Bitcoin continues to build on recent trading gains, with the number one cryptocurrency trading at its highest level since Dec. 9. The top 10 cryptocurrencies are also trading in positive territory as they continued to benefit from the ongoing recovery in digital assets. VeChain continued to recover recent losses, following the recent hacking scandal surrounding...Read More
Bitcoin core developer John Newbery took to Twitter this week to discuss the strides that Bitcoin has taken this year, and dive into how the lightning network will grow the cryptocurrency, its usability, and adoption moving into 2020.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Bitcoin billionaire Tim Draper takes a hard stance on India’s new controversial citizenship law. | Image: REUTERS/ Stephen Lam Tim Draper has suggested he will not tolerate religious discrimination. The Draper Venture Network is currently invested in India. The venture capitalist earlier this year criticized a proposed cryptocurrency ban in the world’s biggest democracy. Bitcoin...Read More
2019 was the year of Bitcoin, which stole the spotlight from the rest of the crypto industry, including altcoins like Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
It is a well-known fact that US politicians don’t like bitcoin very much. Particularly the Federal Reserve governor still sees plenty of problems, primarily due it facilitating illicit activities. In a recent meeting, the bitcoin debate was reopened once again. The Fed Still Hates Bitcoin As regulators prepare to take a closer look at cryptocurrencies,...Read More
While 2020 is just around the corner, everyone from the cryptocurrency industry has been speculating Bitcoin’s price movement for the next year. Former Wall Street trader and a prominent influencer in the industry, Tone Vays joined the bandwagon and went on to reveal what 2020 has in store for Bitcoin. Over the past few months,...Read More
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin remarked last week that a reported $1.5 trillion in missing cash — mostly one hundred dollar bills — was “sitting in bank vaults all over the world.” The famously anti-bitcoin U.S. official noted that “there’s a lot of ‘Benjamins’ all over the world” and emphasized the strength of the currency...Read More
Bitcoin price is finally exhibiting price action that suggests it could be building a base in which a final local bottom could set.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
A question that has been debated since the Dot.com bubble is the emergence of the online marketplace. One of the most publicized flameouts of the internet bubble was Pets.com, an online pet store. Soon after its IPO in 2000, that raised $82 million, the company ran out of money and joined the list of some...Read More
“Privacy is not something that I’m merely entitled to, it’s an absolute prerequisite” ~ Marlon Brando Privacy in itself is a spectrum; the meaning differs from one person to another. There are people who are absolutely fine with being completely surveilled on, there are people who are okay with partial surveillance, and there are also...Read More
Bitcoin on Monday was trading above $7,500 as sellers showed signs of exhaustion near a crucial support area.The cryptocurrency could swell further to test $8,000-8,500 area, according to textbook technical indicators.A gap on the CME’s daily Bitcoin Futures chart hints a revisit to $7,200.Bitcoin opened this week at records as buying interests among traders renewed...Read More
Funds from the recent theft from the Upbit exchange are on the move, according to a Whale Alert tweet. A transaction of 2,000 Ethereum shows that the hacker keeps trying to obfuscate the whereabouts of the funds. Ethereum Taken from Upbit Moved to Multiple Smaller Wallets The Upbit hack at the end of November took...Read More
In the latest update, Bakkt has just appointed Mike Blandina as the CEO of Bakkt, the crypto venture, majorly backed by ICE. Adam White will now serve as the President of the company. This news was revealed following the departure of founding CEO Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to the United States Senate to fill...Read More
A bitcoin trader who promised massive returns by investing in his BitMEX fund, has allegedly made away with more than $380,000 in BTC in what appears to be an exit scam. Bitcoin Scammer Drops Parting Joke According to Twitter handle ‘stealthbomber21,’ a bitcoin trader with the moniker ‘hitsXBT’ has defrauded investors in his Bitmex $BTC...Read More
It’s a hack that won’t make bitcoin a popular payment method among merchants. | Source: Shutterstock.com Video shows user double-spending BTC transaction by taking advantage of RBF (Replace By Fee) and zero-conf transactions. Controversial features have been a topic of hot debate among Bitcoin developers for years. A simple four-step guide details how to easily...Read More
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has blacklisted four FX brands, for unauthorised trading of FX and crypto. According to reports, the brands misleadingly claimed affiliation with Bdswiss Holding, which is licensed and regulated in the country. CySEC Clamps Down On Unauthorised Brokers The latest entities to be added to CySEC’s caution list are Nervic Fx...Read More
Bitcoin hasn’t done over the past few months. Since peaking near $14,000 in June of this year, the price of the leading cryptocurrency has fallen off by 50%, tumbling under the pressure of an overextended market and bulls taking profit.For some reason or another, there are analysts that expect this pain to persist, citing an...Read More
Popular YouTube cryptocurrency analyst, Alessio Rastani, yesterday posted a new vlog giving an update on his ‘wildcard’ scenario for Bitcoin. Had recent BTC price drops crushed it, and if so then what comes next? What’s The Wildcard Scenario? As Bitcoinist reported at the end of July, Rastani bucked the bullish trend at the time by proposing a contrarian ‘wildcard’...Read More
Eight lawmakers have sent a letter to the IRS seeking answers to new questions stemming from the latest crypto tax guidance. They pointed out a number of major issues including unwarranted tax liabilities for crypto users who unwillingly receive forked or airdropped coins. Also read: Regulatory Roundup: Crypto ‘Inevitable’ in India, China Rankings, NY Streamlines...Read More
After a few days of trading sideways, Bitcoin’s price appears to be headed north. It was trading at around $7,100, and it surged to over $7,650 on Bitstamp before retracing slightly to the current level of approximately $7,500. Bitcoin marks a 4.6% increase at the moment. The interesting thing is that BTC’s dominance is also...Read More
Overnight, the bitcoin price rose to as high as $7,642 and is up by more than $1,200 within five days. With the reversal, the dominant cryptocurrency crucially avoided miner capitulation and retest of an ascending channel dating back to 2015.#1: No bitcoin miner capitulation, at least for nowAs reported by NewsBTC, the capitulation of small...Read More
Some four days ago, a Bitcoin analyst going by “Velvet” posted the chart below. In it is depicted BTC’s price action for the past 18 months, a Fibonacci Retracement of the $3,150 to $13,800 move, two trendlines, a moving average, and a vertical date marker for December the 22nd.$BTC #BTC #BTCUSDPresented with no comment: pic.twitter.com/hRrDaqM2IQ—...Read More
As governments around the world force their money laundering paranoia onto bitcoin exchanges, alternatives are emerging for those that want to be truly decentralized. Anonymous Bitcoin Transactions Surging 2019 was supposed to be the year of the DEX but in reality, very few decentralized exchanges have gained ground on their centralized cousins. Localbitcoins has made...Read More
According to recent statements by People’s Bank of China (PBOC) official Mu Changchun, the country’s digital yuan is ready for trials. The central bank digital currency (CBDC) will decidedly not be a speculative asset like bitcoin or stablecoins, and will not need a currency basket for backing, Changchun affirmed. Reactions to the announcement are varied,...Read More
We took apart a Coinmine One and talked to CEO Farbood Nivi to get an insider look at the mining gadget taking the cryptocurrency world by storm. “The whole point of crypto is that there is no guaranteed money anywhere.” ...Read More
Bitcoin price rallied more than 5% to clear the $7,500 resistance against the US Dollar.The price is now trading in a positive zone and it could rise further above $7,700.There is a short term breakout pattern forming with resistance near $7,590 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).There could be...Read More
Once again, analysts have begun to flip bullish on Bitcoin (BTC), citing fundamental and technical factors to back their cheery sentiment. Though, not everyone is convinced that the cryptocurrency market is poised to see upside.Related Reading: Crypto Market’s Long-Term Trend is Positive: Binance CEO Explain WhyCME Futures Show Institutions Bearish On BTCEach week, the Chicago Mercantile...Read More
After days of no price action, Bitcoin (BTC) has started to show signs of life. The leading cryptocurrency broke higher on Sunday morning, pushing past the $100 range that had defined Bitcoin’s price for the better part of three days.Related Reading: What’s Next for the Bitcoin Blockchain? Top Developer Weighs InAs of the time of...Read More
Several analysts speculated that the sideways movement Bitcoin has been displaying was nothing but a mere set back; venture capitalist, Tim Draper, however, is bullish about the king coin as he reportedly said that the price of Bitcoin could go to a high of $250,000 in the next two years. Discussing the same, Fundstrat’s Tom...Read More
If you’ve been on Crypto Twitter, you’ve likely heard the term “miner capitulation” time and time again in reference to Bitcoin.For those who missed the memo, when BTC started to tank last month, the Bitcoin network’s hash rate began to stall, failing to grow after months of growth in the cryptocurrency mining ecosystem. This trend...Read More
