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
V-graphix | Istock | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies were higher on Tuesday, with bitcoin briefly topping $70,000 as investors looked forward to results from the U.S. presidential election. Bitcoin was last higher by nearly 3% at $69,463.61, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose as high as $70,522.84. It is currently 5% off its all-time high, … Read more
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies were under pressure Wednesday, after bitcoin slid back to $60,000 to kick off what is usually one of its strongest months. The flagship crypto was last off by more than 1% at $60,767.64, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier it briefly dipped as low as $59,983.64. Ether last … Read more
A bitcoin sign is seen in the main hall during the Bitcoin 2024 conference at Music City Center July 26, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jon Cherry | Getty Images It was a week of extremes for bitcoin enthusiasts. On the plus side, the cryptocurrency rose 12% in the past seven days and the network hash … Read more
SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 06: In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a screen on June 06, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. The Securities And Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase for allegedly violating securities laws by acting as an exchange, a broker and a clearing agency … Read more
The crypto markets appear calm heading into the weekend after a volatile week that tested how institutional investors new to the crypto trade would react to the mammoth swings that are old hat for more seasoned digital currency investors. The sell-off in bitcoin and ether began earlier this week and wiped out $367 billion in … Read more
Cryptocurrencies on Tuesday recovered some of the previous day’s losses after bitcoin briefly fell under $50,000 for the first time in six months. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 6% at $56,478.22, according to Coin Metrics. Ether also rose 3% to $2,477.91. Markets broadly bounced, including crypto stocks. Coinbase added 2.48%, … Read more
Wall Street is weighing in on how Donald Trump ‘s pick for vice president could potentially influence some major policy decisions if the former president wins reelection. Trump named Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate Monday. Best known as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir that recounts his upbringing, Vance is also … Read more
Omar Marques | Lightrocket | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies rose Tuesday amid a late surge in optimism around the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s decisions on spot ether exchange-traded funds applications, the first of which is due this week. Ether led the rally, rising more than 20% over two days to $3,710.31, according to Coin Metrics. … Read more
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Adam Sullivan left investment banking to mine bitcoin at an awkward time. It was May 2023, bitcoin was trading at around $21,000, U.S. regulators were in the thick of cracking down on the sector writ large, and Core Scientific, the company he had agreed to take over, was battling angry lenders in … Read more
