Bitcoin dips below $36,000, crypto short interest grows and the Web3 hiring spree: CNBC Crypto World

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, CNBC’s Kate Rogers reports on the growing demand for talent in the Web3 industry. Author: Source link

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CNBC Host Joe ‘Squawk’ Becomes an Unlikely Hero for Bitcoin

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Wall Street’s Bitcoin King Defends Crypto Against CNBC FUD

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Bitcoin Price | Brian Kelly Tells CNBC Watch for Rising Price

Bitcoin enthusiast and crypto fund manager Brian Kelly has told CNBC that Bitcoin price could rise further in the coming months. His prediction isn’t unfounded; there is an impending supply cut on the horizon and this should help to push prices higher. Brian Kelly Predicts Bitcoin Price will Rise In an interview on CNBC’s Fast Money program yesterday, May 21st, Kelly explained that “the halvening,” which is due to take place in 2020, will cut mining rewards in half. As such, he expects miners to begin hoarding BTC if they aren’t…

This Painfully Boring CNBC Crypto Debate Is Bullish as Hell for Bitcoin

By CCN: If you’re looking for reasons behind bitcoin’s recent price surge, this video tells the whole story. Because it’s so completely dull. Has bitcoin gone too far, too fast? Here’s how two traders are thinking about bitcoin futures. via @CNBCFuturesNow https://t.co/StSHvYGYD9 pic.twitter.com/aHKgt62GNe — CNBC (@CNBC) May 22, 2019 The two established analysts with decades of trading experience talk about bitcoin with maturity and logic. They make a strong case for allocating portfolio funds to crypto, and no-one mentioned bubbles or scams. The way people talk about bitcoin is changing,…