Cryptocurrencies

Despite a tide of heavy selling in the cryptos world (Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has lost another 1.2% overnight to trade at around $48,000 currently, while Ethereum (ETHUSD) is shedding 1.13% to $4,000), which phenomenon is yet to be studied, the non-market related news keep coming.

December 6, 2021

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Given the acceptance of Bitcoin (BTCUSD) as an investment class based on the emergence of numerous ETFs and its rising importance, modeling Bitcoin price volatility becomes important to investment decisions and risk management.

December 1, 2021

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The wide announcement of Omicron-Covid variant spurred sell-off and appeared to lead some crypto investors to realize that the path to $100,000 for Bitcoin (BTCUSD) forecasted by the popular Stock-to-flow (S2F) model author PlanB will not be a straight line higher.

November 29, 2021

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Over the past weekend, the Bitcoin blockchain has successfully activated the Taproot soft fork following a 90% consensus of miners and mining pools between blocks 709 488 and 709 632.

November 15, 2021

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Eric Adams tweeted that he intends to receive his first three salaries in Bitcoin.

November 5, 2021

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Shiba Inu (SHIB) is an Ethereum-based alternative to Dogecoin (DOGE). It was founded in August 2020 by someone Ryoshi, whose goal was to move away from "rigid social structures and traditional mindsets," according to the coin's 28-page white paper.

November 1, 2021

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As the U.S. SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission) approved the first Bitcoin futures ETF, the price of the most capitalized coin passed the $ 60,000 mark, and Binance crypto exchange established a $1 billion fund to develop the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem.

October 18, 2021

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As investment bank JPMorgan (JPM) said in its recent research piece, the quick rise of Bitcoin (BTCUSD), which swiftly reclaimed its market capitalization in excess of $1 trillion, came as a result of a number of factors, including the increasing presence of institutional investors seeking to hedge against inflation.

October 13, 2021

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U.S. Bancorp (USB) said it is launching its own cryptocurrency custody service aimed at institutional investors in partnership with New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG).

October 6, 2021

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