Bitcoin fell below $50,000 on Friday. The pioneer cryptocurrency is currently trading at around $49,405 at 11:10 GMT. Within the last 24 hours, the coin lost 8.9%, a massive loss to traders and investors. However, stock-to-flow models creator, PlanB, has said that he’s relieved that the coin has lost over 22% in just a week.…
A well-received Nasdaq debut from Coinbase last week opens what many hope to be crypto’s cross into the mainstream. Nonetheless, controversy has surrounded its IPO, including valuing the firm on a fully diluted basis. Using this methodology, a higher number of shares is included in the company valuation, essentially overvaluing the company by some $20bn.…
Coinbase shares closed at $327 on their Nasdaq debut, giving the crypto exchange an initial market cap of $86bn on a fully diluted basis. Fully diluted refers to the total number of common shares outstanding and available to trade on the open market after all possible sources of conversion. But some feel this measure gives…
If the pro-Bitcoin actions of titans Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have been insufficient, the traditional market seems to have given cryptocurrencies its blessing yesterday, with the debut of Coinbase on Nasdaq. The exchange is estimated to have had one of the most successful public direct listings in history. Data from Nasdaq indicates that COIN…
Whether it was capital being moved from Bitcoin into COIN during its stock market debut or if it was a classic sell the news event, the top cryptocurrency is red on the day. Bulls were expected to steal the show today but instead, there’s been a 5% intraday drop from today’s new all-time high. A…
There’s less than 24 hours standing in between now and the time San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is listed publicly for the first time. The shot heard ’round Wall Street has caused exchange tokens in particular to surge. One of the biggest benefactors has been competitor platform utility token, Binance Coin, along with other similar…
Even as the bitcoin market shows signs of bullish exhaustion after logging a 1,500-percent-plus upside move in the previous 13 months, all is not lost. Investors with a long-term growth outlook still want to hold onto the flagship digital asset, iterating their expansive bullish stance on it. The analogy appears out of a chart from…
Peter Brandt is an iconic trader who in the past called the dramatic fall to the Bitcoin bear market bottom, nearly a year ahead of time. Could the commodities trader with decades of experience in all things markets – who has for sure seen a thing or two in his career – now be forewarning…
Bitcoin price is reeling from a strong rejection from above $60,000 that has sent the leading cryptocurrency by market cap tumbling back down by more than $10,000 per coin. However, massive ongoing outflows of BTC continue to leave popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Pro at an alarming rate. The overall lack of BTC supply that only…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has imposed a $6.5 million fine on Coinbase. The regulator is accusing the Exchange of false or misleading reporting and wash trading, per an official statement. Between 2015 and 2018, according to the CFTC order, a former Coinbase employee engaged in the referenced misconduct on the GDAX platform. The…