Bitcoin

A survey from digital payment company Block Inc. has found that the higher respondents rated their own level of cryptocurrency knowledge, the more optimistic they are about the future of Bitcoin (BTC). Block surveyed more than 9,500 people from the Americas (2,375), EMEA (4,360) and APAC (2,860) regions in January, ensuring to include 100 Bitcoin owners in each region for its 2022 Bitcoin Knowledge and Perceptions Report. The report, released on May 31, shows a correlation between optimism and… Source link

Block partnered with Wakefield Research to address misconceptions surrounding Bitcoin. The survey included 9,500 respondents from varying age groups, genders and ethnicities from around the world. The data reveals something telling about the knowledge gaps in Bitcoin and what strengthens the network effect. Block, a Bitcoin-oriented financial services firm previously known as Square, just released Bitcoin: Knowledge and Perception, a report detailing a survey of 9,500 participants conducted in… Source link

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Bitcoin (BTC) price action has been surprisingly bullish since May 27. Weekends, especially holiday weekends, are notoriously volatile and indecisive, with major whipsaws in price movements being the norm. Even in bull markets, bearish price action is often the norm, but BTC bucked that trend.  BTC/USD daily chart (Coinbase) Source: TradingView Bitcoin rallied nearly 11% between May 27 and May 30, moving through the critical $28,600 level to move back above $30,000 to $31,700. The weekly close… Source link

On June 7, 2021, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced an audacious plan: to make Bitcoin legal tender. Anna-Cat Brigida is a reporter who covers Latin America. She lives in Honduras now, but was based in El Salvador when Bukele made his announcement. From there, Brigida says, everything went at full speed. Within 90 days El Salvador had to build its own Bitcoin wallet, install Bitcoin ATMs, and sell the country’s population on the idea of Bitcoin—an idea that had been brought… Source link

Bitcoin (BTC) put in fresh gains overnight into May 31 as the monthly close looked set to seal losses of around 15%. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Asks stack up above $33,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD consolidating once more after a fresh burst took it to $32,200 on Bitstamp. The pair thus capped the second day of more bullish momentum, this nonetheless failing to impress analysts, who widely believed that the moves were… Source link

Bear markets are typically marked by a capitulation event where discouraged investors finally abandon their positions and asset prices either consolidate as inflows to the sector taper off or a bottoming process begins.  According to a recent report from Glassnode, Bitcoin hodlers are now “the only ones left” and they appear to be “doubling down as prices correct below $30K.” Evidence of the lack of new buyers can be found looking at the number of wallets with non-zero balances, which… Source link

On May 30, the total crypto market capitalization gained 4% and currently is within reach of a $1.3 trillion market capitalization. The move was enough to erase the losses from the previous seven days and was driven mainly by Bitcoin’s (BTC) 4.9% gain during that time frame. Total crypto market cap, USD billion. Source: TradingView Apart from Bitcoin, Cardano (ADA) was the only large-cap cryptocurrency that managed to close the week with a positive 4.5% performance. Meanwhile, Ether (ETH), Source link

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed higher on May 30 as early week gains saw BTC/USD retain $30,500. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $32,000, $35,000 flagged as lines in the sand Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed the largest cryptocurrency consolidating near $30,600 at the time of writing after hitting highs of $30,900 on Bistamp. Its best performance since May 16, the return to relative strength was welcomed by analysts, some of whom began to discuss the… Source link

After a tumultuous month for the crypto markets, Bitcoin (BTC) was poised to extend its losing streak to a record nine weeks. However, that scenario has been narrowly avoided after the leading cryptocurrency jumped in the late hours on Sunday to hit a seven-day high of $30,723. Though a modest correction brought Bitcoin down to $30,594 by press time, it is still up 5.5% on the last day, according to CoinMarketCap. Despite the latest positive sentiment, data from Coinglass shows that Bitcoin… Source link