Bitcoin breaks below $39,000 as post-ETF tumble continues

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

Bitcoin briefly dips below $40,000 for the first time this year

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

Scaramucci says 2023 was the best year for his crypto funds

Anthony Scaramucci, founder and CEO of SkyBridge Capital, said Thursday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the first spot bitcoin exchange traded funds should be viewed as a watershed moment for bitcoin. Speaking to CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal in the Swiss ski town of St. Moritz, Scaramucci said his New York-based hedge fund unexpectedly … Read more

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

Bitcoin (BTC) tops $45,000 as cryptocurrency rally continues

Bitcoin surged late Monday, topping $45,000 to hit its highest level in nearly 21 months, as the rally in cryptocurrencies continues into 2024. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit an intra-day high of $45,519.52 at around 10.30 p.m. ET on Monday, according to CoinDesk data. That’s its highest level since April 5, 2022 and the first … Read more

EU laws approved but US is top cop

A flag outside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters in Washington, Feb. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Regulators around the world from Europe to Asia ramped up efforts to bring about formal laws for digital currencies in 2023 — but it was the U.S. that took some of the harshest … Read more

How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs proved the critics right

Combination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance. Getty Images | Reuters After a brutal 18 months of bankruptcies, company failures and criminal trials, the crypto market is starting to claw back some of its former standing. Bitcoin is up more than 150% this … Read more

Ether rallies 6% in catchup trade as investors position for January

A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken June 16, 2023. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The price of ether jumped on Wednesday as investors moved into the cryptocurrency ahead of key upside catalysts expected in January. Ether was last higher by 6%, according to Coin Metrics. Solana’s SOL … Read more