A few days ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in favor of digital asset management company Grayscale Investments in its lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The court ordered the agency to review its rejection of Grayscale’s application to turn its flagship Grayscale Bitcoin Trust fund (GBTC) into a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). This caused an uproar in the community as crypto assets, including bitcoin (BTC), surged...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Stabilizes at $26K, These Alts Have Soared the Most Weekly (Market Watch)
After several days of enhanced volatility, including a pump and dump for over $2,500 in each direction, BTC has finally calmed on a daily scale and stands close to its familiar ground of around $26,000. Most altcoins are also a lot less volatile now, with UNI being among the few with substantial increases over the past day. BTC Calms at $26K Several weeks of mostly sideways trading came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday when Grayscale recorded a massive court victory over the SEC...
Read More »Can a Government Shutdown Affect the Crypto Market and Prices? (Opinion)
The cryptocurrency market and its prices constantly evolve, with volatility and market sentiment changing rapidly. The impact of external factors, particularly government operations, is a subject of curiosity and concern. The unrealized loss in the U.S. banking system amounts to a staggering -$1.8 trillion, with a capital of only $2.2 trillion. While corporate taxes are due on Sept. 15, and there is a possibility of a government shutdown on Oct. 2, the average person is...
Read More »Bitcoin Slipped to 11-Week Low, TONCOIN Defies the Odds With Massive Surge (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin’s price performance continues to be somewhat surprising given the positive news that came from Grayscale’s court victory over the SEC earlier this week, and the asset fell to a new multi-month low. The altcoins also fell in the past 24 hours once again, except for TONCOIN, which is in a league of its own. BTC’s Latest Drop CryptoPotato reported the positive developments in the crypto market earlier this week when a US judge ruled in favor of Grayscale in its lawsuit...
Read More »Grayscale Wins in Court but SEC Delays All ETF Applications, BTC Pumps and Dumps $2K (This Week’s Crypto Recap)
After several weeks of lack of any major developments in the crypto industry, the past few days saw an increased number, mostly surrounding the potential launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF in the States. Naturally, this impacted the asset’s price quite a lot. It all started on Tuesday when Grayscale – the largest crypto asset manager – won a court battle against the SEC. A US judge sided with the crypto company and ordered the Securities and Exchange Commission to “vacate” its...
Read More »These Alts Have Dumped the Most Weekly While BTC Stalls at $26K: Weekend Watch
Bitcoin’s price performance over the past 24 hours is hardly surprising given the lower trading volumes during the weekends, and the asset has not moved an inch from its $26,000 level. The altcoins are also highly stagnant on a daily scale, but some have posted notable losses since last Sunday. BTC Boring at $26K Bitcoin was in a similar situation last week – meaning it had stalled for weeks at around $29,000 – before a sudden price dump took it south by over $3,000 to chart...
Read More »BONE, SUI Soar 20% Weekly, BTC Stagnates at $26K Again (Weekend Watch)
After the late-business week pump and dump that drove BTC to a six-day high, the cryptocurrency has returned to $26,000 as it did during the last weekend as well. Most altcoins are also calmer today, with XRP and SHIB standing out as the top performers from the larger-cap ones. BTC Back to $26K August 17 became one of the worst trading days for bitcoin this year when the primary digital asset plummeted by over $3,000 to register a two-month low of just over $25,300. It...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Rally Toward $27K Stopped, But Network Fundamentals and Whale Activity Remain Strong (Weekly Crypto Recap)
The end of last week was a lot more eventful as the primary cryptocurrency dumped hard by over $3,000 in hours to see its lowest price tag in over two months at just over $25,000. Then came the recovery attempts that saw BTC regain around a grand. However, not much has happened to bitcoin’s price since then, as the asset calmed at around $26,000. The only exceptions were on Wednesday when it dropped suddenly by over $500, and yesterday. Thursday saw a more notable price jump...
Read More »RUNE Defies Market Sentiment With 30% Weekly Surge, BTC Uncertain at $26K: Market Watch
Despite recovering a few hundred dollars since yesterday, bitcoin’s price is still shaky at around $26,000. Most alts have finally turned green, albeit in a very modest fashion, with XRP maintaining the $0.5 line. BTC Shaky at $26K After last week’s uneventful price performance, BTC headed north on Monday and touched $29,700. This came a day before Europe saw the first spot BTC ETF going live on Euronext Amsterdam. While that seems to be bullish news on the surface, the...
Read More »Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy, and Bitcoin 3 Years After
MicroStrategy’s co-founder and executive chairman, Michael Saylor, who served as the company’s former CEO for over 30 years, continues to remain bullish on bitcoin three years after his publicly-traded business intelligence company decided to make its first BTC purchase. Saylor has also made big price predictions for the asset, believing its value could exceed $1 million per coin. MicroStrategy Holds Nearly 153,000 BTC 3 Years Later MicroStrategy made history and headlines on...
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