Following a strong rally back toward $11,000 that was stopped roughly $50 short, Bitcoin price has now broken back below $10,000 yet another time during the month of August.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
Photo: A1 Austria’s telecommunications giant and the country’s largest mobile service provider A1 has officially announced accepting cryptocurrency payments at some of its store locations across Austria. In the official announcement, A1 states that in its pilot project, they will accept cryptocurrency payments at some A1 shops while demonstrating global businesses that integrating digital currency...Read More
Bitcoin price predictions have been coming thick and fast in recent months as the world’s top digital asset recovers from an almost year-long bear market. Some are just pie in the sky, but others have delved deeper into what could drive BTC prices to a new all-time high in the months ahead. Scarcity Will Increase...Read More
Bitcoin could get remain stuck in a price range defined by $8,000 as support and $20,000 as resistance, believes Mike McGlone of Bloomberg Intelligence.The senior commodity strategist on Tuesday said bitcoin price is in an “extended hibernation” state because more people are storing the cryptocurrency like gold instead of trading it on the spot markets....Read More
Japan’s central bank, unlike China, isn’t petrified of capital outflows or investment through cryptocurrency.| Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: Japan’s central bank has reaffirmed the country’s position as one of the world’s most progressive countries with regards to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, a senior Bank of Japan official has...Read More
After hearing the arguments against the banking restriction by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in detail, the Indian supreme court directed the central bank to reply to the representations filed by crypto exchanges. Since the RBI has not adequately answered them, the court set a new date to resume hearing the case. Also read:...Read More
American investor and Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder Anthony Pompliano appeared on CNBC on August 20th. According to him, there is a lot of infrastructure making Bitcoin. Basically, to come out as a long haul asset in the global economy. During the course of interview, Kernen the host at CNBC asked Pomp whether he believed...Read More
Bitcoin miners in China already have to deal with a government that wants to stamp out their industry. Add to that natural disasters such as flooding and landslides, and they have a full plate to contend with.Sichuan Bitcoin Farms Hit by FloodsAccording to government services, monsoon flooding in China during July and August has claimed...Read More
The Dow Jones surged on Wednesday as Wall Street gambled that the Fed would execute titanic interest rate cuts in the coming months. | Source: AFP PHOTO / Stan HONDA By CCN Markets: The Dow executed a swift recovery on Wednesday, erasing its previous-day losses as Wall Street doubled down on its belief that the...Read More
View Bitcoin quickly fell from $10,842 to $10,082 earlier today, confirming a rising wedge breakdown on the hourly chart. The bearish reversal pattern has opened the doors for a retest of $9,467 (Aug. 15 low). On the way lower, prices may find support at the 100-day moving average, currently at $9,882. The average served as...Read More
As soon as Bitcoin dropped below the $10,600 level and failed to climb over heavy resistance, it demonstrated a steep fall to $10,068 within a span of minutes. According to some analysts, the drop could possibly signal a short term trend line breakdown if the asset fails to close above $10,200. Even though yesterday we...Read More
Cryptocurrency investor and Placeholder partner Chris Burniske has argued that Ether is enduring its first mainstream bear market, just as Bitcoin did back in 2014-15. Cryptocurrency investor and Placeholder partner Chris Burniske has argued that Ether (ETH) is enduring its first mainstream bear market, just as Bitcoin (BTC) did back in 2014-15. In a tweet...Read More
American investor and Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder Anthony Pompliano says that Bitcoin will end up in every institutional investor’s portfolio. American investor and Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder Anthony Pompliano says that Bitcoin will end up in every institutional investor’s portfolio. In an interview with CNBC on Aug. 20, Pompliano said that every single...Read More
A partner at venture capital firm Blockchain Capital says Bitcoin is a safe haven in the long run but it might not withstand severe crises. Spencer Bogart, a general partner at venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, thinks that Bitcoin (BTC) will be a safe haven in the long term. However, he has a nuanced view...Read More
Grant Thornton, the liquidators of hacked New Zealand Bitcoin exchange Cryptopia, have released an update on the progress made thus far. Cryptopia Used Co-mingled Crypto Wallets According to a statement released on its website on Wednesday (August 21, 2019), Cryptopia didn’t use individual crypto wallets. Instead, the Bitcoin exchange platform pooled customer funds into co-mingled...Read More
A market wide dump this Wednesday has seen $15 billion exit crypto markets as Bitcoin leads them back down again. The choppy conditions have continued and BTC has remained range bound for now but this could be its fifth foray into four figure prices.Weekly Crypto Gains Wiped OutSince the weekend, BTC has been steadily gaining...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) price faced fresh bearish sentiment Aug. 21 after a rejection of $11,000 sent markets tumbling hundreds of dollars in minutes. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 $9K Levels on horizon for Bitcoin price Data from Coin360 shows BTC/USD topping out at just under $10,900 before reversing. Hours later, a sudden loss of support saw the...Read More
Disney stock took a hit this week after shocking accusations of inflated revenue reports. | Source: Shutterstock By CCN Markets: News broke on Tuesday that a former Walt Disney Company accountant told the SEC that the company had inflated revenue over a number of years. The accountant was a senior financial analyst in the company’s...Read More
Bitcoin is a virtual currency that’s as good as the traditional bills that we use. Because it’s already accepted, security features have to be embedded in the application or software that manages it. Many developers had designed the system that makes it impossible to break into it so that no one can steal your money....Read More
Bitcoin’s range bound pumps and dumps have become commonplace over the past six weeks. Another slide a few hours ago should not be cause for alarm then as BTC failed to register further gains. It is now in danger of heading back into four figures for the fifth time. Four Figure Bitcoin in Play …...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) network hash rate remains near all-time highs despite fresh turmoil in China as floods wipe out mining operators. Bitcoin mining farm ‘devastated’ As various Twitter users reported on Aug. 20, the rainy season in China’s northwestern Sichuan province has spelled disaster for at least one Bitcoin mining farm. According to cryptocurrency mining pool...Read More
Bitcoin Price Analysis (BTC/USD) On an hourly chart, the bulls have dominated the market of BTC/USD pair. The 7 day MA was seen gravitating above the 21 day MA that signaled an increase in bullish pressure. The top cryptocurrency has slightly gained by 0.17%, having escalated from $10731.71 to $10750.00. Apparently, a bullish engulfing candle started...Read More
Blockstream, one of the Blockchain development company announced the release of version 0.7.2 of its scalability software c-lightning. Christian Decker, a blockchain researcher at Blockstream, announced on August 20 the release of new version via twitter. According to the tweet, the updated version of c-lightning supports dynamic plugin management as well as “the upcoming signet.”...Read More
The Dow is leaning toward a strong open on Wednesday but the optimism could be short-lived, according to one former Fed insider. | Source: AP Photo/Aaron Favila By CCN Markets: Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures ticked up 200 points in early trading Wednesday, pointing to an optimistic open on Wall Street ahead of the...Read More
Getting paid in bitcoin? You should be offended, apparently. | Source: Shutterstock; Edited by CCN By CCN Markets: In a sweeping article that bashes Bitcoin and it’s kindred, Izabella Kaminska of the Financial Times compares cryptocurrency salary earners to modern-day slaves. Pointing to the BBC show ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’, Kaminska highlights a...Read More
Bitcoin price failed to surpass the $11,000 resistance and recently declined against the US Dollar.The price is currently trading below the key $10,600 and $10,500 support levels.This week’s followed crucial bullish trend line was breached with support near $10,600 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The price is currently at...Read More
Nelson Minier, head of over-the-counter (OTC) trading at major cryptocurrency platform Kraken, has stated that the OTC desk’s trades per month have increased by a factor of 20 since the beginning of last year. Minier gave his remarks in an episode of The Block’s podcast, The Scoop, on Aug. 20. Minier further remarked that “Bitcoin...Read More
Nelson Minier, head of over-the-counter trading at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, says its volume has increased twenty-fold since 2018. Nelson Minier, head of over-the-counter (OTC) trading at major cryptocurrency platform Kraken, has stated that the OTC desk’s trades per month have increased by a factor of 20 since the beginning of last year. Minier gave his...Read More
Major Austrian telecom operator A1 has started accepting six cryptos as payment in select shops in Austria. Major Austrian telecom operator A1 has started accepting cryptocurrencies as payment in seven selected shops in Austria. Six cryptos accepted Starting from Aug. 19, A1 customers can pay for network services in selected A1 branches using six major...Read More
<div innerhtml=" Bitcoin has divided opinion since it was created a little over a decade ago, with some seeing it as a sort of digital gold, while others dismissing it as a scam or pyramid scheme. The bitcoin price, up over 200% so far this year after a disastrous 2018, has remained highly volatile, despite...Read More
