Bitcoin’s price exploded in the past hour following an announcement from the electric vehicle giant Tesla that it had purchased $1.5 billion of the primary cryptocurrency in January. However, the massive volatility and perhaps growing interest have caused technical difficulties for the Malta-based exchange Binance.CryptoPotato reported earlier today that Elon Musk’s Tesla had allocated $1.5 billion in Bitcoin in January 2021, per a Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...
Read More »Breaking: Tesla Bought $1.5 Billion of Bitcoin – BTC Skyrockets to New ATH
In a massive turn of events for the entire Bitcoin community, Elon Musk’s Tesla has filed with the SEC, revealing that the company has bought a whopping $1.5 billion in Bitcoin this January.The price of Bitcoin has surged to a new all-time high above $42,000 as an SEC filing revealed that Tesla has bought $1.5 billion of BTC in January.In January 2021, we updated our investment policy to provide us with more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash that is not...
Read More »Bitcoin Hash Rate and Mining Difficulty Chart New All-Time Highs
The hashrate on Bitcoin’s network surged to yet another all-time high, this time above 155 million TH/s. Simultaneously, the blockchain went through another adjustment that increased the difficulty levels to a record of their own.Bitcoin Hash Rate To Fresh HighsThe hash rate is a measuring unit of the processing power of the BTC network. The more miners put their computational devices to work, the higher the hash rate goes, which makes the system more secure and robust.Since over 60% of...
Read More »Bloomberg Startegists Bullish on Bitcoin in a Favorable Comparison Against Gold
Bitcoin’s endurance above the $30,000 level despite a few brief dips beneath it will help the asset to resume its bull run and head towards $50,000 soon, asserted Bloomberg strategists. In their February report on the cryptocurrencies’ performance, the analysts also highlighted the substantial inflows towards BTC, while gold ETFs have stalled in attracting fresh funds.Bitcoin Vs. Gold: Inflows And OutflowsThe notion that the primary cryptocurrency has been gradually claiming shares of gold’s...
Read More »Bill Miller’s Fund To Allocate $300 Million To Grayscale Bitcoin Trust
More institutional investors are betting big on bitcoin as the digital currency rallied. From gaining acceptance by corporations as a primary reserve asset, the cryptocurrency is now making its way to the portfolio of some of the world’s largest hedge funds.Last month, Bridgewater Associates founder and Ray Dalio called bitcoin an “amazing accomplishment” and hinted at the possibility of his hedge fund adopting bitcoin as a hedge against currency devaluation. For Bill Miller, however,...
Read More »Bitcoin Reached 2% From ATH As Cardano (ADA) Now 4th Biggest Cryptocurrency
After another increase that took BTC to $41,000, the cryptocurrency has retraced beneath the coveted $40,000 level. The crypto market cap reached ATH above $1.2t but has retraced as most altcoins have also corrected slightly. Cardano is the main exception, with a massive 20% surge to a new 3-year high.Bitcoin Touched $41K But RetracedThe primary cryptocurrency was gradually increasing in value since Monday’s dip until it broke above $37,000 a few days back. However, the bulls pulled it...
Read More »Bitcoin is More Attractive Than Gold and ETFs to Americans: Survey
Months after Russian survey participants placed bitcoin above gold in terms of attractive investment assets, so have done investors from the United States. BitFlyer’s recent research on the people’s perception of the crypto industry also showed that Japan-based investors have a significantly more negative opinion when compared to US citizens.Americans Prefer BTC Instead Of Gold and ETFsFounded in 2014, bitFlyer is among the largest Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges. The privately-owned...
Read More »OKEx To Integrate BTC Lighting Network for More Sufficient Transactions
Cryptocurrency platform OKEx announced another crypto-promoting project –the Bitcoin Lightning Network. It will focus on downsizing transaction fees and reducing time for their execution.OKEx is Aiming at Low Transaction Costs and PromptitudeOKEx, the leading cryptocurrency platform and derivatives exchange is to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network in the next quarter. The project represents a second-layer scaling solution based on the Bitcoin blockchain technology.According to an...
Read More »Bitcoin Breaks $40K, New All-Time High Incoming? (BTC Price Analysis)
Bitcoin is up by a strong 6% over the past 24-hours as it surged almost $2,000 from $38,000 to reach $40,000. Since Tuesday, the bulls have been back in town when BTC managed to break past the previous consolidation phase by pushing above the upper angle of a descending triangle.Since then, the buyers have pushed higher and allowed Bitcoin to increase by a total of almost 20% to breach the $40,000 level today.With the newly found bullish momentum, it is back on track to re-approach the ATH...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Eyes $40K While BNB Tops $70 For the First Time (Market Watch)
After losing a substantial share of its market dominance lately, bitcoin has recovered some of the losses by nearing $40,000. This comes even after some altcoins have gained value, including yet another record for Binance Coin above $70.BTC Eyes $40K, Recovers Some Lost DominanceDespite gaining a few thousand dollars since Monday’s dip to $32,000 to about $37,000, bitcoin remained in the shadows while some alternative coins took the main stage. Consequently, they reduced BTC’s dominance over...
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