked from $57K to upwards of $59k, only to get rejected almost immediately and drop to below $56K. From there, it started consolidating and...
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