Tag: Bitcoin

Bitcoin Plunges Under $59K as Crypto Bulls See $230M Liquidations

Fears of sell pressure from Mt. Gox repayments and possible miner sales led to bitcoin dropping below $59,000, with major tokens like ether and Solana’s SOL also declining. Trading firm QCP Capital anticipates a subdued market in the next quarter due to uncertainty around the Mt. Gox bitcoin supply release. Fears of looming selling pressure […]

Bitcoin Below $59K: What’s Going On?

Bitcoin Below $59K: What’s Going On? And Bitcoin keeps going down. The world’s biggest crypto dropped below $59,000 on Thursday, July 4, 2024, hitting lows we haven’t seen since late April. At one point, Bitcoin touched $57,874 on Coinbase before bouncing back a bit to $58,764. That’s still a 3.4% drop over the past week. […]

Bitcoin Slides on Biden Drama, Risk of Sales Linked to Mt. Gox

(Bloomberg) — A third-straight daily slide in Bitcoin took the digital asset close to levels last seen in February amid challenges including US political drama and the potential for disposals by creditors of the failed Mt. Gox exchange. Most Read from Bloomberg The largest cryptocurrency fell as much as 2.7% on Thursday before paring some […]

U.S. and German Government’s Bitcoin Movements Raise Market Concerns

U.S. and German Government’s Bitcoin Movements Raise Market Concerns The German government has made significant Bitcoin transactions again, moving large amounts of the cryptocurrency after similar actions last week contributed to a dip in Bitcoin’s price. On Monday morning, wallets known to be linked to the German government transferred 1,500 BTC (approximately $94.94 million) across […]

Bitcoin Volatility Surges as Traders Brace for Potential Price Swings

Bitcoin Volatility Surges as Traders Brace for Potential Price Swings Bitcoin experienced increased volatility on June 30, with traders anticipating notable price movements for BTC as the cryptocurrency approached significant weekly, monthly, and quarterly candle closes. Bitcoin (BTC) reached highs of $63,712 over the past 24 hours, according to CoinMarketCap data. This came after BTC […]

Bitcoin Investors Begin to Ponder What’s Next After ETF Mania Cools

(Bloomberg) — As the second-quarter draws to a close, crypto investors are left wondering what’s next for Bitcoin after it retreated from the all-time highs registered during the height of the mania over exchange-traded funds. Most Read from Bloomberg The original cryptocurrency is down about 13% since March, a sharp contrast from the 67% and […]

‘Boring’ Bitcoin Sends Weekend Trading Volume to All-Time Lows

(Bloomberg) — The proportion of Bitcoin traded over weekends has declined to an all-time low of 16% this year, according to cryptocurrency research firm Kaiko. Most Read from Bloomberg The drop comes in the wake of the launch of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded-funds, which appears to have shifted the periods when Bitcoin is traded to be […]

Bitcoin Eclipsed by Ether, Solana in Crypto Bets Tapping ETF Hype

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin’s performance is starting to be overshadowed by the Ether and Solana tokens as hype around US cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds shifts to the two smaller digital assets. Most Read from Bloomberg Solana surged the most in over a month on Thursday after fund manager VanEck filed an application to start an ETF for […]