Shares of Semler Scientific (SMLR) closed at $32.06, well below the implied $86.30 takeout value in its announced all-stock acquisition by Strive (ASST), a discount Benchmark analyst Mark Palmers say reflects both skepticism and opportunity in the emerging bitcoin treasury M&A wave. Palmer reiterated its buy rating on Semler while trimming his price target on … Read more
Bitcoin’s continued volatility compression has intensified with what analyst Checkmate refers to as the “choppiness index,” a metric that gauges sideways price consolidation.Previous CoinDesk research has highlighted that bitcoin’s implied volatility remains at multi-year lows, which supports the sideways consolidation in bitcoin’s price. This choppiness reflects bitcoin’s recent rangebound behavior. For the past few months, … Read more
Amid sizable volatility in prices, Strategy (MSTR) continued building its bitcoin BTC$111,205.72 stack last week, buying 3,081 coins for $356.9 million, or an average price of $115,829 each. The company’s holdings are now 632,457 BTC acquired for $46.5 billion, or an average price of $73,527 each. Bitcoin’s plunge to $111,000 over the past 24 hours … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin (BTC) is treading water around $115K Thursday morning in Asia, up … Read more
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this article owns shares in Strategy.Strategy (MSTR), under the leadership of Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, may have just finalized its largest preferred stock issuance to date with an STRC (Stretch) offering joining the STRD, STRF and STRK preferred shares to build out the company's credit yield curve. Among these, STRC … Read more
Bitcoin on Friday, January 5 reflected small gains of under one percent as many altcoins that were trading in losses a day ago, showed profits. At the time of writing, the value of Bitcoin stood at $43,466 (roughly Rs. 36 lakh). In the last 24 hours, the value of Bitcoin rose by $396 (roughly Rs. … Read more
The U.S. Senate is marching on in its effort to craft rules and regulations for the vast majority of the crypto market, releasing a discussion draft of a market structure bill that more clearly defines some of the frameworks the lawmakers are contemplating. The 35-page draft released Tuesday formulates new definitions for digital assets that … Read more
Bitcoin is undergoing a period of rally with its pricing going higher by the day. The asset on Wednesday, February 28 recorded a gain of 2.20 percent. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at the price point of $56,992 (roughly Rs. 47.2 lakh). For a brief time, the asset did touch the mark … Read more
Hong Kong is continuing its efforts to regulate crypto exchanges and crack down on those that are fraudulent and unregistered in the special administrative region (SAR) of China. The cryptocurrency market, currently valued at $2.60 trillion (roughly Rs. 2,16,86,900 crore), has attracted both legitimate entrepreneurs and unscrupulous groups from around the world in recent years. … Read more
The volatile element of the crypto sector is nowhere near its end as several cryptocurrencies are still struggling to find a stable price point to trade at. Bitcoin on Wednesday, April 3, reflected a loss of 0.33 percent. With this, its trading value has come to the mark of $65,448 (roughly Rs. 54.5 lakh). Over … Read more