Market Analysis

Bitcoin saw five-day highs on May 15 as a rebound continued after the Wall Street open. $40,000 “still a magnet” for BTC price Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $27,666 on Bitstamp. Bitcoin (BTC) on Bitstamp held strength on hourly timeframes after a weekly close just below the $27,000 mark. With

Your guide to the exhiliarating and vaguely terrifying world of runaway AI development. It’s been a hell of a couple of weeks for Melbourne digital artist Rhett Mankind, 46, who enlisted ChatGPT to create a $100 million market cap coin called Turbo, which has now inspired a Beeple artwork and saved a man’s life. Mankind,

Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied nearly 60% to around $27,000 in 2023 amid anticipations that the Federal Reserve would pause its quantitative tightening amid the U.S. banking crisis. Still, BTC price has failed to move beyond $30,000 decisively. Buying exhaustion at this key psychological level led to a price correction toward $25,000 over the past week. Interestingly, the

Bitcoin (BTC) sought to pass $27,000 on May 13 after a “scam wick” produced new two-month lows. Traders: BTC price must retain $26,500 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it recovered from a flash dip to $25,800 on Bitstamp. The pair saw weakness after the start of the week’s final Wall

Bitcoin (BTC) struggled to recover from fresh losses on May 11 as a false alarm over United States government sales spooked markets. Analysts deny U.S. government BTC sales Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $27,400 at the time of writing. The pair had seen a flash sell-off the day prior, briefly

Bitcoin (BTC) headed toward $27,000 after the May 11 Wall Street open as bulls failed to show strength. BTC price “rolls over” after brief recovery Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it risked a further loss of support. After a modest recovery from local lows seen the day prior, the pair

IRS wants $38 billion tax from Alameda According to recent flings posted by the claims agent of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), is claiming a total of $44 billion from the exchange’s bankruptcy and related firms, including $38 billion against its sister quantitative trading firm Alameda Research. In one single

Bitcoin (BTC) neared two-month lows on May 12 amid fears that a “head-and-shoulders” pattern would put bears ahead. Analysis of BTC price: “Welcome to bearadise” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $26,100 on Bitstamp — its lowest since March 17. Despite encouraging macroeconomic conditions for risk assets, Bitcoin failed to capitalize

Bitcoin (BTC) is entering prime “buy the dip” territory as the clock ticks down to the 2024 block subsidy halving. That is the conclusion of several well-known market participants this month, with Bitcoin just one year away from its “very interesting” next halving. Bitcoin vs. the halving: Time to buy? Bitcoin halving cycles are known

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week at the center of fresh crypto industry drama as the highest fees in two years pressure price action. Downside volatility is greeting traders thanks to a full mempool, and explanations point the finger at multiple parties. Largest exchange Binance is adding to the confusion, pausing BTC withdrawals several times

Where would you hide $3.4 billion worth of Bitcoin? For James Zhong, the ideal spot was to store it on a computer — with its circuitry exposed — placed in a used Cheetos popcorn tin hidden in a bathroom closet under a pile of blankets. Zhong, now 32, was sentenced to a year in federal

Warren Buffett moving into cash suggests that he’s bracing for a possible collapse in risk-on asset prices. With Bitcoin (BTC) up 70% year-to-date and correlated with equities, should BTC investors also prepare for a potential stock market crash?  Buffett says “incredible period” is over Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumped $13.30 billion worth of equities and

Here’s how Bitcoin (BTC)  traders can profit whether its price move up or down 10% within 55 days. Bitcoin options: Bracing for volatility Traditional market analysts have started calling for a volatility spike due to the U.S. government debt discussion. Moreover, signs of stress coming from the banking sector took investors by surprise after the

Top Stories This Week Memecoin hype drives Bitcoin transaction fees to multi-year highs The ongoing trading frenzy of memecoins like Pepe has triggered an unwanted consequence for Bitcoin (BTC) — raising its transaction costs to their highest point in two years. On May 3, the total amount of fees paid on the Bitcoin blockchain reached

Bitcoin (BTC) eyed a reclaim of further lost ground on May 5 as $30,000 remained in play.  BTC price action rebounds from stocks slump Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it spiked to $29,529 on Bitstamp – a new May high. The pair had dipped with United States equities at the

The price of Sui (SUI) has dropped sharply after its market debut across leading cryptocurrency exchanges. On May 5, the SUI price was $1.26 per token, down about 70% from its record high of around $4, established two days ago on Binance. Interestingly, on other exchanges like Kraken, the token’s market top was $1.60 or

The Bitcoin price successfully defended the $28,000 support on May 2, but it has yet to prove the strength needed to reclaim the $29,200 level from April 30. $30K becomes crucial for Bitcoin bulls Some analysts will pin the recent downtrend on the expectation of an interest rate increase by the United States Federal Reserve

Bitcoin (BTC) miners have profited roughly 37% from mining Bitcoin since its inception, new data reveals. Calculations from on-chain analytics firm Glassnode suggest that since 2010, fees and block reward subsidies have netted miners over $50 billion. Bitcoin miner revenue passes $50 billion mark Amid an ongoing debate over miner costs and susceptibility to Bitcoin price

The share of Ethereum (ETH) held by so-called whale addresses has dropped since Ethereum’s Shapella upgrade in mid April, suggesting that large investors may be leaning bearish in t near term. ETH whale population shrinks post-Shapella The amount of Ether held by addresses with 1,000-10,000 ETH, or “whales,” was over 14.033 million ETH on May 1, according

Bitcoin (BTC) saw considerable volatility between April 25 and May 1, ranging between $27,200 and $30,000. From a trading perspective, the 10.5% move sounds alarming, resulting in $340 million in leveraged BTC futures contract liquidations. However, from a broader angle, Bitcoin price is up 72% year-to-date in 2023, while the S&P 500 stock market index