The payroll and job reports from the world’s largest economy were slightly above expectations for September. However, BTC reacted with a sharp price decline, as it typically happens when the US publishes any sort of data lately. Although the numbers for September are below August and the average for 2022, the States added 263,000 new jobs during the month, and the unemployment rate decreased to 3.5%, said the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These figures are slightly above...
Read More »Did Gary Gensler Break Protocol in the Kim Kardashian Crypto Settlement? (Report)
Gary Gensler made a big announcement on October 3, saying the US media personality and reality star Kim Kardashian had settled with the agency in a fraudulent crypto promotional case. However, a Fox reporter now claimed that the SEC Chair had violated protocol by overhyping the settlement for his personal political agenda. Gensler Did it Wrongly? CryptoPotato reported on October 3 that Kardashian had agreed to pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement, and interest for...
Read More »Since January 2017, Whales Bought BTC at an Average Price of $15,800 (Analysis)
Bitcoin’s price appears to be stuck in a relatively wide range between $18,000 and $24,000 for the past couple of months, and it’s unable to escape. Meanwhile, data from the popular cryptocurrency analytics resource, Glassnode, revealed the average price that whales have been accumulating since January 2017. According to Glassnode, Bitcoin whales bought Bitcoin at an average price of about $15,800 for the period between now and January 2017. To be precise, these are wallets...
Read More »Bitcoin Facing Major Resistance, Will $20K Hold or is Another Drop Coming? (BTC Price Analysis)
The market is currently attempting a recovery that might take the price up to $22K after being supported by the critical $18K level. However, there is significant resistance at around $20K. The bearish phase appears far from over as the substantial lack of demand in the market continues. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart The descending multi-week trendline (currently at $20.5K) has been acting as significant resistance to the price for the past five months....
Read More »Leading Asset Manager Fidelity Introduces $5 Million Ethereum Index Fund
Fidelity Investments doubled down on its cryptocurrency efforts after its brokerage arm – Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC – offered an Ethereum Index Fund to clients. The product has raised around $5 million since sales started at the end of September, while outside investors can participate in the initiative with a minimum investment of $50,000. Fidelity’s Next Crypto Step One of the largest entities in its field (with over $4.5 trillion in assets under management) received...
Read More »Michael Saylor Fights Back Against Peter Schiff’s Accusations of Pumping Bitcoin
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) imposing a penalty of $1.26 million on reality star Kim Kardashian carries an important message about the regulator’s conviction on cracking down on sketchier corners of the cryptocurrency world. While many in the community acted in disbelief, others felt Kardashian was an easy target and that the SEC should have targeted the creators of EMAX instead. Peter Schiff, on the other hand, had a rather bizarre take on the...
Read More »NYDIG CEO and President Become the Latest Crypto Execs to Step Down
The alternative asset manager – New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) – announced the departure of its CEO Robert Gutmann and its President Yan Zhao. Tejas Shah and Nate Conrad will take their posts, respectively. Changes at the Top The cryptocurrency-focused company revealed that its bitcoin balances hit an all-time high during Q3, up almost 100% YOY. At the same time, NYDIG’s revenue was up by 130% in Q2, followed by another increase in the next quarter. Nevertheless,...
Read More »Stock-to-Flow Creator PlanB Bought More BTC and Explains Why Now
The creator of the bitcoin Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model – PlanB – admitted that recently he made his third BTC investment. At the time of the purchase, the primary cryptocurrency was hovering around $20,000. Due to its significant price depreciation compared to the all-time high of $69,000 in November 2021, many people proclaimed bitcoin dead in the past several months. However, PlanB revealed that each of his crypto investments was at a time when pessimism was reigning. PlanB...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: Sideways Action Continues, Breakout Could Lead Huge Move
Bitcoin has yet to make a decisive move in any direction as the primary cryptocurrency continues to wrestle with the $18K support level. A bearish breakout below this position could be disastrous. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart Bitcoin’s price overlaps with crucial support on the daily timeframe, as it oscillates in a very tight range between the significant descending trendline and the $18K support level. With minimal wiggle room between these levels, a...
Read More »Weekend Watch: Terra Classic (LUNC) Soars 20%
Bitcoin’s weekend continues to be rather uneventful as the asset has settled at around $19,000. Most altcoins are also quite calm today, with minor daily losses. LUNC, on the other hand, keeps rising following another double-digit price increase. Bitcoin Boring at $19K The primary cryptocurrency had a quiet week, unlike the previous one. Last weekend saw the asset trade around $19,000, something that didn’t really change until Tuesday. At that point, the bulls stepped up and...
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