MicroStrategy Completes Latest 9,000 Bitcoin Buy
MicroStrategy has completed another significant Bitcoin buy, using funds from a private offering of $623 million in convertible notes to fund a purchase of 9,245 BTC, bringing the company's total holdings to 214,246 Bitcoin, more than 1% of the total supply.
Bitcoin Price Surges to $42,000, Sparking Speculation of Bull Run
Bitcoin soared to $40,105 on Sunday, marking its highest valuation in nearly a year and a half. The surge is attributed to growing optimism among investors, fueled by speculation that U.S. regulators are set to greenlight stock-market traded bitcoin funds.
Understanding the current state of the Bitcoin market with the Bitcoin Futures curve
As the demand for crypto derivatives grows, so too does the demand for crypto market data. This article explains a new derivatives data product that has been developed by Brave New Coin in response.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 25th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, an anti-CBDC bill passed through the US House Financial Services Committee, an anti-Bitcoin Senator is charged with bribery, and onchain data suggests most short-term BTC holders are stuck with unrealized losses.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 18th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the market readies itself for the next Fed interest rate decision, DCG offers a recovery plan for out-of-pocket Genesis creditors, and a large chunk of short-term BTC holders are holding at a loss.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 11th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the SEC bites back in its ongoing legal battle against Ripple, Chainalysis is scrutinized for apparent inaccuracies in its data and soaring Bitcoin mining affects miners' margins.
Demand to mine the Bitcoin network high despite mixed market conditions
The Bitcoin (BTC) hashrate and mining difficulty has risen continually through 2023 irrespective of price activity. It has risen during bullish, bearish, and trendless periods. We look at the current state of mining interest.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of September 4th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, Whales load up on BTC pre-halving & spot-ETF approval, California considers a crypto company license regime, and most major crypto exchanges show signs of stability.
How Does Bitcoin Perform In September?
It's September – what’s the Bitcoin price going to do this month?
Bitcoin Slides As SEC Delays Decision on Spot ETF Applications
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has once again postponed its decision on several spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications.
A Brave New Coin data deep dive: Futures Volumes sink as Bitcoin stagnates
With Futures Trading volumes dwindling against the uncharacteristically low volatility crypto markets, we take a deep dive into Crypto Derivatives.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of August 28th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve signals that interest rate hikes will continue, Oman embraces private Bitcoin mining, and Kuwait conversely makes most digital asset services illegal.
Bitcoin Price Crash: What Do The Pro-Traders Say?
The Bitcoin price has fallen steeply between the 7th and the 22nd of August 2023. Are traders worried? In this post we check the pulse of several top traders and look at both the reasons for the fall - and where to next for BTC.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of August 21st 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, Bitcoin suffers its worst weekly percentage loss since the collapse of FTX. Influencing factors include rumors of Space X selling its BTC holdings and the bankruptcy filing of Chinese property giant Evergrande.
Crypto Market Forecast: Week of August 14th 2023
A curated weekly summary of forward-focused crypto news that matters. This week, the SEC postpones a key spot Bitcoin ETF approval decision, Paypal launches a stablecoin, and volumes on the Bitcoin futures market dry up.
Will the US economy face recession in 2023? And what does this mean for Bitcoin?
With investors continuing to warily eye the ever-changing economic situation, the way forward remains unclear. Will the U.S. experience a hard landing, a soft landing, or does the status quo persist? We look at the prospects for recession and assess Bitcoin’s role in investor portfolios.