Bitcoin Price

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Bitcoin Price refers to the current value of Bitcoin (BTC) in the global cryptocurrency market. As the first and most prominent digital currency, Bitcoin's price is a significant indicator of the overall health of the cryptocurrency market. It is determined by supply and demand dynamics, influenced by factors such as market sentiment, regulatory news, technological advancements, and macroeconomic trends. Bitcoin's price is also closely watched by traditional finance professionals, given its potential as a digital asset and a hedge against inflation. It's traded on various cryptocurrency exchanges, including Coinbase, Binance, and Kraken.

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Bitcoin Teeters Around $29.2K as Crypto Markets Slide Amid Curve Exploit, SEC Clampdown on Hex
BTC hovered comfortably over $29,300 for much of the weekend but dropped in the hours after Curve Finance tweeted that it had suffered a breach.
Bitcoin daily chart. (CoinDesk Indices)

Bitcoin Steady Above $29K as Bank of Japan Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
Bitcoin Steady Above $29K as Bank of Japan Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
Bitcoin (BTC) held above $29,000 early Friday, while Japanese and U.S. government bond yields rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained low-interest rates, but announced a...
Bitcoin Steady Above $29K as Bank of Japan Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible

Bitcoin rebounds to cross $29.5K on Friday (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Erases Losses, Holds Near $29.3K as Nasdaq Gains Nearly 2%
Friday morning brought more welcome U.S. economic data, with the PCE Price Index – the Fed's preferred inflation gauge – dipping further in June.
Bitcoin rebounds to cross $29.5K on Friday (CoinDesk)

Hedge Fund Manager Explains How Bitcoin Could Reach $300K
Hedge Fund Manager Explains How Bitcoin Could Reach $300K
Morgan Creek Capital CEO and CIO Mark Yusko discusses his crypto markets analysis as bitcoin (BTC) and most other major cryptocurrencies shrug off the 25-basis-point interest...
Hedge Fund Manager Explains How Bitcoin Could Reach $300K

Bitcoin Little-Changed After Fed Rate Hike; Federal Prosecutors Want to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried
Bitcoin Little-Changed After Fed Rate Hike; Federal Prosecutors Want to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in the cryptocurrency industry, as the U.S. Department of Justice wants FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried...
Bitcoin Little-Changed After Fed Rate Hike; Federal Prosecutors Want to Jail Sam Bankman-Fried

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Bitcoin Steady at $29.3K After Fed Rate Hike and Powell Press Conference
The U.S. central bank as expected lifted its benchmark fed funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday afternoon.
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Macro State of Crypto – Where It Has Been and What's Next
Analytics can offer insight into how recent and past crypto and regulatory events have affected prices and movement. Plus: A quick Q&A on retirement funds.
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Tim Draper during the opening day of Web Summit 2018 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal (Photo by Seb Daly/Web Summit via Getty Images)
Tim Draper Still Thinks Bitcoin Can Reach $250K – Just 2 Years Later Than He Expected
The billionaire investor predicted that the cryptocurrency would reach $250,000 by June 2023, but he said he wasn’t expecting the U.S. to be so aggressive in its enforcement a...
Tim Draper during the opening day of Web Summit 2018 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal (Photo by Seb Daly/Web Summit via Getty Images)

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MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Purchases Tend to Be Short-Term Negative for Prices, Research Shows
Past data shows bitcoin tends to drop 2% on the day MSTR announces new purchases.
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Bye-Bye Bitcoin Bear
No investor or financial advisor has a crystal ball that can predict the movement of an asset, including bitcoin, with total certainty. But past bitcoin halvings can provide c...
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