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19 Dec 2023

The “HODL” meme started a decade ago today when a user misspelled the word “holding”

On that day, bitcoin $BTC opened at $678 and "closed" at $522 (i.e last price of the day), so quite a volatile session. If the hodler kept his/her coins, the current unrealized gain is 7,783%. In other words, a $10,000 position at that date is worth today a whopping $788,352. Source: Documenting Bitcoin

14 Dec 2023

David Marcus, Former President of PayPal & Co-founder and CEO of Lightspark, on FASB officially adopting Fair Value Accounting for bitcoin:

“You may think this is a small accounting change that doesn’t mean much. It’s actually a big deal. This removes a large obstacle standing in the way of corporations holding Bitcoin on their balance sheet. 2024 will be a landmark year for BTC.” Source: Swan Media

14 Dec 2023

Gold and digital Gold (aka Bitcoin) seem to enjoy Powell dovishness and dollar weakness

Gold gained 2.4% following dovish Fed meeting, Bitcoin gained almost 5%. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

13 Dec 2023

13 years...

Bitcoin

11 Dec 2023

The bitcoin whales

Source: Tommy Boy

11 Dec 2023

BREAKING >>> bitcoin prices just fell over 5% in a matter of minutes, hitting as low as $41,500

After its eight straight green week, Bitcoin is finally taking a breather. The decline comes at a time of low volume and liquidity. Source: Kobeissi Letter

7 Dec 2023

Jamie Dimon said that Bitcoin is primarily being used for criminal activity

Below are some facts about Bictoin and its use for illicit activities. Source: The Bitcoin Therapist

7 Dec 2023

Ether $ETH is at the lowest relative level versus Bitcoin $BTC since June 2022

ETH/BTC

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