Bitcoin (BTC) seems to be on everyone’s mind lately as the world recently witnessed the price of BTC take a rather unexpected bearish turn this month. On January 21, 2022, Bitcoin reached six-month lows, sinking below $40,000 for the first time in months. While some panicked, other industry experts pointed out that the Bitcoin network has become verifiably stronger than ever … [Read more...] about Bitcoin miners believe global hash rate to grow ‘aggressively’
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Bitcoin Approaches Death Cross as Goldman Foresees 4 Fed Rate Hikes This Year
That said, the technical indicator’s past record as a predictor of bear markets is mixed. According to research by Kraken, many of bitcoin’s previous death crosses, including those seen in 2014 and 2018, coincided with “either a sell-off in the days that followed or a continued macro downtrend that confirmed a bear market.” Source link … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Approaches Death Cross as Goldman Foresees 4 Fed Rate Hikes This Year
Kazakh government resigns, shuts down internet amid protests, causing Bitcoin network hash rate to tumble 13.4%
On Wednesday, Kazakhstan, the second-largest country in the world when it comes to Bitcoin (BTC) mining hash rate, experienced unprecedented political unrest due to a sharp rise in fuel prices. As a result, the country's presiding cabinet resigned, but not before the state-owned Kazakhtelecom shut down the nation's internet, causing network activity to plunge to 2% of daily … [Read more...] about Kazakh government resigns, shuts down internet amid protests, causing Bitcoin network hash rate to tumble 13.4%
Bitcoin Holds Support Ahead of Fed Minutes, March Rate Hike Probability Rises
“If the Fed goes to 4 hikes next year, that is a big statement. That means either two things. First, they are hiking in March, which would be no gap between the end of QE and the first hike. Not impossible, but that is a big statement about intent,” John Turek, the author of the Cheap Convexity blog, said in a blogpost published on Dec. 29. “If they don’t go in March and want … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Holds Support Ahead of Fed Minutes, March Rate Hike Probability Rises
Bitcoin network turns 13, celebrates with new hash rate all-time high
Today marks the 13th year since Bitcoin (BTC) creator Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block or block 0 of the Bitcoin network, and for the first time mined a reward of 50 BTC back on Mon, 2009. Fast-forward to 2022, the BTC network shows no signs of slowing down by reaching a new all-time high hash rate of 207.53 million tera hashes per second (TH/s).The Bitcoin hash rate, … [Read more...] about Bitcoin network turns 13, celebrates with new hash rate all-time high