While outlining the differences between Bitcoin and Ethereum, Mike Novogratz suggested that the latter might actually surpass BTC in terms of becoming the largest digital asset. During a recent interview, the CEO of Galaxy Digital also urged the cryptocurrency community to enhance its efforts to educate lawmakers about Bitcoin and the entire industry. Can ETH Surpass BTC? The topic of the eventual “flippening” – an event that will see ether surpassing bitcoin as the world’s...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Fails at Critical Resistance, $31K Retest Incoming?
Just as bitcoin started to show some promising signs for the bulls, it rolled over and fell by 5% today, hitting $33,000 – the low as of writing these lines. The primary cryptocurrency looked hopeful as it traded inside a short-term rising price channel since double-bottoming at $31.5K over the weekend. The price channel allowed BTC to hit a 12-day high at $36.6K on Tuesday, but the volume was not increasing and BTC reversed after failing to close a daily candle above the...
Read More »What Was The Ultimate Top Signal For Bitcoin? Market Digest With Scott Melker
CryptoPotato had the chance to poke the brains of the professional cryptocurrency trader Scott Melker, perhaps better known in the industry by his Twitter alias The Wolf of All Streets. With the market being as volatile and dynamic as it has been in the past couple of months, it’s safe to say that we had a lot to discuss. Bitcoin Price: Is It Still a Dip or Change of Momentum? Plenty of people are of the opinion that it’s high time we stopped calling the...
Read More »I Only Have 5 Bitcoin, Senator Lummis Encourages People to Buy and Hold BTC
The US dollar is going to debase due to the Fed’s actions, and people should buy and hold bitcoin for protection, urged US Senator – Cynthia Lummis. She has outlined her support for the primary cryptocurrency for a while as she owns five bitcoins purchased eight years ago for $300 apiece. Buy Bitcoin for Your Retirement Appearing on CNBC’s Financial Advisor Summit, the US attorney serving as Wyoming’s first female Senator reiterated her belief in bitcoin as an investment tool...
Read More »Buy Signal for Bitcoin: Puell Multiple Flashes, But There’s More
With bitcoin’s price recovering more than $5,000 in a few days and heading towards a multi-day high, bulls have received further support that the asset may aim even further north. The popular Puell Multiple metric has displayed a buy signal for just the fifth time, with every previous occasion being “spot on,” according to analysts. Puell Multiple Buy Signs Developed by on-chain strategist David Puell, the Puell Multiple is calculated by dividing the daily issuance value of...
Read More »Jim Cramer Bullish on Bitcoin Holding $30K But Bought Ethereum Instead
Mad Money host Jim Cramer is still bullish on Bitcoin, but instead of buying more BTC he went for Ethereum this time, claiming it can be used to buy more things like NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box, Cramer said a lot of money is coming to Bitcoin despite its current slump. However, he seems to have changed his mind again by buying more Ethereum instead. “Bullish. Have to be. There’s too much money coming in,” says @JimCramer. “I went back...
Read More »China Imposed Crypto Crackdown to Clear the Way for Its CBDC: Christopher Wood
The financial analyst and Global Head of Equity Strategy at Jefferies – Christopher Wood – opined that the Chinese officials want no competition for its digital renminbi. That is why they enforced the crackdown on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies lately. China Cares About its CBDC Not Carbon Footprint Christopher Wood – the prominent financial analyst focused on the Asian market – surmised that there is more to the story behind China’s negative stance against crypto mining...
Read More »Bitcoin Cannot and Should Not Replace Fiat Money, Says Greece’s Former Finance Minister
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies cannot and should not replace fiat currencies, argued the former finance minister of Greece, Yanis Varoufakis. Additionally, he supported the popular narrative that counties should aim at adopting blockchain while averting from using BTC. Bitcoin Cannot Replace Fiat Speaking to the Greek Reporter, Varoufakis, who has never been a bitcoin fan, used the opportunity to bash the asset. He touched upon one of the most notable BTC merits – the...
Read More »Slowest Block Production in BTC’s History as Miners’ Revenue Plummets 80% in a Month
The lower number of miners on the Bitcoin network has caused severe disruptions as the rate of newly-produced coins have dropped to just 58 new ones created in a day, says on-chain data. Furthermore, miners’ revenue has plummeted in the last month, while all eyes are on the upcoming difficulty adjustment. The Disruptions on the BTC Network CryptoPotato reported yesterday that the Bitcoin hash rate – the metric displaying the amount of computational work miners put on the...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Hash Rate Drops 40% to 1-Year Low in Preparation for the Largest Difficulty Adjustment
The effects of the Chinese crackdown on Bitcoin mining continue to harm the network as the hash rate has dumped to its yearly low of below 90 Ehash/sec. This comes just days before the next difficulty adjustment, which is expected to be one of the largest in BTC’s history. Bitcoin Hash Rate Drops to Yearly Lows The world’s most populated nation decided to intensify its hostile actions against the cryptocurrency industry in May this year when it went after Bitcoin mining....
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