The recent price developments have not deterred institutional investors from allocating funds in bitcoin. Just the opposite, the latest major withdrawal from Coinbase to custody wallets worth $630 million became a fact earlier today, suggesting that institutions keep accumulating.Institutions Double-Down on BTCCryptoQuant’s CEO Ki Young Ju has repeatedly outlined the connection between bitcoin’s price and institutions using the largest US-based crypto exchange, Coinbase, to purchase more of...
Read More »US House Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package, $1,400 Direct Check Provisions Included
This past weekend, the US House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, sending the piece of legislation to the Senate for a vote.Some of the notable parts of the bill include increased funding for vaccine distribution and schools, direct funding to state and local governments, and $1,400 checks to Americans making less than $75,000 annually. While this aid is desperately needed by the American people, it brings up larger points about the direction the...
Read More »Green on The Crypto Screens Following Wall Street: BTC Touched $50K (Market Watch)
After several consecutive days of price drops, bitcoin initiated an impressive leg up yesterday and even touched the coveted $50,000 tag. Most alternative coins have also reacted positively, including ETH overcoming $1,500, LINK nearing $30, and BNB reaching $250.It’s worth noting traditional financial markets are also recovering. Yesterday, the S&P 500 is up by more than 2%, the NASDAQ Composite – by more than 3%, and the NASDAQ 100 by almost 3%.Bitcoin Taps $50K AgainEver since BTC...
Read More »Bitcoin Plunges Below $44K as Miners Capitulate: Market Watch
After a relatively positive Saturday, bitcoin has headed south again by dropping below $44,000 to its lowest price since February 10, 2021. The altcoin space has it even worse with substantial double-digit declines, and the market cap has lost another $120 billion to $1.350t.Bitcoin Price Falls Beneath $44K as Miners Sell-OffThe primary cryptocurrency showed brief signs of recovery during yesterday’s trading session as it gained about $4,000. However, this positive performance was...
Read More »Weekend Recovery: Bitcoin Rebounds $3K After Hitting 16-Day Low, ETH Eyes $1,500
Following more adverse developments in which BTC dipped to $44,000 as of yesterday, the asset has reclaimed some ground by overtaking the $47,000 mark. Most altcoins have also taken a breather after the latest beating, with Cardano and Polkadot exploding with double-digit percentages.Bitcoin Recovers $3K After Hitting 2.5-Week LowThe working week didn’t go well for the BTC bulls as the asset plummeted by more than $13,000 in the first few days. After dropping to $45,000, the cryptocurrency...
Read More »Bitcoin Falls Below $1 Trillion Market Cap Following Bloody Week: The Crypto Weekly Recap
This week saw a serious correction in the total cryptocurrency market. This has resulted in Bitcoin falling below the $1 trillion market cap level. The price corrected by more than 20% at one point as it lost around $13,000 from the recent all-time high before correcting to where it currently trades at around $48K.In all fairness, Bitcoin’s downturn followed that of the entire legacy market. As we reported earlier, NASDAQ saw the biggest slump since October last year as government bond yields...
Read More »3 Possible Reasons Why Bitcoin Plunged Over 15% in 24 Hours
The past few days have been rather tough in the cryptocurrency market. The total capitalization has dropped by around $360 billion since February 20th as the major coins take a beating.Bitcoin’s price declined by about $13,000 since its all-time high, and in the past 24 hours alone, it lost around 15% of its dollar value.With this in mind, we take a look at three possible reasons for this crash in BTC’s price.Healthy Correction, Profit TakingRight off the bat, it’s worth noting that the...
Read More »Bitcoin Drops Below $50K, Major Altcoins in Red: Market Watch
After another unsuccessful attempt to decisively overcome the $50,000 price mark, Bitcoin has fallen to $49,000 again. Altcoins, which showed brief signs of recovery yesterday, have dropped again, with Ethereum beneath $1,600 and BNB back to $240.Bitcoin Drops Below $50,000 AgainThe past several days didn’t go well for the bitcoin bulls as the cryptocurrency plummeted by more than $13,000 in about a day or so at the start of the week. They attempted a rapid recovery, which drove the...
Read More »The Laser Eyes Meme: Not a Coincidence That This Marked a Local Top for Bitcoin (Opinion)
Bitcoin plunged. It lost somewhere around $13k, or 25% in the past couple of days. It’s not alone. The entire crypto market is bleeding.Data from CoinMarketCap shows that the capitalization lost around $365 billion since Sunday. For reference, last year, on this date, the total market cap of all cryptocurrencies was $283 billion. There’s no sugarcoating it – the crash is substantial, and it might not be over yet.Cryptocurrency Market Cap. Source: CoinMarketCapBut what led to it? Well, there’s...
Read More »$1.5 Billion Liquidated as Bitcoin Price Plunges $5000 In Hours
The cryptocurrency market went through a correction today as the total capitalization saw about $90 billion wiped off in a matter of hours. This happened as Bitcoin lost around $5000 of its value while the majority of the altcoins followed through with sizeable losses on their own.The cryptocurrency market was due to a correction, according to many analysts, and it appears that one may have just taken place.Bitcoin lost around $5,000 of its value in a matter of hours, bringing the entire...
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