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Bitcoin falls as Biden’s plan to raise capital gains tax hurts risk appetite. Bitcoin slipped on Friday as reports of U.S. President Joe Biden mulling a tax hike on wealthy Americans drew stronger selling pressure in the spot market. The biggest cryptocurrency traded well below the 100-day simple moving average support of $49,470 during the […]
BTC has remained in a consolidation phase since February. Bitcoin (BTC) is holding short-term support and was trading around $54,000 at press time. The cryptocurrency is now below the 50-day moving average as upside momentum continues to slow. Buyers will need to defend support around $51,000 to stabilize the long-term uptrend. The relative strength index […]
Thiel’s comments about China “weaponizing” bitcoin to hurt the U.S. are a warning about the cost of inaction. The battle over bitcoin’s evolving role just became a piece in a complex game of political strategy. Peter Thiel’s talk earlier this week at a Richard Nixon Foundation event thrust the cryptocurrency even further out onto the geopolitical stage […]
BTC held support around $50K and is approaching resistance around $56K. Bitcoin rose for the first time in three days as traders looked past Friday’s record $6 billion expiration of option contracts to a stronger market next week as April begins. “Returns after prior bitcoin options expiration dates have tended to be positive,” David Grider, strategist at Fundstrat, […]
Theoretically, the $80,000 call represents a bet that bitcoin would settle above that level on April 30. Some bitcoin options traders are betting this year’s price rally, which paused in recent weeks, will resume in April – historically a strong month for the market. Among options listed on the dominant Deribit exchange with an April […]
Tesla accepting bitcoin payments and running its own nodes is “massively bullish,” according to one analyst. Bitcoin (BTC) jumped early Wednesday after the Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric vehicle maker is now accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment option. Musk’s Twitter announcement overshadowed the dollar’s strength, helping the cryptocurrency stay bid. “You can now […]
“My speculative guess is that institutions are buying bitcoin’s price dip,” one analyst said. Digital-asset traders and analysts were scrambling Tuesday to assess a fresh data point extracted from the Bitcoin blockchain: Some $806 million worth of the cryptocurrency apparently transferred earlier in the day off of the Coinbase exchange’s institution-focused unit, Coinbase Pro. The […]
BTC is moving sideways as its short-term uptrend slows. Bitcoin (BTC) has been stuck in a range of $54,000 to $60,000 over the past few days. The near 40% rise from the Feb. 28 low is slowing as traders continue to take profit from the March all-time high around $61,000. The 50-period volume weighted moving […]
Bitcoin is falling, as caution ahead of the FOMC rate decision overshadows bullish chart pattern. Bitcoin is nursing losses ahead of a crucial Federal Reserve policy meeting that could reveal the U.S. central bank’s plans in the wake of rising inflation expectations. The top cryptocurrency, which is seen by many investors as a hedge against rising prices, […]
“This does not mean the bull run is over, it just means that profit taking is happening,” according to market analyst Lark Davis. Bitcoin is losing altitude on Monday amid weak buying pressure from institutional investors. The crypto market leader fell as low as $54,790.33 Monday morning, having reached a record high of $61,556.59 on […]