JPMorgan Predicts $146K Bitcoin Price as Competition With Gold Escalates

JPMorgan’s analysts have made a case that bitcoin’s price could reach $146,000 as the cryptocurrency’s competition with gold heats up. Meanwhile, the firm’s global strategist sees the current bitcoin bull run as being similar to the bull run of 2017. He warns of three risks that could affect bitcoin’s outlook for 2021. JPMorgan Sets Bitcoin’s … Read more

Skybridge Bitcoin Fund Debuts With $310 Million — Investment Manager Expects Each BTC Worth $535K

Skybridge Bitcoin Fund’s assets under management have risen to $310 million. Expecting the cryptocurrency to become a digital replacement for gold, the firm reportedly values bitcoin at $535,000. Skybridge also predicts that bitcoin’s price will reach $100,000 this year. Skybridge Invests $310 Million in Bitcoin New York-headquartered Skybridge Capital is a global investment manager that … Read more

Economist David Rosenberg Pleads Ignorance on Bitcoin After Predicting Massive Bubble

Economist David Rosenberg has pleaded “ignorance on bitcoin” after saying that the cryptocurrency was in a massive bubble. He admitted that bitcoin has exceeded his expectation but he still prefers gold because he understands it a lot better than bitcoin. ‘Bitcoin Has Exceeded Almost Everybody’s Expectations’ David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Rosenberg Research, … Read more

While Bitcoin Tapped New Price Highs, 78,000 Short Positions Worth Over $800 Million Got Liquidated

While bitcoin has crossed a new all-time price high in 2021, traders are leery toward shorting the crypto asset. Data from Bitfinex shows the number of short contracts has been extremely low in comparison to the total number of shorts in mid-March 2020. On Saturday, January 2, 2021, when the price of bitcoin surpassed $33k, … Read more

BTC to Gold Exchange Rate Surges to New All Time High of 17 Ounces per Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally is continuing into the new year with the bitcoin to gold exchange rate touching a new all-time high of 17.38 ounces per bitcoin. According to data from Marketwatch, the new high easily surpasses the all-time high recorded on January 01, 2021, of 10.74 ounces per coin. The new milestone comes as the … Read more

Bitcoin Value Leaps Over the $31K Handle, BTC Sees an All-Time Price High in 2021

The price of bitcoin has crossed a new all-time high on Saturday morning (EST), spiking over $31k per coin. At around 8:43 a.m., bitcoin’s value climbed to $31,417 per unit with roughly $12 billion in global trade volume. Bitcoin (BTC) has surpassed the $31k price zone, and has jumped very close to the $32k range. … Read more

Bitcoin All-Time Price High Surpasses $28K, BTC’s Half Trillion Market Cap Now Bigger Than Visa

Bitcoin markets have been seeing a lot of action this weekend, as the price of the crypto asset touched another all-time high (ATH) at $28,378 per coin. Toward the end of 2020, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization has crossed a whopping half of a trillion U.S. dollars in value. The leading cryptocurrency by market valuation, bitcoin … Read more

Zero to $318,000: Proponents and Detractors Give a Variety of Bitcoin Price Predictions for 2021

While bitcoin has jumped well above the $26,000 zone, a number of crypto proponents are extremely bullish for the crypto asset’s performance in 2021. During the last year, a number of pundits, experts, luminaries, and speculators have predicted bitcoin’s 2021 value after the digital currency has experienced a phenomenal year in 2020. 2021 Bitcoin Price … Read more

Skybridge Bitcoin Fund Launches With $25 Million: Anthony Scaramucci Expects ‘Avalanche of Institutional Investors’

Global investment firm Skybridge Capital has launched a bitcoin fund with $25 million. The founder of the company, Anthony Scaramucci, is bullish about bitcoin. “It’s the first inning,” he said, adding that “You are about to see that wave of early adoption by the institutional community.” Skybridge’s Bitcoin Fund Starts Trading Skybridge Capital has launched … Read more

XRP Crash Burns Other Crypto Asset Values, BTC Price Remains Unscathed

Digital currency markets have seen some volatile action this week and during the last 24 hours following the XRP charges, a number of coins shed a great deal of value. At the time of publication, the entire crypto-economy is valued at $629 billion and because XRP lost so much value, bitcoin’s dominance index has risen … Read more