Bitcoin

El Salvador

Why Bitcoin Could Be Good for El Salvador

Frances CoppolaJun 23, 2021

Adopting Bitcoin as legal tender could help the El Salvador economy grow, says our columnist, but there are risks if the government over-indulges new borrowing.

Technical Analysis

Bitcoin Holds $30K Support After Volatile Shakeout; Resistance at $36K

Damanick DantesJun 23, 2021

BTC is up 9% over the past 24 hours.

Opinion

Bukele’s Bitcoin Blunder for El Salvador

Steve Hanke Nicholas HanlonJun 23, 2021

Preached as a way to support an underbanked population, bitcoin will increase fees and risks for Salvadorans.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Likely to Be Rangebound After Rebound From $29K

Omkar GodboleJun 23, 2021

"The market looks to have digested most negative news during the recent sell-off from $41,000 to $29,000," one analyst said.

Coinbase

Polkadot on Coinbase Went Up More Than 70% in the Midst of Crypto Market Sell-Off

Muyao ShenJun 22, 2021

DOT was one of the day's biggest winners.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Back Above $30K in Volatile Trading Session

Damanick DantesFrances Yue

Bitcoin’s near 50% decline from all-time highs surprised analysts as China’s crackdown fueled bearish sentiment.

MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy’s Most Recent Bond Drops Below Par as Bitcoin Sells Off

Frances Yue

The price on the $500 million bond has fallen by almost three points.

Opinion

China’s Anti-Crypto Crackdown Is Different This Time

David Z. Morris

Miners leaving China show the seriousness of new enforcement. But constrained trading and investment are more likely to really matter.

Opinion

Why Ethereum’s Price Is Built on Firmer Ground Than Bitcoin

Lex Sokolin

Bitcoin's thesis rests on a theory of money and power. Ethereum has a more durable footing: creative computation.

Bitcoin Futures

Bitcoin Futures’ Open Interest Drops More Than Half in 2 Months

Lyllah Ledesma

The Arcane Research report says this downward trading indicates institutional investors are being “cautious” at the moment.

MicroStrategy

MicroStrategy Falls With the Bitcoin It Holds; Breakeven Point Looms

Kevin Reynolds

With the price of BTC just north of $29,000, it's little more than $3,000 a coin above the average price of $26,080 that CEO Saylor shelled out.

Bitcoin

Bitcoin Price Drops Below $30K for the First Time Since January

Omkar Godbole

The decline brings the year-to-date gain down to just 3%, according to CoinDesk 20 data.