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

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 mining stocks tumble after crypto briefly touches $49,000

Bitcoin mining stocks tumble after crypto briefly touches ,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, each lost more than 15%. Wall Street favorites Iris … Read more

Bitcoin climbs back to $45,000 as investors await ETF decision this week

Bitcoin climbs back to ,000 as investors await ETF decision this week

Bitcoin rose to start the week as investors awaited the potential approval of a U.S. bitcoin ETF this week. On Monday the cryptocurrency rose 1.5% to $44,854.11, according to Coin Metrics, as BlackRock, Grayscale and other potential bitcoin ETF issuers submitted final updates to the Securities and Exchange Commission, including key fee disclosures that bolstered … Read more

Bitcoin rises as its volatile year continues ahead of an expected ETF approval soon

Bitcoin rises as its volatile year continues ahead of an expected ETF approval soon

Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images Bitcoin rose on Thursday, recovering some of its losses from the previous day, when the cryptocurrency sold off on concerns about the potential of a bitcoin ETF approval that many expect as soon as next week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by about 3% at $43,870.01, according … Read more