Bitcoin just rocketed above $11,000 following the recent Square news, and DeFi tokens everywhere had a significant bounce. As well as Bitcoin has done, altcoins have outperformed the top crypto asset prompting another intraday fall in dominance. Interestingly, a deeper review of the DXY dollar currency index’s relationship with altcoins has uncovered a bizarre correlation…
While Bitcoin is touted as uncorrelated, the cryptocurrency has been following the inverse of one asset over the past few months: the U.S. dollar. Like gold, BTC’s price action is partially dictated by the value of fiat currencies. Over the past few months, the negative correlation gold and Bitcoin have with the U.S. dollar has…
The dollar’s impact on markets in 2020 cannot be overstated. Its weakness and decline in the face of the pandemic and a dwindling US economy, has allowed assets like Bitcoin, precious metals, and equities to surge. However, the DXY Dollar Currency Index just closed a monthly candle below an over decade-long trend line dating back…
The dollar has been on a steady decline since the pandemic first struck. Weakness in the global reserve currency has allowed gold, Bitcoin, and other assets to shine. However, either a major rebound is beginning, or the dollar is about to experience another massive drop. The asset is clearly at a ‘do or die’ moment,…
The dollar’s recent weakness and the decline has economists calling for the death knell. Amidst the discussion surrounding dethroning the asset, other competing currencies, and even gold are being pointed to as alternatives suitable as the next global reserve currency. However, according to one ETF manager CEO, Bitcoin has also cemented itself as a viable…
The dollar has been in sharp decline. Analysts are calling for the global reserve to lose its crown to the likes of Bitcoin or the yuan. Sentiment has reached substantial lows. However, when dollar sentiment fell this low in the past, it often triggered a strong reversal in the currency. Such a reversal, if it…
The dollar sank in July to the lowest point in two years in response to more stimulus money being printed to inflate the economy. At the same time, Bitcoin spiked to the highest level in over a year. The dollar has since bounced, and the leading cryptocurrency by market cap experienced its first powerful pullback…
Overnight on Saturday, in the late hours of the night, Bitcoin price flash crashed by over 10% and $1,400 in just ten minutes. But what caused such a massive crash in the cryptocurrency, and how can investors and traders prepare for such an unpredictable event? 3/10 The moment BTC hit $12,000 was right afer midnight…
During a hearing on the potential introduction of a digital dollar, Senator Tom Cotton claimed whatever the United States comes up with, it has to “be better than Bitcoin.”He also asserts it must be better than China’s digital yuan, which is currently in its pilot phase in the country. If it doesn’t, the dollar’s place…
UBS analysts expect Asia to be the only region that sees positive growth this year, and the return to strong earnings in the region could spark a renewed appetite for risk, and potentially, Bitcoin.UBS Analysts Expect Positive Growth in Asia, May Boost Bitcoin Buying in the RegionThe global economy is crumbling, and although markets are…