Issue #126 Thursday January 14th, 2021 Weekly Market Update Analysis: Crypto bounced back after a decisive pull back earlier in the week. ETH was up 18% on the 7 day period, generating the biggest increase over the week. Bitcoin briefly reached above 50K CAD for the 2nd time in as many weeks. BUY CRYPTO NOW […]

Issue #124 Weekly Market Update: Bounce Back Analysis: After weeks of flirting, Bitcoin briefly touched all time highs on December 1st at around 9am! On Bitbuy, the price topped out at $25,624 and USD exchanges saw it as high as $19,888. The market has bounced back overall significantly from a rapid drop last week, and […]

Issue #123 November 19th, 2020   Weekly Market Update: Another Big Week 🚀 Analysis:  Bitcoin price continued to soar for the third straight week, and is hovering around $23,500 ($18K USD).  All coins that Bitbuy supports saw strong gains throughout the week except BCH, which had a tumultuous week because of the contentious hard fork. Litecoin lead […]

Issue #121 November 5th, 2020 Weekly Market Update: We Touched $20K CAD 🚀 Analysis:  Cryptocurrency is absolutely flying, simply put. Bitcoin touched $20,000 CAD for the first time since early 2018 and is up 10% on the week. Most major coins are up across the board, but the conversation and volume seems to be behind Bitcoin first […]

Issue #120 October 29th, 2020   Weekly Market Update Analysis:  BTC continued to rally this week, up 7.18%. Altcoins lagged BTC, but volumes were up across the board  Spot volumes continue to rise and are just under double the previous 30-day average. SEE LIVE PRICES>> Big Story Of The Week On October 15 The Filecoin (FIL) Network Went Live  – We […]

  Bitbuy Is Recognized On 2020 Startup List Canadian Business today ranked Bitbuy 54th on on the 32nd annual Growth List in the startup category, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies.See full announcement here>> Weekly Market Update Analysis: Most major coins are up on the 7 day period, with Bitcoin Cash leading the charge up over 16% […]

Issue #116 October 1st, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market in general has dropped sharply today, due to the news that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have filed charges against crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX. This sudden drop in the market wiped out a week of modest gains for most major coins. Big Story […]

Issue #114 September 17th, 2020   Bitbuy Platform Announcements XRP – Spark/Flare Fork Support Bitbuy will not be supporting the Spark/Flare XRP fork. We recommend all users withdraw with XRP to a personal wallet that will support the fork in order to claim your tokens.To withdraw XRP, follow the instructions in this article. Bitbuy to Bitbuy […]

  Issue #113 September 10th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto had a bounce back after an overall sudden drop the previous week. Bitcoin briefly dropped below $10,000 USD ($13,168 CAD) but has since recovered to hold $10,300 for the past 48 hours. Much to the chagrin of the ‘non-correlated’ crowd, the sudden crypto […]

Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto had a an up and down week,  with the largest decrease seen in the past 24 hours which saw most coins retrace at least 5%. In the 7 day trading period, only ETH remained in the green. Big Story Of The Week   Surprisingly, BTC Dominance Is Seeing Its Most […]

Issue #111 August 27th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto had a volatile week overall, with most major coins settling with a double digit weekly loss over the past 7 day period. Many expect the volatility to continue following this mornings address on inflation by Jerome Powell, chairmain of the US federal reserve. SEE […]

Issue #110 August 20th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto saw modest gains across the board over the past week, with some coins such as EOS and Litecoin posting double digit gains. Spot volumes increased week over week to retrace levels seen during July. SEE LIVE CRYPTO PRICES>> New On Bitbuy Resources You may […]

Issue #109 August 13th, 2020   Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto saw a dip overall in the 7 day period, mostly happening in the past 48 hours. ETH saw its first weekly decline in over 5 weeks, and BTC only saw its 2nd decline in that same time period. Volumes dipped slightly as well, yet […]

Issue #108 August 6th, 2020 Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto saw yet another week of steady gains almost across the board. Ethereum continued to lead the charge with a 22% weekly gain, as DeFi token swaps often requiring ETH have surged in popularity. Spot volumes are at some of their highest levels of 2020. Big […]

Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto finally saw some upward movement after weeks of stagnation. Altcoins led the way with Ethereum up 12.62% over the 7 day period. Many DeFi also saw large gains. Big Story Of The Week After A Period Of The Low Volatility, Crypto May Have Recently Awakened With Bullish Fundamental Arguments Continuing To Stack […]

Weekly Market Movement Analysis: Crypto again had a relatively flat week, with spot volumes well below averages we saw in May and June. Altcoins continued to see the most momentum with XLM up over 5% on the week. Big Story Of The Week Dogecoin, An Obscure Cryptocurrency With A Unique Culture And Community, Has Saw A […]

  Weekly Market Movement CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>> Weekly Summary:   Many altcoins saw decent gains through the past 7 day period. Of the coins available on Bitbuy, XLM saw the most upward movement with more than a 36% 7 day gain. BTC remained relatively stable throughout the week. Big News Of The Week   […]

    Weekly Market Movement CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>> Weekly Summary: With some exceptions, most popular cryptocurrencies are slightly down or flat across the board over the 7 day period. Spot volumes continue to trend downwards, as the market remains quiet in terms of volatility for the third straight week.   Big News Of The […]

  Weekly Market Movement   CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>>Weekly Summary: Crypto across the board is down slightly over a 7 day period, although coins are modestly up in the past 24 hours. Overall, it was a week of low volatility for most assets, and therefore lower overall volume. Big News Of The Week This Week, […]

  Weekly Market Movement CLICK HERE FOR LIVE PRICES>> Weekly Summary: Crypto is marginally lower than 24H ago across the board. Most major coins have seen a modest 3-7% decline in the 7 day period. Spot volumes are an abysmal 30% of the 30-day average.   Big News Of The Week The Percentage Of BTC Unmoved […]

Intro Last week, on Wednesday July 10th, 2019, the Financial Transaction and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (“FINTRAC”) published the long awaited final version of amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (“PCMLTFA”) in the Canada Gazette. The new regulations form part of a larger legislative initiative to strengthen Canada’s […]

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