Bitcoin reverses higher after Fed meeting, reclaiming $65,000

Bitcoin reversed higher on Wednesday as investors took a pause from the recent pullback and weighed the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 1% at $65,381.29, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier in the day, it fell as low as $60,793.60. Cryptocurrencies cut earlier losses at the … Read more

Bitcoin briefly slumps below $63,000 after hitting $73,000 last week

Bitcoin extended its slide on Tuesday, dropping more than $10,000 from its all-time high last week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4% at $64,061.09, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier it fell to as low as $62,320.30, after reaching a record of $73,679 last week. “As ETFs buy up available supply of bitcoins on … Read more

Bitcoin tops $66,000 as it nears 2021 all-time high

Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin rose to start the week, edging even closer to its all-time high after the rally took a breather over the weekend. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by nearly 6% at $66,515.50, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it rose to as much as $66,617.06, … Read more

Bitcoin rips through $54,000 for the first time since December 2021

Bitcoin. Nurphoto | Getty Images The price of bitcoin shot above the $54,000 level on Monday after waking up from a week of tepid trading. The flagship cryptocurrency was last higher by 5% at $54,384.81, according to Coin Metrics. At its session high, bitcoin hit $54,965.26 and reached its highest level since December 2021. “Today … Read more

Crypto VC funding climbs for first time in 2 years after bitcoin rally

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Crypto had a big bounceback year in 2023. Now, venture investors are returning. Venture funding for crypto-related companies in the fourth quarter of 2023 totaled $1.9 billion, a 2.5% increase from the prior quarter, PitchBook said Thursday. It marks the first time that venture VC investments in crypto … Read more

Crypto market: Today

An image of bitcoin and U.S. currencies is displayed on a screen during the Interpol World Congress in Singapore on July 4, 2017. Roslan Rahman | AFP | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies fell Tuesday amid a broader market sell-off following a hotter-than-expected CPI reading. Bitcoin was down 3% to $48,535.17, according to Coin Metrics. The day … Read more

Bitcoin rallies to 2-year high of $49,000 then fizzles as crypto ETFs debut

Bitcoin rose in volatile trading Thursday after the Securities and Exchange Commission gave the green light for the first-ever spot bitcoin ETFs to trade in the U.S., as expected. The cryptocurrency was last up 1% at $46,289.15, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier, it punched above $49,000, reaching levels not seen since December 2021. Meanwhile, the … Read more

How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs proved the critics right

Combination showing Former FTX CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (L) and Zhao Changpeng (R), founder and chief executive officer of Binance. Getty Images | Reuters After a brutal 18 months of bankruptcies, company failures and criminal trials, the crypto market is starting to claw back some of its former standing. Bitcoin is up more than 150% this … Read more

Bitcoin crosses $34,000 to the highest since May 2022 on ETF hopes

Bitcoin. Filip Radwanski | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The price of bitcoin briefly topped $35,000 for the first time since May 2022, bolstered by positive sentiment about a bitcoin exchange-traded fund that led to a spike in short liquidations. On Tuesday bitcoin was up by more than 10% at $34,624.82, its highest … Read more