Category: Bitcoin News

Watch out as r/Wallstreetbets finally allows crypto threads… within limits

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The moderators of subreddit r/wallstreetbets have announced they will allow crypto discussion in the subreddit from today. The retail trading group, famous for pumping traditional stocks such as Gamestop (GME) and scaring hedge fund managers out of their shorts — which is soon to be a major movie — will limit discussion to three cryptocurrencies, BTC, ETH, and DOGE, in a single daily thread. A post this morning stated: “We’ve decided to allow for discussion about only BTC, ETH, and DOGE only. Inside of a daily Crypto discussion thread as…

$420M in leveraged long traders liquidated after XRP rallies to $1.96

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XRP holders couldn’t have asked for a better year as the cryptocurrency rallied almost 800% and flirted with a $2 level in the early hours of April 14.  In addition to achieving its highest level since January 2018, this robust price increase signals that investors are not worried about the ongoing SEC “unregistered securities offering” dispute. However, just 6 hours after rallying to $1.96, XRP price crashed by more than 20%. During an interview, DCG Group CEO Barry Silbert said it would be risky for exchanges and companies in the…

BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOT, UNI, LTC, DOGE, LINK

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Coinbase (COIN) listing on Nasdaq could eventually boost cryptocurrency adoption and attract droves of institutional investors. However, that is unlikely to happen immediately. In the first few days after the listing, volatility could be high as Wall Street tries to value Coinbase. This could also increase the volatility in cryptocurrencies.  Sharp movements in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) could also result in liquidations of leveraged positions in the derivatives market. The massive $27 billion in Bitcoin futures open interest and $8 billion in Ether (ETH) futures open interest indicate that a…

Bitcoin price drops to near $61K shortly after COIN lists on Nasdaq

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Following months of build-up and speculation, Coinbase (COIN) listed on the Nasdaq and in true cryptocurrency fashion, opening day trading was a volatile affair that may have had a widespread effect on the cryptocurrency market. COIN’s reference price was initially $250 but the stock opened at $381 and rapidly rose to a high of around $429.54 before reversing course to $310 once the initial frenzy died down. Typically, stocks are quite volatile on their first day of trading and COIN is no exception to that trend. Therefore, the success of…

Coinbase stock looks to find its footing at $350 following explosive open

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Shares of digital currency exchange Coinbase (COIN) opened at $381 Wednesday — significantly higher than its pre-listing reference price of $250 — underscoring heightened institutional demand for the crypto-focused stock.  The $381 value put Coinbase’s market capitalization at $99.6 billion on a fully diluted basis. The stock peaked at $429.54 for a gain of 71.8% from the original reference price. It was last seen trading around $350, having gained 43%, according to Yahoo Finance data. It was a volatile first hour of trading for Coinbase as the cryptocurrency exchange went public. The stock…

Coinbase tokenized shares seem to be in free fall on FTX

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Investors with tokenized exposure to Coinbase (COIN) shares experienced extreme volatility Tuesday, as the value of their holdings plummeted in a matter of minutes. The selloff took place on FTX, a leading derivatives exchange, where the COIN-USD stablecoin exchange rate fell from a high above $640 all the way to around $420. Three huge red candles highlighted the selloff, as per a screenshot from Bloomberg podcaster Joe Weisenthal. Coinbase tokenized shares are crashing on FTX https://t.co/PygqsjSpWQ pic.twitter.com/cl8k5hHEPX — Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) April 14, 2021 At the time of writing, tokenized…

CEO says PayPal’s crypto commerce may reach $200M volume in just months

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As the price of Bitcoin continues to reach new all-time highs, major corporations with existing crypto offerings in place are beginning to discuss grand plans for the future.  Most recently, Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal, hinted at future developments for PayPal’s crypto offering during Forbes’ “2021 Blockchain 50 Symposium: Crypto Goes Corporate,” an online event that took place on April 13. During a fireside chat with Michael del Castillo, associate editor at Forbes, Schulman mentioned that the financial system will undergo more changes over the next five years compared to…

European Central Bank releases results of digital euro consultation

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The European Central Bank has published the results of a public consultation on a potential digital euro as the institution inches closer to deciding whether to formally study such an initiative.  According to a Wednesday announcement, the ECB received more than 8,200 responses to its public digital euro consultation — a personal record for the bank regarding participation in a public consultation. 47% of total responses came from Germany, with a significant amount also coming from Italy and France, accounting for 15% and 11% of total responses, respectively. The majority of respondents…

Kevin Smith sells horror flick rights as NFT, Megadeth’s ETH, farming MEMEs …

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Filmmaker Kevin Smith is releasing his latest horror anthology “Killroy Was Here” as a non-fungible token.  The owner of the NFT will secure the rights to exhibit, distribute, and stream the work, making it a revenue generator outside of just a resale. The filmmaker said on Twitter that: “Back in 1994, I took my first flick to Sundance to sell it. Now in 2021, I’m taking my new flick to CRYPTO to sell it!” Smith, who will auction off his work on his independent crypto gallery ‘Jay and Silent Bob’s…

3-year-old Bitcoin educator interviews Michael Saylor

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Three year old Lily Knight, “the world’s youngest Bitcoin educator,” interviewed billionaire MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor for her YouTube channel in a video that dropped April 13. In the interview, Lily noted that Saylor’s accumulation of more than $2 billion worth of Bitcoin since August 2020 had been a “ballsy move.” The toddler and unconfirmed “hodler” became something of a vial sensation in the crypto space in mid February after she (aided by her parents) published a video explaining Bitcoin’s dynamics using Skittles candy. The video caught the attention of…