The time until Bitcoin’s halving is slipping away as there are now less than 25 days until the long-awaited event. It will slash the block reward in half and miners and reduce the overall supply of freshly minted bitcoins on the market. According to many, and to history, this is a major bullish catalyst for...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw a small 2.6% price increase from where it was trading seven days ago. However, it had dropped substantially throughout the week. The cryptocurrency fell beneath support at the rising trend line to find additional support at the $6,447 level (short term .618 Fib Retracement). From here, Bitcoin rebounded yesterday to climb back...Read More
Americans will soon receive their stimulus checks to help fuel the domestic economy. How much of that money will be spent on buying Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, will be rather interesting to observe. Coronavirus stimulus checks are being sent out to citizens of the United States. Coronavirus Stimulus Checks are Coming Every citizen will receive...Read More
We are always looking at ways we can improve communications with our growing user-base, to ensure all users have access to the most up-to-date information and official announcements from BitMEX, as quickly and easily as possible. This is why we are pleased to launch the official BitMEX Telegram channel: https://t.me/BitMEX_Announcements. This English language channel provides...Read More
Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, published a new white paper for a solution called Binance Smart Chain. It’s a new blockchain that will run in parallel to Binance Chain and will also support smart contract functionalities. Binance Announces Smart Chain Blockchain In a recently published whitepaper, Binance announced the development of Binance Smart Chain...Read More
The most widely used American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, reported increased $1,200 deposits yesterday. Interestingly, this coincides with the stimulus checks for the same amount that the U.S. government began sending this week to fight the financial struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Record $1,200 Coinbase Deposits According to data provided by Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong,...Read More
Bitcoin saw a notable increase in its price yesterday, conquering the $7,000 level, and it did a good job staying above so far. Meanwhile, the futures on legacy markets are also in the green, as news broke out that the Gilead coronavirus drug supposedly shows effectiveness. Bitcoin Price Above $7,000 As Cryptopotato reported yesterday, Bitcoin...Read More
In brief: Stablecoin market capitalization has reached a whopping $8 Billion. This value stored in stablecoins has zapped away some market capitalization from Bitcoin (BTC). With central banks minting fiat, stablecoins are backed by currencies prone to inflation. An ideal future is where all trading is denominated in Satoshis. Recent news has highlighted that the...Read More
In brief: In a previous analysis of ETH/USDT, we had identified $148 as a solid support zone. ETH/USDT tested this support zone twice, bouncing off of it on the 16th of April. ETH/USDT is currently valued at $170 and looks set to continue on its upward trajectory towards $200. With the Bitcoin (BTC) halving now...Read More
The majority of Bitcoin mining firms expected very little impact due tot he coronavirus crisis. Fast forward to today, and Riot Blockchain is effectively cutting costs by moving hardware to a different location. Riot Blockchain is one of the many companies engaged in Bitcoin mining as a business. Coronavirus Crisis Forces Riot Blockchain’s Hand While their...Read More
