Les A’s deviennent la première équipe de la Major League Baseball à vendre des billets en crypto-monnaie.

A vendu son premier billet de saison acheté en crypto-monnaies

L’équipe de la Major League Baseball Oakland Athletics a vendu son premier billet de saison acheté en crypto-monnaies moins de trois semaines après les avoir proposés pour la première fois.

Les Oakland A’s, comme on les appelle familièrement, ont lancé le 15 mars une offre permettant aux fans d’acheter des billets de suite avec des bitcoins.

Mercredi 31 mars, le club de San Francisco East Bay a annoncé que l’acheteur était la plateforme de crypto-actifs Voyager Digital Ltd, basée à New York et cotée en bourse. La société fintech a acheté une suite de six personnes pour tous les matchs à domicile de l’équipe en 2021 pour le prix d’un bitcoin, soit environ 58 500 dollars du jour.

Les suites privées de six personnes pour des matchs individuels sont en vente pour environ 600 $, et le prix officiel de la suite pour la saison entière est actuellement plus élevé que celui d’un seul bitcoin à 64 800 $ selon le site officiel.

L’achat est devenu une étape importante pour les A’s

L’achat est devenu une étape importante pour les A’s, car ils deviennent la première équipe de la Major League Baseball à vendre des billets en crypto-monnaie. Le président de l’équipe, Dave Kaval, a félicité l’acheteur, déclarant:

„La crypto-monnaie est un modèle de monnaie viable et tangible, et nous savons que d’autres entreprises et individus avant-gardistes se joindront à Voyager pour utiliser ce paiement pour l’achat de billets.“

Le cofondateur et PDG de Voyager, Steve Ehrlich, a déclaré que l’entreprise avait des liens étroits avec le joueur de champ Stephen Piscotty et que la suite serait partagée avec sa base de clients dans la région de la baie et au-delà.

Lors d’une interview précédente, le vendredi 26 mars, Kaval a déclaré que l’équipe conserverait les BTC générés par la vente des billets, ajoutant : „Nous croyons en [l‘]utilisation des BTC par l’équipe:

„Nous croyons en [Bitcoin] et espérons qu’il continue à monter et que nous pourrons peut-être trouver de grands agents libres avec une partie des recettes.“

Les fans peuvent encore acheter une suite de six personnes pour la saison complète pour un BTC jusqu’au jeudi 1er avril, selon les canaux officiels de l’équipe.

Non abbiamo imparato molto di nuovo nell’udienza di oggi, ma i riflettori erano decisamente sull’app di trading gamificata, piuttosto che sui trader su r / WallStreetBets.

Vlad Tenev, l’amministratore delegato di Robinhood, ha occupato molto il posto caldo nell’audizione di oggi davanti al Comitato per i servizi finanziari della Camera sulla volatilità del mercato di gennaio.

Nessuno dei rappresentanti sembrava particolarmente interessato a mettere le mani sul CEO di Reddit Steve Huffman, e molti sembravano dare a Keith Gill gli stessi oggetti di scena del resto di noi.

Questi non sono i manipolatori di mercato che stai cercando

Gill, in tutta onestà, è stato il personaggio più simpatico coinvolto, introducendo le sue osservazioni dicendo „Alcune cose non lo sono: non sono un gatto e non sono un investitore accreditato“. Gill, che ha davvero avviato questa catena di eventi pubblicando il suo investimento in GameStop nel giugno 2019, ha persino raddoppiato la sua opinione che GME rimanga un buon acquisto oggi, a prezzi correnti. Questo nonostante il fatto che il commercio selvaggio di GME abbia attirato indagini penali .

Questa mancanza di controllo nei confronti di Gill e Huffman fa molto per sedare la paura diffusa che gli eventi che circondano il commercio esplosivo di azioni GameStop (GME) alla fine di gennaio avrebbero dato il via a indagini sul ruolo delle piattaforme di social media nella potenziale manipolazione del mercato.

Questo anche quando la sottocommissione antitrust della Camera ha annunciato oggi altre audizioni per esaminare i principali attori dei social media. Reddit, per ora, sembra essere volato sotto il radar.

Il membro del Congresso Warren Davidson, che siede nel comitato, ha notato questa rara area di consenso, dicendo a Cointelegraph: „Ero fiducioso fin dall’inizio perché all’inizio del ciclo di notizie AOC stava difendendo gli utenti di Reddit, dicendo che queste persone avrebbero dovuto un diritto al commercio. E poi Ted Cruz, dall’altra parte dello spettro politico, ha detto: ‚beh, siamo d’accordo‘ „.

Il modello di business di Tenev

Sebbene in generale, i repubblicani fossero più indulgenti dei democratici nell’affrontare l’attività di Robinhood, e in particolare la controversa chiusura dell’azienda dall’acquisto ma non dalla vendita di GME e altri titoli ad alta volatilità, tutti volevano risposte da Tenev.

La natura del modello di entrate di Robinhood, che si basa sulla vendita del flusso di ordini , mentre si pubblicizzava come senza commissioni, è stata sottoposta a un controllo di massa, così come la sua dipendenza da un’iniezione di $ 3 miliardi di capitale per soddisfare i requisiti di garanzia.

„Credo che una vulnerabilità fosse chiaramente esposta nel tuo modello di business“, ha detto il membro del Congresso Anthony Gonzales mentre interrogava Tenev. „Non possiamo vivere in un mondo in cui i miei elettori possono avere le loro azioni liquidate se non puoi fare una richiesta di capitale.“

Molti hanno ribadito le affermazioni di Robinhood di impegnarsi a democratizzare la finanza. Tenev ha costantemente spinto la cifra di $ 35 miliardi come guadagni totali degli utenti di Robinhood, che il rappresentante Jim Himes ha detto che „tu e chiunque altro istruito in finanza sapete non ha senso senza un tasso di rendimento“.

Ma mentre l’udienza di oggi ha rivelato molta ostilità nei confronti di Tenev, non è stata poi così educativa.

Nonostante l’ammonimento della presidente Maxine Waters che „Questo non è affatto un teatro politico“, non sembrava esserci alcun senso concertato di soluzioni all’epico scambio che ha alimentato l’ascesa fulminea di GameStop (GME) alla fine di gennaio.

The Bakkt CEO did not comment on why the company does not want to support the XRP and whether that is related to the current legal issues.

Bakkt, one of the largest cryptocurrency companies in the United States, will not support the XRP as part of its further product development, according to the CEO

On Jan. 11, Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael spoke on the Axios Re: Cap podcast about the mainstream adoption of Bitcoin Pro and other digital assets. Michael said Bakkt plans to want to support a number of altcoins on its platform in the future, but XRP is not among them.

Michael did not want to comment on whether the company decided not to include XRP on this list due to Ripple’s legal problems through a lawsuit filed by the US securities regulator.

„Just not on our platform,“ Michael explained. He added:

„We entered the crypto sector through Bitcoin, and that was also the first currency we offered. We have others that are to be added as part of product development. But XRP is not included.“
Shortly before, Bakkt had officially announced that it wanted to go public . On January 11th, Intercontinental Exchange, operator of the New York Stock Exchange and owner of Bakkt, announced a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings. This should enable Bakkt to go public.

Meanwhile Ripple fights against the action of the SEC that this end of December against the company filed . On January 8, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse vigorously denied the SEC’s „unsubstantiated allegations“ , claiming his company was „on the right side of facts and history.“

Because of Ripple’s legal troubles, many crypto companies have denied XRP. On January 6, the crypto wallet provider and trading platform Blockchain.com announced their intention to remove XRP . The platform thus followed the example of Coinbase, Binance.US, OKCoin and others. However, some companies like Uphold have left the XRP on their platforms pending the settlement of the lawsuit with the SEC.

Bitcoin preserves the $30,000 so far, but a massive increase in Ether and a drop in BTC’s market dominance set the tone for an increase in altcoins.

Bitcoin (BTC) is almost unrecognizable because it starts the first week of 2021 with support at $30,000 after reaching new astronomical highs.

Hard to believe for the hodlers, the price action continues to impress this Monday, even after the crash and now our attention is focused on what may come next.

The Cointelegraph analyzes five factors that investors should monitor in the coming days, in what is one of the most volatile trading moments in Bitcoin history.

Stocks hit high levels as Bitcoin „turns“ the Dow Jones index

It is another curious week for stocks, since the historical highs reached last week in several indices seem destined to continue this path.

As the first days of the new year approached, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 reached historic records – despite the Coronavirus continuing to generate increasingly strict isolations around the world.

For the Bitcoiners, the Dow took on a different kind of significance last week, with the BTC/USD „launching“ its 30,600 points for the first time, continuing to reach $34,000.

This week, analysts predict that stocks will rise further, part of a long-awaited recovery that, like last year, appears to be at odds with the situation there.

„A strong vaccine-led recovery in global growth will provide a major boost to cyclical assets, including commodities, cyclical equity sectors and emerging markets,“ Goldman Sachs told Bloomberg as part of its 2021 outlook survey.

„However, the path may be complicated as the market balances the weakness of local growth with a future outlook that is more favourable.

Not everyone was so optimistic. Fidelity, the asset manager known for her pioneering pro-Bitcoin posture, fought back:

„2021 is likely to be about capturing opportunities as investors evaluate economic developments related to the virus“.

Bitcoin vs. stocks correlation chart. Source: Digital Assets Data
Future gaps can be left empty forever

After reaching $34,800 over the weekend, Bitcoin seems to definitely need a period of consolidation as the week begins.

The highs, which still seem unreal to many investors, have many obstacles to overcome in order not to allow Bitcoin to give in to the bears.

One of the most urgent issues for traders is the Bitcoin futures „gap“ produced by the weekend’s volatility. Ranging between $29,695 and $32,400, the gap adds up to what was left last week as one of the largest ever seen on the Bitcoin futures chart.

As the Cointelegraph explained earlier, „gaps“ in futures are the price differences between the end of futures trading on a Friday and the beginning of the following Monday. When strong volatility occurs, the resulting gap often forms a short-term target price.

In this case, Bitcoin has an impetus to retest the levels just under $30,000. If you wish to fill smaller gaps that have not yet been tested, the market may fall further. The gap from last weekend’s gap is $23,800.

Although the previous months have seen many gaps being filled, the idea of a $24,000 Bitcoin is now a remote possibility, according to the popular statistician Willy Woo.

„We’ll never see the BTC again at $20k,“ he predicted on Sunday.

„The $24k support would need a black swan event to be broken. The minimum price supported by long term buyers is going up too fast. ”

The $20,000 itself is an area of interest for those studying gaps, with two large vacuums in the futures markets still open below this significant level.
Difficulty, hash rate on track for new registrations

Bitcoin’s basics are better than ever. After a month of small falls, the network difficulty is once again set to increase to reach new records.

In the next automated readjustment at the end of this week, the difficulty should increase by approximately 5%.

The last two readjustments recorded falls of 2.5% and 0.4%, respectively, an interesting contrast to the rapid increases in spot prices seen at the same time.

The difficulty is arguably Bitcoin’s most important technical aspect when it comes to its „reliable“ cash status, allowing the network to essentially govern itself and be secure, regardless of the miner’s participation or the price action.

Bitcoin reached a total market capitalization of US$ 632 billion.

Bitcoin (again) broke another record price and traded above $34,000 this Sunday morning. In Brazil, the digital asset surpassed R$ 180,000 for the first time in history.

In the last 24 hours the digital asset has appreciated 11%. On January 1, the currency was worth US$ 29,000, 3 days later it was traded for US$ 34,100. A valuation of US$ 5,000 in less than a week.

In the last 7 days alone Bitcoin appreciated by 30%. Last year the increase was over 300%.

The infinite high, as it has been called, may have been catalyzed Bitcoin Bonanza at Coinbase, the largest cryptomorphic brokerage house in the United States.

More than 12,000 Bitcoins were withdrawn from the brokerage in the last two days alone, an indicator that some institutional investor may potentially be buying the digital currency.

In addition, the number of bitcoins being sold for less than $100,000 has fallen considerably in Coinbase. Most sales orders are being placed above the price of 100,000.

With the increase, Bitcoin has reached total market capitalization of $632 billion. The crypto market reached $881 billion, leaving Bitcoin with a dominance of 72%.

With the exception of XRP, all top 10 cryptomoks in the market are up to double digits.

The moment is one of happiness and sadness. Those who bought the digital asset in the past celebrate on social networks, but those who didn’t regret the decision.

En senior handelsstrateg i Bloomberg Intelligence har skissert hvordan Bitcoin-prisen kan treffe $ 50 000-mark neste år. Ifølge Mike McGlone, i tilfelle salg i 2021 Q1, kan $ 10.000-marken fungere som motstandsnivå for å slå $ 50.000.

I et Twitter-innlegg påpekte McGlone at banen til det minste motstandsnivået forblir høyere med tanke på at kryptosektoren har gjort noen solide gevinster i år. Ifølge McGlone:

“$ 10.000 er 2021 Bitcoin Base for mer av det samme mot $ 50.000 – En risikofri nedgang som 1Q kan returnere Bitcoin mot $ 10.000 støtte i 2021, men vi tror at veien til minst motstand forblir høyere. Stiftelsen stivnet i 2020 for referanseindeksen. ”

Han bemerket at sektoren for digital valuta har funnet en viss størkning i år, noe som gir rom for en høyere prisstigning. Hans følelser kommer etter at Bitcoin mandag nådde en årlig høyde på $ 19 850, den høyeste prisen på tre år.

Bitcoin på randen av en annen heltidshøyde

Eiendelen nærmet seg $ 20 000-marken som hele tiden ble registrert i 2017. Etter pressetid handlet eiendelen til $ 19 350, ifølge data fra CoinMarketCap.

Bitcoin-prisen har steget i november, en trend knyttet til økt opptak av institusjonelle investorer. Trenden har blitt ledet av selskaper som MicroStrategy som nå kontrollerer 38 250 BTC.

Som McGlone bemerket, har kryptomarkedet vist en følelse av modenhet, en trend knyttet til inngangen til institusjoner i sektoren.

Spesielt er prisstigningen også på grunn av mulig redusert salgstrykk fra hval. November har sett mindre mengde Bitcoin blir sendt til børser fra høyverdige investorer konsekvent.

Podążając śladami legendarnych inwestorów Paula Tudora Jonesa i Stana Druckenmillera, Scott Minerd z Guggenheima planuje postawić na Bitcoin z inwestycją o wartości 500 milionów dolarów za pośrednictwem GBTC.

Guggenheim Partners LLC jest ostatnią firmą, która dołączyła do inwestorów instytucjonalnych zwyżkujących na Bitcoinie i stawiających na niego.

Firma zastrzega sobie prawo do inwestowania w jeden ze swoich funduszy w Greyscale Bitcoin Trust , który jest inwestowany wyłącznie w Bitcoin Bank i śledzi wiodące ceny aktywów cyfrowych pomniejszone o 2% opłat.

GBTC kosztuje obecnie około 17% premii w stosunku do ceny BTC i wynosi około 19,500 USD. Zgłoszenie mówiło:

„Z wyjątkiem inwestycji w GBTC, fundusz nie będzie inwestował, bezpośrednio ani pośrednio, w kryptowaluty”.

Fundusz Macro Opportunities Fund z Guggenheim o wartości 5,3 miliarda dolarów, którego celem jest uzyskanie całkowitego zwrotu dzięki stałemu dochodowi oraz innym dłużnym i kapitałowym papierom wartościowym, planuje zainwestować prawie 500 milionów dolarów w Bitcoin, co będzie stanowiło około 27 700 BTC – 0,15% całkowitej podaży wybitej zasób cyfrowy. Według informacji złożonej przez firmę w amerykańskiej Komisji Papierów Wartościowych i Giełd (SEC) w piątek,

„Fundusz Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund może pośrednio starać się o ekspozycję inwestycyjną na Bitcoin, inwestując do 10% wartości aktywów netto w Grayscale Bitcoin Trust”.

Dzięki tej inwestycji Guggenheim i jego dyrektor inwestycyjny Scott Minerd dołączą do legendarnych inwestorów, takich jak Paul Tudor Jones i Stan Druckenmiller . Włożyli pieniądze we flagową kryptowalutę. Analityk kryptowalut zauważył ,

„Spodziewaj się, że wielu zarządzających funduszami pójdzie w ślady PTJ i Druckenmiller, ujawniając pozycje BTC na koniec roku. Ryzyko kariery związane z posiadaniem BTC zamieniło się teraz w ryzyko braku posiadania BTC. ”

W zgłoszeniu firma opisała kryptowaluty jako „aktywa cyfrowe zaprojektowane do działania jako środek wymiany”

Zawierał również szereg różnych rodzajów ryzyka, w tym „bardzo zmienne” ceny, handel na „w dużej mierze nieuregulowanych” giełdach, które mogą być narażone na oszustwa i awarie, kryzys zaufania do najbardziej rozległej sieci oraz preferencje użytkowników do przejścia na konkurencyjne kryptowaluty .

Największa kryptowaluta cieszyła się silnym wzrostem w 2020 roku, osiągając najwyższy poziom 19,500 USD od szczytu hossy w 2017 roku. Obracając około 18750 $, BTC znajduje się zaledwie 8% od ATH, podczas gdy wzrost o 160% YTD.

Volgens de gegevens van Arcane Research heeft het spotvolume van Bitcoin een nieuw jaarlijks hoogtepunt bereikt.

Dit cijfer is bijzonder optimistisch voor de korte tot middellange termijn trend van BTC omdat het de groei van het reële en verifieerbare handelsvolume weerspiegelt.

Sinds eind oktober van dit jaar is het spotvolume van Bitcoin met meer dan 270% gestegen. Het valt samen met de rally van BTC boven de $15.000 en de herhaalde hertest van de $16.000 weerstand.

De stijging van het spotvolume van Bitcoin is een zeer positieve trend om drie belangrijke redenen. Ten eerste toont het echte handelsvolume van detailhandelaren. Ten tweede betekent het dat de markt spot gedreven is, niet geleid door derivaten. Ten derde maakt het een meer duurzame rally mogelijk.
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De Bitcoin-spotmarktvolumetrend in 2020.
Echte vraag van detailhandelaren

De term spotmarkt verwijst naar markten die crypto-to-crypto of crypto-to-fiat transacties mogelijk maken zonder extra hefboomwerking.

Gewoonlijk weerspiegelt de spotmarkt de reële vraag van de detailhandel omdat het moeilijker is om de markt te bedriegen zonder extra hefboomwerking.

Arcane Research-analisten ontdekten dat het volume van de spotmarkt de afgelopen maand met 270% is toegenomen. Ze schreven:

„Bitcoin blijft indruk maken en raakte vorige week bijna 16.000 dollar. De rest van de crypto-markt ziet op dit moment ook enorme winsten en het marktsentiment staat op een historisch hoog niveau. Het volume van de Bitcoin-spot is de afgelopen maand met meer dan 270% gestegen en bevindt zich nu op het hoogste niveau dat in 2020 is bereikt“.

Dit is een spotgedreven Bitcoin-rally…

De snelle groei van de spotmarkt laat zien dat de huidige Bitcoin-rally wordt gedreven door de spotmarkt, niet door derivaten.
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De wekelijkse prijsgrafiek van Bitcoin.
Wanneer derivaten, zoals termijncontracten, de primaire driver van een Bitcoin-uprend worden, maakt het BTC kwetsbaar voor grote terugtrekkingen.

Er kunnen zich grote, lange knijptijden voordoen, die leiden tot cascaderende liquidaties en massale volatiliteit. Maar wanneer Bitcoin wordt geleid door de spotmarkt, is de kans op een plotselinge correctie kleiner.
Een meer duurzame opleving zal waarschijnlijk plaatsvinden

Bovenop het stijgende spotvolume, zelfs in de derivatenmarkt, nemen institution-tailored platforms een groter marktaandeel in.

Arcane Research zei dat de openlijke rente op CME is gestegen, tot $1 miljard. CME, samen met platforms als Bakkt en LMAX Digital, zijn op maat gemaakt voor institutionele beleggers. Aangezien instellingen meestal investeren met een lange termijn beleggingsthesis, is deze trend gunstig voor BTC op de middellange tot lange termijn. De analisten zeiden:

„De open belangstelling voor CME is de laatste tijd sterk gestegen en nadert 1 miljard dollar. Het aantal grote traders op CME is dit jaar meer dan verdubbeld. Een ander teken van een verhoogde institutionele vraag naar bitcoin.“

De samenloop van een door de spotmarkt gedreven Bitcoin-rally, het groeiende volume van CME en de toenemende vraag van de detailhandel zou het huidige momentum van BTC verder kunnen versterken. Het zou ook de kans op grote trendbreuken in de nabije toekomst verminderen, als gevolg van de algemene marktstructuur.

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Bitcoin, momenteel nummer 1 op de markt, is de afgelopen 24 uur met 0,2% gestegen. BTC heeft een marktcap van $282.3B met een 24-uurs volume van $26.73B.