Bitcoin is showing signs of decoupling from stocks in the short term, analyst says
Bitcoin is up 6% in the past 24 hours and over 18% this past week as it continues to rally higher amid a sell-off in...
Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen for five consecutive days now – Where does it all end?
The crypto market has slumped in the last few days. Bitcoin (BTC) has in fact dropped for four consecutive days now despite threatening to return...
Kraken’s Ukrainian donations the perfect solution to Russian sanction dilemma
I feel like all I’ve written in the last couple weeks has been about Russia invading Ukraine and the impact on the markets. Obviously, it...
Pompliano: The US needs to embrace Bitcoin immediately
America needs to “get very serious about [its] Bitcoin strategy as a nation-state,” said Pompliano. Bitcoin is a US technology “from an ethos standpoint,” he...
Lugano, Switzerland takes leaf out of El Salvador’s book
When El Salvador became the first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender in September, excitement rippled through the cryptocurrency world. It was a big...
Russian sanctions a moral dilemma for crypto
Like many, I watched the excellent Michael Jordan documentary, The Last Dance, during one of approximately thirteen lockdowns in my native Ireland in 2020. There’s...
BTC/RUB volume hits a 9 month high as Russians look for Ruble alternatives
Ruble-denominated Bitcoin volumes reached a 9-month high as investors fled to safe-haven assets. Most of the trading is on cryptocurrency exchange Binance, according to details...
BTC close to $42K as bulls take on bears despite ‘macroeconomic uncertainty’
The notable thing about Bitcoin’s gains today is that they come despite the continuing uncertainty around the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Bitcoin (BTC) rose to highs of...
Revisiting Bitcoin’s hedge properties following recent surge amid Russian sanctions
Last Thursday, following the news Russia invaded Ukraine, I wrote this piece assessing the hedge capabilities of Bitcoin amid the crisis. With gold holding up...