Cryptocurrency

The level of interest in the ‘Bitcoin halving’ on Google has soared to its highest point of all time, with predicted data pegging it at more than double that of the last halving in 2020. Search interest for the term ‘Bitcoin halving’ has already reached a score of 45, according to Google Trends data — with Google […]

The price of Bitcoin has corrected 13.65% almost a month after setting a new record high of around $73,800. As of April 17, BTC/USD is trading for as low as $$62,622, while its month-to-date low is around $62,160. BTC/USD daily price chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin’s price correction has accelerated recently due to an escalating geopolitical conflict in […]

There are plenty of reasons to be bullish on gold, but the evergreen bear case on the precious metal is that it’s never really consumed. Every ounce of gold that’s been mined since the beginning of time is still here. To wit is a Bloomberg story over the weekend reporting on a flood of customers rushing into […]

The initial euphoria for the spot bitcoin ETFs has seemingly dampened and reality is slowly kicking in with inflows recently unable to keep up with the still speedy pace of exits from Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). The result is that in the week ended April 12, the spot ETFs as a whole saw a net […]

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) having days of zero inflows is completely normal and shouldn’t be misinterpreted as a failure of the products themselves, says Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart. On most days, the “vast majority” of all United States ETFs post zero inflows — something completely normal for any ETFs in a given sector, Seyffart […]

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices are holding above $63,000 as the cryptocurrency gives up some ground on Monday. The bitcoin halving event is projected to take place this Friday, April 19, which operates to reduce the amount of available bitcoins in circulation once every four years. The bitcoin halving directly impacts the profits of bitcoin miners, including […]

The 13.3% drop in Bitcoin price between April 12 and April 13 forced many traders out, primarily those who had leveraged their positions. This significant movement triggered $387 million in forced liquidations of long positions and reduced the open interest by $5.4 billion. At first glance, the price action and its effect on the derivatives markets […]

Hong Kong regulators on Monday approved the launch of spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), asset managers said, following U.S. moves this year to bring these products to market. Bitcoin was trading around 3% higher at 7:11 a.m. ET after a rough sell-off over the weekend. Three ETF providers have been approved by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures […]

On April 13, Iran initiated a drone strike on Israel followed by reports that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were intercepted by Israeli, U.S., and other Western allied forces. Concurrently, bitcoin and the broader crypto economy experienced a significant downturn, with many analyzing the fundamentals in the context of a potentially intensifying military conflict. Community Reacts […]

Only six altcoins among the top 50 tokens by market cap have managed to outperform Bitcoin so far this year, asBitcoin dominance reached a three-year high over the weekend. The memecoin Dogecoin stands as the best-performing altcoin in the top 50, having posted year-to-date gains of just over 77% — climbing from $0.09 on Jan. […]