Bitcoin perpetual futures buyers are paying a 5.4% weekly funding rate to keep their positions open, but is this sustainable? Today Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied to a new all-time high at $44,900 shortly after Tesla announced a $1.5 billion investment. This event triggered $555 million worth of shorts to be liquidated in two hours and it happened as Bitcoin futures open interest reached $13.7 billion, which is just 3% below its historical high. These price moves drastically increased the cost of carrying long positions, mainly for those […]

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A recent SEC filing by Bitwise reveals plans to launch a new crypto innovators fund. Bitwise, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency fund managers, has filed a new prospectus with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, to launch an exchange-traded fund for so-called “crypto innovators.”  The fund manager filed Form N-1A with the securities regulator on Feb. 5, where it outlined its intent to offer the Bitwise Crypto Innovators ETF. The proposed ETF will track the performance of the Bitwise Crypto Innovators Index. The […]

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The billionaire described the token as “the lowest cost economics teaching tool available” on the market. Amid recent endorsements from celebrities and people in tech, the price of the meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin has surged more than 700% in the last month. Now even billionaire Mark Cuban says he understands the appeal. In a tweet today from the Shark Tank star and Dallas Mavericks owner, Cuban said Dogecoin (DOGE) is the “best entertainment bang for your buck available” on the crypto market and doesn’t think it’s a “bad […]

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Cardano’s successful testnet integration of smart contract functionality and plans to enter the DeFi space back ADA’s 139% rally. Cardano’s (ADA) price has increased 100% since Feb. 1 as social media engagement and excitement about the addition of smart contract functionality is propelling ADA to its highest price level since the bull market of January 2018.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that ADA rose from $0.35 on Feb. 1 to its current price of $0.71, a move which has elevated Cardano to the 4th ranked […]

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“The firm could unlock a multi-billion dollar opportunity with a few clicks,” said analyst Paul Steves. Earlier today, Tesla Motors announced it had made a major Bitcoin purchase and planned to introduce crypto payments in the future. Some in the industry are now speculating that Apple will be the next institutional player to adopt the crypto asset. In a market report from Royal Bank of Canada Dominion Securities analyst Paul Steves, the introduction of the tech company into crypto could create more than $40 billion in annual […]

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Strong institutional demand has propelled Bitcoin and many altcoins to new all-time highs. Bitcoin (BTC) broke out to a new all-time high today, buoyed by the news that Tesla has purchased $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition to the Bitcoin purchase, Tesla also plans to offer its customers the option of buying products with BTC. Instead of converting BTC payments to fiat upon receipt, Tesla may decide to add it to its reserves. Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360 […]

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