Bitcoin News

Bitcoin Briefly Drops Below $43K, Wipes Out Past Week's Gains
A new chart of the bitcoin price over the past week reveals the impact of Tuesday's wipeout. Bitcoin tumbled 11.3%, the most since May and plunged as low as $42,900 during the selloff. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Bitcoin Now Legal Tender in El Salvador, Marking World First
In a show of support, crypto proponents are buying $30 worth of bitcoin to commemorate the occasion known colloquially as “Bitcoin Day.”

Bitcoin Tumbles Most Since May and El Salvador Buys the Dip
Price drop triggers about $3 billion of liquidations of trading positions due to margin calls.

BTC Briefly Dropped Below $40K on Huobi Amid Massive Liquidation
More than $3 billion in long positions were liquidated on Tuesday.

Bitcoin Tumbles Most Since May
"The Hash" panel analyzes the crypto markets and outlook as all major cryptocurrencies are in the red. Bitcoin tumbled 11.3%, the most since May, leading a broad retreat from digital assets even as bullish investors touted El Salvador’s adoption Tuesday of the largest cryptocurrency as legal tender. What's going on?

Bitcoin Now Legal Tender in El Salvador, Marking World First
Bitcoin's price fell 11.3% Tuesday as the cryptocurrency officially became legal tender in El Salvador, three months after the Bitcoin Law passed the country’s legislature. President Nayib Bukele tweeted he was “buying the dip” with “150 new coins added." The team of "The Hash" discusses El Salvador leading the world into bitcoin and the implications for the crypto community, global economy and beyond.

El Salvador’s Bold Bet on Bitcoin Could Inspire the World
The standard playbook for building national wealth doesn’t work anymore. Bitcoin provides an alternative.

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law Is About Self-Determination
Today, bitcoin became legal tender in the Central American nation.

Valkyrie CIO on Bitcoin as BTC Becomes Legal Tender in El Salvador
Bitcoin is now officially a legal tender in El Salvador. The cryptocurrency is declining after testing resistance near $52,000 on Monday, with initial support seen at the $50,000 breakout level. Steven McClurg, CIO and co-founder of asset management firm Valkyrie, discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook. Plus, his take on altcoins and bitcoin ETFs.

What Could Liquid Exchange Do Now to Prevent Future Crypto Hacks?
Seth Melamed, COO of Liquid Group, discusses Liquid Exchange’s $90 million hack and measures the firm is taking to prevent hacks like this from happening again. Plus, his reasons why he doesn’t think El Salvador’s bitcoin law is sustainable and whether he foresees Asia potentially adopting BTC as legal tender.
