Bitcoin

Bitcoin was holding support around $33K Tuesday and is down about 5% over the past week. The cryptocurrency had a choppy trading session during Asia hours and is stuck in a tight range since June. Valkyrie CIO and co-founder Steven McClurg discusses the outlook for bitcoin and whether it will break out soon. "I definitely see us stuck here over the summer," he said, commenting on bitcoin's trajectory. Plus, why McClurg says he thinks inflation is not transitory and the impact of China's crypto crackdowns on bitcoin's price and hashrate.

6 juil. 2021

Harry Sudock, VP of Strategy at bitcoin mining firm Griid, responds to bitcoin's growing environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) concerns, discussing how Griid is procuring renewable energy to supply a portfolio of bitcoin mining facilities. "We have an overwhelmingly carbon-free and renewable-focused portfolio, not because we have an ESG mandate, but because that's the way we achieve the best results," Sudock said. Plus, insights into miners migrating out of China and whether this is a greener way forward.

6 juil. 2021

Bitcoin is holding support above $33K. Initial resistance is now seen at $36K, as short-term buyers continue to take profits. CoinDesk's Michael Casey breaks down the Chart of the Day.

6 juil. 2021

The bitcoin stock-to-flow model, one of the most widely used charts for predicting massive future bitcoin price gains, currently suggests bitcoin’s price should be around $77,900. It’s the model’s largest divergence since January 2019. “The Hash” team breaks down the data, exploring the outlook for bitcoin.

6 juil. 2021

IBC Group to end Bitcoin and Ethereum mining in China. The Pavilions Hotels and Resorts to accept crypto. Blockchain leads to rise of crypto natives. We’ll have more on these stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

6 juil. 2021

Crypto miners in China are migrating elsewhere in response to the country’s continued crackdowns. ​CrossTower Research Analyst Martin Gaspar discusses the impact of bitcoin’s hashrate on its price and why this matters. “Bitcoin’s price and hashrate have been very correlated over time… so they tend to move with each other,” Gaspar said.

6 juil. 2021

Bitcoin is trading under pressure as currency markets price in prospects of an upbeat U.S. nonfarm payrolls release, which could amplify concerns of an early unwinding of stimulus by the Federal Reserve. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

2 juil. 2021

Bitcoin registers its worst second-quarter performance since 2018 and remains rangebound heading into the weekend. CoinDesk’s Christie Harkin and Brad Keoun discuss the week’s top stories moving the crypto markets: the reported death of billionaire bitcoin advocate Mircea Popescu and NYDIG bringing crypto purchases to 650 banks with NCR.

2 juil. 2021

Jack Mallers' payments company Strike is letting its U.S. customers buy and sell bitcoin for almost zero transaction fees, going head-to-head with Coinbase, Square's Cash App, and PayPal. As Strike sets forth to be the cheapest and easiest platform to purchase BTC, "The Hash" panel discusses the fierce race to no-fee bitcoin trading.

2 juil. 2021

CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De explains what it means for the regulators as Jack Mallers' payments platform Strike is now competing against Coinbase to offer U.S. customers to buy and sell bitcoin with almost no trading fees.

2 juil. 2021