Bitcoin
Why Bitcoin is up 1.4% in the last hour
Analysis
Bitcoin rose 1.4% over the past hour as sentiment improved on signs of broader institutional engagement and supportive equity-linked signals. Decrypt reported UBS’ CEO outlining plans to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to wealthy clients, reinforcing the institutional adoption narrative.
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January rally bolsters near-term outlook for bitcoin mining stocks, JPMorgan says
Shares of mining companies rose last month despite softer bitcoin prices as storms cut the network hashrate and AI optimism grew, the bank said.
Bitcoin's correlation with troubled software stock sector is growing
Software stocks are thought to be facing an existential threat from the rise of AI, and Bitcoin, noted one analyst, is just open-source software.
UBS CEO Details Crypto Plans Following Report of Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading for Wealthy Clients
Publicly traded Swiss bank UBS is working on plans to offer digital assets trading and tokenized service offerings for users, its CEO said.
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