The accused crypto burglar and rapper who dubs herself “The Crocodile of Wall Street” and “Razzlekhan” has landed a job with a tech company — even though she’s under house arrest for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to launder $4.5 billion of stolen bitcoin. Heather Morgan, 31, is now employed by an unknown tech firm despite the legal peril she and her husband, Ilya Lichtenstein, face over accusations they attempted to launder 119,754 bitcoin that they… Source link
Read More »Don’t Buy Bitcoin Until You Learn More – Bitcoin Magazine
This is an opinion editorial by Tim Niemeyer, co-host of the Lincolnland Bitcoin Meetup. Source As you might have learned from watching the mainstream news, the bitcoin price has been pumping as of late. If you bought the top and held until now, you may consider taking advice from good ol’ Mr. Goldshill himself, Peter Schiff, and use this opportunity to sell. If you’re someone who missed the boat, though, you may reasonably wait for confirmation and buy closer to $70,000. For those… Source link
Read More »Will Bitcoin price crack $22K? Dollar weakness, Bank of Japan easing boost hopes
Bitcoin (BTC) faced a potentially volatile day on Jan. 18 as multiple macro triggers began to unsettle the outlook. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BoJ refuses to hike Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD holding firm above $21,000 on the day. The pair remained cool amid news from Japan, where the central bank, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) had decided to keep ultra-easy policy in place, defying expectations of an interest rate hike. In so… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin surges as investors return to riskier assets
The price of bitcoin has surged nearly 30 per cent against the dollar in January, raising hopes among its faithful followers that the crypto market is emerging from the credit crisis that gripped it for much of last year. The token, the most actively traded in the industry, has soared to more than $21,000 in the past week, breaking out of the tight range around $17,000 upon which it had settled following the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange in November. The cryptocurrency has joined… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin inches closer to a 10-year record, as other stats turn bullish
The world’s first cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) is one day away from matching its historic 15-day win streak if its positive price movement keeps up. In November 2013 Bitcoin posted a 15-day consistent positive price movement, the longest in its history. ₿REAKING: #Bitcoin price has increased 14 days in row — A single day away from making a historic new record! pic.twitter.com/qclJhikcds — Documenting ₿itcoin (@DocumentingBTC) January 17, 2023 Right now, BTC is on day 14 of its win… Source link
Read More »Coinbase up 69%, MicroStrategy up 74% since lows
The share price of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has surged by 69% since its all time lows and other crypto-related stocks including business intelligence firm MicroStrategy have recorded similar jumps with green candles all around since the start of 2023. The share price of Coinbase fell as low as $31.95 on Jan. 6, before shooting up to $54.14 by the close of trading on Jan. 17. Coinbase’s share price for the last month. Source: Yahoo Finance The rising share price will likely be… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $21K; Congress' FTX Problem – CoinDesk
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Read More »First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Hangs Tough Over $21K for Another Day – CoinDesk
“The fact that we are now flirting with $21,500 is amazing,” JJ Kinahan, CEO of trading provider IG North America, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program. “It correlates a little bit to the equity markets now, in that we’re starting to see people put out a little more risk. Volatility has come off there.” Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Hangs Tough Over $21K for Another Day
Good morning. Here’s what’s happening: Prices: Bitcoin traded above $21,000 for a fourth consecutive day. Insights: Why are tokens for metaverse majors rallying when the platforms are struggling to keep users engaged? Prices CoinDesk Market Index (CMI) 1,017.20 +8.4 ▲ 0.8% Bitcoin (BTC) $21,215 +250.5 ▲ 1.2% Ethereum (ETH) $1,573 +23.8 ▲ 1.5% S&P 500 daily close 3,990.97 −8.1 ▼ 0.2% Gold $1,910 −2.7 ▼ 0.1% Treasury Yield 10 Years 3.54% ▲ 0.0 BTC/ETH prices per CoinDesk… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin Holds Strength Above $21K, Congress’ FTX Problem
More than one in three of the 535 senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress showed up to the new session with FTX baggage, having received campaign support from one of the senior executives of the fraud-ridden crypto giant, according to the latest report by CoinDesk’s Jesse Hamilton, Cheyenne Ligon and Elizabeth Napolitano. This article originally appeared in Crypto Markets Today, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today’s crypto markets. Subscribe to get it in… Source link
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