Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin accelerates its slide, falling to $90,000 to start the week
Bitcoin dropped to the $90,000 mark to start the week, extending weekend losses as investors continued to dump tech stocks. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4% at $90,413.80, according to Coin Metrics, bringing its losses since Saturday to about 7%. Bitcoin lost 11% in the past week. Stock Chart IconStock […]
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What to expect from new crypto legislation on the crime prevention side of it
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters With the levers of power in Washington, D.C., about to change hands, a raft of pro-crypto legislation is expected from Congress and the Trump administration. To date, there’s been […]
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Bitcoin drops below $98,000 as Treasury yields pressure risk assets
Nicolas Economou | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin slumped on Tuesday as a spike in Treasury yields weighed on risk assets broadly. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4.8% at $97,183.80, according to Coin Metrics. The broader market of cryptocurrencies, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, dropped more than 5%. […]
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New ETFs that combine bitcoin exposure and options are coming in 2025
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin ETFs were a hit with investors in 2024, and now asset management firms are starting to build out ways to combine crypto and derivatives in exchange-traded packages. New products are set to roll out this month. Asset manager Calamos announced Monday that it will launch a structured protection […]
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Cryptocurrencies rise to start the week, bitcoin jumps above $102,000
The photo illustration shows the Bitcoin cryptocurrency on November 12, 2024 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images The price of bitcoin leapt back above $100,000 to start the first full trading week of the new year. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by about 4% at $102,234, according to Coin […]
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MicroStrategy trades like a meme stock these days. What investors need to know
Investors have compared MicroStrategy to meme stocks in recent weeks as the data visualization and reporting platform piled into bitcoin at the end of last year, even as the cryptocurrency hit record after record. MicroStrategy, seen as a proxy for the price of bitcoin, benefited in the post-election bitcoin rally. Fueled by its five-year-old strategy […]
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Regulatory clarity could drive bitcoin to $225,000 this year, says H.C. Wainwright
Regulatory clarity and institutional adoption could drive bitcoin this year to more than double its current price, according to H.C. Wainwright. The firm raised its price target on the flagship cryptocurrency to $225,000 from $145,000, it said in a note to investors Thursday, implying upside of more than 130%. “Based on our analysis of historical […]
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Cryptocurrencies jump to start 2025, bitcoin rises back above $96,000
Representations of cryptocurrency Bitcoin are seen in this illustration taken November 25, 2024. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Cryptocurrencies rose to start the year, rebounding from recent losses as investor optimism returned to the market. The price of bitcoin rose 2% to $96,711.71 Thursday, bringing its new year gain to about 3% when counting trading from […]
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Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, but not without its usual volatility
Bitcoin was far and away the best performing asset class in 2024 as new ETFs ushered in more widespread adoption and hopes for deregulation under a new presidential administration lifted digital assets to record levels. But owning cryptocurrency also came with its usual unpredictability and dizzying swings, as this month’s trading clearly illustrates. Bitcoin has […]
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MicroStrategy falls as much as 6% after latest bitcoin purchase: CNBC Crypto World
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, William Quigley, […]
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