Two key entities that affect the crypto market dynamics have announced the launch of new Bitcoin products on the same day. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Bakkt appear to be pursuing a common goal, the evolution of their crypto-based services to attract new investors. The CME financial derivatives platform announced that it will offer…
Bitcoin prices rallied in the early London session after Reuters reported that PayPal would launch its crypto checkout services later on Tuesday. The payment giant, which started offering bitcoin custodial and trading services in October last year, will now allow US customers to use their cryptocurrency holdings to pay to PayPal’s millions of merchants worldwide.…
Bitcoin price extended its rise above the $58,000 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is now correcting gains, with but it is likely to remain well bid near $56,750 and $56,500. Bitcoin gained pace above the $57,500 and $58,000 resistance levels before correcting lower. The price is now well above the $55,000 support and the…
Bitcoin price is struggling to get back above $60,000 currently, but bears thus far have been unable to swat price action away from local highs. The push and pull between the two opposing market forces have resulted in a bearish price pattern potentially forming, that anyone paying attention to cryptocurrency might want a heads up…
In a press release, One River Digital Asset Management, and its partner One River Asset Management announced the addition of Jay Clayton to its Academic and Regulatory Advisory Council. Clayton is a former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and is considered a detractor of cryptocurrencies. At least in practice and under…
In an interview for Fortune, Square CFO Amrita Ahuja made the corporate case for Bitcoin adoption. In Michael Saylor, CEO of Microstrategy, style Ahuja asserted that the cryptocurrency is part of an evolution of financial services globally. Square, led by Jack Dorsey, and the Saylor-led company were among the first publicly traded companies in the…
Bitcoin prices rose aggressively heading into the European session Monday, breaking above $58,000 as traders pinned their hopes on another all-time high milestone ahead. The benchmark cryptocurrency was changing hands for $58,146 at 10:18 UTC, up 4.25 percent from its intraday open. A record expiry of $6 billion worth of options contracts on Friday helped…
Bitcoin price started a steady increase and tested the $56,500 zone against the US Dollar. BTC is now correcting gains, with many supports near $54,000. Bitcoin traded as high as $56,694 before starting a downside correction. The price is still above the $54,000 support and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break…
In February, one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States, Bank of New York Mellon, announced the launch of a custody service for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Claiming that BTC has become a widely accepted asset, the institution opted to get ahead in innovation. Now, BNY Mellon has published a valuation on Bitcoin…
Bitcoin price is recovering nicely above $55,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is likely to start a strong increase if there is a daily close above the $57,000 resistance. Bitcoin started a fresh increase above the $55,000 and $55,500 resistance levels. The price is now well above $55,000 and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours).…