News updates December 04, 2021
- China Evergrande Group just defaulted on their foreign debt today. They are considered too big to fail and this event may be a warning sign of an upcoming Chinese recession.
- The crash has been triggered by a risk-off sentiment that has swept global markets in the wake of the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant and the sudden pivot towards hawkishness by the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
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Billionaire Investor Charlie Munger Thinks China Was Right to Ban Bitcoin
Charlie Munger, the vice chairman of Warren Buffett-owned investment conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, believes China made the correct decision in banning bitcoin.
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Bitcoin and ether prices drop sharply, falling more than 10%
Bitcoin prices dropped sharply Saturday early morning hours ET, plunging more than 10% to a low near $43,000.
The price of ether dived as well. It was down more than 10% to a low close to $3,500.
The world’s most prominent cryptocurrency pared losses subsequently, changing hands at around $47,133. Still, bitcoin has dropped more than 16% in the past 24 hours.
- The 2021 China crypto ban actually has delayed enforcement. The China exchanges (Binance, Huobi, OkEx) all have until this month (Dec) to fully de-register their Chinese clients & force withdraw coins. Once done this could be the ultimate catalyst for upward $BTC price movement!
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Bitcoin could 'consolidate until 2022' after mass wipeout sends BTC price to $41K
$2.5 billion liquidated across cryptocurrency in a mass rout which sends Bitcoin price action back to the end of September.
Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $47,000 on Dec. 4 after a sudden crash confirmed bulls' worst nightmares with 22% daily losses.