Bitcoin tops $67,000 as it nears 2021 all-time high

Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Bitcoin jumped to start the week, edging even closer to its all-time high after the rally took a breather over the weekend. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 6% at $66,660.91, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose to as much as $67,567.98, its highest level since … Read more

Bitcoin falls under $50,000 following hotter-than-expected inflation data

An image of bitcoin and U.S. currencies is displayed on a screen during the Interpol World Congress in Singapore on July 4, 2017. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday amid a broader market sell-off following a hotter-than-expected CPI reading. Bitcoin was last lower by 0.8% at $49,658.57 according to Coin Metrics. … Read more

Bitcoin slides back to $40,000 as post-ETF correction deepens

Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday, with bitcoin falling back to $40,000. Bitcoin last traded lower by 3.6% at $41,167.14, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it fell as far down as $40,601.37, its lowest level since Dec. 18. Ether, which has gotten a boost in recent days while bitcoin struggled, fell too. It was last down 3% … Read more

Bitcoin mining stocks tumble after crypto briefly touches $49,000

Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bitcoin miners fell Thursday, giving back earlier gains, as the price of the cryptocurrency retreated in volatile trading following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The two biggest mining stocks, Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms, lost 12% and 15%, respectively. Iris Energy fell 6% and CleanSpark … Read more

Bitcoin losses accelerate following ETF launch, while ether heads for an 18% gain on week

Bitcoin slid on Friday to end what should have been a momentous week for the cryptocurrency, with the launch of 11 bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. after a years long battle for institutional acceptance of the asset. The price of bitcoin dropped nearly 6% to $44,022.22, according to Coin Metrics, pulling most of the crypto … Read more

Bitcoin shows wild side again, dropping $3,000 in minutes over weekend

A worsening macroeconomic climate and the collapse of industry giants such as FTX and Terra have weighed on bitcoin’s price this year. STR | Nurphoto via Getty Images Bitcoin fell Monday as investors took profits after its December rally. The price of the cryptocurrency was recently lower by about 5% at $41,557.62, according to Coinbase, … Read more