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Data from WhaleMap reveals that holders of large amounts of bitcoin, known as whales, have been buying the cryptocurrency on price dips in what could be a sign of the end of the bear market and the beginning of a bull market for the asset. Prosper Trading Academy Cryptocurrency Educator Howard Greenberg joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss. Plus, his price outlook for the largest token by market capitalization.

28 févr. 2023

Bitcoin's (BTC) recent technical failure at key price resistance has raised the risk of a deeper pullback, according to analysts studying price charts. The leading cryptocurrency's upswing has recently stalled, with prices failing to crack resistance at $25,200, which capped the August bounce. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down "The Chart of The Day."

28 févr. 2023

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures charged former FTX director of engineering Nishad Singh with fraud allegations on Tuesday, following his guilty plea to similar charges in a federal court. Separately, Grayscale says it’s preparing to argue in court next week that the SEC inappropriately treated its bitcoin exchange-traded fund bid differently than earlier decisions approving bitcoin futures-based ETFs. Grayscale and CoinDesk are both owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

28 févr. 2023

Hashdex Head of U.S. and New Markets Bruno Ramos de Sousa discusses his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as the largest cryptocurrency by market cap hovers around $23,000 amid continued crypto contagion fears and increased regulatory scrutiny. Plus, what he's seeing in retail vs. institutional activity and why next year's Bitcoin halving could be a catalyst for an upcoming bull cycle.

27 févr. 2023

Investors poured money into short bitcoin funds last week as upbeat U.S. economic data and the prospect of renewed outsized rate increases by the Federal Reserve weakened the appetite for risky assets. Separately, bitcoin's correlation with ether has strengthened since mid-January, a sign of a renewed focus on macroeconomic factors. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

27 févr. 2023

Reuters reports that candidate Bola Tinubu is currently in the lead for Nigeria's presidential election, but opposition parties are flagging concerns of fraud. This comes as the New York Times reports that fights have broken out at banks in the past week as the country faces cash shortages. Afropolitan Co-founder Eche Emole discusses the state of economic uncertainty in Nigeria, how the election could impact bitcoin adoption and the use cases of crypto as a tool for financial freedom. 

27 févr. 2023

Bitcoin funding rates have been positive for 10 consecutive days. Why should investors care? In bitcoin’s case, funding rates have been positive every day since Jan. 14, with the exception of a neutral reading on Feb. 12. Investors holding long positions expect an asset’s value to increase, while those who are short an asset expect its value to decline. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down "The Chart of The Day."

24 févr. 2023

Last month, Bitcoin developer James O'Beirne sounded the alarm: the dominant blockchain might lose some very talented contributors if someone doesn’t step up to pay them for their work. CoinDesk's Editor at Large, Christie Harkin, discusses the latest developments.

24 févr. 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) briefly dipped below $23,000 as the PCE Price Index for January unexpectedly rose to 5.4%. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Tech and Protocols Brad Keoun weighs in on bitcoin's price action amid looming inflation worries. Plus, his outlook on the Federal Reserve's rate hike cycle and its impact on the largest token by market capitalization.

24 févr. 2023

The January PCE Price Index – the Fed's favored inflation indicator – unexpectedly rose to 5.4%. Separately, three-month bitcoin futures listed on the CME, which is widely considered a proxy for institutional activity, are trading at an annualized premium of around 8.7% to the underlying reference index. The equivalent premium on offshore exchanges, mainly Binance, has jumped to 6.3%, the highest since January 2022.

24 févr. 2023