$135K for December: Stock-to-Flow Creator Lays out Bitcoin’s ‘Worst Case Scenario for 2021’

The pseudonymous creator of the popular stock-to-flow bitcoin price model, Plan B, has published his “worst case scenario for 2021” predictions on social media on Sunday. Five months ago, bitcoin model. “Bitcoin is below $34K, triggered by Elon Musk’s energy FUD and China’s mining crack down,” Plan B tweeted. Of course, Plan B made sure […]

Bearish or Bullish? Bitcoin Traders Argue Over Death Cross Outcome

Meanwhile, others are sure the death cross technical pattern means the price is due to rebound and possibly double-top to higher values than the previous all-time high. On June 19, a number of Twitter conversations, forum posts, and even headlines discussed the technical pattern called the death cross in regard to bitcoin’s chart. Death crosses […]

Paraguayan Lawmaker to Present Bitcoin Legislation Next Month — Aims to Make Paraguay …

Deputy Carlos Antonio Rejala Helman of the Hagamos Party has called for Paraguay to take similar action to El Salvador regarding bitcoin. The deputy is preparing a bill that seeks to legalize the use of cryptocurrencies in Paraguay as a means of payment, La Nacion reported Friday. Meanwhile, cryptocurrency adoption is growing in Paraguay. Neither […]

Tehran Government Bans Iran Blockchain Association

The Iranian government has moved this week to block activities of the Iran Blockchain Association, the Financial Tribune business daily reported on Sunday. According to a notice published by the Persian-language newspaper Hamshahri Online on Wednesday, IBA was also ordered to submit detailed reports about its financial performance and activities to Iran’s Social Affairs Organization. […]

Economist Steve Hanke Warns Salvadoran Bitcoin Adoption Could ‘Completely Collapse the …

The American economist Steve Hanke knows a lot about currencies, as he is the Cato Institute’s senior fellow and director of the Troubled Currencies Project. Bitcoin is not.” The economist also shared an article he wrote, which stresses the use of currency boards over bitcoin. In the article, Hanke talks about the monetary luminary Milton […]

Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Warns of ‘Biggest Crash in World History’ — Expects $24K …

Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has predicted the “biggest crash” in world history. When the price of bitcoin began falling substantially in May, the Rich Dad Poor Dad author urged people to buy the dip. Lot will depend upon global-macro environment.” He emphasized: “Remember the problem is not gold, silver, […]

Cornell Economist Says Bitcoin Has 3 Flaws Driving People to Search for Better Alternatives

He was previously chief of the Financial Studies Division in the research department of the International Monetary Fund and, before that, was the head of the IMF’s China division. The third flaw, according to the professor, is that bitcoin does not work well as a currency. Neither the company nor the author is responsible, directly […]

JPMorgan Warns of Incoming Bitcoin Bear Market Citing ‘Unusual Development’ in Futures

Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has warned of a further bitcoin price decline, expecting an incoming bear market. JPMorgan’s analysts affirmed that their outlook for bitcoin was negative. They see similarities between the current situation and the bitcoin crash in 2018 when investors rushed into cryptocurrencies as they boomed in 2017 and mass exited as the […]

Dutch Official Predicts Crypto Market Crash, Says ‘the Netherlands Must Ban Bitcoin Now’

The director of the Netherlands’ Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, a part of the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, has predicted “The ultimate collapse of the crypto bubble.” He urges the government to ban bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies immediately. As the country’s central planning office, the CPB does scientific research aimed at […]

Dutch Official Predicts Crypto Market Crash, Says ‘the Netherlands Must Ban Bitcoin Now’

The director of the Netherlands’ Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, a part of the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, has predicted “The ultimate collapse of the crypto bubble.” He urges the government to ban bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies immediately. As the country’s central planning office, the CPB does scientific research aimed at […]

JPMorgan Warns of Incoming Bitcoin Bear Market Citing ‘Unusual Development’ in Futures

Investment bank JPMorgan Chase has warned of a further bitcoin price decline, expecting an incoming bear market. JPMorgan’s analysts affirmed that their outlook for bitcoin was negative. They see similarities between the current situation and the bitcoin crash in 2018 when investors rushed into cryptocurrencies as they boomed in 2017 and mass exited as the […]

Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht Speaks Publicly for the First Time Since 2013

At the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, attendees listened to the first phone interview with the Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht from the depths of the maximum-security prison in Tucson, Arizona. Ross Ulbricht’s voice was heard by the attendees who went to the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami this year. During the phone call, Ulbricht noted […]

UK Police Lobbying for New Laws Allowing Them to Freeze Cryptocurrencies

UK police are lobbying the government to change the laws to allow them to freeze cryptocurrencies. Mick Gallagher, a retired detective chief superintendent at the Metropolitan Police, explained that the laws on freezing assets are outdated, therefore cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, could not always be frozen or seized by the police. But there is no such […]

Basel Committee Proposes Differentiating Regulation of Crypto Assets Based on Risks to Banks

However, the BIS stated that due to the rapidly evolving and complex nature of this asset class, more than one consultation is likely needed. Neither the company nor the author is responsible, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or […]

Texas Announces State-Chartered Banks Can Provide Cryptocurrency Custody Services

The bank may, for example, allow customers to retain direct control over their own cryptocurrencies and merely store copies of their private keys associated with the coins. The Texas banking regulator has previously determined that custody services may be provided by a Texas state-chartered bank in either a fiduciary or non-fiduciary capacity. One of Africa’s […]