Fed maintains monetary policy that helped bitcoin grow as BTC’s decentralization improves February 1, 2021 CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from around $34,000 to a low under the $30,000 mark before the cryptocurrency’s price recovered. It’s now trading at $34,000. BTC has been ranging between $30,000 and $40,000 for about a month now. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, started the week above $1,400 [...]
Crypto crash to get worse with deeper price drops as a multibillion-dollar hedge fund struggles to survive June 15, 2022 The price of leading cryptocurrencies continued to plummet today, with industry experts warning that the “crypto winter” could last for years. Bitcoin dropped about 3.87 per cent per cent today to $21,392.46 trade at $, while Ether fell 3.73% per cent to $1162.52. Bitcoin is now down near 70 per cent from it’s all-time high of [...]
The fall of FTX is teaching the crypto world some harsh truths November 10, 2022 Temple Melville of Scotcoin believes the greed of the pandemic period has given way to extreme fear in the wake of the FTX collapse.
Bitcoin stands to benefit from US elections October 23, 2020 Opinions are mixed over how the US elections and other significant developments will affect Bitcoin, but one thing is for certain – we’re in for a bumpy ride over the next couple weeks. Back in 2016, the vast majority of political commentators and news outlets predicted a high probability of a Clinton victory. However, as [...]
Consensys swings first at the SEC April 30, 2024 So far, US-based court cases have littered this cycle, and the number of cases continues to grow. Previously, we saw Greyscale’s success in court enable the Bitcoin spot ETFs and fuel crypto’s move to new all-time highs. Currently, there is an ongoing feud between the SEC and exchanges Coinbase and Kraken. Recently, the regulator also picked a new nemesis in DeFi, suing decentralised exchange Uniswap.
Investors take punt on Labour despite some stock market concerns June 26, 2024 38 per cent of UK investors said they'd be voting Labour, compared to 23 per cent for the Conservatives, according to a survey conducted by Finimize.
It’s now up to the City and the regulator to keep a close eye on crypto mania March 12, 2024 Much like watching somebody stand too close to the edge of a rooftop can bring on the heebie-jeebies, the City’s institutions giving a guarded welcome to more crypto-backed vehicles can also leave an observer a little nervy. It is not that long ago that we were in the ‘crypto winter,’ watching token prices crash and [...]
Can bitcoin $100,000 in 2021? & altcoin season is about to begin! December 22, 2020 Over the past few weeks the price of bitcoin has risen astronomically with institutional adoption really taking off. There has been much speculation about whether this is a short term rally that will be swiftly halted by over-regulation in the USA or the start of a bitcoin bull run to $100,000. Given that institutions are [...]
The Notebook: Neil Bennett on how a sluggish SFO is undermining justice December 11, 2023 H/Advisors co-CEO Neil Bennett takes the Notebook pen to talk the opera, Singapore and the perils of delayed justice.
Markets respond after Bitcoin pierces $50,000 to reach new all-time-high February 16, 2021 Crypto markets were catapulted into a frenzy today after Bitcoin briefly nudge over $50,000 to set a new all-time-high.