Following a period of substantial capital inflows at the beginning of the year, the recent months have witnessed a shift towards either neutral or negative inflows, suggesting a period of stagnation as uncertainty took over the asset class. According to blockchain intelligence platform Glassnode, the market has been hovering on a relatively neutral level since April this year. This aligned with the slow-down in Bitcoin and Ethereum capital inflows and reflects a growing sense...
Read More »Arthur Hayes Weighs in on Why Bitcoin Failed to Reach $70,000
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes said that the recent decision by the United States Federal Reserve (Fed) to lower interest rates is expected to trigger a rapid surge in Bitcoin’s price, potentially propelling it toward the $70,000 mark. Hayes had previously predicted that Bitcoin would reach this level after March, but the Fed had increased interest rates three times between March and the current period. Bitcoin’s failure to reach the previously predicted $70,000 level is due...
Read More »Bitcoin Dips Below $25K, Ripple (XRP) Plummets 5% Daily as Market Pulls Back
Bitcoin slid to $25,000 on Monday, after a period of flat trading over the weekend at roughly $25,800. Other digital assets followed suit, with XRP down 6% on the day to just $0.47. The drop marks Bitcoin’s lowest price level since mid-June when the asset reeled from back-to-back U.S. government lawsuits against two of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, Coinbase and Binance. The asset rallied when BlackRock filed for a Bitcoin spot ETF days later, and again when Grayscale...
Read More »Calm Before the Storm? Bitcoin Consolidation Around $26K Approaching an End (BTC Price Analysis)
After experiencing a significant downward move that brought Bitcoin’s price quickly close to the $25K threshold, bearish momentum has temporarily subsided, giving way to a phase of consolidation marked by low volatility. Despite this, the most likely scenario for Bitcoin appears to be a period of sideways movement followed by a temporary retracement towards the 100-day and 200-day moving averages (MAs). Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart The recent wave of intense...
Read More »Bitcoin in Search of Direction, Crypto Market Paralyzed This Week: Your Crypto Recap
The market has been relatively calm throughout the past seven days, and it failed to deliver any substantial increase (or decrease) in most of the cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. Starting with the BTC price, it’s more or less where it was this time last week – slightly below $26,000. To be fair, the cryptocurrency is down around 0.8% over the past seven days, and it wasn’t for the past day, the week looked as if it never happened. The price hovered around $26K in search...
Read More »Here’s the First Level of Support if $25K Fails to Hold BTC (Bitcoin Price Analysis)
Bitcoin has been following a bearish price action over the last few weeks following the rejection from the critical $30K resistance level. Yet, there is still hope to recover. Technical Analysis By Edris The Daily Chart The price has dropped significantly from the $30K resistance zone on the daily timeframe, breaking below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The $25K support level is currently holding it. Yet, the 200-day moving average, located around the $28K mark,...
Read More »Spot Bitcoin ETF in America is ‘Inevitable:’ Former SEC Chair Claims
Jay Clayton – former Chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – thinks the regulator will sooner or later approve the launch of a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The agency recently decided to delay the applications of BlackRock and numerous other finance giants who displayed ambitions to introduce such a product. Clayton believes that “we could see progress in the following 45 days” (the period after which the watchdog is expected to announce its...
Read More »US Presidential Nominee DeSantis Introduces a Pro-Crypto Declaration of Economic Independence
Ron DeSantis – Florida’s Governor and one of the US Presidential candidates – unveiled a “Declaration of Economic Independence,” where he outlined some of the biggest financial challenges that America currently faces. His pronouncement focuses on improving Americans’ financial well-being and reinforcing the States as the most dominant economy. The Governor also pledged to let the cryptocurrency industry thrive and not allow the launch of a central bank digital currency...
Read More »Argo Blockchain Reduces Debt and Overall Costs, Revenue Takes a Hit (Report)
The leading cryptocurrency miner – Argo Blockchain – has reportedly decreased its debt to $75 million during the first half of the year. In comparison, it owed $143 million at the end of June 2022. The company also managed to reduce overall costs and expenses. However, revenue in H1 was significantly less than the one registered in the first half of last year. The H1 Results As reported by London South East, Argo Blockchain’s pretax loss for the first six months of 2023...
Read More »52% of Turks Are Crypto Investors, Young Women Show Enhanced Appetite: KuCoin Study
KuCoin’s most recent report focused on the crypto trends in Turkey estimated that 52% of the locals aged 18 to 60 have already invested in bitcoin or alternative coins. The figure was 40% in November 2021, indicating that Turks have shown great interest in employing digital assets as a hedge against inflation in the past few years. The country has been coping with severe economic issues as of late, seeing its national currency plunging to record levels against the US...
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