Popular crypto analyst Nicholas Merten says the near-term fate of Bitcoin (BTC) over the coming weeks will depend on two key macroeconomic events. In a new video update, the host of DataDash tells his...
Tag: Macro
Bitcoin up over the week, while Coinbase and Silvergate plummet, GBTC discount widens
Bitcoin and ether are trading higher ahead of U.S. inflation data and the Fed’s latest interest rate decision. Crypto stocks sank throughout the week. Bitcoin was changing hands at about $...
BlackRock says throw out your old investment playbook, we’re headed for a ‘new regime of greater macro and market volatility’
BlackRock’s top minds seem worried. Investment strategists at the world’s largest asset manager warned of a coming recession, stubborn inflation, and a new era that won’t be so kind to investors in th...
Bitcoin trades above $17,000 as Coinbase leads sell-off in crypto stocks
Crypto prices were up on Friday, while most related equities sank. Block bucked the downward trend, adding 2.4%. Bitcoin was changing hands for $17,154 at noon EST on Friday, according to Tradin...
Grayscale’s GBTC discount to NAV hits all-time low of 47%
The price of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) versus the bitcoin it actually holds hit an all time low on Wednesday, with the discount ratio reaching 47.3%, according to data from The Block. The G...
Robinhood gaining crypto market share after FTX collapse, CEO says
Robinhood has seen market share increase in the weeks following FTX’s collapse, CEO Vlad Tenev said. The company had no exposure to the now failed exchange. Tenev also said that the 7.6% s...
Bitcoin, crypto assets drop, Silvergate shares hit two-year low as stocks trend lower
Crypto and related assets slumped alongside traditional markets. Bitcoin slid 1% below the $17,000 mark to $16,845 at 10:15 a.m. EST, according to data via TradingView. Ether slipped 1.4% in th...
Coinbase slips 7%, Silvergate sinks over 4% as equities have another down day
Bitcoin and ether were little changed amid a plunge in equities. Bitcoin was trading just below $17,000, up about 0.2% by 4:00 p.m. EST, according to TradingView data. The leading cryptocurrency...
Litecoin, dogecoin lead declines in crypto prices, Silvergate plummets pre-market
Altcoins led the drop in crypto markets as bitcoin and ether also slid. Silvergate sank over 11% in pre-market trading despite the CEO’s efforts to reassure the market. Bitcoin slipped 1....
From 70% drop to 1,300% jump, Novogratz, Draper and more chime in on future
Trying to figure out where bitcoin’s going to go in 2023? You’re probably better off asking a Magic 8 ball. Bitcoin is down some 65% over the past year and the outlook for 2023 is &#...
Macro Guru Raoul Pal Says Bitcoin (BTC), Crypto and Stocks Are Ready To Go Exponential – Here’s Why
Former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal says that risk-on assets like crypto and equities are set to go for a run as macroeconomic conditions become more favorable. In a new edition of the Global Mac...
Amazon’s Biggest Revenue Driver AWS Falls Prey To Macro Slowdown
Amazon Web Services has been Amazon.Com, Inc’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) most significant growth engine over the past decade, taking business from some of the most prominent tech vendors worldwide. As fear...
Bitcoin, ether both trading lower as crypto stocks lead Monday declines
Cryptocurrency prices traded down on Monday, with bitcoin slipping below $17,000. Crypto-related stocks fell across the board, with declines lead by Silvergate. Bitcoin was trading at $16,932 sh...
Maple token down more than 24%, cuts ties with Orthogonal Trading following $36 million default
Maple Finance’s token, Maple (MPL), plummeted on Monday following the revelation that Orthogonal Trading defaulted on $36 million of loans on the crypto lending protocol. Orthogonal Trading inte...
Cryptocurrencies rise as shares of Block and Silvergate decline with traditional markets
Crypto prices were in the green on Monday while stocks declined across the board. Grayscale’s ether trust hit a new low. Bitcoin has been trading above $17,000 since about noon EST on Sun...
GBTC’s near $11 billion assets under management pose a risk in the bear market: UBS
Your size is not Grayscale’s size Grayscale’s size can be extremely problematic in a bear market, Kachkovski said. Any sale would widen the GBTC discount further but not necessarily affec...
Bitcoin, ether, crypto stocks plummet following bumper U.S. jobs figures
Cryptocurrencies dropped in line with equities, while U.S. Treasury yields rose after U.S. jobs data for November beat expectations. Non-farm payrolls for the month came in above estimates at 2...
Bitcoin dips under $17,000, Block and Coinbase see mixed fortunes and Silvergate sinks
Crypto prices traded down on Thursday as bitcoin flipped either side of $17,000 just 24 hours after reaching a two-week high. Meanwhile, crypto stocks traded in a wide range during the day’...
Bitcoin clings to two-week high, crypto stocks continue to tick upward
Crypto prices are holding steady at their highest since the FTX fiasco in early November, in line with broader financial markets. Bitcoin rose 1.8% since yesterday, trading at $17,132 at 8:45 a....
TP ICAP gets FCA approval to offer crypto services to institutional clients
Capital markets firm TP ICAP has received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to register as a cryptoasset exchange provider. TP ICAP’s new exchange, known as F...
Bitcoin trades over $17,000 following Powell’s speech, December decisions loom large
The Fed is likely to slow its rate increases in December, while upcoming inflation data and the first U.S. House committee hearing on the FTX collapse also loom large for markets. “It wil...
The Block: Bitcoin mining stock report: Tuesday, November 29
TeraWulf fell by 7.9% and BIT Mining rose by 7.69%, but the share price for most other bitcoin miners traded little changed on Tuesday. Bitcoin was trading at around $16,400 by market close, acc...
Bitcoin, ether tick higher as Silvergate stock dips, GBTC discount widens
Cryptocurrencies traded higher, while some crypto-related stocks dipped over contagion fears. Bitcoin rose 1.6% from yesterday, trading at $16,448 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, according to CoinGecko. ...
Digital Asset Macro Environment: Q3’22 Update
November 28, 2022, 9:01AM EST • 1 min read Join The Block Research for exclusive research like this Gain access to this research piece and 100s of others, including ecosystem maps, company profiles, a...
Dogecoin and Binance’s BNB tack on double-digit gains
Bitcoin and ether moved sideways for the most part last week, as some altcoins moved higher. Bitcoin was changing hands at about $16,559 at 8:30 a.m. ET Sunday, representing a decline of about ...
How much bitcoin does El Salvador have? Good luck getting an answer.
El Salvador is apparently buying a bitcoin a day. But we may never know if that’s true. In fact, since making the cryptocurrency legal tender last year, the country has failed to officially decl...
Dogecoin leads gains, bitcoin and ether dip as stock trading resumes on Wall Street
Altcoins and memecoins led gains, while major cryptocurrencies dipped slightly. Bitcoin fell 0.2% from yesterday, trading at $16,492 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern, according to CoinGecko. Ether was chang...
Macro Guru Raoul Pal Says Crypto Markets Still Fundamentally Bullish Despite Peak Negative Sentiment
Macro expert and former Goldman Sachs executive Raoul Pal says that while negative sentiment across the crypto industry is at an all-time high, its fundamentals remain strong. In a new interview with ...
Crypto prices pare initial gains after Fed minutes show a slow down ‘soon’
Crypto prices rose and quickly came back down upon the release of the minutes showing that the Fed is going to “slow” down its hikes. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — which decid...