The cryptocurrency market had a tumultuous week where many projects went up considerably and then stalled and declined. Starting with Bitcoin, this time last week, the price was hovering around $61K, but it had no plans of staying there for long. BTC started climbing immediately and by Monday, it was above $65K. This continued and on Wednesday, propelled by fresh inflation woes, the cryptocurrency charted its current all-time high around $69,000. Unfortunately, right after...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Pullback: Bullish Backtest or a Reason to Worry? (BTC Price Analysis)
Bitcoin’s price went through a near-term pullback that was largely driven by leverage long liquidations. It sent the open interest down $1.5 billion. There are no signs of aggressive distribution from long-term holders (LTHs) aside from very light selling from the 7-to-10-year cohort. Older coins didn’t send through this pullback. The cup and handle pattern looks complete with a backtest of the previous resistance at $64.8K, which is now turned into support. Chart by...
Read More »Citadel CEO: Ethereum Is Superior to Bitcoin And Will Eventually Replace it
Ken Griffin – Founder and Chief Executive Officer at the multinational hedge fund Citadel LLC – remains skeptical on bitcoin and its use cases. He believes that another cryptocurrency project such as Ethereum will become the most dominant in the digital asset universe. Bitcoin Might Be Replaced at the Top Despite its ups and downs throughout the year, bitcoin has more than doubled its value in the past eleven months. Institutional adoption and significant support from...
Read More »If Grayscale Was an ETF, it Would Have Been The 19th Largest with AUM of $60B
Following yesterday’s price increases and new records, the world’s largest digital asset manager reached an ATH of its own in terms of AUM by topping $60 billion. Interestingly, if the company operated as an exchange-traded fund, it would have been the 19th-largest. If ETF, Grayscale Would Be in Top 20 Launched in 2013, Grayscale is the largest cryptocurrency asset manager with an AUM of over $60 billion as of yesterday’s update. To have a clear view of this meteoric rise,...
Read More »Over $700 Million Liquidated in a Day as Bitcoin Price Dipped Below $63K
Today was looking to be a good day for Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market, but the bears had a mind of their own. Earlier today, we reported that Bitcoin’s price painted a new all-time high above $69K, while the remaining cryptocurrencies were also painting notable increases. Fast forward a few hours later, though, and we’re now looking at love $700 million worth of liquidated positions as BTC takes a nosedive and dips below $63K. Chart by TradingViewEven though the...
Read More »Austria Plans to Treat and Tax Cryptocurrencies Like Stock Investments: Report
The Austrian authorities will reportedly tax bitcoin and the altcoins with the same percentage rate as mainstream stock and bond investments starting from March next year. Bitcoin to Be Like a Stock Investment A recent Bloomberg report reads that Austria wants to create fairness between the different classes of assets and impose a 27.5% capital gains tax on all of them, regardless of being stock, bond, or cryptocurrency investments. The Finance Ministry commented: “We are...
Read More »Landry’s Teams Up With NYDIG for Bitcoin Loyalty Rewards Program
The meteoric rise of Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins is prompting businesses to reassess ways in which they can leverage the crypto sector. Landry-NYDIG’s partnership, for one, will focus on powering a Bitcoin loyalty rewards program at the restaurant giant’s 500 locations across the country. The CNBC report reveals the initiative will be available to the over three million members of Landry’s loyalty program, a.k.a Landry’s Select Club. Landry’s-NYDIG Partnership The Forest...
Read More »On a Roll: Bitcoin Tops ATH Again, Surges $3,000 in Hours
After being stuck around $66,000, bitcoin initiated an impressive leg up, added $3,000 of value in minutes, broke its previous all-time high, and registered a new one at $69,000. CryptoPotato reported less than 48 hours ago when the primary cryptocurrency broke its October ATH of $67,000 and painted a new all-time high at $68,600 (on CoinGecko). The asset calmed in the following day and a half and remained around $66,000 following a minor retracement. However, it seems the...
Read More »Apple CEO Tim Cook Confirms Owning Bitcoin or Ethereum
The CEO of the tech mogul Apple, Tim Cook, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin or Ethereum. With a current market cap of around $2.476 trillion, Apple is ranked the second-largest company in the world. Its CEO, Tim Cook, speaking at the DealBook conference Tuesday, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin or Ethereum. When asked if he owns one of both, he reportedly said: I do. I think it’s reasonable to own it as part of a diversified portfolio. […]...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Breaks Another All-time High Surpassing $67K
Yesterday, Bitcoin’s price surged past $65k and consolidated just below the previous all-time high set on October 20, 2021. Moments ago, the primary cryptocurrency took off and as of writing these lines, the BTC price recorded a new all-time high above $67.8K, according to Bitstamp exchange. This comes shortly after the total cryptocurrency market cap crossed the $3 trillion milestone for the first time, whereas Bitcoin’s market cap is entitled for 43.6% of it. Furthermore,...
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