Altcoins News

Story: Bitcoin Stalls Near $50K as Gold Crashes Hard

By James Thorp

1 / 15

Fed Rates Keep Crypto Guessing. Michael Novogratz from Galaxy Digital thinks the current mess creates opportunities.

2 / 15

Institutional Money Still Interested. BlackRock continues sniffing around the crypto space despite Bitcoin's struggles.

3 / 15

Bitcoin can't break $50,000. The cryptocurrency sits stuck below that key level while traders watch gold tumble into bear market territory, dragged down by Middle East tensions…

4 / 15

The digital asset's price action looks pretty messy right now. Volatility keeps spiking as investors try to figure out what comes next.

5 / 15

Gold's getting hammered worse than Bitcoin.

6 / 15

The precious metal's bear market deepens as Iran's geopolitical games mess with oil supplies.

7 / 15

Michael Novogratz from Galaxy Digital thinks the current mess creates opportunities. "While Bitcoin's volatility can be daunting, it also offers potential for significant returns…

8 / 15

The CME saw Bitcoin futures volume spike on March 21, which means traders are definitely positioning themselves for something. Problem is, nobody knows what that something will be.

9 / 15

JPMorgan analysts dropped a note on March 22 pointing out how Bitcoin's correlation with traditional assets keeps growing. So much for crypto being uncorrelated to everything else.

10 / 15

BlackRock continues sniffing around the crypto space despite Bitcoin's struggles. The world's biggest asset manager hasn't made any big moves yet, but they're clearly watching…

11 / 15

And speaking of blood, Binance had to pause Bitcoin withdrawals on March 23 due to network congestion. That spooked some traders who rely on the exchange for liquidity.

12 / 15

MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor bought another 1,000 Bitcoin on March 22. The guy just won't quit - his company now holds over 130,000 BTC.

13 / 15

Cathie Wood from ARK Invest doubled down on her bullish Bitcoin call during a March 23 conference. She keeps saying the fundamentals are solid despite all the price chaos.

14 / 15

The European Central Bank's Christine Lagarde warned on March 21 about keeping an eye on digital currencies as they integrate more with traditional finance.

15 / 15

Bitcoin's market cap still sits around $950 billion, so we're not talking about some tiny speculative asset anymore. But that size also means it can't move as fast as it used to.

The Currency Analytics

Want the full story?