For some reason, Bitcoin (BTC) analysts never take the middle path. They either project that the price will go to the moon or warn of imminent doom. After surviving and thriving for over a decade and being one of the best assets to own during the current crisis, any doubts about its longevity should be put to rest. On the other hand, for the top-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap to replicate the previous bull run, it would first need to break out to new lifetime highs. There are several intermittent resistances between the current levels and the lifetime highs that need …

While retail traders fret over whether Bitcoin (BTC) will break above $10,000 or not, the institutional players silently continue to build positions. On May 19 major digital asset management fund Grayscale tweeted that its assets under management had increased over 80% from $2.1 billion to $3.8 billion over the period of one year. This suggests that institutional money is gradually flowing into cryptocurrencies. The majority of the investment was done in Bitcoin, the top-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap. Usually, institutional investors take a long-term view and are not perturbed by the short-term swings. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Similarly, the …

Several economies around the globe are lifting lockdown restrictions that have been in place for the past few weeks. This will enable businesses to gradually get back on track and investors are also closely watching the various coronavirus vaccines that are in developmental stages. Any positive news on this front is likely to boost sentiment. As the globe is flush with liquidity, any improvement in sentiment could drive traders into risky assets in order to generate strong returns to make up for this year’s losses. Bitcoin (BTC) has done exceedingly well during the crisis, which is likely to attract the …

A month after the first halving, Bitcoin (BTC) moved up by 7% but following the second halving, the price slipped by 10% in a month. This suggests that if history were to repeat itself, the top-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap will remain volatile but a large move in either direction is unlikely in the first month. However, the derivatives markets could be giving a signal that this time is different. This week CME Bitcoin options open interest increased to about $142 million, an increase of over 1000% since the end of April, according to data from Skew. This shows that the …

The signs of the apocalypse are upon us: Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees peaking, block time increasing, and the mempool is becoming congested — all as predicted by Zach Resnick, a managing partner at Unbounded Capital. Flash crash is more likely When Resnick spoke to Cointelegraph on May 8, he argued that the “death spiral” scenario is not priced in and that the community underestimates its probability. He claimed that there is still maybe only two to three percent chance of the halving killing off the chain completely, but in his opinion, Bitcoin was being priced as if there was a …

The Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV hash rates have recovered following a dramatic fall after their halvings in April, as the Bitcoin hash rate declined since the May 11 halving. According to bitinfocharts, Bitcoin Cash’s hash rate increased more than 90%, from 1.43 Exahashes/second (EH/s) on May 10 to 2.74 EH/s on May 13. The hash rate of BSV also grew from 1.1 EH/s to 1.78 EH/s. BCH and BSV pre-halving and post-BTC halving. Source: bitinfocharts.com Miners flee following halvings Both BCH and BSV experienced a steep drop in mining immediately following their rewards halvings on April 8 and April …

History suggests that Bitcoin (BTC) halvings have led to massive bull runs. After the first halving in November 2012, the top-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap surged 10,000% from late 2012 to 2014. The second halving that took place in July 2016 produced a rally of about 2,500% from mid-2016 to Dec. 2017. On May 11, Bitcoin completed its third halving and the expectations are for another huge up move. Other than history, current fundamental factors are setting the stage for a huge rally in Bitcoin’s future. The world is currently in the midst of a financial crisis due to the coronavirus …

Data published by market research firm Fundstrat shows that Bitcoin (BTC) is the top-performing asset class of 2020 so far. The data, posted to Twitter by Fundstrat’s Thomas Lee, shows Bitcoin to have outperformed every other asset class by at least 19% — with BTC having gained 39% since the start of the year. 20-year U.S. treasures rank as the second-best performing asset with a 21.1% year-to-date (YTD) gain, followed by gold with 12.5%, and U.S. treasuries with 8.9%. Global government bonds and the Nasdaq increased by 1.8% and 1.7% respectively, while high-grade U.S. credit and cash funds post roughly …

With Bitcoin (BTC) block rewards expected to halve during the early hours of May 12, many analysts are starting to weigh in on what the event will mean for the crypto markets and mining community. Cointelegraph spoke to three analysts to get their unique takes on whether the halving is likely to comprise a “healthy rebalance” or a catalyst for migrating hash power and rising fees. Analysts discuss impacts of halving on miners Johnson Xu, the chief analyst at TokenInsight, predicts the halving will have a significant impact on miners. “A large percentage of older generation miners such as S9s …

Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones has added Bitcoin (BTC) to his portfolio. In a letter to his clients, Jones said that the top-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap was likely to play a similar role to the one that was played by gold in the 1970s. Jones added that Bitcoin was the fastest horse, hence, he was placing a bet on it. This move could attract other hedge fund managers to cryptocurrencies as they look to hedge their portfolios against the incessant money printing by the Federal Reserve. Bitcoin’s recent rally above $10,000 is a major sentiment booster. The dominance …

Pantera Capital Founder and CEO Dan Morehead is bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) due to the upcoming halving as he believes that “if the new supply of Bitcoin is cut in half, all else being equal, the price should rise”. If history were to repeat itself, Morehead expects the top-ranked cryptocurrency on CoinMarketCap to rally to $115,212 by August 2021. The CEO also said that gold might be losing its luster but he does not expect the yellow metal to vanish overnight. Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone said that in traditional commodity markets, higher prices are an incentive for the …

The man who claims to have written the Bitcoin whitepaper has been accused of committing plagiarism again, this time in his doctoral thesis. PaintedFrog, the pseudonymous writer who previously accused Dr. Craig Wright of plagiarizing his 2008 law degree dissertation for Northumbria University, has posted his analysis of Wright’s 2017 PhD thesis from Charles Sturt University (CSU). The blogger posted purported screenshots of Wright’s thesis, “The Quantification of Information Systems Risk: A Look at Quantitative Responses to Information Security Issues,” alongside several other publicly available sources. Cointelegraph contacted Dr. Wright prior to publication of this story, and will update the …