Category: Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Reclaims $60K: Is The Rally Resuming?

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Bitcoin price gained pace for a move above $58,000 and $60,000. BTC is up over 10% and is signaling more upsides in the near term. Bitcoin started a decent increase above the $56,500 and $58,250 levels. The price is trading above $60,000 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $60,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might eye more upsides above the $62,500 resistance zone. Bitcoin Price Could Extend Gains Bitcoin…

Bitcoin is no digital gold safehaven

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Bitcoin is no stranger to volatility or even to 30% “pullbacks” in bull markets. But once in a while the market descends into chaos, reviving the debate on whether bitcoin is a risk asset or a safe haven amid tumult. After the benchmark S & P 500 index on Monday dropped 3% in its worst session since September 2022 , and bitcoin fell 10% for its worst day since November 2022, investors and market observers are again questioning the cryptocurrency’s store-of-value narrative . “It’s a speculative thing,” Nassim Taleb, Universa…

Buy the dip in these bitcoin mining stocks, Cantor Fitzgerald says

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Bitcoin was no exception to Monday’s broad market rout, which gives investors a good buying opportunity, according to analysts. The flagship cryptocurrency dropped 11% over the three days ending Monday, according to Coin Metrics, pulling down the performance of stocks related to it. Those names managed to recoup some of their losses on Tuesday. “As a reminder, Bitcoin historically has very strong returns in the one-year period post halving,” Brett Knoblauch, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, said in a note Monday. He also noted that bitcoin is down 10% since…

Bitcoin’s shellacking during global markets decline calls into question ‘safe haven’ theory again

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Cryptocurrencies were among the hardest assets hit this morning as bitcoin slid 15% toward its worst day since June 2022. The turmoil has investors wondering, once again: what happened to the narrative that bitcoin is a store of value, and a hedge against uncertainty? Bitcoin lost as much as 17% on Monday after the broad-market sell-off intensified over the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell as much as 1,000 points Monday following a 611-point decline Friday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost as much as 6% at one point. BTC.CM=…

Bitcoin optimism high heading into a historically slow trading month

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Investors have several reasons to be optimistic toward bitcoin even as it enters one of the sleepiest trading months of the year. The flagship cryptocurrency ended July — usually a strong month — up 5% at $65,596.41, according to Coin Metrics. In June, bitcoin fell 8%. It has finished 7 of the last 11 Augusts in the red, generating an average 2.69% return for the month, according to CoinGlass – largely thanks to a more than 65% gain in August 2017. “We predicted that the elections would be a major…

Ethereum To Match Bitcoin’s Strength and Surge? Indicators Turn Green

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Ethereum price started a decent upward move from the $3,080 support zone. ETH is recovering and might aim for a test of the $3,500 resistance zone. Ethereum is showing positive signs from the $3,150 pivot zone. The price is trading above $3,250 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $3,280 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it stays above the $3,280 support zone. Ethereum Price Eyes…

Ethereum Targets Recovery: Can It Mirror Bitcoin’s Performance?

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Ethereum price extended losses and tested the $3,080 support zone. ETH is recovering and might aim for a test of the $3,350 resistance zone. Ethereum tested $3,080 and started a recovery wave. The price is trading below $3,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance at $3,220 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move up if it stays above the $3,180 support zone. Ethereum Price Recovers above $3,200 Ethereum price…

Bitcoin Price Falls Again: Is Bearish Momentum Returning?

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Bitcoin price started another decline below the $66,500 level. BTC is gaining bearish momentum and might revisit the $63,200 support. Bitcoin started a fresh decline from the $68,500 resistance zone. The price is trading below $65,500 and the 100 hourly Simple moving average. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $66,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might extend losses and trade toward the $63,200 support zone. Bitcoin Price Gains Bearish Momentum Bitcoin price failed to…

Ether ETFs seem set to launch on Tuesday, six months after bitcoin funds’ debut

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Representation of Ethereum, with its native cryptocurrency ether. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Securities and Exchange Commission appears to have given the green light for exchange traded funds that hold ether, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency. Trading is expected to begin as soon as Tuesday. Several fund issuers submitted additional registration statements on Monday afternoon, and exchanges have given notice that the funds will trade on Tuesday, indicating that the SEC has signed off on the funds. The regulator did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNBC on…

BlackRock’s Larry Fink says he’s a ‘major believer’ in bitcoin

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Key Points BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that he sees a future for bitcoin after previously being a “proud skeptic” of the cryptocurrency. BlackRock has become a significant player in crypto. Bitcoin has the potential to be a way for everyday investors to guard against significant government turmoil, according to the head of the world’s biggest asset manager. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink told CNBC’s ” Squawk on the Street ” that he sees a future for bitcoin after previously being a ” proud skeptic ”…