Hedge fund manager Mark Yusko is predicting bitcoin will more than double this year to $150,000. “Get off zero,” the Morgan Creek Capital Management CEO and chief investment officer told CNBC’s “Fast Money” this week. Yusko thinks investors should have at least 1% to 3% allocated to bitcoin in their portfolios. “Bitcoin is the king. … Read more
Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: SDNY While prosecutors are requesting that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried spend 40 to 50 years in prison for his crimes, the defense team is urging the judge to consider a sentence that’s roughly 90% shorter. Bankman-Fried’s fate will be announced in Manhattan on … Read more
Bitcoin slid further on Wednesday, briefly dipping below the $61,000 mark after, continuing a sell-off that began after the cryptocurrency hit an all-time high last week. At around 03:38 a.m. ET, bitcoin had bounced back to trade just over $62,900, down around 2.5% from 24 hours prior, according to CoinDesk data. Bitcoin has had a … Read more
Bitcoin extended its slide on Tuesday, dropping more than $10,000 from its all-time high last week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 6% at $62,918.35, according to Coin Metrics. Last week it climbed to a record $73,679. The move helped drag other cryptocurrencies lower. Ether lost more than 5% and was recently trading at … Read more
Selim Korkutata | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies bounced on Wednesday, recovering much of the losses from the previous day’s sell-off, which came soon after bitcoin hit an all-time high. Bitcoin jumped 7.2% to $66801.38, according to Coin Metrics, while ether rocketed more than 12% to $3,793.99, its highest level since January 2022. On … Read more
Bitcoin. Nurphoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin shot above the $54,000 level on Monday after waking up from a week of tepid trading. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 5% at $54,384.81, according to Coin Metrics. At its session high, bitcoin hit $54,965.26 and reached its highest level since December 2021. “Today … Read more
An image of bitcoin and U.S. currencies is displayed on a screen during the Interpol World Congress in Singapore on July 4, 2017. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday amid a broader market sell-off following a hotter-than-expected CPI reading. Bitcoin was down 3% to $48,535.17, according to Coin Metrics. The day … Read more
Government exhibit in the case against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Source: SDNY As Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to face sentencing next month for his criminal fraud conviction tied to the epic collapse of FTX in 2022, former customers of the crypto exchange have reasons to believe they could actually recoup their money. Bankman-Fried, who could … Read more
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 3% at $38,767.10, according to Coin Metrics, adding to its 4% loss from the previous day, when the coin briefly dipped below $40,000 for the first … Read more
Cemile Bingol | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Bitcoin extended its losses on Monday, dipping below $40,000 for the first time this year and pulling the rest of the crypto market down with it. The price of bitcoin was last lower by 3.5% at $40,237.64, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it fell to $39,414.80, its … Read more
