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Analyst on Bitcoin: Wall Street Isn’t Ready For What’s Next

Bitcoin price just set a new yearly high after pushing above $12,000 and may be gearing up for an explosive move higher. The first-ever cryptocurrency may be finally entering a new uptrend. If this is the case, and the asset continues to follow the stock-to-flow model, Wall Street may be left in shock after having to adjust their chart settings to keep up with Bitcoin’s logarithmic growth. Institutions Begin Looking Toward Bitcoin As A Hedge Against Inflation Bitcoin is unlike any other financial asset before it. And while it shares

Bitcoin and Gold Short-Lived Correlation Not a Sign of Comparability

The Bitcoin (BTC) and gold one-month correlation reached a record high of 68% as Bitcoin hit $12,000 early in August, but the correlation crashed by 20% the following week. Despite this, Bitcoin looks set to become digital gold in 2020 considering the price correlations and trends in the futures market.Both gold and Bitcoin are having a phenomenal year in terms of year-to-date returns. According to Skew Analytics, gold has a 27.93% YTD return, while Bitcoin has racked up a 71.68% YTD yield. Although Bitcoin sees much higher volatility than gold,

FAANG stocks And Digital Assets Are Flying

Which would you prefer, a large pizza split into eight slices, or a large pizza split into 12 slices? A normal, rational person might suggest that it really doesn’t make much of a difference, as it’s really the same amount of pizza. This poor Australian girl, however, will probably never live down the time her “friend” Brad filmed her saying that she’d prefer eight slices, because she couldn’t possibly eat 12 slices of Pizza. Well, today Jen can finally point out that the eternity of new-wave momentum traders are giving

Analyst Who Called Bitcoin’s Tuesday Low Expects a Move to $13,000

Bitcoin has bounced strongly after plunging as low as $11,100 on Tuesday. As of the time of this article’s writing, the leading cryptocurrency trades for $11,600 on leading exchanges. This is just under 5% above yesterday’s lows. An analyst that called that the cryptocurrency would bottom in the $11,100-11,200 region says that the asset is primed to move to $13,000. Other analysts think Bitcoin will do so. They note that since the cryptocurrency is holding above $11,500, it remains in a bullish medium-term state. Technically speaking, there is some resistance

Stocks Continue to Rally While Digital Assets Take a Breather

The idea of the tooth fairy never made much sense to me. I don’t like the idea of presenting fiction as fact, especially to my children. My wife, on the other hand, is quite into it. For one thing, the economics are all messed up. Supposing there’s some kind of business or even a nonprofit, how does the Tooth Organization sustain the kind of overhead involved when every transaction results in a loss? The other thing is the timing, which almost never adds up. While you might be able to

Why Toppling Silver and Gold Prices Could Be Especially Bad for Bitcoin

In March 2020, the stock market dragged cryptocurrencies down to their Black Thursday bottom. Since then, however, soaring gold and silver prices have helped restore interest in Bitcoin and altcoins. These hard, digitally scarce assets are expected to perform similarly to precious metals due to similar supply attributes. Still, it also could cause a disastrous crash in crypto as a result. Silver and Gold Rally Ready For Pullback And Dollar Stages Overdue Recovery The dollar has been in steady decline, with top financial market analysts from the likes of Goldman

There’s More To Bitcoin’s Rally Than Just Inflation Fears

While some analysts are pointing to inflation fears to explain bitcoin’s recent rally, there are so many other factors at play that affect the cryptocurrency’s rise.Neil Johnston was a creature of habit, and it was one of the things which his wife of twenty-four years Dorothy, both loved and loathed about him. While Dorothy appreciated Neil’s dependability, she was wondering if things were getting a little stale.So naturally Dorothy grew a little worried when Neil, who would walk through the door almost like clockwork at 7 pm every evening for

If Bitcoin Hits $8K, What Will Happen Next?

Bitcoin has been holding above $7K, but where will its next move take it? Many investors are eyeing $8K as a key level for continuing Bitcoin’s upward momentum and possibly pushing it into a bull market. However, a couple traders believe Bitcoin could easily make a reversal in the near future and plummet back down to $3K. BBC featured trader Charlie Burton and co-founder of Genesis Block HK Clement Ip weighed in on Bitcoin’s short term and long term future in Cointelegraph’s latest crypto market discussion video.Will Bitcoin Make it

Fear, Greed and the Evolution of Money in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is not going to end soon. Fear and anxiety have skyrocketed, and nearly half of the people in the United States feel the coronavirus has harmed their mental health. People are scared, anxious, depressed, on edge and struggling to sleep through the night.We watched as China took extreme measures to improve the coronavirus crisis there. We watched as Italy locked down the country and people scurried to other parts of Europe. We then watched as California Governor Gavin Newsom took early measures for the U.S. and locked

Is Bitcoin Becoming A Safe Haven After All?

Questions are raising, after central banks flood markets with rescue money.Central banks in the US and EU are putting together rescue packages to deal with the corona crisis that is currently infecting stock markets around the world with panic. While the measures largely fizzle out, Bitcoin is recovering without any help at all. Was it too early to write off Bitcoin as a lifeboat?Is the big wave still coming? (Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash)If you have already dealt with Bitcoin, you certainly know: the maximum number of Bitcoins is

Mike Novogratz Thrashes Stocks in Favor of Bitcoin and Gold 

Mike Novogratz, the billionaire and founder of cryptocurrency merchant banking firm Galaxy Digital, has cast doubt over the long-term stability of the United States stock market.In the wake of widespread market rebounds from the coronavirus, the billionaire and Bitcoin bull has come out to bash traditional stock portfolios, touting alternative investment classes like Bitcoin and gold instead. Cash is Trash, and Stocks are MisleadingNovogratz appeared on a recent episode of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” segment earlier this week, where he counseled investors to keep off traditional stocks and keep their wealth