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Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) peaked on Wednesday as bitcoin hit rock bottom of $30,000 due to old “crypto ban” news, which re-emerged from China. Although the crypto market is in a recovery phase from Wednesday’s crash, let’s take a walk through history and see how China’s regulatory issues and crypto ban are the same old song and nothing but a long history of FUD. 2013: The Initial Ban China’s regulatory issues with cryptocurrencies date back to December 2013 when...

Volatility could be scary for some BTC investors, but it’s the price to pay for overperforming the S&P index 10x over a decade, said MicroStrategy’s CEO, Michael Saylor. He also described Elon Musk as “enthusiastic” about the bitcoin space following the latest criticism from Tesla’s CEO. Speaking on the enhanced volatility that bitcoin faced in the past week or so, Saylor joined others indicating that such dramatic fluctuations could be expected to some extent in the...

The Iranian government enlisted intelligence officers with the task of cracking down on illegal cryptocurrency miners. This unprecedented move aims to solve the nation’s concerns with rising electricity consumption. The Government vs. Illegal Crypto Miners The Iranian authorities seem determined to solve their issues with illicit crypto mining. Bloomberg reported that the Ministry of Intelligence helped set up committees across the Asian country to detect and seize computer...

Today is the international Bitcoin Pizza Day! This is a day that many in the crypto community celebrate the 11th anniversary of the first Bitcoin commercial transaction for two pizzas, which cost 10,000 BTC. On May 22, 2010, Laszlo Hanyecz traded 10,000 BTC for two Papa John’s pizzas in Florida. Years later, they would become the world’s most expensive pizza slices with a price of $365,000,000.00 at press time. Interestingly enough, they were worth over $600 million when...

With bad news attacks coming from all directions over the past week, bitcoin’s price fails to recover any of the recent losses. In the past 24 hours alone, the cryptocurrency fell by almost $10,000 following another set of China FUD. Most altcoins have it even worse, with double-digit price slumps charted from ETH, BNB, ADA, DOGE, XRP, and more. China Causes Another $9K Dip for BTC Bitcoin has seen better days. The massive sell-off during the week caused substantial...

This week was particularly turbulent in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin’s price crashed to $30K following comments made by Elon Musk, who keeps teasing Dogecoin HODLers. Meanwhile, we also saw old China FUD recycled yet again. Starting off with bitcoin’s price performance, the week was rather unfortunate for bulls. BTC is down about 25% in the past seven days, currently sitting at $37K. It’s worth noting, though, that the cryptocurrency fell even lower, briefly touching...

It appears that Chinese authorities are doubling down on their reiterations of the previous crackdown on cryptocurrencies. The latest stark warning comes from the State Council of China. According to a report issued today, the Financial Stability and Development Committee of the State Council of China held a meeting, pointing out that “the financial system resolutely implemented the decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, increased...

Tom Tugendhat, a member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, urged the nation towards implementing more innovations in its financial sphere. Interestingly, he also outlined the growth of the cryptocurrency sector and hinted he was more bullish on ether rather than bitcoin. UK Member of Parliament Bullish on ETH Tugendhat is a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee since 2017. He has also been a member of the UK...

Although bitcoin’s price may have tumbled by 40% since its peak, the asset’s popularity and engagements are actually booming. According to recent on-chain data, the number of tweets involving the primary cryptocurrency has spiked to a new all-time high amid and following the latest market crash. Bitcoin Twitter Engagements Through the Roof Jack Dorsey’s social media giant is arguably the most preferred platform for crypto fans, investors, and proponents to engage with each...

The past seven days were particularly volatile and, unfortunately for many, bears had the upper hand. Bitcoin dropped to a price not seen since January, while the rest of the market followed. Bitcoin Bitcoin is down another 18.5% this week as it trades near $40,900. The cryptocurrency is now down by a total of around 35% from the $64,895 all-time high set in April. BTC saw an extremely volatile week in which prices dropped as low as $30,000 on Wednesday – hitting levels not...