It was a challenging quarter for Coinbase from an operational perspective. The company said it had 9 million monthly transacting users during the second quarter, down from 9.2 million in the first quarter but more than the estimated 8.7 million. Macroeconomic and cryptocurrency credit resulted in lower trading volume during …
Read More »After Extending Earlier Rally, Bitcoin Hovers Around $24K
At the time of writing, the most famous cryptocurrency trades at $23,976. Earlier on Monday, Bitcoin climbed above $24,000, rising upon the same rhythm with the stock market and elevating stocks with high exposure to cryptocurrency.The price of Bitcoin has jumped nearly 5% over the past 24 hours to $24,220.36, …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, Aug 1-5
The robust set of job market data seemed to have cleared much concern over the US recession and set the tone for the financial markets. Benchmark treasury yields jumped as traders added bets on Fed continuing with the current pace of tightening beyond neutral. However, despite that, stock markets were …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, July 25-29
US monetary policymakers opted a 75bps rate hike. Markets expected this move; a historically large hike. Jerome Powell explained that Fed would likely stop hiking once inflation is controlled. If unemployment rises, the job market weakens, and the US falls into a recession, Fed would ease policy due to lower …
Read More »Cryptocurrencies witness more declines
The short-lived crypto rally, according to some analysts, might have been a clever trap to tempt traders in. Bitcoin price is now redirected to the negative territory.Bitcoin price has broken the ascending trend channel, prompting a 25% profit rally since July 13. A breaking news coverage was issued on July …
Read More »Embracing Google Pay Means Faster Payments In Crypto Space
Crypto.com announced that Google Pay is eventually been added as a payment method on its application for faster and more secure payments. Since the announcement of suspension of Netflix and Spotify benefits on its Visa card, the platform was criticized on social media. Users can now make faster, more efficient …
Read More »Impact of Tesla’s latest sale on Bitcoin market value
Tesla has sold 75% of its Bitcoin holdings for an average price of $29,000. The price of the most famous cryptocurrency has not yet shown a correlation to the sudden bearish news as the invalidation of the bullish macro thesis remains at the $13,880 level.CEO Elon Musk attributed Tesla’s lack …
Read More »Bank of America Profit Falls 32%
Bank of America on Monday reported mixed results for the second quarter of this year, as its profits fell as expenses related to regulatory issues rose, while revenue rose better than expected. The bank reported a 32% drop in earnings to $6.25 billion, or 73 cents a share, for the …
Read More »Crypto markets await a greener start to the week
The European Central Bank (ECB) has released a report analyzing the growth of the cryptocurrency market over the past decade and the risks it poses to the existing financial system. A section of the report dedicated to stablecoins discussed its central role in the current ecosystem. For example, stablecoins are …
Read More »Most Financial Assets Await NFP Data For Direction
The US Bureau of Labour Statistics will release the May jobs report on Friday, July 8 at 12:30 GMT. Expectations are for a rise of between 268000 and 270000 (just under 300000) in Nonfarm Payrolls following the previous reading of 390000 increase in May (just under 400000). The Unemployment Rate …
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