Bitcoin hash rate hits record 200 EH/s in fresh BTC price bull flag

Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a classic indicator of a coming bull run pass a historic milestone as miners commit more and more resources to its future. According to data from on-chain monitoring resource Glassnode on Friday, Bitcoin’s network hash rate has passed total exahashes per second for the first time in its history. Hash rate underscores miner commitment Coming as a spike in a long-term uptrend, crossing the significant boundary means that the hash rate has doubled in under nine months.  Bitcoin average hash rate chart. Source: Glassnode An estimate…

Bitcoin Consolidates, Here’s Why BTC Could Surge Above $64K

Bitcoin price started a downside correction from the $54,900 zone against the US Dollar. BTC is now consolidating and it could start a fresh increase if it clears $54,900 Bitcoin is showing positive signs above the $62,500 and $62,000 levels. The price is now trading well above the $62,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key contracting triangle forming with resistance near $63,700 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is likely to start a fresh rally if…

New ‘inverse’ Bitcoin ETF now lets investors short BTC price

Bitcoin (BTC) investors in Canada have two more outlets for BTC exposure this week — and can now even bet on a price crash. In a press release on April 14, Horizons ETFs Management confirmed that its two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) would start trading on the Toronto stock exchange Thursday. Horizons: Bitcoin has “polarizing views” Already a pioneer in the regulated institutional investment space for Bitcoin, Canada has now given the go-ahead for the first such fund dedicated to Bitcoin price losses, not gains. Dubbed the BetaPro Inverse Bitcoin ETF (BITI),…

Bitcoin Trims Gains, But Here’s How BTC Could Rise Again

Bitcoin price traded to a new all-time high near $64,892 before correcting lower against the US Dollar. BTC tested the $61,500 level and it is now showing a few positive signs. Bitcoin climbed further above the $63,000 and $64,000 resistance levels. The price is now trading well above the $62,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $61,850 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is likely to start a fresh…

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

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…

Coinbase adds hidden message with political undertones to BTC blockchain on day of IPO

The crypto exchange, whose CEO has previously dissuaded employees from expressing political views, started its initial public offering off with a message referencing U.S. President Joe Biden’s stimulus package.  According to Coinbase, the crypto exchange had mining pool F2Pool embed the title of a New York Times article in the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain at 2:05 PM UTC today. The message in block 679,187 refers to the U.S. Congress passing the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 on March 10 — a bill which set aside $1.9 trillion for measures aimed…

Bitcoin Prepares For its Next Move: Where is the 100 SMA, the Key BTC Level?

Bitcoin price is consolidating above the $59,500 support zone against the US Dollar. BTC is now showing a few positive signs, but it must clear $61,200 for a fresh rally in the near term. Bitcoin is holding gains above the $60,000 and $59,500 support levels. The price is now trading well above the $59,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $59,400 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is likely…

TIME magazine to hold BTC on balance sheet

Institutional fund manager Grayscale has partnered with acclaimed New York-based magazine TIME to produce an educational video series on the subject of crypto assets. The partnership was announced on April by Grayscale’s CEO, Michael Sonnenshein, with Sonnenshein revealing that TIME and its president, Keith Grossman, will receive payment in Bitcoin. Further, TIME does not intend to convert the Bitcoin it receives through the deal into fiat, and will hold the crypto asset on its balance sheet. No further details of the partnership have been revealed so far. Thrilled @Grayscale is…

Bitcoin bulls are confident even as a key BTC price metric hits a new low

Newer traders might be unaware of this, but investors can also borrow BTC to margin trade a short position, thus betting on the price downside. This is why some analysts monitor the BTC, and USDT total lending amounts to gain insight into whether investors are leaning bullish or bearish. Interestingly, data shows that even as Bitcoin price aims for a new all-time high, the BTC to USDT borrow ratio reached its lowest level since Nov. 20 at OKEx. While this figure still favors bulls, it raises questions about what catalysts…

Bitcoin Reclaims 100 SMA, Here’s Why BTC Could Resume Uptrend

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $57,500 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is showing positive signs above $58,000 and the 100 hourly SMA. Bitcoin remained well bid above the $56,000 level and it started a fresh increase. The price is now trading above the $58,000 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $57,100 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could correct lower, but the bulls…