Founder and CEO of BKCM cryptocurrency investment company Brian Kelly believes that the industry does not currently need Bitcoin traded exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Kelly emphasized that Bitcoin ETFs are not needed for the development of the industry, since the first cryptocurrency is already available for trading on regulated platforms such as Fidelity and TD Ameritrade.

The symbol of Bitcoin will appear on the form of players of the English professional football club Watford. In addition, the team will begin to sell souvenirs for cryptocurrency.

The football club announced on its website that the Bitcoin logo will appear on the players form as part of the club's partnership with the Sportsbet.io betting platform. The team will also start accepting Bitcoin as payment for their souvenirs.

Binance cryptocurrency exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao said a recent $ 1 billion cryptocurrency transaction shows bank failure.

Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square's payment startup and founder of Twitter, said that Bitcoin will continue to spread, but it's too early to consider currency.

In an interview with the Australian Financial Review, Dorsey said that, in his opinion, the first cryptocurrency will continue to be widely used, but so far, Bitcoin does not work as a currency.

The founder and CEO of the consulting company deVere Group, Nigel Green, believes that the new "bottom" for Bitcoin is now at around $ 10,000.

"Looking at its performance this year, I believe that the new normal bottom price for Bitcoin is $10,000. It bounces at this price. If it fluctuates below this level, it shoots back up again. We have seen this in action on Monday when Bitcoin hit $10,500 in a matter of minutes," Green said.

Luno cryptocurrency exchange CEO Marcus Swanepoel expressed the opinion that 90% of users use Bitcoin for investment or speculation, not for payments.

In an interview with CNBC, Swanepoel said that only a small part of the first cryptocurrency users use it for transactions and payments in the real world.

A survey conducted by the Chinese cryptocurrency company BabelFinance showed that local investors are waiting for the growth of Bitcoin, and according to 30% of respondents, the Bitcoin exchange rate for the year will exceed $ 30,000.

The study showed that the average Chinese cryptocurrency investor is a young, well-educated man with above-average income. More than 76.3% of male respondents have a college degree or higher.

According to Coinmarketcap, the Bitcoin dominance in the cryptocurrency market is currently about 68%, but Arcane Research analysts believe that in reality it reaches 90%.

The researchers emphasized that the services, when assessing the dominance of the first cryptocurrency, do not take into account liquidity in the market and a decrease in the price of an asset when mass selling tokens.

Spencer Bogart, general partner at Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm, expressed confidence that Bitcoin will become a safe asset in the long run.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Bogart noted that the risks of devaluation of fiat money would boost the Bitcoin exchange rate.

Circle startup CEO Jeremy Allaire expressed confidence that Bitcoin is attracting investors as a safe asset.

At CNBC's Squawk Box program, Allaire noted that despite the recent volatility of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin remains a popular risk hedge.

According to Morgan Creek Capital CEO Mark Yusko, amid the declining market for traditional assets, Bitcoin "could become a hedge against chaos."

Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, said that Bitcoin is an excellent indicator of global geopolitical and economic turmoil.

In an interview with CNBC, Colas noted that bitcoin was one of the few indicators that predicted protests in Hong Kong and the subsequent outflow of capital from the region. He also emphasized that Bitcoin has become a safe asset, just like gold.

Goldman Sachs Investment Bank sent a letter to its clients stating that in the short term, Bitcoin is expected to rise to $ 13,971.

The letter that was sent to the bank's customers said that in the short term Goldman Sachs expects to see the growth of the first cryptocurrency to $ 13,971. The name of the analyst who prepared this forecast is not indicated.

The company-operator of the cryptocurrency fund Grayscale conducted a research among American investors to find out their interest in cryptocurrencies.

"Bitcoin 2019 Investor Study" by Grayscale showed that from a pool of 1,100 American investors, more than a third (36%) of respondents consider investing in Bitcoin. If we assume that there are about 63 million investors in the USA, then the interested people represent a potential audience of more than 21 million people.

According to US Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin, there is every reason to develop new regulations for cryptocurrency by US regulators.

Over the past few years, the presidential administration has almost completely ignored cryptocurrencies. However, Donald Trump's recent statements about Bitcoin, as well as Facebook's announcement of Libra cryptocurrency project, give a reason to assume that the regulator intends to tackle digital money in order to limit its negative impact on the financial system.

The CEO of the American brokerage company TD Ameritrade Tim Hockey said that Bitcoin has become much more interesting for traders.

"Customers often ask about Bitcoin, but in the US there are significant regulatory obstacles in order to provide the customer with the opportunity to trade cryptocurrencies. We would be glad to participate in this, but we need to make sure that risks for our clients and ourselves are insignificant," said Hockey in an interview.

According to the CEO of Pantera Capital investment company Dan Morehead, by the end of the year the rate of the first cryptocurrency could reach $ 42,000.

Speaking in the podcast Morehead said that his company adheres to the views of analysts who talk about the growth of Bitcoin, based on the trend lines. He also noted that the price of the first cryptocurrency may well exceed the mark of $ 350,000 by 2021.

Researchers at LongHash found that the highest volatility in cryptocurrency markets is at 1 am UTC. To conduct the study, analysts used data from the Coinbase exchange, calculating the number of daily peaks and lows in each hour and comparing with the indicators for the rest of the hours of the day.