Bitcoin continues to hold the 21-day, 21-day EMA, and $60K levels which is a near-term positive signal. There has been some profit-taking from the 2-to-3-year and 5-year old coins, but there’s no trend of distribution forming just yet. Overall, the trend in fundamentals and based on on-chain metrics remains bullish, but we have to remain cautious as the Fed will be making an update on tapering bond purchases. Chart by TradingViewThe Technicals The near-term technicals are...
Read More »Singapore Has No Plans to Ban Bitcoin, Says MAS Managing Director
Ravi Menon – the head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore – sees a lot of potential in the cryptocurrency industry. As such, he vowed that the local regulator will not ban the asset class but rather implement an appropriate regulatory framework on it. The executive also raised hopes that Singapore can become one of the global leaders in the cryptocurrency space. Banning Crypto Is Not on The Agenda In a recent interview for Bloomberg, Ravi Menon – Managing Director of the...
Read More »Peter Thiel: Bitcoin at $60,000 Means The Economy Is Facing Real Crisis
Peter Thiel – Co-Founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies – believes the high price of bitcoin indicates that inflation has started shaking the financial network. He opined that investors should not rush to buy BTC when the USD value for a single token is more than $60,000. The Fed Is in a State of ‘Epistemic Closure’ The coronavirus pandemic and the catastrophic economic issues, which it brought became a reason for many governments to initiate controversial financial...
Read More »Bitcoin to Reach $98K This Month, According to S2F Creator PlanB
Bitcoin’s price could add 60% of value in the next 30 days to close just shy of $100,000, predicted the analyst behind the popular stock-to-flow model, PlanB. He was spot on in regards to the September BTC close price and was agonizingly close in October. Bitcoin to Near $100K By November’s End? PlanB is among the most popular analysts in the cryptocurrency community, best known as the person behind the stock-to-flow model. It sees the stock as the size of existing reserves...
Read More »Retail Is Here, They’re Just Buying Shiba Inu (SHIB) Instead of Bitcoin
Retail investors have always played a major role in the cryptocurrency space, but it seems they are yet to arrive at the Bitcoin scene now; at least, this is what Google searches show for the largest cryptocurrency. Simultaneously, it seems they have a new favorite – Shiba Inu. Retail Are Not Here for Bitcoin Bitcoin and retail investors have frequently moved hand in hand. Back in 2017, when the cryptocurrency charted its then ATH of $20,000, smaller investors were primarily...
Read More »Happy Birthday: 13 Years Ago Satoshi Nakamoto Released Bitcoin’s Whitepaper
October 31, 2008, marks the birth of Bitcoin as we know it today after Satoshi published a paper titled: Bitcoin: “A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The Bitcoin whitepaper explains the problem with centralized electronic payment systems like banks and financial institutions while also proposing how a tamper-proof, decentralized peer-to-peer protocol solves the issue. Put simply, Satoshi’s solution in the paper was to completely eliminate the centralized third-party...
Read More »BTC Eyes Critical October Monthly Close Amid Short-term Pullback (Bitcoin Price Analysis)
October has so far been a solid month for BTC, currently higher by 40% for the month, after the September shake out. The overall trend in fundamentals and on-chain remain firmly bullish, as long-term holders and miners continue to show no signs of aggressive distribution. The conditions continue to look very similar to BTC’s situation in November 2020, right before a new all-time high was achieved. However, we must remain cautious in the near term as spot inflows have been...
Read More »Bitcoin Retests $60K Ahead of Monthly Close: Shiba Inu (SHIB) Dumps 25% Below ATH
After another failure at $63,000, bitcoin has headed south and is close to testing $60,000 once more. Most alternative coins have also bled out in the past 24 hours, including a substantial drop for Dogecoin and Shiba Inu. Will BTC Retest $60K? The primary cryptocurrency went through a roller-coaster on Thursday when it plummeted from $61,500 to $56,500 in minutes. This came after recovering from the latest sub-$60,000 price slump. However, the asset bounced off just as...
Read More »Russia’s Leading Neobank Considers Adding Cryptocurrency Services: Report
Tinkoff Investments – the online brokerage portal of the Russian bank Tinkoff – could turn its sight towards the digital asset industry due to increased customer demand. However, the institution’s director Dmitry Panchenko added that the idea is still at its early stages as Russia doesn’t have the most crypto-friendly legislation. Following The Evolution According to the local media TASS, Tinkoff Investments could enable cryptocurrency services to its clients soon. The head...
Read More »Australia’s Securities Regulator Issues New Positive Guidelines on Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken slow but cautious steps regarding an exchange-traded product tracking the performance of bitcoin or another cryptocurrency. In the latest development, the organization published guidance detailing regulatory requirements for funds waiting to offer crypto ETPs, including exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and structured products. The guidance is designed to ensure not only investor protection but also increase...
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