Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency continues to gain wider acceptance in the marketplace despite Bitcoin's manic swings and Dogecoin's guffaws.

"A power outage in the Xinjiang region of China where a significant portion of Bitcoin mining takes place caused a very sudden dip in the global hashrate which, in turn, caused transactions to back up and fees to rocket temporarily," an analyst told Newsweek.

Bitcoin fell 4.32% in early trading Friday after Turkey banned the use of "excessively volatile" cryptocurrencies in commerce.

The value of dogecoin, the meme-inspired cryptocurrency, has shot up by around 80 percent over the last 24 hours.

Markus warned investors to keep a safe amount of money aside and added: "Euphoria is a helluva drug."

A survey of 1,000 Americans by MagnifyMoney, a division of Charlotte, North Carolina-based LendingTree, found that 62% of crypto investors believe they'll get rich.

The process of creating new cryptocurrencies may be tempting given their value, but there is a lot of competition.

Bitcoin, backed by investments from major institutions, outpaced the growth of major companies and achieved a $1 trillion market valuation in just 12 years.

When asked if the Coinbase listing has an impact on the price of Bitcoin, Novogratz said, "step back and let's not miss the big picture. This is like the Netscape moment for the cryptocurrency economy."

Bitcoin surged to a new high Tuesday as investors bet on its growing strength as a long-term investment and increasing acceptance in commerce.

Coinbase is set to become the most valuable exchange in the U.S. based on current $100 billion predictions ahead of its public debut, but analysts warn that these expectations are likely overvalued for such a nascent company.

The House minority leader says bitcoin is an important part of America's competitive future: "I do not want America to fall behind. I want the next century to be ours."

"The spikes in Bitcoin outflows from exchanges typically coincides with upside price action in the following days, as investors continue to accumulate during the dips of this bullish market cycle," said Lennard Neo, a certified financial analyst and head of research at Stack Funds in Singapore.

"I think there will be a big evolution," Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said. "As to how this evolves in the coming years, we operate in the rules we have."

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The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) said it plans to undertake research projects and lobby lawmakers to promote what it sees as the "transformational technology's promise" and to correct perceived misperceptions.

"These tentative signs of Bitcoin volatility normalization are encouraging," JPMorgan said in report released last week. "In our opinion, a potential normalization of Bitcoin volatility from here would likely help to reinvigorate the institutional interest going forward."

The combined market cap of all cryptocurrencies hit $2 trillion for the first time Monday, making the cryptocurrency market as a whole as valuable as Apple.

It costs about $973 to mine an ounce of gold and $4,161 to mine one Bitcoin by computer, industry figures show.

"As #BTC (Bitcoin) is flirting with new highs, options are starting to react with call demand," Genesis Volatility, a Chicago-based cryptocurrency analytics website, tweeted.

Bitcoin's code base can be copied, but the credibility, and immutability of its hard money policies cannot," analysts say. "Bitcoin is long past the point of being catchable."

A single bitcoin could cost as much as a high-end sports car within months, according to the boss of a cryptocurrency exchange.

Massive government spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Federal Reserve's optimistic view of an economic rebound could lead to "entrenched inflation," a financial advisor said.

The company said it hopes the service will be rolled out to all 29 million of its merchants in the future.

"Bitcoin transactions and tradability are still limited," Dr. Marion Laboure, an analyst at Deutsche Bank London said. "And the real debate is whether rising valuations alone can be reason enough for Bitcoin to evolve into an asset class, or whether its illiquidity is an obstacle."

Bitcoin fell Thursday to $51,358, a 16.57% decline from the all-time high of $61,556. A bear market is defined as a 20% drop from its high. But there appears to be no panic around the world's largest cryptocurrency by market cap.

A known Bitcoin fan, the social media CEO put his cryptocurrency clock on display as he talked to officials.

About 25 publicly traded companies have invested a total of $4 billion in Bitcoin and most have at least doubled their initial outlay, an analyst reported.

"Bitcoin's growth can be explained by simple economics," Jason Deane, an analyst at London's Quantum Economics told Newsweek. "Since the supply side of the equation is fixed and demand continues to increase, the result is predictable and obvious."

The latest rise came after Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, revealed that U.S. buyers can now pay for their car with Bitcoin.