Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki believes that Warren Buffet’s recent closure of his bank stock positions is a warning sign that the world might be starting a “major banking crisis.” Therefore, Kiyosaki suggests traders buy safe haven assets such as gold, silver and Bitcoin (BTC) to protect themselves from the downward spiraling value of the fiat currencies. Popular Bitcoin derivatives trader Tone Vays believes that Bitcoin could breakout to new all-time highs in 2021. He pointed out that historically, Bitcoin has tended to double in price after breaking out of its all-time high, especially if it took years …

Bloomberg Intelligence senior strategist Mike McGlone is bullish on Bitcoin (BTC) as he believes that “something unexpected needs to happen for Bitcoin's price to stop doing what it's been doing for most of the past decade: appreciating.” However, with the S&P 500 hitting a new all-time high today, traders are booking profits in gold and crypto assets. As U.S. markets surge to new highs, Bitcoin price has corrected sharply in the last two days but this is likely to be a short-term blip in a secular uptrend. Veteran investor Jim Rogers thinks that the U.S. stock market is in a …

Investors usually buy large quantities of gold when they do not have faith in fiat currencies and want to protect their purchasing power against debasement. Berkshire Hathaway’s recent purchase of Canadian gold miner Barrick Gold suggests that Warren Buffet is not confident about the future health of the United States and global economy. Morgan Creek Digital co-founder and partner Jason Williams believes that although Buffet might not directly invest in Bitcoin (BTC), it is likely that one of the younger managers will. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 With gold making a sharp move today, Bitcoin has also followed it …

This week Warren Buffett made waves throughout financial media as reports that Berkshire Hathaway sold several bank stocks and purchased shares in Barrick Gold were made public thanks to the company’s latest quarterly shareholder filing. This purchase is significant because Buffet has been a strong critic of gold, however, in the current economic conditions, he appears to have changed his view and sought safety in the asset. Bitcoin advocate Max Kaiser believes that several fund managers are now likely to increase their allocation to gold, which could boost its price to $5,000. Kaiser also expects institutional money to flow into …

Data from Grayscale Investments shows that the firm’s assets under management soared from about $1.9 billion at the end of 2019 to over $3.5 billion by the end of June 30, 2020. The correction in the U.S. dollar (DXY) and the possibility of further weakness due to continued money printing by the U.S. Federal Reserve could be one of the main reasons for the surge in institutions investing in Bitcoin (BTC). Interestingly, about 40% of the Bitcoin accumulated over the past two years has not been moved, which suggests that investors are “HODLing” their purchases as they anticipate higher levels …

On August 11 MicroStrategy, the world’s largest publicly traded business intelligence company, announced that it had ditched fiat currency and built its primary treasury reserve with Bitcoin (BTC). The company’s CEO Michael J. Saylor believes that the coronavirus pandemic and the stimulus measures enacted to counter it will cause “a significant depreciating effect on the long-term real value of fiat currencies and many other conventional asset types.” Saylor further explained that Bitcoin “is a dependable store of value and an attractive investment asset with more long-term appreciation potential than holding cash.” Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 On similar lines, …

Traders prefer to trade a trending market, as it generally moves in one direction and the retracements offer low-risk entry opportunities. This is because a trade that follows the major trend carries a greater possibility of earning profits than one in a volatile market. As several cryptocurrencies started a trending move in July, web traffic to the crypto exchanges also increased by 13%, according to data from ICO Analytics. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 The derivatives market also comes alive when the underlying market is trending as professional traders use leverage to make quick profits using the futures and …

United States markets have rallied sharply from their March lows, led by the tech sector and Federal Reserve injections designed to hold up the ailing economy. Markets across the globe have also joined the party as a steady economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic picks up steam. The fast-paced rally in global stock markets has pushed the Buffett Indicator into bubble territory, which suggests that markets might be overheated in the short term. Similarly, gold has seen a sharp rally in 2020, and last week the asset reached a new lifetime high. Silver also followed suit and is trading near …

The United States Federal Reserve has been contemplating a change in the way it responds to a possible increase in inflation. Previously, the Fed would kickstart tightening if its models forecast a 2% inflation increase. However, this time, the Fed wants to allow inflation to stay above its 2% target before raising rates. Morgan Creek’s Anthony Pompliano believes that due to Fed’s poor track record with inflation targets, it might end up stoking “inflation at the exact moment that they should be reigning it in.” Pompliano anticipates “real estate, gold, Bitcoin and stocks” to rally much higher than the current …

Square’s Cash App product has generated $875 million in revenue from Bitcoin (BTC) trading in the second quarter of this year. This is a 600% increase over the comparable quarter in the previous year. This shows increased trader interest, which could have been spurred by the cash heavy “government stimulus programs.” The recent breakout of Bitcoin above the $10,000–$10,500 zone could spark further interest among traders. Twitter personality Dave Portnoy has shown interest in knowing about Bitcoin trading from the Winklevoss twins. If Portnoy can influence his followers, then several new traders are likely to enter the crypto space. However, …

On Aug. 2, the total crypto market capitalization dropped from about $359 billion to $310 billion within a few minutes of Bitcoin's (BTC) price surging above the $12,000 mark. A fall of such magnitude usually drives away the bulls, or at least keeps them at bay, until the market stabilizes — but that is not what happened. The bulls aggressively purchased the dips, which led to a sharp recovery, suggesting that the sentiment is bullish and traders expect the rally to continue in the next few days. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs is bullish on gold …

Bitcoin’s (BTC) rally above the $10,000–$10,400 zone has attracted several traders who had been waiting for a trending move to start. Yusuke Otsuka, the co-founder of Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, said that several Japanese traders who had been dormant have started trading again this week. Monex Group CEO Oki Matsumoto also said that many traders who missed buying gold at lower levels are interested in Bitcoin as it has just started its uptrend. Crypto market data daily view. Source: Coin360 However, it should be noted that traders have different goals, and they trade different time frames. After the sharp up …