Price Point Bitcoin (BTC) was lower after surging on Wednesday to a new all-time high price above $52,000, while ether (ETH) topped $1,900 for the first time, pushing toward the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s momentum carried through overnight, pushing upward to a new all-time high above $51,000 just a day after passing $50,000 for the first time. “It’s not exactly soaring, as it…
Continue ReadingPrice Point Bitcoin (BTC) shot past $50,000 for the first time Tuesday to a new all-time high price. The gain took the year-to-date return to about 70%, and traders immediately…
Continue ReadingEditor’s Note: Happy Chinese Lunar New Year! First Mover will not publish on Monday, February 15, which is Presidents’ Day in the U.S. Cryptocurrency markets will be open, as they…
Continue ReadingPrice Point Bitcoin jumped more than 6% Thursday to a new record high of $48,297 after Mastercard confirmed CoinDesk’s exclusive Wednesday that the payments-processing giant plans to let merchants receive payments…
Continue ReadingPrice Point Bitcoin (BTC) was lower, after an intraday price spike on Tuesday took the largest cryptocurrency to a new all-time high of $48,226.25, based CoinDesk 20 data. $50K…
Continue ReadingPrice Point In a run reminiscent of bitcoin’s stunning ascent in early January, bitcoin’s price blew past $45,000, $46,000 and $47,000 in less than an hour late Monday, eventually topping $48,000.…
Continue ReadingCoinDesk TV is here! Regular programming starts Monday as we roll out three daily and three weekly shows, including “First Mover,” hosted by Christine Lee, Lawrence Lewitinn and Emily Parker,…
Continue ReadingBitcoin drifts higher, DeFi tokens moon, dogecoin pants Bitcoin was higher early Friday, pushing toward $38,000, around the highest levels in about three weeks. The news overnight was mixed, with…
Continue ReadingEthereum pauses at record high, bitcoin’s rally stalls, DOGE Moons Ether (ETH) prices were lower after surging 10% on Wednesday to a new record, climbing past $1,600 for the first…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was higher for a third day, pushing on the upper end of its range over the past couple weeks, between $30,000 and $36,000. “Cryptocurrency has come into the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was higher for a second day, pushing toward the upper end of the range between roughly $30,000 and $36,000 where it has traded for the past couple weeks.…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) quickly settled back into the past couple weeks’ range between roughly $30,000 and $36,000, after a short-lived price spike Friday when Elon Musk, the electric-vehicle and private-spaceflight entrepreneur…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) which seemed uncannily listless for most of this wild week, suddenly found energy after Elon Musk, the electric-vehicle and private-spaceflight entrepreneur who’s also reportedly the world’s richest man,…
Continue ReadingBitcoin prices were higher, though staying in their range over the past week between roughly $30,000 and $34,000. “Signs of market exhaustion from the bulls are becoming more prevalent,” said…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was lower, though staying in its range over the past six days, between roughly $30,000 and $33,000. Cryptocurrency traders and analysts planned to keep an eye on an…
Continue ReadingBitcoin was lower, hovering around $32,000 for a fourth straight day. A break above $35,000 could mark a “potential trend reversal, giving hope to the bulls,” the Norwegian cryptocurrency–analysis firm Arcane…
Continue ReadingBitcoin was higher on Monday at around $33,000, rebounding after a 9.9% drop in the seven days through Sunday, the biggest weekly drop since August. “Bitcoin is seeing some consolidation…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) appeared to stabilize above $31,000 after Thursday’s plunge, the biggest since March. “A break of $30,000 could have been bad news but it managed to turn things round,”…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has “a lot of similarities” with gold, and consumer fears of the cryptocurrency being stolen are fading, according to a new report from a unit of the bond-rating and…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was lower for a third straight day, slipping below the $34,000 level that had been seen as a market floor in recent weeks. “Downside volatility struck,” Lennard Neo,…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency, was down for a second straight day, pushing toward the lower end of the range between $34,000 and $40,000 where prices have traded for the past couple…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was higher for a second day, staying in the past two week’s range between roughly $34,000 and $40,000. “This period of consolidation is building a solid base, giving…
Continue Reading(EDITOR’S NOTE: First Mover will not publish Monday, Jan. 18, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., a CoinDesk company holiday. The cryptocurrency market will be…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was higher, pushing back toward $40,000 after a 9.9% surge on Wednesday, the biggest calendar-day gain in a month. Such a powerful recovery after a steep sell-off earlier…
Continue ReadingBitcoin snapped a four-day losing streak, appearing to stabilize around $34,000. After the recent market correction, prices for the cryptocurrency are still up 18% year-to-date, versus a 1.2% gain for…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was down for a fourth straight day, though changing hands well above Monday’s low around $30,000. After soaring to a new all-time high around $40,000 last week, prices have…
Continue ReadingThe recent euphoria in cryptocurrencies morphed into a severe sell-off, as bitcoin prices dove 12% on Monday, which would be the most for a single calendar day since March. Prices for…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s momentum showed few signs of slowing on Friday, as prices pushed to a new all-time high after blowing through $40,000 for the first time. In traditional markets, Asian and European shares rose and…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) rose for a third straight day, pushing early Thursday to a new all-time high price above $38,000 and setting bullish traders’ sights on $40,000. “Momentum has been building…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) rose for a second day, surging to a new all-time high price of $35,751, according to CoinDesk’s Bitcoin Price Index. The jump came as votes were tallied from…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was lower, after the quick reversal of a brief rally late Monday reportedly spurred by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s decision to let banks participate in blockchain…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) suffered its biggest pullback in four months, tumbling 9% after a seven-day winning streak that took prices to a new all-time high of $34,347 on Sunday. “Bitcoin is…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was little changed, with prices appearing unable to hold levels above $24,000. “Bitcoin has moved vertically for a few weeks now and pullbacks will happen,” the Norwegian cryptocurrency–analysis…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was higher, changing hands just above $23,000 after dropping for two straight days from a record high around $24,300. “The market looks to begin a consolidation phase above…
Continue ReadingBitcoin was lower for a second day, retreating following an eight-day streak of gains that was the longest since June 2019. “A period of consolidation could be beneficial,” Simon Peters,…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was little changed after climbing for six straight days, though prices appeared unable to hold fresh highs above $23K. “The market has paused for a bit to consolidate,”…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was higher for a sixth straight day, carrying through after surging 9.9% Wednesday to surpass $20,000 for the first time in the cryptocurrency’s 11-year history. “We are expecting…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) surged 6% Wednesday to a new all-time high price, clearing the key psychological threshold of $20,000 that had acted as a market ceiling in recent weeks. “If history…
Continue ReadingBitcoin (BTC) was rising for a fourth straight day, though in a repeat of last week’s action, the cryptocurrency struggled to push above $20,000 after its months-long rally from a…
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