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Coinbase frenzy, DOGE dazzles, Bitcoin breaks records, Jim Cramer sells: Hodler’s Digest, April 11–17 April 17, 2021
Coming every Saturday, Hodlers Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekCoinbase gets off to a rocky start as it lists on the NasdaqIt […]
Editorial Staff
Bitcoin dips under $60,000 — What's pulling down BTC price? April 17, 2021
The price of Bitcoin suddenly dropped below $60,000 days after the Coinbase public listing. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) declined below $60,000 on April 17 after a strong rally throughout the past week in anticipation of the Coinbase public listing on Nasdaq.However, after the COIN listing, which is the ticker of the Coinbase stock, the […]
Joseph Young
Is Bitcoin becoming the 'Google' of crypto as BTC market cap nears new milestone? April 17, 2021
Bitcoin is nearing the market capitalization of Google, but why is this an important trend to observe? Holger Zschaepitz, a market analyst at Welt, emphasized that Bitcoin (BTC) is nearing the valuation of Google, as it heads toward $1.5 trillion in market capitalization.Currently, as of April 17, the market cap of Bitcoin is hovering at […]
Joseph Young
Coinbase insiders dump nearly $5 billion in COIN stock shortly after listing April 17, 2021
After an edict to remain "mission focused," Coinbase executives have succeeded in making themselves a fortune. Insider activity reports for Coinbase’s COIN stock indicate that multiple early investors and executives dumped billions in equity shortly after COIN’s direct listing, with at least one C-suite director cashing out their current stake in the cryptocurrency exchange entirely. Data […]
Andrew Thurman
After a remarkable run, social media sentiment sours on DOGE April 17, 2021
Americans carried the digital currency higher, but their enthusiasm may be waning. It was a Shiba Inu shooting across the sky: Dogecoin’s run over the past week will be one for the history books. However, for all the fireworks social media data is indicating that the meme’s run may have met its end. The digital currency, […]
Andrew Thurman
Bitcoin to close April above $90K? When & where this bull wave will top April 17, 2021
Analyst PlanB calculated Bitcoin could reach $92K by the end of April...but will it actually get there? Watch this interview with trader Eric Crown to find out! The cryptocurrency markets experienced a monumental green wave this week. Bitcoin and Ether calmly made new all-time highs on the back of Coinbase’s direct listing and the Berlin […]
Jackson Dumont
VORTECS Report: Markets Pro sounds the alert as RUNE, DOGE and XRP skyrocket April 17, 2021
Although VORTECS Scores that touched the 90 threshold failed to lift off this week, Markets Pro subscribers received bullish alerts on Dogecoin, XRP and THORChain ahead of massive price rises. It’s been a spectacular week for the Cointelegraph Markets Pro VORTECS™ Score, which alerted subscribers to several of the top crypto asset price movers hours […]
Cointelegraph
The crypto FBAR: Implications beyond April 17, 2021
What crypto owners should know if crypto accounts fall within the new Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts regulations. The United States Department of Treasury is again sharpening its sword upon crypto. In January 2021, the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued Notice 2020-2. The Notice states that FinCEN intends to amend its regulations […]
Jason Morton
When will Bitcoin price rally end? Here is what’s backing the BTC bull run April 17, 2021
Are BTC prices sustaining due to a continuous stream of good news, or is there more at play? Speculation about the duration of the current run is endless, with Bitcoin now a stable news item even in the mainstream press. But what’s keeping the BTC price up? Is it simply the relentless slew of good […]
Nikolai Kuznetsov
You can’t talk about blockchain and not bring up CBDCs and stablecoins April 17, 2021
Economies are currently experiencing the development of brand new ideas around CBDCs, stablecoins or private digital currencies. Ever since the publication of Satoshi Nakamoto’s white paper back in November 2008, “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System,” the term “blockchain” has been synonymous with digital currencies in the sense of the underlying technology that allows for […]
Steve Billinghurst