Bitcoin Rebounds as UK Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine
Bitcoin inched back into positive territory on Wednesday just as Pfizer and BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine won UK authorization.
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The recent announcement by Pfizer of a potential Covid-19 vaccine sparked an immediate rally of global stocks worst hit by the pandemic response. The rally helped major indices including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Composite Index and Europe’s Stoxx to go up by approximately 4%. Bitcoin’s Decoupling On the other hand, stocks that benefited from lockdown restrictions went down as the vaccine raises hopes for a return to normal life. Still, it appears the same vaccine hopes did not dampen interest in bitcoin, another major beneficiary of lockdown restrictions. In a....
This morning, news broke that Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech firm Moderna, had reached 94.5% efficiency in preventing the onset of COVID with their in-the-works vaccine. Bitcoin responded with a rally, but the last time around when Pfizer revealed their success rate, the cryptocurrency plummeted by over $1,000. With the likelihood of an effective vaccine growing, and […]
Bitcoin and U.S. stock futures shot up on Monday after Pfizer announced positive results from a trial of its coronavirus vaccine.
A strengthening dollar and unexpected stock market rally occurred as Bitcoin price sharply dropped by 6%. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) rose to as high as $15,840 before crashing to $14,800. Just 5 hours after reaching an intraday top, the dominant cryptocurrency dropped over 6%. Thi massive spike in volatility was likely caused by three major factors.The three catalysts for the abrupt downtrend were the recovery of the dollar, the decline in gold price as Pfizer announced that its COVID-19 vaccine trials are producing positive results, and whales dumping BTC.BTC/USD 4-hour chart. Source:....
Bitcoin has seen heightened volatility this morning, likely due to that seen within the global markets. Stocks are rallying today, while precious metals and so-called “safe haven assets” all plunge due to positive vaccine news. Pfizer reported that their vaccine has shown to have 90% efficacy in a large trial, which far exceeded that market’s […]