Bitcoin has continued to move lower as bears take full control of the cryptocurrency’s price action, and it now appears to be a certainty that BTC will revisit its November lows that were set at $6,500 roughly three weeks ago.This current bearishness has drastically impacted the overall market sentiment for the worst and has led...Read More
The stock price of Canaan Inc, a bitcoin mining giant based in Beijing, has dropped by $12 to $5 since November 25, by more than 58 percent. It comes after the price of BTC abruptly declined from $7,700 to $6,600 in the same period.In recent months, as seen in the balance sheet of major mining...Read More
Bitcoin’s price plunged 4% to $6,584, its lowest in over three weeks. Altcoins hastened their decline, sending the total crypto market to fresh six-month lows. Since peaking in late June, cryptoassets have shed more than $180 billion in combined market cap. Bitcoin’s price printed fresh three-week lows on Tuesday, as fear and uncertainty continued to...Read More
As competition builds within the blockchain industry, investors and prospective users alike have to undergo the arduous task of evaluating which blockchains have the best fundamental strength. Ethereum has long been favored by users and developers, but over the past three years a plethora of competitors have surfaced, making it difficult to discern which blockchain...Read More
Sorry bulls, bears won’t give you any reprieve. On Tuesday, Bitcoin (BTC) continued to tank, perpetuating a downward trend established on Monday after the cryptocurrency fell from $7,150 to $6,800 in the span of a few minutes. Related Reading: Bitcoin Futures Gap Exists at $11,800; Can Bulls Fill the Gap?As of the time of writing this,...Read More
Bitcoin Jesus aka Roger Ver was under the crypto-spotlight recently after the cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin.com listed an alleged scam token, HEX. While denying that HEX was a scam token, Ver went on to endorse it instead. Since then, many members of the community have listed out reasons as to why listing HEX was a bad...Read More
Cybercrime is growing at an exponential rate, and showing zero signs of slowing down or stopping in the near future. As technology advances, so do the tactics used by these criminals, especially surrounding crypto.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
The rapid slide in Bitcoin (BTC) prices led to more talks of calling the bottom on the most recent downward trend. Jacob Canfield, a leading Tradingview bitcoin analyst, believes $5,500 will be as far as the asset falls. Bitcoin Slid Under $6,900, Signalling Downward Pressures Bitcoin price fell by 4.31% in the past day, sinking...Read More
The Bitcoin (BTC) halving narrative remains one of the chief sources of price speculation going into 2020. Altana Digital CIO, Alistair Milne, says we’re likely to witness 5 events take place before the big day arrives. Pre-Halving Months Will See Bitcoin Accumulation The Bitcoin halving event is less than 150 days away, and while it...Read More
Bitcoin’s entire 2019 rally from trough to peak, is nothing more than a “textbook echo bubble” according to a former IMF economist.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
The downtrend continues for Bitcoin price, as the leading crypto asset by market cap reached $6,600 today, showing that bears remain in complete control over the current state of the crypto market.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Bitcoin (BTC) reached its all-time high on December 17, with an intra-day peak at $20,089.00. The coin arrived at that level after a turbulent month of exorbitant daily gains, but what’s different two years on? Bitcoin Only Spent a Moment at Peak Prices Soon after reaching the fabled $20,000 mark, Bitcoin’s parabolic trend turned for...Read More
On December 16, new court filings from the Kleiman v. Wright case show the plaintiffs have responded to Wright’s objections against the magistrate’s court order. Kleiman’s lawyer Velvel Freedman explained that Craig’s statements in court “lacked credibility,” his constant change of stories “demonstrates falsity” and Freedman claims Wright’s “trust documents are forgeries.” Also read: Plustoken...Read More
Bitcoin continues to trade below the psychological $7,000 level, following Monday’s wide-spread crypto sell-off that caused the market to shed over $10 billion in value. All top 10 cryptocurrencies continued to trade at fresh monthly trading lows, though XRP was affected and continued to rack up losses under the $0.20 level. BTC/USD long positions continue...Read More
Bitcoin price may be falling once again into a downtrend and is at risk of revisiting bear market lows not seen since earlier this year.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
When volatility picks up, Bakkt is never too far. Institutional investors are gearing up for an early-Christmas party, one which will see more positions in Bitcoin Futures contracts than ever before. Bakkt saw yet another high in its open interest [OI] on 16 December as the underlying cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, dipped below $7,000. According to Skew...Read More
On Monday, the Bitcoin (BTC) price started to falter. After trading above $7,000 for days on end — a consolidation that forced volatility levels to hit multi-month lows— the cryptocurrency slipped on Monday morning, falling from $7,100 to $6,800 in three five-minute candles, catching many traders with their proverbial pants down.Despite the fact that the...Read More
Since peaking on 26 June, Bitcoin‘s price has been on a consistent decline, having lost over 51 percent of its valuation, at press time. Many people in the crypto-community have pointed their fingers at various factors, seeking to find the reason behind such a price decline. While some claim price manipulation by whales and exchanges...Read More
Coinbase has become one of the most popular cryptocurrency exchange in the world, It has an established reputation for its transparency and efficiency. Moreover, It is rapidly expanding the user base and a massive following, it is one of the top destinations for crypto trading. Let’s dig in to know more about the Exchange and...Read More
The crypto sector has gone through a turbulent year, with significant developments in the background. Despite the setbacks, there are expectations for significant trends that will shape the moods, attitudes, and decision-making in 2020. Report Lists Growth Vectors and Failing Crypto Trends The year 2020 comes with various predictions as the Bitcoin (BTC) market is...Read More
Like crypto payments provider Bottle Pay, mining pool Simplecoin and interactive bitcoin faucet Chopcoin are shutting down in light of restrictions imposed by EU anti-money laundering legislation, AMLD5. Simplecoin co-founder Marvin Janssen addressed Telegram users last month saying “We believe in the power of cryptocurrency and its potential. Mining should to be available to anyone...Read More
The crypto liquidating firm Sibex has partnered with New York-based cryptocurrency company Paxos to allow gold trading on the blockchain. The goal of this partnership is to improve peer-to-peer (P2P) over the counter (OTC) trading for physical gold. Paxos offers PAX Gold, a digital asset-backed by digital gold. Daniel Haudenschild, CEO of SIBEX, commented: “As...Read More
Bitcoin price is down around 4% and it broke the key $7,000 support against the US Dollar.The price is likely to continue lower towards $6,500 or $6,200 in the near term.There is a short term contracting triangle forming with resistance near $6,880 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The pair...Read More
Bitcoin price broke down below the psychological level of $7,000 late on Monday. The cryptocurrency updated the December low after blockchain researcher Chainalysis said that PlusToken scammers were selling coins to cash out. Bitcoin Dragging Down Crypto Market At the time of writing, the cryptocurrency fell 3.11% in the last 24 hours, touching the daily...Read More
According to the blockchain analysis firm Ciphertrace, major U.S. banks process roughly $2 billion in digital currency transactions that go undetected every year. Ciphertrace disclosed a slew of financial institutions have not deployed the right KYC/AML infrastructure to detect unregistered cryptocurrency transfers. Also read: US to Strictly Enforce Crypto Rules Similar to FATF Guidelines All...Read More
Bitcoin has faced turbulence throughout 2019, with the first half of the year being firmly controlled by bulls that sent it as high as $13,800, while the second half of the year played to the favor of BTC’s bears who were able to push it as low as $6,500.The downtrend that was first sparked this...Read More
Blockstream recently revealed its plans to make multi-part payments interoperable on the Lightning Network, a development which essentially means that sending large Bitcoin transactions on top of the layer 2 network would be possible in the future. This development is instrumental in terms of the Bitcoin network which has been plagued with scalability woes for...Read More
Bitcoin’s bulls have continued to hold Bitcoin’s price above its key near-term support level at $7,000 and defended this level from some heightened selling pressure yesterday that came about just prior to BTC’s weekly close.The ardent defense of this level comes about as Bitcoin shows signs of having a bearish market structure, and there are...Read More
The Chinese PlusToken scam may have influenced Bitcoin’s price, Chainalysis hypothesizes in a blog post. Though it’s unlikely to be the main factor, movements of stolen funds correlate very well with market downturns. What is PlusToken? PlusToken was a classic Ponzi scheme similar to BitConnect or countless others. The founders promised monthly returns from 9...Read More
Bitcoin has plunged by approximately 50 percent from its 2019 peak. And the cryptocurrency is hinting to continue trending downwards before the year’s close. The negative sentiment in its market, nevertheless, is benefiting rival cryptocurrencies.That is particularly true for XTZ, the native asset of Tezos, a proof-of-stake blockchain project whose market valuation has grown twofold across...Read More
