Despite a massive drawdown in May, the Bitcoin (BTC) bull market appears to be intact, with a $100,000 price target more likely than a retrace to $20,000, according to Mike McGlone, Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist. $20K or $100K in 2021? The June 2021 edition of the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index report described Bitcoin as ‘stronger,
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On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced it would be winding down its corporate bond purchases and selling part of its portfolio. The central bank plans to start with exchange-traded funds and then move on to bonds as the Fed insists “sales will be gradual and orderly.” Federal Reserve Starts to Unwind QE All eyes
There is a reason why Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) emerged as a benchmark to measure institutional interest in Bitcoin (BTC). Grayscale no longer the only option for investors The digital currency investment product was among the only ones that offered hedge funds, endowments, pension funds, and family offices a way to gain exposure to Bitcoin
China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) continues to gain further ground as the Beijing Local Financial Supervision and Administration Bureau revealed 40 million worth of the country’s digital yuan ($6.3 million) will be distributed to Chinese citizens. Beijing and China’s Central Bank Launches Digital Yuan Lottery The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and Beijing Local
On June 4, a total of 15,530 Bitcoin (BTC) options are set to expire, which represents $575 million in open interest. At the moment, bulls are still heavily impacted by May’s 37% BTC price correction, and this has led most call (buy) options to be underwater. Despite the crash, Bitcoin’s active supply reached a five-month
The infamous Internet meme “Pepe the Frog” will be immortalized in non-fungible token (NFT) collectible form by the frog’s original creator Matt Furie. Of course, Pepe has been featured in blockchain art before and a series of cards were created via Counterparty in 2016. However, despite the number of NFT rare Pepes on the web,
Bitcoin’s (BTC) active supply — coins that have moved in the past two years or earlier — dropped to a five-month low of 44.5% on June 2, according to data from Glassnode. This indicates that investors who had purchased Bitcoin more than two years ago are not keen to sell after the 40% drop. Even
On June 1, Major League Baseball (MLB) reporter David Adler announced the MLB organization established a long-term deal with the digital collectible company Candy Digital. The oldest American professional baseball organization is stepping into the non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles world and will start by launching a Lou Gehrig NFT. MLB’s First NFT Will Feature ‘The
Meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin (DOGE) gained more than 40% early on Tuesday morning, following its listing on Coinbase Pro and yet another flurry of tweets from self-appointed Doge spokesperson, Elon Musk. Coinbase announced the listing of Dogecoin on its pro trader platform, Coinbase Pro, on Monday, sparking a swift revival in the coin’s fortunes. The Doge
According to a survey, financial advisers are recommending investments in Bitcoin and crypto assets to their clients more than ever before. A report by the Financial Planning Association released on June 1 has taken a look at the changing attitudes towards crypto assets. The ‘2021 Trends in Investing Survey’ revealed that more financial advisers than
A British man has shared his story of how his cryptocurrency addiction has led to criminal charges and landed him in a hospital for addiction treatment. He lost more than a million dollars of other people’s money trying to duplicate his previous success in cryptocurrency trading. Crypto Addiction on the Rise, One Hospital Is Treating
Cryptocurrency investment manager ETC Group is expanding its Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded product offering in the United Kingdom after harnessing Swiss market rules to bypass more stringent British regulations. The ETC Group Physical Bitcoin ETP, which trades under the ticker symbol BTCE, will begin trading on the Aquis Exchange in London and Paris on June 7,
The creator of the popular bitcoin price model called stock-to-flow (S2F or S2FX) has added a new dot to his notorious chart. Plan B said on Tuesday that “we knew bitcoin would not go up in a straight line” and added that the market action is “starting to look like 2013.” S2FX ‘Intact’ Says Plan
Bitcoin (BTC) may have just had its worst monthly candle in ten years, but it could yet surge to new all-time highs this year, says popular analyst PlanB. In a tweet on June 1, the creator of the stock-to-flow-based BTC price models said that Bitcoin is behaving like during its 2013 bull run. Stock-to-flow “intact”
One of India’s leading private banks with 5,608 branches and 16,087 ATMs, HDFC Bank, has published a report stating that “it is just a matter of time before Indian investors have legal access to crypto plays.” This statement came as the bank scrutinizes crypto transactions in customer accounts. HDFC Bank Predicts Legal Acess to Crypto
Bitcoin started the week off with an abrupt bullish breakout to $37,500, a level some analysts have identified as a crucial ‘line in the sand’, but the rally was short-lived as BTC met selling near the lower arm of the bearish pennant that can be seen on multiple timeframes. While many traders are concerned that the