Bitcoin pushes to $40K, but are bulls strong enough to win Friday’s $735M options expiry?

Federal Reserve’s tightening economic policies and on May 3, billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said that the environment for investors is worse than ever because the monetary authority is raising interest rates when financial conditions are already worsening. For these reasons, traders are increasingly concerned about the potential impact of a global macroeconomic […]

‘They didn’t see it coming’: Podcaster Joe Rogan sees Bitcoin as a viable form of currency

Rogan is a vocal Bitcoin supporter, having first spoken about the world’s largest cryptocurrency in 2014. His MMA podcast is part of the “experience,” and Khalil Rountree has been a previous guest. Rountree is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. …Read the full […]

3 reasons why Bitcoin price is clinging to $38,000 – Cointelegraph

While inflation has been surging worldwide, the first signs of an economic downturn showed as the United Kingdom’s retail sales fell 1.4% in March. This bearish macroeconomic scenario can partially explain why Bitcoin has been on a downtrend since early April. Unlike a perpetual contract, these fixed-calendar futures do not have a funding rate, so […]

Afraid to buy the dip? Bitcoin options provide a safer way to ‘go long’ from $38K – Cointelegraph

Since then, four months have passed, but traders seem somewhat optimistic that inflation has hit the necessary threshold to trigger cryptocurrency adoption. Federal Reserve FOMC meeting is expected to rule on the interest rates on May 4, but more importantly, the FED is expected to announce a program to offload part of its $9 trillion […]

Fed ‘will determine the fate of the market’ — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week – Cointelegraph

“The BTC chart is heavy right now, & a break below $35k could cause a rush for the exit… As Cointelegraph recently reported, other major world currencies have suffered along with crypto in USD terms in recent weeks, with a particular focus on the fate of the Japanese yen. “This number is reaching peak high numbers, […]

Bitcoin network difficulty breaks into a new all-time high of 29.794T – Cointelegraph

As evidenced by data from Blockchain.com, Bitcoin’s network difficulty has seen almost a year-long uptrend since August 1, 2021. Further cementing Bitcoin’s resilience against 51% attacks, on April 28, the Bitcoin network hash rate, too, recorded a new ATH of 258 EH/s. The month of April also was witness to one of the lowest average transaction fees […]