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The crypto market played out well on March 19-20 amid the market crash, with Bitcoin (BTC) surging by almost 15% to climb back above $6,500.
The S&P 500 closed Thursday nearly 27% below its February high, meaning it took just a matter of weeks for a bear market to roll around. Microsoft fell as well. This month, MSFT is lower by 24%. But yesterday, it started gaining again.
Ethereum 2.0 is scheduled to be launched this year. Vitalik Buterin has shared his opinion on all the changes that may come in the future.
Top-five tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook) have corrected anywhere between 25-30% over the last month’s global market crash. These companies have entered an official bear market after leading the 11-year bull market after the 2008 financial crisis.
A cryptocurrency wallet is almost equivalent to a bank account, and just as it is important to be familiar with a bank of choice, it is just as important to be intentional in choosing a digital Bitcoin wallet.
Amazon’s business appears to be thriving these days. At the same time, hovering around $1,800 per share, Amazon (AMZN) stock is down about 17% from its recent high.
Moderna (MRNA) stock tanked by 10.48% on Thursday. The slide followed FDA Stephen Huhn’s statement that the COVID-19 vaccine is at least a year away.
Dow Jones futures and S&P 500 futures have changed little this morning, while Nasdaq futures rose modestly after California issued a “stay-at-home” order to slow the Covid-19 spread.
Bitcoin price shows signs of recovering as it hit $6,700 level, even as the stock market continues in the sell-off. Major cryptocurrencies like XRP and ETH have followed the rally, as the market cap has risen by $23.8 billion in 24 hours.
The White House has asked Congress for $1.3 trillion amid the coronavirus crisis. This sum includes $500 billion in direct payments to Americans, $50 billion in loans to the airline sector, and $150 billion to other “distressed sectors” of the economy.