These 14 Cute Kitten Pictures Are Off the Charts on the Adorable Scale

By Tracey L. Kelley April 27, 2021

How many adorable kittens are there? So many! And looking at their cute photos is good for your health. (Really!)

There's absolutely no need to justify our love of seeking out cute kitten pictures! Whether we're celebrating National Kitten Day (July 10), caught in an endless virtual meeting, beating the afternoon work slump, or waiting on takeout, science totally supports stealing a few moments to look at fuzzy, frolicking felines to boost mental health.

Okay, in all fairness, cute puppy photos have a similar effect. In fact, dogs and cats seem to consume our attention on the interwebs fairly equally. But there's just something about catching a glimpse of the early spark and personality of a cat-to-be that prompts all the feels. And if you really want to achieve the full impact of adorable kittens, try learning these words for kitten in other languages! Here, hirra hirra!

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Although many kitties take TikTok by storm, you'll often find some of the best cute and funny kitten pictures on Instagram. So kick back and enjoy some of the ones we discovered recently. (And if you want to share your totes adorb baby kitten, go ahead and tag us through our social channels using #DailyPawsPets so we can squeeee with delight!)

1. Cutest Kitten We Could Find 

Far be it for us to say this or that cute kitten is the fairest of them all, but any kitten behind the lens of cat photographer Nils Jacobi has a better chance than most! This Maine coon itty bitty kitty (not for long!) is certainly striking a pose, and seems like a natural cover model for Cat Fancier magazine.

2. Funny Cute Kitten 

Ffft! Fffft! Ffffft! Honestly, a feisty feline like this makes us laugh out loud, but certainly her pride would be gravely wounded if we mocked her fierceness! Come on, though—this is a funny kitten picture! What else would you expect from a furocious Bengal, descended from domestic cats and wild Asian leopard cats (but no relation to the tiger).

3. Fitz the Cute Black Kitten 

Forget everything you've ever heard about black cat superstitions and just let the cute black kitten magic take over! Soon to be a house panther, Fitz here is really casting a spell of serotonin goodness and giving us oodles of good vibes.

4. Little Louie the Adorable White Kitten 

Talk about a cute white kitten! Little Louie gazes up at us with those baby blues and a smidgen of "If I fits, I sits" demeanor. With his widdle feet placed just so, that flipped up tail shows a bit of attitude! According to his loving cat momma, he's one of three kitties who went "from the shelter to the posh life".

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5. Colonel Mustache the Fluffy Kitten 

Whenever you need a fix of fluffy kitten pictures, drop a tag of #himalayan into the social machine and without a doubt, a poofy lovebug like Colonel Moustache here (how's that for a cute cat name?) will pop up. This fuzzball is living his best life in Toronto, and we can't wait to see how handsome he is as an adult!

6. Cookie the Tabby Kitten 

Here's a mindfulness exercise for you: take 10 deep breaths and watch Cookie the tabby sink deeper and deeper into the shag! Oooommm. The Kittens Foster sure understands the power cute kitten pictures and videos have on our wellbeing—just imagine how much more fab you'd feel if you fostered these precious purrballs in person!

7. Chloe and Seren the Siamese Kittens 

Oh, how we love adventure cats! And look at their snazzy wee harnesses! Not only do Chloe and Seren fulfill our desire for cute Siamese kitten pictures, but they also seem intent on paving the way for future feline explorers.

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8. Happiest Kitten: Tigger the Kitty 

We believe a happy kitten picture is every kitten picture, but this little dude, known as Tigger the Kitty, might as well be meowing the Pharrel song, "Happy".  Barely 4 months old in this pic, his favorite things in the world are "turkey, cuddling, and biting my daddy." Awwww! And ouch!

9. Glam Vivian the Grumpy Persian Kitten 

And then you have this calico cutie, Glam Vivian, who we're certain isn't a grumpy or mad kitten all the time. Persians like her are sweet tempered and loving by nature, so maybe this was her mood after the dog trashed her new subscription treat box, ate her food, or raided her litter box for a 'snack'. Yeah, the dog brought her down, man.

10. Adorable Orange Kittens 

Always have to give a big shout out to the staff at shelters and rescues who post adorable kittens all over social media so the little ones can find fureverhomes! The fine folks at Halfway Home Rescue in Lexington, Ky., knew exactly the rush these cute orange kitten pictures would cause online!

11. Precious Sleeping Kitten 

It's clinically proven that when you spot the teeny, tiny toe beans and boopable pastel pink nose of a cute sleeping kitten, your heart melts, the troubles of the world slowly fade away, and you'll find more joy in life. She probably has a putter-putter of a purr, too—the thought of which sends us right over the edge!

12. Little Boots the Munchkin Kitten 

Unusual and cute Munchkin kittens do grow up, to a point. Little Boots here, a Scottish fold Munchkin, won't actually get much taller, as Munchkin breeds have legs about 3 inches shorter than the average cat. This means she'll look like a cuddly kitten forever. We can't stand it.

13. Casilda the Sphynx Kitten 

If you can't let loose with a serious "Awwwww!" when spotting a cute Sphynxkitten like this, you're really missing out! For example, you can tell by the expression on this pint-sized puddy-tat, a sweet girl named Casilda, that while she might not have fur like a typical cat, she's overflowing with love and ready for so, so many cuddles.  

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14. When You Can’t Decide Which Cute Kitten to Get, Get Them All! 

Okay, we'll leave you with not just one cute kitten, but a stack of three! These highly photogenic British shorthairs thoughtfully pose (most of the time!) for their creative cat momma, Sina. We don't know if she's coaxing them with catnip or what, but the results rank 12 out of 10 on the darling kitty scale!

  

Bitcoin Real Creator Suddenly Found? 

Fund manager Brian Kelly says that the market is mispricing bitcoin and “when bitcoin gets that mispriced it is the sign of the bottom.” He sees a string of “all positive things” that are reflected in the pricing of the cryptocurrency.

Asset Manager Brian Kelly Says Market Is Mispricing Bitcoin

Brian Kelly, the founder and CEO of digital currency investment firm BKCM LLC, was asked about where he sees the price of bitcoin heading in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday.

Kelly manages the BKCM Digital Asset Fund and the REX BKCM Blockchain ETF (NYSE: BKC). He authored “The Bitcoin Big Bang – How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World.” In addition, he was previously a hedge fund manager at Shelter Harbor Capital, where he co-founded. He also co-founded MKM Partners, a brokerage firm catering to institutional investment managers.

“For me, when you look at bitcoin, it’s all about network effect and address growth,” the asset manager said. “One of the key metrics I look at when managing crypto money is how fast addresses are growing versus what the market is expecting the addresses to grow.”

Referencing his chart, he explained: “Address growth is basically flat but the market is applying we are going to have a decline of 20% in address growth. We haven’t seen that type of differential since March 2020.” Kelly elaborated:

Generally, when bitcoin gets that mispriced it is the sign of the bottoming process … The market is mispricing what’s going on underneath the fundamentals underlying bitcoin.

He continued: “So we look back to March 2020 when we had a massive divergence when bitcoin was $3,500 and it roared to $60,000. We are looking at the exact same type of situation where it looks like bitcoin is trying to bottom.”

As for his fund’s investment, he disclosed that he “personally added to our fund this month because I think it’s that big of an opportunity. In the fund, we are long and getting longer.”

The fund manager then opined, “Now what I would like to see, obviously, bitcoin is very momentum driven, so now we need to see more price follow through here and get that momentum going,” emphasizing:

To me the story hasn’t changed one bit. We are getting institutional adoption. We’re getting an inflationary hedge and regulatory wise, we are getting watered down regulation. Its not going to be banned, we are talking about bringing it into the fold.

He reiterated, “Those are all positive things for me and that to me is reflected in that pricing.”

Kelly was then asked about how low the price of bitcoin could fall to and whether $30K was the bottom. “I don’t know if $30,000 was the low,” he admitted. “I have pretty high conviction that it was.” However, he noted that “Bitcoin has a funny way of making you look silly.” He affirmed: “If it got down to $20,000, I would be buying with both of my diamond hands for sure.”

 

Bitcoin Real Creator Finally Found? 

Fund manager Brian Kelly says that the market is mispricing bitcoin and “when bitcoin gets that mispriced it is the sign of the bottom.” He sees a string of “all positive things” that are reflected in the pricing of the cryptocurrency.

Asset Manager Brian Kelly Says Market Is Mispricing Bitcoin

Brian Kelly, the founder and CEO of digital currency investment firm BKCM LLC, was asked about where he sees the price of bitcoin heading in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday.

Kelly manages the BKCM Digital Asset Fund and the REX BKCM Blockchain ETF (NYSE: BKC). He authored “The Bitcoin Big Bang – How Alternative Currencies Are About to Change the World.” In addition, he was previously a hedge fund manager at Shelter Harbor Capital, where he co-founded. He also co-founded MKM Partners, a brokerage firm catering to institutional investment managers.

“For me, when you look at bitcoin, it’s all about network effect and address growth,” the asset manager said. “One of the key metrics I look at when managing crypto money is how fast addresses are growing versus what the market is expecting the addresses to grow.”

Referencing his chart, he explained: “Address growth is basically flat but the market is applying we are going to have a decline of 20% in address growth. We haven’t seen that type of differential since March 2020.” Kelly elaborated:

Generally, when bitcoin gets that mispriced it is the sign of the bottoming process … The market is mispricing what’s going on underneath the fundamentals underlying bitcoin.

He continued: “So we look back to March 2020 when we had a massive divergence when bitcoin was $3,500 and it roared to $60,000. We are looking at the exact same type of situation where it looks like bitcoin is trying to bottom.”

As for his fund’s investment, he disclosed that he “personally added to our fund this month because I think it’s that big of an opportunity. In the fund, we are long and getting longer.”

The fund manager then opined, “Now what I would like to see, obviously, bitcoin is very momentum driven, so now we need to see more price follow through here and get that momentum going,” emphasizing:

To me the story hasn’t changed one bit. We are getting institutional adoption. We’re getting an inflationary hedge and regulatory wise, we are getting watered down regulation. Its not going to be banned, we are talking about bringing it into the fold.

He reiterated, “Those are all positive things for me and that to me is reflected in that pricing.”

Kelly was then asked about how low the price of bitcoin could fall to and whether $30K was the bottom. “I don’t know if $30,000 was the low,” he admitted. “I have pretty high conviction that it was.” However, he noted that “Bitcoin has a funny way of making you look silly.” He affirmed: “If it got down to $20,000, I would be buying with both of my diamond hands for sure.”

The Real Reason Behind Bitcoin's Bloodbath

What really caused the bloodbath in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin?

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The price of the famously volatile digital currency fell nearly 30% at one point after the China Banking Association warned member banks of the risks associated with digital currencies. 

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Bitcoin has lost about 38% of its value since April 13 when it hit a high of more than $64,800, according to Coindesk.

NEW YORK: Even by Bitcoin's standards, Wednesday was pretty wild. 

The price of the famously volatile digital currency fell nearly 30% at one point after the China Banking Association warned member banks of the risks associated with digital currencies. The decline narrowed to below 10% in the afternoon, but Bitcoin had still lost about $70 billion in market value in 24 hours. 

Bitcoin has lost about 38% of its value since April 13 when it hit a high of more than $64,800, according to Coindesk. The China warning was just the latest headwind: Before Wednesday, Tesla's decision to not accept the digital currency as payment for cars _ after it said it would _ and murmurings in Washington about tighter regulation of digital currencies had put pressure on Bitcoin. The price is still up about 31% in 2021 and nearly 300% from a year ago. 

Here's a look at Bitcoin and digital currencies in general: 

HOW BITCOIN WORKS 
Bitcoin is a digital currency that is not tied to a bank or government and allows users to spend money anonymously. The coins are created by users who ``mine'' them by lending computing power to verify other users' transactions. They receive Bitcoins in exchange. The coins also can be bought and sold on exchanges with U.S. dollars and other currencies. Some businesses take Bitcoin as payment, and a number of financial institutions allow it in their clients' portfolios, but overall mainstream acceptance is still limited. 

Bitcoins are basically lines of computer code that are digitally signed each time they travel from one owner to the next. Transactions can be made anonymously, making the currency popular with libertarians as well as tech enthusiasts, speculators _ and criminals. 

Bitcoins have to be stored in a digital wallet, either online through an exchange like Coinbase, or offline on a hard drive using specialized software. According to Coinbase, there are about 18.7 million Bitcoins in circulation and only 21 million will ever exist. The reason for that is unclear, and where all the Bitcoins are is anyone's guess. 

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRICE? 
On Wednesday, a statement posted on the Chinese Banking Association's website said financial institutions should ``resolutely refrain`` from providing services using digital currencies because of their volatility. 

Virtually every cryptocurrency fell after the industry group's statement. 

As of 4:15 p.m. eastern time Wednesday, Bitcoin was down more than 7% at around $40,310 per coin. Most cryptocurrencies lost between 7% and 22% of their value and shares of Coinbase dropped 5.4%. 

It's not unusual for the value of Bitcoin to change by thousands of dollars in a short time period, though swings totaling around $20,000 in one day are extreme. On the last trading day of 2020, Bitcoin closed just under $30,000. In mid-April, it flirted with $65,000. 

DOESN'T ELON MUSK HAVE A ROLE HERE? 
Yes, and a fairly big one. Musk announced in February that his electric car company Tesla had invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. In March, Tesla began accepting Bitcoin as payment. Those actions contributed to the run-up in Bitcoin's price, and Musk also promoted the digital currency Dogecoin, which also spiked in value. 

However, Musk reversed course in just a short time, saying last week that Tesla would stop accepting Bitcoin because of the potential environmental damage that can result from Bitcoin mining. The announcement sent Bitcoin falling below $50,000 and set the tone for the big pullback recently in most cryptocurrencies. 

A number of Bitcoin fans pushed back on Musk's reasoning. Fellow billionaire Mark Cuban said that gold mining is much more damaging to the environment than the mining of Bitcoin. 

A 2019 study by the Technical University of Munich and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that the Bitcoin network generates an amount of CO2 similar to a large Western city or an entire developing country like Sri Lanka. But a University of Cambridge study last year estimated that on average, 39% of ``proof-of-work'' crypto mining was powered by renewable energy, primarily hydroelectric energy. 

There had been some concern among Bitcoin investors that Tesla would sell some or all of its Bitcoin holdings, but Musk indicated in a tweet Wednesday that Tesla was sticking with its investment. 

BUT SOME COMPANIES ARE USING BITCOIN? 
The digital payment company Square and its CEO Jack Dorsey _ also the CEO of Twitter _ have been big proponents of Bitcoin. Overstock.com also accepts Bitcoin, and in February, BNY Mellon, the oldest bank in the U.S., said it would include digital currencies in the services it provides to clients. And Mastercard said it would start supporting ``select crypto currencies'' on its network. 

Bitcoin has become popular enough that more than 300,000 transactions typically occur in an average day, according to Bitcoin wallet site blockchain.info. Still, its popularity is low compared with cash and credit cards. 

THERE IS SKEPTICISM AROUND BITCOIN? 
Yes, plenty of it. Tracking Bitcoin's price is obviously easier than trying to figure out its value, which is why so many institutions, experts and traders are skeptical about it and cryptocurrency in general. Digital currencies were seen as replacements for paper money, but that hasn't happened so far. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the central bank prefers to call crypto coins ``crypto assets,'' because their volatility undermines their ability to store value, a basic function of a currency. 

While some banks and financial services companies are getting in on it, others are staying away. 

COULD A DIGITAL CURRENCY SELL-OFF CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE? 
Regulators aren't very worried about a possible crash in digital currencies dragging down the rest of the financial system or economy. 

Even with the recent sell-off, digital currencies have a market value of about $1.72 trillion, according to the website coinmarketcap.com. But that pales compared with the $46.9 trillion stock market, $41.3 trillion residential real estate market and nearly $21 trillion Treasury market at the start of the year. 

The European Central Bank said Wednesday that the risk of cryptocurrencies affecting the financial system's stability looks ``limited at present.'' In large part, that's because they're still not widely used for payments and institutions under its purview still have little exposure to crypto-linked instruments. 

Earlier this month, the Federal Reserve said a survey of market contacts found roughly one in five cited cryptocurrencies as a potential shock to the system over the next 12 to 18 months. That's a turnaround from the fall, when a similar survey found none mentioning cryptocurrencies. 

HOW MUCH OVERSIGHT IS THERE? 
Washington officials have been talking about regulating digital currencies more, and worries about a heavier hand have played a role in the recent swoon in prices. 

Gary Gensler, who took over as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, has said that cryptocurrency markets would benefit from more oversight to protect investors. 

In a hearing before the House's financial services committee earlier this month, Gensler said neither the SEC nor the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which he used to head, has a ``regulatory framework'' for trading on cryptocurrency exchanges yet. He said he thought Congress would ultimately have to address it because ``there's really not protection against fraud or manipulation.'' 

HOW BITCOIN CAME TO BE 
It's a mystery. Bitcoin was launched in 2009 by a person or group of people operating under the name Satoshi Nakamoto. Bitcoin was then adopted by a small clutch of enthusiasts. Nakamoto dropped off the map as bitcoin began to attract widespread attention. But proponents say that doesn't matter: The currency obeys its own internal logic. 

 

CHINA BANS CRYPTO MINING FOR IT'S PEOPLE?

 

Top Chinese Fintech Magazine Lists Reasons Behind China's Crypto Mining Ban

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Published on May 30, 2021 12:55 GMT+2edited on May 30, 2021 01:21 GMT+2

CaiXin Magazine, a leading Chinese financial and business media outlet, listed the reasons behind Beijing's decision to ban Bitcoin mining and trading. These were shared by blockchain journalist Colin Wu (@WuBlockchain), who reports exclusively on China's blockchain developments. 

Wu tweeted,

"Caixin magazine, which is most recognized by Chinese financial officials, disclosed some of the reasons why Beijing wants to crack down on Bitcoin mining and crypto: 1. Chinese listed companies do not do their own business, they buy mining machines and build mines."

Earlier this month, China banned financial institutions and payment companies from providing crypto-based services, warning investors against trading digital assets like Bitcoin. Individuals can still hold Cryptocurrency, but exchanges and initial coin offerings have been barred. 

China Bans Crypto Trading And Payment Services

According to the State Council's Financial Stability and Development Committee, China will crackdown on Bitcoin mining and trading activities to fend off financial risks. The crackdown will include illegal activities in the securities markets. 

Vice Premier Liu He chaired a meeting in which the committee stated that they would maintain the stability of stock, bond, and forex markets. Liu is the most senior Chinese official to order the crackdown against bitcoin publicly. It marks a first wherein the state council has stepped in to target crypto mining activities. 

This follows a statement issued by three Chinese industry bodies: the National Internet Finance Association of China, the China Banking Association, and the Payment, and Clearing Association of China, who stated that the speculative trading of crypto infringes on the safety of people's property and is disruptive to the normal economic and financial order. 

According to some estimates, China accounts for 70% of the world's crypto supply, contributing to big business but hardly reflects on the nation's overall economy. As Bitcoin and Ethereum continue to fall, the Chinese government and financial regulators cannot figure out regulatory measures for the crypto industry. 

Reasons From Sources Close To Top Financial Execs

CaiXin's article has feedback from the sources close to the People's Bank of China and other government agencies. The top financial brass has issues because Chinese listed crypto companies do not run their own business. 

They buy mining machines and build mines instead. Beijing is also unhappy with Inner Mongolia's reduction of energy consumption. It's not up to Beijing's standards and hence is at the receiving end of the mining crackdown. 

The crypto-mining economy does not contribute to China's real economy while seizing the production capacity of other chip-making facilities. The crypto sector is a bubble, according to top aides in Beijing. 

There is also a greater risk posed to the older generation, who have less experience in crypto-trading. Regulators want to cancel mining and Bitcoin altogether, but that is not feasible. Caixin also pointed out that the existing regulatory measures are inadequate.

The volatile crypto market has resulted in substantial financial regulations and the entry of many interested participants into the crypto market. While some regulatory authorities believe that crypto is based on hype, there are instances where digital assets have been noted to be a frontier of innovation. 

Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

Crypto addiction?

'I lost millions through cryptocurrency addiction'

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Jake lost millions of pounds trading cryptocurrencies. He does not want his identity known because he is still in treatment at one of the only hospitals in the UK that treats people who are obsessed with gambling on the value of the virtual currency.

Jake first bought Bitcoin - the most popular cryptocurrency - in 2015, but it was not until a big win a few years later that his trading spiralled out of control. 

"I can pinpoint the exact moment it became a problem," he said. "I had been eroding the sum I put aside, but I entered a trade, and I was willing to risk that last amount I had.

"I ended up making back pretty much everything I lost in a single trade. The feeling was one of absolute euphoria."

Jake told BBC Scotland's The Nine that this high, coupled with difficulties in his marriage and personal life, quickly led to an addictive cycle.

His job at that time meant he was in charge of millions of pounds. He said that he soon took to trading money that was not his in the hope of repeating his first success. 

He said: "The first time I took it, I lost it all in about 20 minutes one night. The market moved very rapidly and I liquidated everything.

"It was about 2am. I went back to bed and had to lie down next to my wife. She had no idea what I had been up to."

Jake had been facing criminal charges for embezzlement but was able to pay back £1.5m to his employer with the help of his family and is now in treatment for his addiction.

What is cryptocurrency? 

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Cryptocurrencies are digital money that is not issued by a bank. You can trade and invest these currencies like any other - and there are virtually no barriers to entry. The absence of regulation means the market can go up incredibly fast. 

During the lockdown, the total value of all cryptocurrencies increased from about £175bn to more than £1.75tn. 

Figures from the UK's financial watchdog show that hundreds of thousands of people in the UK hold these digital currencies. 

But since the start of May, the market reached its highest-ever level and lost more than £1tn just a few weeks later. 

With something this volatile, when you win, you win big. When you lose, you hit rock bottom.