Key Takeaways The Bitcoin hash rate is the amount of computing power contributed towards mining It has continued to take new all-time highs This squeezes miners’ profitability, at a time when electricity costs have risen and the Bitcoin price has fallen Overall, a high hash rate implies a healthy and more secure Bitcoin network …
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El Salvador’s Bitcoin City wins architectural design award
El Salvador is the first country that recognised Bitcoin as legal tender. Bitcoin City has been recognised as a sustainable and highly efficient project. El Salvador is building the new city in the country’s East, with clean energy entirely sourced from nearby volcanoes. El Salvador made history when it became the first country in the…
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Opportunity, or trap? Glassnode on Bitcoin price outlook
Bitcoin’s rally from December lows after the FTX collapse surprised many investors, Glassnode says in its weekly report. Bitcoin could see further upside but a fresh buy signal is likely at prices around $28.3k. Selling pressure above $23.3k is more likely given short-term holders and miner push for exit liquidity. Bitcoin price remains poised near…
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Bankrupt BlockFi plans to sell $160M Bitcoin mining hardware loans
BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in November 2022 citing exposure to the just collapsed FTX. The plan to sell off the loans backed by Bitcoin mining machines is part of the bankruptcy proceedings. Bidders have until before the end of January to submit offers. About two months after BlockFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy,…
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Bitcoin’s “hedge” narrative is dead, as speculative price action continues
Key Takeaways Crypto has risen to start the year off the back of expectations that interest rates may be cut sooner than anticipated This contrasts with the view that crypto is uncorrelated, proving it false Assessing the price action of crypto through the pandemic and subsequent rate-raising cycle shows an extremely risky asset class that…
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Bitcoin’s recovery will depend on a lot of macro-activities affecting the market, says Dan Ashmore
Coinjournal’s Dan Ashmore says numerous factors, including inflation and rate hikes, have affected the prices of most cryptocurrencies. He told CNBC that Bitcoin’s recovery would depend on numerous macro events affecting the market. Bitcoin and the broader crypto market have lost more than 65% of their value since the all-time high of November 2021. Bitcoin’s…
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Bitcoin hits 5-month high as bulls push BTC above $23K
Bitcoin hit highs of $23,342 on Binance, with a breakout above $22k extending year-to-date gains. BTC price is up 30% in a month and has recovered 47% since the decline to $15,500 lows. Short liquidations were around $376 million in the past 24 hours. Bitcoin price roared to highs above $23,000 on Saturday morning, rising…
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JPMorgan CEO says Bitcoin is ‘a hyped-up fraud’
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon previously slammed Bitcoin as a “Ponzi scheme”. On Thursday, he told CNBC’s Squawk Box that crypto is a decentralised Ponzi scheme and that Bitcoin is just “hyped-up fraud.” Dimon says people have lost billions of dollars and believes regulators should have put a stop to crypto “a long time ago.” Not…
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Bitcoin now at its pre-FTX collapse level
At press time, bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $21,507.97. Bitcoin price has surpassed where it stood on November 5 just prior to the FTX collapse. It now stands at its highest price since mid-September last year. 2022 was definitely not a very good year for crypto and especially for bitcoin (BTC) which was trading below…
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Half a billion dollars of short sellers liquidated in biggest crypto rally in 9 months
Key Takeaways The cryptocurrency market cap is back above $1 trillion following the biggest surge in 9 months Half a billion dollars of short sales were liquidated over the weekend, the most in three months Bitcoin is back above $21,000, Ethereum above $1,500, while altcoins have soared Despite powerful bounce, the market is still down…
