Bitcoin’s Drop From Biden’s Proposed Tax Hikes Not Likely to Last, BCB CEO Says

Bitcoin has slumped more than 8%, over a 24-hour period, a drop attributed to U.S. Biden’s proposed treatment of gains in equities as income, which proposes a rate of up to 39.6% instead of the current 23.8%, has had “a shock effect in all markets,” BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie told CoinDesk via private […]

Bitcoin Breaks Below $50K as Market Sell-Off Continues

At around 17:00 UTC on Thursday, bitcoin‘s price fell from around $54,900 to $51,500 before the markets inflicted another sell-off to $48,300, according to Bitstamp exchange data. Other cryptocurrencies are also experiencing sharp sells with XRP and ether both down 13% and 7% respectively, while binance coin is down 5.8%. The leader in blockchain news, […]

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Price, Dominance Slips; Ether Hits Fresh Record High Over $2.6K

Pankaj Balani, CEO of crypto derivatives venue Delta Exchange, notes that when looking at a larger trading chart time frame the outlook is starting to look bearish for bitcoin. Bitcoin’s 30-day annualized volatility, as measured by CoinDesk Research, was at 48.9% on April 21, a long slow fall from 2021’s high of 112.8% 30-day volatility […]

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Price, Dominance Slips; Ether Hits Fresh Record High Over $2.6K

Pankaj Balani, CEO of crypto derivatives venue Delta Exchange, notes that when looking at a larger trading chart time frame the outlook is starting to look bearish for bitcoin. Bitcoin’s 30-day annualized volatility, as measured by CoinDesk Research, was at 48.9% on April 21, a long slow fall from 2021’s high of 112.8% 30-day volatility […]

Bitcoin Recovers From Panic Zone as Funding Rates Reset

In the past few days, the cost to fund long positions in the market for bitcoin perpetual swaps, a type of derivative in the cryptocurrency markets similar to futures contracts in traditional markets, declined into negative territory, which typically precede spot price recoveries. The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives […]

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $62K, Recovers Slowly From Turkey Crypto Payment Ban; Dogecoin …

But as Du Jun, co-founder of another popular crypto exchange, Huobi, warned, there are risks around the beloved meme token. Despite the growing interest from new investors, DOGE holders are still highly concentrated within the top 10 addresses, which counts about 41.35% of all circulating dogecoin. The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media […]