Cryptocurrency fund manager Grayscale Investments now holds more than 500,000 BTC in its Bitcoin Trust. According to a Nov. 16 post, Grayscale now holds to $8.35 billion worth of Bitcoin— equating to 2.69% of Bitcoin’s (BTC) outstanding supply and market cap. But with Chainalysis estimating that around 3.7 million BTC have been lost, Grayscale may actually now be in possession of 3.37% of Bitcoin’s remaining circulating supply Appealing to institutional investors who are prepared to… Source link
Read More »Monthly Archives: November 2020
3 key on-chain metrics suggest Ethereum price is in a 2017-style bull run
Ether (ETH) price is currently ranging between $440 and $470, which is similar to the price action seen in December 2017. Back then, the scenario ended up being incredibly bullish, and the altcoin quickly rocketed toward $1,400. Fast forward to 2020, and some investors believe a similar outcome may occur as a few key on-chain and technical indicators are mirroring the levels seen in the previous bull run. On Dec. 10 Ether price was $450, and it took only 34 days for Ether to reach its… Source link
Read More »Market Wrap: Bitcoin Ascends to $16.8K; Uniswap and Tether 35% of Ethereum Transactions
Bitcoin is knocking at the gates of $17,000 while Ethereum’s transaction growth in 2020 is a positive indicator of future financial use cases. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $16,829 as of 21:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 6.1% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $15,792-$16,851 BTC above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Bitstamp since Nov. 14. Source: TradingView Bitcoin’s price made big gains Monday, turning… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin hits new 2020 high at $16.7K —Traders expect bigger breakout
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) hit a new yearly high at $16,717 on Binance. Following the breakout, traders expect a larger rally to occur in the near term. There are several reasons why analysts expect a prolonged uptrend. First, Bitcoin cleanly broke out of $16,000, taking out the $16,473 peak achieved on Nov. 13. Second, there is a “sell-side crisis” brewing as more BTC gets accumulated than mined. Third, BTC rallied despite indicators showing overbought signals. BTC/USD 1-hour chart…. Source link
Read More »Bitcoin’s Gunning for a Record and No One’s Talking About It
Three years ago, Bitcoin’s historic surge dominated Thanksgiving dinner conversations. This year, the cryptocurrency is in the midst of another notable rally and yet almost no one’s talking about it. How fevered has Bitcoin’s latest leg higher been? With the coin trading around $16,800, it’s been more expensive in only five other instances in the… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin price must break this level to extend 6-week winning streak
Bitcoin price has been showing significant strength as Bitcoin (BTC) rallied by more than 60% in a matter of six weeks, surging from $10,000 to $16,500 and leaving many investors behind. These investors were waiting for the close of the CME gap at $9,600, which didn’t occur. However, can the markets expect a correction to happen, or is further strength likely for the markets? Bitcoin posts sixth consecutive green weekly candle BTC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView The daily chart shows… Source link
Read More »$1T market cap is ‘next big resistance’ for Bitcoin — Bloomberg analyst
Bitcoin (BTC) hitting its all-time highs of $20,000 again is not the end, but the start of its explosion to a $1 trillion asset, a senior Bloomberg analyst says. In a tweet on Nov. 16, as BTC/USD reclaimed $16,000, Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, delivered a fresh bullish forecast for the largest cryptocurrency. Bloomberg Intelligence: BTC will keep rising in 2021 Bitcoin saw lower levels over the weekend, briefly dipping to $15,800 before conspicuously… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin and Altcoins Show Positive Signs, Litecoin Shines
Bitcoin price remained well bid near the USD 15,800 level and recently recovered above USD 16,000. BTC even climbed above USD 16,200, but it is currently (13:00 UTC) struggling to clear the USD 16,350 resistance level. The main hurdle for a larger rally is now near the USD 16,500 level. Besides, there was a decent recovery wave in most major altcoins, including ethereum, XRP, litecoin, EOS, XLM, LINK, BNB, TRX, bitcoin cash, and ADA. ETH/USD is trading above USD 450, but it is facing… Source link
Read More »Charlie Lee Predicts Resurgence of Litecoin as Bitcoin Cash Falters
Litecoin founder Charlie Lee today tweeted a cryptic emoji message of a chicken, dolphin, bee, cash, and soon arrow. Several of Lee’s followers replied, speculating over what he meant. But it was @MASTERBTCLTC who gave the most likely explanation by replying with “Litecoin flip B cash soon.” ? litecoin? flip? B? cash? soon — Master⚡️250k BTC 6.25k LTC 2021 (@MASTERBTCLTC) November 16, 2020 Lee has neither confirmed nor denied any… Source link
Read More »Citibank Executive Says Bitcoin Will Trade at $318,000 by End of 2021
Citibank Group’s Global head of Citifxtechnicals product, Tom Fitzpatrick expects to see the price of bitcoin peaking at $318,000 by end of 2021. Although he concedes that his prediction might seem improbable, Fitzpatrick argues that such a surge will still be the weakest rally for the digital asset when compared to other assets such as gold. He also adds that bitcoin is all about the”unthinkable rallies followed by… Source link
Read More »