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Fear, Greed and the Evolution of Money in the Age of the Coronavirus Pandemic
9.4.2020
The coronavirus pandemic: Will it bring a Brave New World, or will it make the world a better place?
Market Update: Traders ‘Buck the Trend’ Pushing Crypto Market Cap Above $200 Billion
7.4.2020
Digital currency markets have been rising again as the entire market capitalization of all 5,000+ coins has jumped above the $200 billion mark. The increase in crypto trade volume and coin values has followed alongside the recovery traditional equity markets saw on Monday. On Tuesday, most of...
US Cash Crisis: Withdrawal Limits Spark Bank Run Fear
18.3.2020
The entire world has been focused on the economy as the coronavirus outbreak has devastated global markets. While stocks, commodities, and barrels of oil plunge in value, there’s been considerable demand for cold hard cash in certain countries. According to reports, Wall Street’s elite...
‘Extreme Fear’ Grips Markets Despite Oversold Bitcoin Price Metrics
15.3.2020
Bitcoin’s chance of rallying higher improves above $5.5K but this appears to depend more on mainstream media and equities markets performance
Bitcoin Price Crashing Due to Coronavirus Fear but Will BTC Hit $2K?
14.3.2020
Bitcoin price drops to yearly lows on coronavirus but BTC isn’t out of the woods yet
VIX Index Shows Stocks ‘Fear’ Most Since 2008 Crisis, Birth of Bitcoin
9.3.2020
Not everyone is concerned about the current market crash despite near-record losses
Bitcoin, Bonds and Gold: Why Markets Are Upended in a Time of Fear
9.3.2020
Noelle Acheson says bitcoin is not the only part of the financial markets going through upheaval
Market Update: Coronavirus Fears, Stock Market Crash, and Bitcoin Price Predictions
1.3.2020
Digital currency markets have been consolidating since the initial price drop on February 26 that saw $25 billion shaved off the entire cryptocurrency market. At the time of publication, the cryptoconomy is hovering just above the $245 billion zone and a few coins today are making slight gains....
Policymakers Shouldn’t Fear Digital Money: So Far It’s Maintaining the Dollar’s Status
19.2.2020
U.S. policymakers are worried that CBDCs and crypto will harm the dollar's reserve status. But maybe they have it backwards, writes CoinDesk columnist Nic Carter
Another Crypto Startup Targets the Public With New Fear-busting Mascot
14.2.2020
Blockchain by Figure. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Figure
Silicon Valley-based financial services startup Figure has launched a bid to make distributed ledger technology more approachable – by creating a crypto-themed mascot that its masterminds hope will dispel public fears about...
Fear Grips Stock Market Traders While Cryptocurrency Investors Become Greedy
4.2.2020
The clash of two emotions, fear and greed, is said to determine investors’ sentiment. This ratio draws a historical picture of the market and it’s also an indicator of its future state. As an established trend, traditional investments such as stocks and digital assets like...
Davos Experts: Central Banks Focus on Crypto Due to Fear of Exclusion
24.1.2020
Impressions from the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 24 January. European Commission executives have conceded that there is a pressing need for digital alternatives to conventional currency – but continue to condemn cryptocurrencies as “highly...
South Korean Bankers 'Fear' Starbucks Crypto Threat
21.1.2020
A report from South Korea claims that bankers in the country are concerned about the rise of an unexpected crypto threat – American coffee shop chain Starbucks.
Per the Korea Times, banking professionals have theories about the company’s digitization plans, and worry that they will fall behind when...
Bank Closures and Withdrawal Restrictions Anger Lebanese Citizens
8.1.2020
Lebanese citizens have been dealing with economic hardship, as the country’s central bank imposed customer withdrawal limits last October. The problems have continued over the last two months, as ATMs have stopped dispensing cash and bank branches close doors in fear of angry clients....
Bitcoin Retains $7K as 'Extreme Fear' Clashes With Parabolic Forecast
20.12.2019
Bitcoin sentiment is more deeply entrenched in “extreme fear” than at the 2018 bear market bottom
How to Navigate the Minefield of Cryptocurrency Taxation
23.11.2019
National tax agencies have recently made it clear that the long arms of the law will be wielded to ensure bitcoiners pay the appropriate tax on their earnings. Motivated by surging interest in crypto, authorities are cracking the whip and instilling fear in those who have, until now, dismissed...
Turkey Becomes the Latest Nation to Work on Digital Fiat
7.11.2019
Trade wars, sanctions, fear from private and decentralized cryptocurrencies. Regardless of the motive, a number of governments have recently taken the path of creating their own digital money. Turkey has become the latest country to announce plans for the issue of a “blockchain-based”...
Bear Trap? Bitcoin Price Bullish Divergences Emerge Amid Market Fear
15.10.2019
Technical analysis shows signals of a potential beartrap forming in the crypto market while the overall sentiment shows signs of fear
Fear of Another Global Recession Suggests Cryptocurrencies Are a Safer Bet Than Fiat Currencies
15.10.2019
The global recession of 2008 was the scariest dream of the world economy when bankers became poppers within a matter of hours, and the entire market collapsed. After more than a decade, the shocks of recession are still felt in some sectors, and therefore, the thought of another one sends chills...
Economic Turmoil in Hong Kong Escalates as Colonial-Era Law Is Imposed
8.10.2019
Colonial-era law has been imposed in Hong Kong causing the economic situation to degrade further, with empty ATMs and bank runs becoming a new norm. Protestors and non-protestors alike fear the martial law-like ERO (Emergency Regulations Ordinance) could eventually grind the city’s financial...