This saw Bitcoin prices tumble to below $30,000 in a dramatic plummet from its soaring success.
Newly elected mayor Eric Adams says he'd like his first three paycheques in the cryptocurrency.
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The cryptocurrency has continued to rise and fall as other global administrations and regulators mull legislation to curb increased crypto activity often attributed to laundering and crime.
We also consider two additional factors that account for the finding that in some periods prices drift away from fundamentals. The first factor is the return of Bitcoin. We argue that Bitcoin, being the largest and most traded cryptocurrency, is the most perceptible to sentiment and speculative trading by investors. Thus, as a factor, it can capture periods when trading forces unrelated to fundamentals are the strongest. The second factor is a cryptocurrency price momentum factor that we construct following the seminal work of Jegadeesh and Titman (1993). Momentum effects have been linked to investor psychology (e.g. Barberis et al. 1998).
In particular, the activities of miners — cryptocurrency users who leverage vast amounts of computing power to record transactions, receiving newly created cryptocurrency units and transaction fees paid by other users in return — are critical to currencies’ stability and smooth function.
According to the BLS, rising energy costs fueled a rise in CPI, but for at least six months, analysts have tracked the rising costs of food and other goods. The current CPI is the highest it has been since October 1990. Core inflation, a figure that ignores the impact of the rising cost of goods, showed a 4.6% increase, a level not seen since 1991.
How does this latest crash compare to previous ones, or even to regular stock market drops — and what does it mean for investors?
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We reached out to Binance and Binance.US in an attempt to confirm details about reported regulatory investigations, as well as to better understand the relationship between the international and U.S-based platforms. We didn’t hear back from officials at Binance or Binance.US, though a spokesperson contacted us on behalf of Binance.US after our review published to provide additional context on the relationship between Binance and Binance.US. They operate as separate companies, the spokesperson said in an email, with Binance.US licensing software, trademarks, and wallet technology from Binance.
Despite the new record high, Bitcoin is still a highly volatile and speculative investment. In fact, the last time the crypto saw a record high in mid-April, it abruptly lost over half of its value and plunged to around $30,000 by mid-July.
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Binance U.S.’ trading algorithm suffered from a bug that resulted in a Bitcoin flash crash on Oct. 21. Although prices recovered quickly, both cryptocurrencies are now trying to hold support to avoid further losses.
If they manage to do that, the BNB/USDT pair will challenge the overhead resistance at $691.80. The rising moving averages and the RSI in the overbought zone indicate the path of least resistance is to the upside.
Ethereum gained 3.85% to $4,720 and Dogecoin was trading 9.73% higher at $0.2858. Digital token Stellar climbed 3.72% to $0.3733 and XRP zoomed 8.05% to $1.26.
While still on the tokenomics, 4% of the 12% fee is automatically distributed to the token holders every 60 minutes in BNBs. Such active income is attracting many investors, and in the process, increases Bitrise coin market cap.