Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Bitcoin saw an effectively flat week, gaining 0.08% over the past seven days according to Coin360.com. Altcoins have posted similar results, or rather, a lack of results, with a majority of cryptocurrencies posting gains or losses of a percent or two.Analysts from Bloomberg and other top industry firms are...Read More
In an Ethereum Q&A session conducted on YouTube, Bitcoin and open blockchain expert, Andreas Antonopoulos spoke about the proposed Ethereum 2.0 hard fork, the ‘first-mover advantage’, and whether or not he thought Ethereum would become the next Bitcoin. Antonopoulos explained how Ethereum and Bitcoin store accounts and code in fundamentally different ways. Where Bitcoin uses...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) has been able to incur some decent upwards momentum in the time since its faced a strong and swift rejection around $7,800, as it has since climbed up towards $7,600.Analysts are noting that this recent price action may point to the possibility that Bitcoin is forming a bullish long-term bottom formation, which comes...Read More
The number of bitcoin addresses with any balance exceeded its January 2018 high. Even though the metric is not perfect, it provides a rough estimate of bitcoin’s adoption rate. The synchronicity in the growth of this metric and the explosion of dormant bitcoin addresses suggests accumulation. Most people only refer to the price of bitcoin...Read More
A Bloomberg article published on December 4 cited a study conducted by the San Francisco-based ‘Crypto Fund Research’, which stated that nearly 70 crypto-focused hedge funds catering to pensions, family offices and wealthy individuals had closed down this year. It also claimed that the number of new funds launched this year is less than half...Read More
Bitcoin’s journey through 2019 has been extremely volatile; starting at $3,000 and reaching a high of $13,800. Bitcoin’s price seems to be stuck in the $7,000 range for more than two weeks and the pattern formed since then indicated an incoming bearish move. BTC is in an ascending channel forming higher highs and higher lows....Read More
Bitcoin seems to be charging at $7,600 as it marks a slight increase of around 2.1% in the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency seemed stuck in the same confluence price zone between $7,300 and $7,400 but has managed to break above it, and it now trades at around $7,550. As CryptoPotato reported earlier, an important...Read More
As reported by NewsBTC just days ago, the opening month was harrowing for Bitcoin (BTC) for one reason: the open of the December candle for the cryptocurrency’s price triggered a “sell” signal on the Market God v7 indicator, designed by crypto analyst Thies. The analyst remarked that he designed the indicator to “eliminate” emotion from his...Read More
Litecoin (LTC) has a limited potential, and will most probably fail to fulfill its promise of being silver to Bitcoin’s gold. Recent points made by entrepreneur and blogger Sylvain Saurel show that LTC has lost its momentum and is becoming irrelevant. Litecoin Rode on the Back of Bitcoin’s Rally Litecoin caught the price momentum at...Read More
Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, has opened up its cryptocurrency trading platform to all interested traders in the country. This move follows the passing of a bill allowing banks in Germany to sell and hold cryptocurrencies for their clients starting next year. Also read: Regulatory Roundup — Germany to Let Banks Sell and Store...Read More
Holidays are the gift that keeps on giving, at least as far as Bitcoin is concerned. Prime digital asset dealer SFOX has been pondering the Bitcoin holiday price swings, following yet another uptick last week that coincided with the Thanksgiving break. However, the company has concluded that it’s not FOMO driving this volatility. So what...Read More
Bitcoin’s precipitous drop to $6,600 seen earlier this month caught many traders aback; nearly no one, not even the top traders and analysts, expected for that price action to play out as it did in real life. Few predicted the subsequent bounce to $7,800, where BTC sits as of the time of writing this, too.Though,...Read More
Going by recent headlines, it appears as though central banks around the world are planning to or in the process of creating their own digital currencies.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Utilizing stranded gas to power bitcoin mining rigs at oil and gas wells is a promising business opportunity. It is profitable for all participating parties and beneficial for the environment. Not without challenges, this young industry is growing in energy-rich North America. Several companies are working to expand the niche and U.S.-based EZ Blockchain shared...Read More
If you’ve followed the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency space at all over the past few years, you likely know of the term “HODL,” A misspelling of the word “hold,” HODL is a long-time meme used by industry investors who believe that BTC will appreciate over time.According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, HODL...Read More
The US Marshals Service and FBI have updated an earlier warning against scammers impersonating law enforcement officers. The agencies say those behind the scams accuse a potential victim of a crime and demand payment via a Bitcoin ATM or another somewhat obscure payment method.It’s unclear how effective such scams are. The requested payment method should...Read More
There are currently more Bitcoin keys with at least one satoshi associated with them than there has ever been before. The number of plus balance addresses is even higher than it was at the peak of the 2017 bull market. The figures, although problematic, give something of an indication of the number of Bitcoin users around...Read More
Just over a week ago, Bitcoin touched the $6500 mark, which was last seen in May, earlier this year. BTC has made a respectable recovery since then, valued at around $7365 at the time of writing. Bitcoin has a market capitalization of nearly $134 billion, and almost $17.8 billion worth of BTC was traded in...Read More
Bitcoin owners have had many things to worry about over the past months. For instance, the price of BTC has tumbled by some 50% since June of this year, falling as low as $6,600 from $14,000. Also, there’s been increasing regulatory scrutiny from some of the world’s most powerful governments and entities due to Facebook’s...Read More
Bitcoin price is trading within a tight range as of late. Even the few surges here and there in either direction, have resulted in the leading crypto by market cap falling back into the current range.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Bitcoin processed $8.9 billion in a single hour, highest in its history. It shows how BTC can grow as an established store of value. VC investors foresee BTC evolving into a major asset due to its ability to transfer value. In a single hour, the Bitcoin network processed $8.9 billion in transactions. While most of...Read More
The bitcoin price dropped by 31% since October 26, in just over a month. Yet, Blockchain Capital partner Spencer Bogart sees strengthening fundamentals pushing BTC up in the medium-term. The cryptocurrency market showed signs of stagnation throughout November following China’s crackdown on small exchanges and the sell-off of bitcoin on spot exchanges like Huobi and...Read More
The crypto market has been a disappointment lately. Lackluster bitcoin price action has intensified overall selling activity. But things are in for a welcome change, as BTC is expected to explode next year. Bitcoin Price to Exceed Previous ATH China has made it’s pro-blockchain and anti-crypto stance pretty clear. The People’s Bank of China issued...Read More
There was a sharp decline in bitcoin below the $8,000 and $7,500 supports against the US Dollar.The price is currently correcting losses, but remains at a risk below $7,400.There is another breakdown pattern forming with support near $7,240 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The price is currently trading below...Read More
A widely-followed economist says suppressing bitcoin price can kill the cryptocurrency. Research supports this assessment as retail traders still dominate the market share. The strong correlation between bitcoin and Google searches point to the vulnerability of retail traders to price manipulation. Alex Kruger, an economist and trader, took to Twitter to share his thoughts on...Read More
Bitcoin had its hands full dealing with the bearish market, while DeFi gained popularity and provided significant earnings in mainstream finance. However, according to the report provided by Token Analyst, hodling Bitcoin [BTC] or Ethereum [ETH] garnered more revenue compared to crypto lending. The report highlighted the difference in returns offered by investing $1,000 at...Read More
Managing Partner and Head of Research at Fundstrat Global Advisors, Tom Lee, recently made an appearance on CNBC‘s ‘Street Signs Asia‘ segment to talk about Bitcoin price movements in the future. Lee also spoke about why he thinks Bitcoin will touch $25K by 2022. According to Lee, for an industry that’s over a decade old,...Read More
Pemex is required to pay the Bitcoin ransom within two weeks or face paying double after. About 5% of the computers have been affected by the DoppelPaymer software. The oil giant’s billing systems are the most impacted and could lead to delays in paying salaries. The hackers who hit Mexico’s state oil giant Pemex earlier...Read More
Chinese State Media Praise Bitcoin as a “Successful Application of Blockchain” Blockchain fever overruns the people’s republic Bitcoin propaganda comes as China preps to launch digital currency in 2020 China has taken yet another step towards fully embracing Bitcoin, calling it “The First successful application of blockchain technology.” The entirety of the people’s republic has...Read More
Bitfinex, which shares co-founders with the Tether stablecoin, is once again attracting controversy over the manipulation of the Bitcoin price. Per a paper published by the University of Texas Professor John Griffin and Ohio State University’s Amin Shams, Bitcoin’s run to a record high near $20,000 in 2017 was caused by a single market whale....Read More
