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Adopting Bitcoin as Legal Tender Could Ruin El Salvador's Economy, Economist Says

Bitcoin holders elsewhere could suck up all the dollars in El Salvador "like a vacuum cleaner."

Economist Steve Hanke

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Stripe Co-Founder Is 'Enthusiastic' About Bitcoin, 3 Years After Ending Its Support

John Collison said all approaches to cross-border transactions, including crypto, need to be pursued in "parallel."

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Market Wrap: Attempts to Push Bitcoin Above $40K Stall

Some analysts are optimistic while others prefer to see stronger signs of upside momentum before calling a bottom.

Bitcoin 24-hour price chart

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Most Fund Managers Say Bitcoin Still in a Bubble: Bank of America Survey

The results are up six percentage points from last month’s data, indicating sentiment on Wall Street has turned more bearish.

Did someone say "bubble?"

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Open Positions in Bitcoin Futures Rise to 1-Month High

Open interest rose to $13.1 billion after being in the $10.5 billion to $13 billion range.

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Hunt for Yield: Wrapped BTC Now Holds More Than 1% of Bitcoin's Circulating Supply

The trend shows how some savvy crypto traders have pivoted to salvage or maintain returns even as bitcoin's price tumbled.

Bitcoin traders are tokenizing the cryptocurrency to run on the Ethereum blockchain for extra yield.

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Bakkt Allows Users to Send Bitcoin, Gift Cards From Its Wallet

New functionality allows users to email crypto assets to people who don’t use the app.

Wallets

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3 Things to Watch for Before Calling a Bitcoin Bottom

The Fed's dot plot may show rate hikes before end-2023 versus the March projections that signaled none until 2024, one analyst said.

BTC dominance rate below 50% threshold.

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Bitcoin Stalls at Resistance; Lower Support at $36K

However, the short-term trend is improving as the daily chart advances from oversold levels.

Bitcoin four-hour chart

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MicroStrategy to Sell Up to $1B in Stock, Use Part of Proceeds to Buy Yet More Bitcoin

The company plans to sell up to $1 billion in stock to buy even more.

MicroStrategy Executive Director Michael Saylor speaks at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)