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Bitcoin is set for its best January since 2013 on bets that monetary tightening and the crypto-sector crisis are both ebbing. Bitcoin is set for its best January since 2013 on bets that monetary tightening and the crypto-sector crisis are both ebbing.The largest token is up 40% since the turn of the year, a first-month gain bettered only twice before when crypto was in its infancy. Smaller coins like Solana, Axie Infinity and Decentraland have doubled in value, part of a $280 billion January climb in digital assets…

Bitcoin is flirting with its first back-to-back drop since the start of the year following a poor revenue outlook from technology bellwether Microsoft Corp. that dented wider investor sentiment. Bitcoin is flirting with its first back-to-back drop since the start of the year following a poor revenue outlook from technology bellwether Microsoft Corp. that dented wider investor sentiment.The largest token fell as much as 2.5% and was trading at about $22,650 as of 6:11 a.m. in London on Wednesday after edging lower in US…

A Bitcoin rebound has put crypto mining stocks on course for their best monthly performance in at least a year, providing some respite from the debt and energy-price worries that pummeled the shares in 2022. A Bitcoin rebound has put crypto mining stocks on course for their best monthly performance in at least a year, providing some respite from the debt and energy-price worries that pummeled the shares in 2022. The 20-member MVIS Global Digital Assets Mining Index is up 64% so far in January, outstripping Bitcoin's…

Cash-strapped Bitcoin miners are reducing loans and scaling back their operations as the crypto-mining industry continues to weather a plunge in the digital asset’s price. Cash-strapped Bitcoin miners are reducing loans and scaling back their operations as the crypto-mining industry continues to weather a plunge in the digital asset's price.During the historic bull run in late 2021, miners raised billions of dollars in debt financing to fund their expanding operations. But since the crash early last year, publicly…

An Ohio man who posed in a tub full of cash is scheduled to plead guilty after he was charged with remotely stealing Bitcoin stored on a computer device the government seized in a case against his older brother. An Ohio man who posed in a tub full of cash is scheduled to plead guilty after he was charged with remotely stealing Bitcoin stored on a computer device the government seized in a case against his older brother. Gary Harmon, 31, is to appear for a “plea agreement hearing” in federal court in Washington, DC,…

Plucky bitcoin's been holding steady since seeing off the chaos of the FTX collapse, gathering its strength to rally towards the dizzy heights of $30,000 in 2023. Plucky bitcoin's been holding steady since seeing off the chaos of the FTX collapse, gathering its strength to rally towards the dizzy heights of $30,000 in 2023. Battered bitcoin's been unresponsive since being clobbered by the FTX collapse, taking in a deep ragged breath before plunging towards the depths of $5,000. Place your bets, spin the wheel.…

Speculators cleaving to the view that the crypto rout is mostly over are at risk of a rude awakening in 2023, according to Standard Chartered. Speculators cleaving to the view that the crypto rout is mostly over are at risk of a rude awakening in 2023, according to Standard Chartered.A further Bitcoin plunge of about 70% to $5,000 next year is among the “surprise” scenarios that markets may be “under-pricing,” the bank's Global Head of Research Eric Robertsen wrote in a note on Sunday. Demand could switch from Bitcoin…

Crypto advocate Mike Novogratz dropped his forecast for Bitcoin to climb to $500,000 in five years, citing the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases. Crypto advocate Mike Novogratz dropped his forecast for Bitcoin to climb to $500,000 in five years, citing the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases.It will, but “not in five years,” Novogratz said Thursday during an interview on Bloomberg Television. The biggest change that happened is that Fed Chair Jerome Powell found “his central banking superpowers.” Like…

Bitcoin spiked higher Wednesday in the countdown to a speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that may cement expectations for a slower pace of interest-rate hikes in the US. Bitcoin spiked higher Wednesday in the countdown to a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that may cement expectations for a slower pace of interest-rate hikes in the US. The largest token added as much as 3.7% and was trading at about $17,010 as of 10:41 a.m. in Singapore, the highest level in two weeks. Ether climbed over…

Bitcoin pushed higher alongside other major tokens Tuesday but concerns about contagion from the collapse of FTX continue to loom large. Bitcoin pushed higher alongside other major tokens Tuesday but concerns about contagion from the collapse of FTX continue to loom large.The largest digital coin rose as much as 2% and was trading at about $16,490 as of 7:20 a.m. in London. Second-ranked Ether also posted gains, while meme token Dogecoin surged 10% at one point. bitcoin The crypto lender unraveled in the wake of the…