Bitcoin consolidates after $40K surge as analyst eyes weekly higher low for BTC price

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) began a nervous weekend at around $39,000 on Feb. 26 after an overnight spike briefly saw $40,000 return. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Stocks gains but crypto “fear” pervades Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView revealed calmer conditions for BTC/USD Saturday after overnight volatility saw highs of $40,330 on Bitstamp. With traditional markets closed, the probability of “fakeout” moves up or down was elevated thanks to thinner weekend volumes on crypto markets. The geopolitical turmoil focused on Ukraine and occupier Russia formed the backdrop for…

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Russia to regulate digital assets as currency, McDonald’s eyes the metaverse, YouTube to adopt NFTs and XRP pumps 30%: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 6-12

[ad_1] Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s 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 Week Russian government and central bank agree to treat Bitcoin as currency The Russian government and central bank made an agreement to regulate crypto as an “analogue of currencies” instead of “digital financial assets.”  The updated regulation is part of a draft law that is…

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Bitcoin pundits split over BTC floor as Bloomberg analyst eyes bounce

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) could still fall under $30,000, but some prominent sources are already calling the end of the latest bearish turn on BTC/USD. In a tweet on Jan. 25, Mike McGlone, senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, eyed Bitcoin’s position relative to its 20-week moving average, noting that historically, current levels have marked a turning point. McGlone: Bitcoin “a bit extended” at all-time highs Still hopeful for Bitcoin to weather a macro storm this year, McGlone’s data places BTC/USD at the same position in which it halted downtrends in…

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Animoca Brands doubles valuation to $5B, OpenSea tops $3.5B in Jan volume, Microsoft eyes metaverse gaming: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 16-22

[ad_1] Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s 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 Week NFT-focused Animoca Brands valued at $5B following $358M raise NFT and virtual property-focused firm Animoca Brands secured $358 million worth of funding earlier this week at a valuation of $5 billion.  The company said the fresh funds will go towards financing strategic acquisitions and…

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Bitcoin stays in tight range as analyst eyes potential ‘interesting week’ in BTC

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) hovered near $43,000 on Jan. 17 as its “boring” price action combined with signs that the market could be stabilizing. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Leverage comes off all-time highs Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD staying firmly within its established trading range between $40,000 and $45,000. With few surprises expected thanks to the Wall Street holiday, traders took the opportunity to call for a level-headed approach on focus on altcoins. Bitcoin is down a few hundred dollars! Quick, someone come up with…

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Bitcoin avoids recent lows as BTC price eyes $60K into the weekly close

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) hovered near $59,000 as Nov. 21 came to a close after avoiding a retest of its recent lows. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC challenges $60,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD almost hitting $60,000 before consolidating in a new higher range after sudden gains Saturday evening. The pair had hit lows of $55,650 during the week, these marking its lowest point in over a month, but further retests failed to materialize as sentiment improved. Adopting a calmer perspective into the weekly close,…

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Famed Brit photographer Platon’s NFTs have stars in their eyes – Cointelegraph Magazine

[ad_1] Platon, the British photographer famous for his close-up portraits of world leaders, is using NFT photos of the human iris to show how humans can be reduced to a unique but unrecognizable image. He even did one self-portrait of his own iris — but, if placed in an iris lineup, he could not tell his own from anyone else’s. Platon only uses one name – like Prince, he says. His first human portrait reduction took place in June 2021, when he auctioned 12 anonymous irises as NFTs, each one…

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OMG eyes a new all-time high after unveiling its ‘Boba Network’ layer-2 solution

[ad_1] In September the frenzy that propelled the nonfungible token (NFT) sector quieted down but a burst of fresh energy emerged as the layer-two sector heated after the successful launch of Ethereum (ETH) scaling solutions like Arbitrum and Optimism.  Another project that has benefited from the sector’s transition to layer-1 and layer-2 alternatives is OMG Network (OMG), a non-custodial layer-two protocol that utilizes an optimistic rollup scaling solution to improve Ethereum scalability. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that after hitting a low of $8.42 on July 20,…

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Solana chart ‘bull flag’ eyes $250 despite SOL price down 40% since last week

[ad_1] Solana (SOL) price extended its slide on Sept. 17 as a major network outage over the past week — pointing to heightened security risks — hit traders’ confidence. The SOL/USD exchange rate fell up to 13.27% to its intraday low of $133.53 in a corrective trend that began after it topped out near $221.38 on Sept 9. As a result, SOL’s price has almost crashed by 40% since its all-time high last week, despite more than tripling their value in the past 30 days. Outage hurts SOL price Solana…

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Bitcoin trader eyes US dollar for BTC price breakout cue, Ethereum clings to $2K

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below the $33,000 mark on July 9 with a fresh price dip also putting an end to altcoin strength.  BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price flips $33,000 support Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it ranged below a previous support level into Friday. Earlier in the week, $33,000 saw multiple tests but remained in place as support, this only coming undone on Thursday. $33,000 then became involved in a form of short-term support/resistance flip, with Bitcoin unable to reclaim it and…

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