After touching $56,000 for the first time in five months, bitcoin retraced slightly and currently stands around $55,000. Most altcoins continue with indecisive moves in either direction, except for Shiba Inu, which has gone on the offensive once more with a 35% daily surge. Bitcoin Stalls at $55K The past week or so showed once more how quickly the landscape could change in the cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin entered October at around $45,000 after recovering $4,000 in days...
Read More »Bitcoin Soars 25% Weekly, Taps Mid-May Highs: The Weekly Crypto Recap
It’s been a green week all across crypto land as positive sentiment and big gains returned to the market. Leading the scene is Bitcoin, with an impressive surge of around 25%, once again tapping the mid-May highs. Just earlier today, Bitcoin reached a price of $56,000 – something that we haven’t seen since the middle of May this year, shortly after the all-time high and right before the massive 50% crash. Analysts believe that this move marks the completion of a bear trap and...
Read More »3 Possible Reasons Behind Bitcoin’s Surge towards $56k
After weeks of struggling and rapidly losing value, bitcoin exploded in the past few days and neared $56k – its highest price line since mid-May. Yesterday alone, the cryptocurrency gained more than $5,000 of value in hours. While the bulls celebrate, it’s worth exploring potential reasons why that might be and could there be more similar developments hiding behind the corner. Reason 1: Whale Purchases Being an asset with a maximum supply of just 21,000,000 tokens with a...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Soared Above $55K, Highest Since May 2021
In a massive green candle, Bitcoin’s price managed to increase to as much as $55,555 on Binance, reaching a price that we haven’t seen since May this year. Bitcoin is up by a whopping 10% in the past 24 hours, and a lot of it came in the past 60 minutes. Chart by Binance As seen in the above chart, the price reached an intraday high of $55,555 on Binance’s spot exchange before retracing to where it’s currently trading at around $54,000. This was the highest BTC price that we...
Read More »Bitcoin Consolidates Amid $48K: Terra (LUNA) Soars 20% to New ATH (Weekend Watch)
Following the past few days of marking gains, bitcoin has calmed a bit around the $48,000 mark. Some alternative coins have kept climbing, though, with Solana surging 8% and Terra jumping to a new all-time high after a 20% daily increase. LUNA Marks New ATH: Sol 8% Up The alternative coins have been on a roll in the past few days after the mid-week price drops. Ethereum had dipped to $2,900 following the latest Chinese Fud. However, ETH has reclaimed more than $500 since then...
Read More »Bitcoin Reached $48K: AXS Skyrockets 50% to New ATH (Market Watch)
Following yet another price surge in the past 24 hours, bitcoin neared and even briefly exceeded $48,000. The alternative coins are also well in the green, with ETH closing down to $3,300. However, AXS is the most significant gainer once more, with a 50% surge to a new ATH. Bitcoin Tapped $48K A lot can change in the cryptocurrency space in just a few days. Back on September 29th, bitcoin struggled with its third consecutive drop below $41,000. However, the bulls intercepted...
Read More »Bitcoin at 10-Day High After Powell and Despite China FUD: The Weekly Recap
It’s been a very productive week in the cryptocurrency market, but it’s safe to say that most of it was due to the volatile price action during just one of the days – Friday, October 1st. Going back, last Friday, the BTC price was hovering around $43,500, and, in fact, it stayed there for quite some time. This wasn’t so bad, given the overall regulatory scrutiny towards the market and yet another wave of FUD coming from China. The country said that it’s banning the trading of...
Read More »China’s Long History of Bitcoin FUD: Timeline
Right from the very first year bitcoin came into existence, the Chinese government has gone after the primary cryptocurrency, hammering it with bans after bans while citing countless risks supposedly associated with it. In over a decade, the Republic of China has also managed to increase its FUD (short for fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in the industry, and each time, crypto had seen a massive hit. Just last week, bitcoin’s price fell by more than 5% within hours, owing to...
Read More »Volatile Weekend: Bitcoin Plunged to $40.7k, and Spiked to $43k In Minutes (Updated Market Watch)
After the relatively positive Saturday, the bears have returned to the market and pushed bitcoin south to below $41k. The alternative coins have also suffered badly, with ETH dropping beneath $2,800. Update: shortly after the first publishing of this market update, Bitcoin managed to recover from the massive dump – which resulted in a current daily low of $40.8k, according to Bitstamp. The primary cryptocurrency saw a decent recovery: In less than one hour, BTC spiked almost...
Read More »Bitcoin Maintains $42K Amid the China FUD: Cardano the Only Top 10 in Green (Weekend Watch)
Yesterday the crypto markets went through another bloodbath initiated once again by China. Bitcoin dumped by $4,000 in minutes but has managed to complete a partial recovery as of now. Most altcoins suffered even more, and some have failed to bounce off decisively, including ETH, which still stands below $3,000. Bitcoin’s Recovery Attempt The past few days were actually going well for the primary cryptocurrency. It had recovered from the sub-$40,000 price drop and added...
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