Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Hits 40-Day High, is $5,000 Next?
Bitcoin’s February rally just crossed another milestone on Tuesday when the flagship cryptocurrency touched the $4,000 mark for the first time in more than a month. The crypto market …
Josiah Wilmoth
Josiah is the US editor at CCN. In a past life, he taught Herodotus and Boethius to high school students. He holds long-term investment positions in bitcoin and other large-cap cryptocurrencies. Follow him on Twitter or email him directly at josiah.wilmoth(at)ccn.com.
Dow Futures Eye Feeble Open, But is Bitcoin on the Verge of a Historic Recovery?
The US stock market appears doomed to make a weak entry into the week’s first trading session following Monday’s Presidents’ Day holiday, as the Dow and its sister indices …
Newsflash: Amazon Leads Massive $700 Million Funding Round in Tesla Competitor Rivian
Elon Musk and Tesla had better watch out because tech conglomerate Amazon just led a massive $700 million funding round in electric vehicle competitor Rivian. Amazon Leads Major Funding …
Dow Futures, Bitcoin Price Teeter as US Stock Market Digests Trump’s Shutdown Deal
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and broader US stock market teetered on the brink of their previous-day closes heading into the week’s final trading session. Wall Street continued to …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Declares Victory after Amazon Yanks HQ2 from New York
US House Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wasted no time in declaring victory after Amazon backed out of a $3 billion deal that would have seen the Jeff Bezos-led tech conglomerate …
Newsflash: Amazon Trashes Plans for NYC Headquarters, Caves to Pressure from Ocasio-Cortez
Caving to pressure form local politicians and special interest groups, tech conglomerate Amazon has trashed a plan to build a new corporate headquarters in New York City. Amazon Caves …
Dow Falls 175 Points on Awful Retail Sales Data While Bitcoin Price Continues Slow Bleed
A historically-abysmal decline in consumer spending crushed the US stock market on Thursday, causing the Dow to open to triple-digit losses just hours after it looked like the index …
Newsflash: Bitcoin Basher Jamie Dimon & JP Morgan Just Launched Their Own Cryptocurrency
One of Wall Street’s fiercest bitcoin critics may have been playing us all along. JP Morgan Creates ‘JPM Coin’ Cryptocurrency JP Morgan, the gargantuan investment bank led by Jamie …
Dow Sneaks Higher, Bitcoin Price Holds the Line as US Stock Market Clears Major Hurdle
The Dow added to Tuesday’s blockbuster rally, and the S&P 500 cleared a key technical hurdle in what is shaping up to be another strong day for the US …
Dow Surges 200 Points after Congress Plays Ball on Wall, But Bitcoin Price Slinks Lower
Dow futures pounded more than 200 points higher and US stock market traders collectively breathed a sigh of relief ahead of Tuesday’s open after congressional negotiators announced that they …
Dow Jumps 100 Points as Trump White House Whipsaws on Trade War
The Dow rallied more than 100 points on Monday after the Trump White House whipsawed on the ongoing US-China trade war, providing the US stock market with a jolt …
Why This Unholy Trinity of State-Run Crypto Projects Could Poison Donald Trump’s Stance on Bitcoin
For a man as verbose as US President Donald Trump, the former real estate developer and reality television star has had little to say about bitcoin. However, there are …
Newsflash: Bitcoin Price Smashes Past $3,700, How High Will it Go?
The bitcoin price smashed through $3,700 as the cryptocurrency market assembled one of its largest intraday recoveries in recent memory. Bitcoin had entered the US trading session on a …
Trump’s Trade War Bombshell Pummels Dow, But Bitcoin Mounts Recovery
The battered US stock market enters the week’s final trading session with little hope of patching its previous-day wounds. Rather, trade war pessimism looks poised to deal further blows …
Is Kudlow Shorting the Dow? Stock Market Plunges as Top Trump Adviser Says US & China ‘Miles’ Apart on Trade
The Dow’s mid-week sell-off took an even steeper turn on Thursday after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow broke from the Trump administration talking point that the United States …
Dow Futures Dive, But This Analyst Says the Bitcoin Price’s Outlook is Even More Bleak
The US stock market appears ready to extend Wednesday’s declines into Thursday, with Dow futures flashing triple-digit declines ahead of the opening bell. Prices remain flat in the cryptocurrency …
Why This Former JP Morgan Bitcoin Bear Says Crypto Could Make a Major Comeback
Less than two months ago, JP Morgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou found himself firmly inside the crowded group of Wall Street’s bitcoin bears. Now, he’s predicting that the flagship cryptocurrency …
Dow Futures Claw Back Early Losses While Bitcoin Price Breaks Lower
Dow futures traded lower ahead of Wednesday’s opening bell, signaling that traders may put the brakes on the US stock market’s multi-day winning streak. The bitcoin price, meanwhile, careened …
Dow Blasts Higher While Bitcoin Endures Painstaking Search for a Bottom
A defiant US stock market opened to significant gains on Tuesday, brushing off bearish portents about declining corporate earnings. Bitcoin, meanwhile, continues to endure a painstaking search for a …
Breaking: Facebook Crypto Project Acquires Blockchain Startup Specializing in Smart Contracts
Facebook’s secretive crypto division has reportedly made its first acquisition, quietly onboarding most of the research team from a blockchain startup that specializes in smart contract development. Facebook Acqui-hires …
The Patriots Won the Super Bowl. Here’s Why that Means the Dow Should Rally
In what has become one of the most predictable outcomes in professional sports, the New England Patriots emerged victorious from Super Bowl LIII after besting the Los Angeles Rams …
Dow Futures Flat, Bitcoin Price Heavy on Super Bowl Monday
The US stock market is open for business, but the Dow doesn’t look poised to make much of a ruckus on Super Bowl Monday. The bitcoin price, meanwhile, continues …
7 Things Apple Could Buy with its Staggering $245 Billion Cash Stockpile
When Apple delivered its quarterly earnings report this week, all eyes were on how severely lagging iPhone sales would eat into the tech giant’s revenue. However, Apple also disclosed …
Here’s What Every Major 2020 US Presidential Candidate Has Said about Bitcoin
The 2020 US presidential election is still nearly two years away, but campaign season is already in full swing. Before long, voters will know which Democrats support the Green …