April 25, 2024
Crypto

Bitcoin Price Edges Lower After ‘Halving’ Concludes

Bitcoin was modestly lower early Saturday following the so-called halving, an event that sharply cut the issuance of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. The price of Bitcoin has fallen 1.3% to $63,676 over the past 24 hours, holding above $60,000 that it traded at earlier this week amid worries over inflation and the outlook for interest

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Crypto

Bitcoin jumps to $65,000 as bitcoin halving has arrival

Illustration: Westend61 (Getty Images) After days of tumultuous trading, Bitcoin finally reached $65,000 Friday morning, thanks to its big halving event. The jump in Bitcoin price is a relief for investors as giant banks such as JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs were less confident about the top cryptocurrency in their recent reports. TSMC beat on Q2

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Crypto

Judge Dismisses Cryptocurrency Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple

iPhone | Cryptocurrencies In a recent ruling, a lawsuit accusing Apple of monopolistic practices in its App Store by restricting cryptocurrency transactions was dismissed by a judge in San Francisco. Filed by users of Venmo and Cash App, the lawsuit argued that Apple’s policies forced these payment apps to increase their fees. The plaintiffs contended

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Crypto

Bitcoin Price Struggles. It’s Had a Very Bad Week—and the Selloff May Not Be Over.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were weaker Friday, struggling into the end of a bearish week for digital assets as Bitcoin plunged after notching an all-time high. While analysts and traders remained bullish on the outlook for crypto, there are still warning signs that a correction may not be over. The price of Bitcoin has fallen

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Finance

Barron’s 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance: Alesia Haas

Coinbase Global’s stock has almost quadrupled since its chief financial officer was profiled here in 2023. That Alesia Haas’ strategy has been consistent speaks volumes more than the share price. Having steered the broker through a prolonged Bitcoin bear market, Haas, 47, is now riding the rally that has picked up since the Securities and

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Investors

Should Investors Buy Bitcoin ETFs? Financial Advisors Weigh In.

How are financial advisors feeling about Bitcoin these days? In years past, many have expressed deep skepticism, citing price volatility, regulatory uncertainties, and even cryptocurrencies’ use in criminal activities. While plenty of doubts remain, the landscape has changed. In January, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs. Two of the biggest, BlackRock’s

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Crypto

Bitcoin Drops Near 10% in Crypto Correction. How Far Prices Could Fall.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell on Friday in what looked like a short-term correction after a red-hot rally in digital assets. Prices could fall further even as traders continue to be bullish on the outlook for cryptos in the months ahead. The price of Bitcoin dropped 6% over the past 24 hours to below $68,000,

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Crypto

Coinbase Stock Has Soared. Why the Crypto Platform’s Shares Could Keep Rising.

Coinbase , one of the hottest stocks of the past year, still has room to run, according to some analysts. The trading platform’s shares continue to ride the wave of enthusiasm over financial advisors and institutions’ growing adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Coinbase Global stock has been one of the top performers of the

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Finance

New Bitcoin ETFs Are Raking in Cash But Not From Financial Advisors. Here’s Why.

The new crop of exchange-traded funds offering direct exposure to Bitcoin may have accumulated billions in new assets in the two months since they hit the market, but experts say that’s not because advisors have suddenly jumped on the crypto bandwagon. Most advisors aren’t permitted to talk to clients about the so-called spot Bitcoin funds,

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Crypto

Crypto’s 2023 Water Use Could Cool 249 Billion Volkswagen Beetles

Cryptocurrency is a weird, bad bubble that’s largely already popped, but some folks just refuse to give up and cash out. Instead, they’re hawking cryptocurrency perfumes to appeal to women, presumably because they asked exactly zero women what they’d want from crypto. Tesla, Just Like You, Lost a Ton of Money on Bitcoin in 2022

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