Bitcoin

Bitcoin is pulling back after a near 13% rally month to date, but is it just temporary? Alexandre Lores, an analyst at Quantum Economics, discusses why he doesn't think bitcoin is due for lower lows and remains "bullish on the near term." Plus, his take on the potential catalyst behind the recent price surge.

18 авг. 2021 г.

The Lightning Network, a layer 2 payments solution built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain that enables secure, private and near-instantaneous transactions at little to no cost, has surpassed 25,000 active nodes for the first time. This indicates the network is growing stronger with more nodes and channels.

18 авг. 2021 г.

CoinDesk's Galen Moore discusses his assessment of skyrocketing activity on Bitcoin's Lightning Network as it surpassed 25,000 active nodes for the first time. "The supply is up, for sure, but is the demand up?" Moore asked. Plus, his take on emerging markets taking on crypto as reported in Chainalysis' 2021 global crypto adoption index.

18 авг. 2021 г.

CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to make of Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, criticizing bitcoin and cryptocurrency in general. “It’s just a signal of how much the central bank is paying attention to the industry,” De said.

18 авг. 2021 г.

Michele Schneider, Managing Director at Marketgauge Group, discusses her analysis and outlook for bitcoin as buyers are taking a breather after a near 13% rally month to date. Plus, her take on whale buying, altcoins, and the potential impact of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on the crypto markets.

18 авг. 2021 г.

Eddie Ghabour, co-owner and managing partner at financial planning firm Key Advisors Group, discusses his bullish outlook for bitcoin despite appearing to be stuck in a sideways range. “There is tremendous potential upside here where we are right now,” Ghabour said. Plus, his advice for investors looking to buy cryptocurrencies.

18 авг. 2021 г.

Bitcoin reveals signs of short-term fatigue near the $50,000 level and is also beginning to flag signs of profit-taking in the short term. Still, BTC is up about 60% year-to-date, thanks to a strong shilling by bullish traders throughout the first half of August.

17 авг. 2021 г.

Amid the deepening crisis in Afghanistan, Jalak Jobanputra, founder of Future Perfect VC, discusses whether bitcoin could be a potential tool for financial freedom in geopolitical conflicts and how it could help empower young women and girls.

17 авг. 2021 г.

Just months after filing for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Michael Novogratz's cryptocurrency-focused financial services firm Galaxy Digital has filed with U.S. regulators for a bitcoin futures ETF. This comes as SEC Chairman Gary Gensler signaled he preferred ETFs based on bitcoin futures earlier this month at the Aspen Security Forum. CoinDesk's Nikhilesh De discusses the state of bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. as the SEC has yet to approve any of the dozens of applications for crypto ETFs in recent years.

17 авг. 2021 г.

As bitcoin’s short-squeeze rally takes a breather, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap is stalling ahead of the $50,000 resistance level and remains stuck in a sideways range.

17 авг. 2021 г.