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Bitcoin climbed by 4% in the past 24 hours after gaining over $2,000 from today’s low of $44,000 (Bitstamp). The primary cryptocurrency is up by a total of 23% this past week after it broke the previous ATH price from January 8th, 2021, of $42,000. This comes following the news that Tesla had purchased $1.5 billion worth of BTC.After breaking $42,000 on Monday, Bitcoin continued higher to reach the critical resistance at $46,430 (1.618 Fib Extension). It spiked above it on Tuesday, setting a...

Bitcoin could solve Kenya’s problems with its devaluating national currency prompted by the International Monetary Fund, said the Central Bank Governor Patrick Njoroge. As such, the bank has announced rather game-changing plans to switch its base currency to Bitcoin.Kenya’s Central Bank To Switch To Bitcoin?Kenya’s national currency, the Shilling, has been on a downward trend for the past few decades as it has lost nearly 50% of its value compared to the US dollar since 2010. In the past year...

The possibilities of central banks holding bitcoin in the future are “out of the question,” asserted the President of ECB Christine Lagarde.At the same time, US Secretary Janet Yellen warned about the growing risks of digital assets used in illegal activities but believes that they could have a vital role ultimately.Lagarde Skeptical On BTC Adoption From Central BanksWith bitcoin’s rise to the mainstream stage after several large corporations and institutional investors bought some for their...

Bitcoin’s dominance continues to suffer and has dropped beneath 61% once more as the asset has stalled around $45,000. In contrast, numerous altcoins have spiked, including a new 3-year high of Cardano as ADA has neared $1.Bitcoin Stagnates Around $45KThe primary cryptocurrency registered its largest green candle in history on Monday upon news that Elon Musk’s Tesla had purchased $1.5 billion in BTC. This development drove the cryptocurrency to a new all-time high at above $48,000.However,...

The CEO of the world’s largest digital asset manager, Grayscale, says that the demand from institutions has only accelerated in 2021. He also said that the narrative for large corporations to jump on the Bitcoin bandwagon has shifted from “why” to “why not.”Why Not Buy Bitcoin?A couple of years back, the cryptocurrency community was celebrating the fact that some hedge funds are talking about Bitcoin, eagerly anticipating their decision to finally join the BTC bandwagon and buy Bitcoin as...

While Tesla’s $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase shook the world, a Reddit user also caused disturbance as it seemed that he predicted the move a month before it was announced. Giant mass media outlets like Reuters and Bloomberg picked up on the story, but the user later admitted that it was a prank, and he was actually on LSD when he wrote it.What The Media Thought It HappenedElon Musk’s Tesla became the latest giant company to allocate billions of dollars in bitcoin, as revealed earlier this...

The CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is known within the cryptocurrency field for his somewhat comical comments and support for the meme token Dogecoin. In his most recent post on the altcoin, he claimed that he had purchased a portion for his recently born child to become a “toddler hodler.”The world’s richest man took it to Twitter to announce his latest Dogecoin-related initiative. This time, he directly said that he had purchased tokens from the popular Shiba Inu-inspired coin for X Æ A-Xii – the...

The total cryptocurrency market’s capitalization has lost around $100 billion in the past hours. This comes as Bitcoin corrects to below $44,000. Nevertheless, the cryptocurrency is still up more than 20% on the weekly.Corrections are to be expected, especially when the market turns parabolic. Over the past 7 days, bitcoin’s price is up by a whopping 20% after arguably one of the most important developments for the market.BTC soared earlier this week when Elon Musk’s Tesla filed a document...

Twitter Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal said that the giant social media platform is looking into potentially putting bitcoin into its balance sheet. Additionally, the executive said that Twitter is exploring options to accommodate employees and vendors if they request to be paid in the first-ever cryptocurrency.Twitter To Put BTC On Its Balance Sheet?It seems that Tesla’s purchase of $1.5 billion in bitcoin has changed the game as numerous mainstream media outlets have taken the initiative...

Tesla’s massive $1.5 billion BTC purchase could be too risky for other large corporations to follow, argued JPMorgan Chase & Co strategists. They reasoned with bitcoin’s volatility that could prevent more old-school investors and individuals from allocating funds in the crypto asset.Corporations May Not Follow Tesla, JPM SaysElon Musk’s electric vehicle and clean energy company has bought $1.5 billion (15% of its net cash holdings) in bitcoin, as revealed earlier this week. Apart from the...