Bitcoin

Bitcoin has had a month to forget, but Ether is tantalizingly close to hitting record highs. Plus, another setback for Facebook — now known as meta — as its top crypto executive steps down.

November's close of $57,000 was lower than the "worst-case scenario" set out by the popular crypto analyst PlanB, who had predicted BTC would currently be priced at $98,000.

In the year to date, positive developments in the crypto space have caused visits to CoinMarketCap to surge — but "adverse news had a direct and immediate negative effect on views."

Officials say the forfeited Bitcoin is linked to Aleksandr Sikerin, whose last-known address placed him in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.

Thailand hopes to attract "crypto tourists" with its future plans to make transacting in crypto easier within the country.

Dorsey moves on from Twitter, Huobi moves headquarters to Singapore, and Thailand invites in crypto tourists.

With Dorsey stepping down, many are speculating that he will focus full-time on his crypto projects.

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BTC shrugs off concerns about coronavirus — as a token that shares the same name as the Omicron strain surges by close to 1,000%.

The world's biggest cryptocurrency began ticking higher in the run-up to the weekly close, and CoinMarketCap data shows BTC ended the latest seven-day period at about $57,250.

A number of central banks — along with the International Monetary Fund — have been highly critical of El Salvador deciding to make BTC legal tender.

According to The Mail on Sunday, "tech-savvy" pupils have been inspired to take the plunge after seeking influencers on YouTube and TikTok.

We've got all of this week's crypto headlines — and our guest this week is Isaiah Jackson, the author of Bitcoin And Black America.

In other news, Bitcoin performed quite strongly on Thanksgiving — surpassing $59,000 for a time — but this comes as PlanB's stock-to-flow model is plunged into doubt.

Figures from Blockdata suggest that the BTC network has handled an average of $489 million in every three-month period of 2021, compared with PayPal's $302 billion.

A plot of virtual land has sold for $2.4 million, why the metaverse could be worth trillions, and adidas and Coinbase enter into a mysterious partnership.

According to its analysis, $50,000 is a crucial psychological level — and warned a break below this price point would open the door to a retest of $30,000, lows last seen in July.

Data currently suggests that as many as 20 million people in India currently invest in cryptocurrencies — and the news has sparked panic on local exchanges.