Man Group hedge fund CEO Luke Ellis likened cryptocurrencies to tulip rush. At the same time, the fund is interested in trading cryptocurrencies due to their high volatility. In his interview, Ellis described cryptocurrencies as speculative trading instruments with a high level of risk. 

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce is concerned that the US may lag far behind other jurisdictions in adopting tradable exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for cryptocurrencies. 

Former US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin has changed his hostility towards Bitcoin to a more loyal one. However, he himself is not going to invest in cryptocurrencies. The administration of former US President Donald Trump was known for its disdain for cryptocurrencies, and Trump called Bitcoin a "scam." 

Bitcoin price has been holding in a narrow corridor between $ 30,000 and $ 35,000 for several weeks. Glassnode analysts have named the factors that can push the Bitcoin rate up. After recent fluctuations in the cryptocurrency market associated with bans by the Chinese authorities on mining and trading cryptocurrencies, the Bitcoin rate has stabilized and is holding in a narrow range. 

Cryptocurrency analyst Willie Wu believes the market has not yet become bearish. The speedy recovery of the Bitcoin rate is hinted at by the data of the indicators of the blockchain operation. During the podcast "What Bitcoin Did," Willy Woo emphasized that he sees no signs of a classic bear market. 

CoinShares Development Director Meltem Demirors described the recent drop in Bitcoin as a normal market correction that weeds out panic-prone traders. After Bitcoin's April high attempting to cross the $ 65,000-mark, novice traders may be worried about the current decline. Demirors is convinced that after 200 days of the rise in the cryptocurrency market, its subsequent fall is quite normal, since the price of any asset cannot constantly go up. 

Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, believes that ETH is good and demeterializes JPMorgan, and Bitcoin is 50 times more attractive for investment than Gold. 

Dan Morehead, CEO of a large cryptocurrency hedge fund Pantera Capital, notes that the decline in cryptocurrency rates and the panic in the market that is currently taking place make it possible to buy Bitcoin. 

American entrepreneur Elon Musk said that Tesla will resume accepting payments in Bitcoins after miners switch to using energy from renewable sources. 

According to the published document, banks can provide such custodial services provided that they have developed appropriate policies for effective risk management and compliance with applicable legislation. Given that cryptocurrencies do not exist in physical form, but in the blockchain, the owner of cryptocurrencies has private keys with which he can access them. The regulator explained that banks can store cryptocurrencies on behalf of customers by storing copies of their private keys, while users will be able to have direct control over their crypto assets.