Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, but not without its usual volatility

Bitcoin was the best investment of 2024, but not without its usual volatility

Bitcoin was far and away the best-performing asset class in 2024 as new exchange-traded funds ushered in more widespread adoption and hopes for deregulation under a new presidential administration lifted digital assets to record levels. But owning cryptocurrency also came with its usual unpredictability and dizzying swings, as this month’s trading clearly illustrates. Bitcoin has … Read more

AI, crypto top tech stocks: AppLovin, MicroStrategy, Palantir, Nvidia

AI, crypto top tech stocks: AppLovin, MicroStrategy, Palantir, Nvidia

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia Corp., holds up the company’s AI accelerator chips for data centers as he speaks during the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Artificial intelligence is still an abstract concept for many everyday consumers unsure about how it … Read more

MicroStrategy rides ‘red sweep’ to 477% gain in 2024, top tech stock

MicroStrategy rides ‘red sweep’ to 477% gain in 2024, top tech stock

Michael Saylor, chairman and chief executive officer at MicroStrategy, during an interview at the Bitcoin 2023 conference in Miami Beach, Florida, US, on Thursday, May 18, 2023.  Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images On the eve of MicroStrategy‘s stock market debut in June 1998, founder Michael Saylor stayed in a penthouse suite at … Read more

Inside Austin’s bitcoin underground

Inside Austin’s bitcoin underground

AUSTIN — There is a sort of clubhouse for Austin’s bitcoin believers on the second floor of the Littlefield Building at the corner of Congress Avenue and Sixth Street. The hideaway is at the crossroads of two worlds — the majestic thoroughfare that leads to the Texas State Capitol and the iconic, albeit notorious, stretch … Read more

Bitcoin touches an all-time high above $69,000 then falls 4%

Bitcoin touches an all-time high above ,000 then falls 4%

Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high for the first time in more than two years, as this year’s rally — fueled by excitement over bitcoin ETFs and the upcoming halving event — accelerated. The price of the cryptocurrency topped $69,210 on Tuesday morning before retreating, according to … Read more

Bitcoin breaks below $39,000, bringing decline from ETF highs to more than 20%

Bitcoin breaks below ,000, bringing decline from ETF highs to more than 20%

Bitcoin extended its recent declines on Tuesday, falling further below $40,000 to its lowest level since the beginning of December. The price of the cryptocurrency was last lower by more than 3% at $38,840.93, adding to its 4% loss from the previous day, when the coin briefly dipped below $40,000 for the first time this … Read more