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Bitcoin’s price has fallen to its lowest point in over a week as traders stare down prospects of shifting U.S. monetary policy and continued tightening of regulation of cryptocurrencies in China. At 20:00 UTC on Monday, the price of the world’s foremost crypto began declining from around $35,466 to a low of $33,221. Prices were up slightly on the hour, and one bitcoin was changing hands for roughly $33,793 at the time of publication. The move marked the largest single daily loss for the… Source link

Crypto investing pioneer and former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz has stacked up billions of dollars by making bold bets on digital assets. He’s built up his crypto ecosystem company Galaxy Digital (BRPHF) into something akin to a crypto Berkshire Hathaway (if there were such an equivalent in crypto) through investments in promising blockchain projects and his recent record setting $1.2 billion acquisition of custody giant BitGo. And similar to the way equity investors turn to… Source link

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss    NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – Bitcoin funds and products posted record outflows last week as investors continued to cast a cautious eye on the world’s largest cryptocurrency, which has seen its upward momentum stall in the last few months, according to digital currency manager CoinShares data released on Monday.    Bitcoin outflows hit $141 million in the week ending June 4, representing 8.3% of the net inflows seen this year. For the year so far, bitcoin… Source link

Bitcoin Bitcoin, BTC to USD, rose by 0.48% in the week ending 6th June. Following a 2.50% gain from the previous week, Bitcoin ended the week at $35,780.0. A mixed start to the week saw Bitcoin fall to a Sunday intraweek low $34,160.0 before making a move. Steering clear of the first major support level at $32,362, Bitcoin rallied to a Thursday intraweek high $39,482.0. Falling short of the first major resistance level at $39,875 and $40,000 levels, Bitcoin fell back to sub-$35,000… Source link

Bitcoin (BTC) moved incrementally last week, opening and closing near the same price of $35,700. Technical indicators and the price action are providing mixed signs. However, the wave count is leaning bearish. Bitcoin consolidates Bitcoin experienced some volatility last week, moving from a low of $34,153 to a high of $39,476. However, both the opening and close prices were near $35,700, creating a doji candle in the weekly time frame. Technical indicators in the weekly time frame are bearish…. Source link

(Bloomberg) — Gold will surge to fresh highs in the next year, but investors seeking currency alternatives as global debt balloons should look to Bitcoin, according to a $7.5 billion hedge fund. Both are likely to rally even as the Federal Reserve moves to taper asset purchases, said Troy Gayeski, co-chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at SkyBridge Capital. The two are frequently compared by investors, with former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers saying cryptocurrencies… Source link

Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk announced that he had first purchased Bitcoin in 2012 after discovering how it worked on Silk Road The skateboarding legend was speaking at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami this weekend. Hawk spoke about his personal experience with digital currencies in a fireside chat titled “Countercultures Go Mainstream.”  The conversation was related to skateboarding and how cryptocurrencies are similar in terms of cultural adoption.  Hawk commented on the… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin and most other top cryptocurrencies fell on Sunday on concerns that there may be a further crackdown on the industry in China and as a report from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. served as a reminder that institutional adoption may be a long process. Bitcoin and many others in the top 30 cryptocurrencies excluding stablecoins declined in the past 24 hours as of 12:20 p.m. in London on Sunday, according to pricing data from CoinGecko, though No. 2 Ether was slightly higher…. Source link

(Bloomberg) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele, Latin America’s youngest president who’s known to break from the norms, said he plans to send legislation that would make Bitcoin legal tender in the country. “In the short term, this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion to thousands outside the formal economy,” Bukele said in a video broadcast at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami. He said he would submit the legislature a bill next week. In a series of tweets, the… Source link

Bloomberg China Tech Crackdown Cycle Nearing an End, Top Investor Says (Bloomberg) — Beijing’s antitrust crackdown on homegrown tech giants may be coming to an end, leaving stock valuations of some of the major firms at attractive levels.That’s the view of Hyomi Jie at Fidelity International Ltd., whose China consumer equity funds oversee $7.3 billion in assets. One has beaten 96% of peers in the past year. Hong Kong-based Jie sold some of her holdings in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and… Source link