Bitcoin breaks $34,000 mark as record rally continues January 3, 2021 Bitcoin continued its record-breaking rally today, topping $34,000 just hours after breaking the $30,000 milestone for the first time. The cryptocurrency set fresh records in the first weekend of 2021 as a surge in interest from investors pushed its price higher. Bitcoin topped $34,000 early today, before settling at just over $33,400 by mid-afternoon. The [...]
Blackrock assets swell to $10.5 trillion as inflows fall by more than half April 12, 2024 Blackrock's assets under management swelled to $10.5 trillion in the first quarter of this year due to strong global equity markets.
Bitcoin holds $30,000 after worst drop since March January 22, 2021 Crypto at a Glance The price of Bitcoin fell 13% yesterday, erasing the majority of the gains made so far in 2021. It was the largest daily drop since the market crash of March 2020. Is this just a dip, or is it the start of a more prolonged correction? Encouragingly, Bitcoin is still holding [...]
Crypto in 2022: It wasn’t all bad December 22, 2022 This year was turbulent, even by crypto standards. If the past twelve months have taught us anything it’s that crypto is still far from a mature asset class and time may be running out for the industry to prove itself as a functional and beneficial cog in our financial system. There are a number of [...]
Beyond digital gold: unlocking the true value of bitcoin December 11, 2020 Digital gold has gone mainstream. JP Morgan, BlackRock and the biggest names in global finance are now echoing the cypherpunks and suggesting that Bitcoin could replace the yellow metal as a safe haven in investment portfolios. But while Bitcoin does share characteristics with gold, a big reason why the digital gold narrative has found so [...]
Mastercard to help banks offer crypto trading as Ethereum blocks compliance grows October 24, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin endured a steep sell-off over the past week, dropping from around $19,600 to an $18,800 low.
The Elon Effect: Musk’s influence is waning over crypto July 21, 2022 Elon Musk has clearly lost his powers over the price of cryptocurrencies - and we should welcome this news, says Nigel Green.
Meta and BlackRock dive deeper into crypto as Voyager receives approval to return cash August 8, 2022 Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started last week around the $23,000 mark and moved sideways throughout most of it.
Before the Bell: Bitcoin goes through the roof as positive investor sentiment persists February 9, 2021 Bitcoin was driven to fresh record highs overnight – it traded above $47,000 – on the news that Tesla bought $1.5bn worth of the cryptocurrency. In the same announcement, the electric vehicle manufacturer revealed that it intends to accept the digital currency as a method of payment too. “One of the criticisms of Bitcoin is [...]
Markets struggle after worse-than-expected figures June 13, 2022 The price of Bitcoin has fallen more than eight per cent over the past 24 hours, dropping as low as $25,000 this morning.