Kraken CEO reverses $100K BTC 2021 forecast: Crypto winter now possible

As Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade sideways around $48,000, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell is not counting out a potential crash on cryptocurrency markets in the short term. A crypto winter is now... Read more »

Block, formerly Square, will allow users to gift BTC for the holidays using Cash App

Digital payments company Block, formerly called Square, has announced that Cash App users will be able to gift friends and family both crypto and stock over the holiday season. According to a... Read more »

Cyprus’ finance ministry recommends ‘capacity building’ for crypto

Cyprus is moving to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, with the country’s finance ministry releasing a national risk assessment on crypto. Published on Dec. 13, the official documentation provides a risk assessment for... Read more »

Look out below! Analysts eye $40K Bitcoin price after today’s dip to $45.7K

On Monday, Bitcoin’s short-term outlook worsened after the price fell to an intra-day low at $45,672, a far cry from the weekend’s promising rally above the $50,000 level.  With the year nearly... Read more »

Daft Punk meets CryptoPunks as Novo faces up to NFTs – Cointelegraph Magazine

Just recently, NFT collector CryptoNovo was posing for hundreds of photos, taking meetings with top tech companies and attending scores of invitation-only parties across New York City. Today, the former-schoolteacher-turned-Metaverse-mascot is raking... Read more »

Inside the blockchain developer’s mind: Proof-of-stake blockchain consensus

Cointelegraph is following the development of an entirely new blockchain from inception to mainnet and beyond through its series Inside the Blockchain Developer’s Mind. In previous parts, Andrew Levine of Koinos Group... Read more »

Analysts say Bitcoin’s open interest wipeout ‘will give way to further upside’

The weekend is upon us and fear remains the dominant short-term sentiment in the cryptocurrency market. Earlier today Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to $47,250 and investors are biting their nails after data... Read more »

Bitcoin jumps past $50K as US CPI data shows highest inflation in nearly 40 years

Bitcoin (BTC) surged over $1,000 in seconds on Dec. 10 as the United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed inflation in November was worse than anticipated.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp).... Read more »

WisdomTree amends Bitcoin ETF application, naming US Bank as custodian

New York-based asset manager WisdomTree has amended its filing for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund with the Securities and Exchange Commission to name U.S. Bank as its custodian.  In a Wednesday filing, WisdomTree... Read more »

Bitcoin rebounds on Wall Street open as exchange BTC reserves plunge after $42K dip

Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from a dip below $50,000 on Dec. 8 as Wall St. trading opened on a fresh bullish note. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin market ditches “extreme fear”... Read more »