A popular Bitcoin analyst and trader pointed out that Bitcoin has historically headed towards massive price surges once it closed higher than the previous monthly high. As a result, BTC could face up to a 1,000% price pump soon if it closes November at or above its current price. BTC To Pump By 1,000% Soon?...Read More
A former Microsoft software engineer found guilty earlier this year has been sentenced to nine years in prison for stealing more than $10 million in Bitcoin. The 26-year old Ukrainian used accounts and passwords of other employees and the services of various Bitcoin mixers. Nine Years In Prison For Stealing $10M In BTC As reported...Read More
Bitcoin went on a wild ride yesterday when news of a COVID-19 vaccine broke out, but has calmed since then and currently trades at around $15,300. The leading alternative coins have also cooled down as Ethereum sits around $450 and Ripple at $0.25. Bitcoin Calms After Increased Volatility The primary cryptocurrency demonstrated high fluctuations in...Read More
It’s another bigshot score on the store of value front for Bitcoin. Billionaire hedge fund investor Stanley Druckenmiller just admitted holding BTC on national television in an interview with CNBC. The bigshot money manager also has positions in gold, but he is considerably bullish on the world’s first cryptocurrency. “If the gold bet works, the...Read More
Volatility is undoubtedly back within the crypto markets. Over the past few hours, Bitcoin gained about $600 and lost them almost immediately. This happens as one of the world’s largest drugmakers, Pfizer, said that its COVID19 vaccine has been positive in over 90% of the trial cases. Bitcoin Pumps and Dumps $600 In Hours The...Read More
Data from the on-chain analytics resource Glassnode indicates that Bitcoin miners have sent sizeable BTC portions to exchanges in the past 24 hours. With the asset price hovering above $15,500, the question remains if they are to cash out profits and possibly drive Bitcoin south. Miners Send BTC To Exchanges Implies A Price Dip? Bitcoin...Read More
A JPMorgan report suggested that some investors, such as family offices, have been allocating more funds into Bitcoin rather than gold in recent months. The analysts from the giant multinational investment bank also noted that the comparison between the two assets could propel a massive price increase for BTC. Bitcoin’s Impressive Developments As Of Late...Read More
Despite briefly tanking following the results of the US Presidential elections, Bitcoin has reclaimed the $15,000 mark and registered its third-highest weekly close. The altcoins have also recovered yesterday’s losses, and the market cap has jumped back to $440 billion. Bitcoin’s Third-Best Weekly Close Bitcoin peaked at a new yearly high on Friday as the...Read More
Bitcoin price has eclipsed last year’s high in an explosive rally up to the $16,000 mark. The market sentiment is bullish, and predictions call for higher highs by the end of this year. However, one accomplished trader has raised the bar quite high. He thinks BTC will be worth anything in the $80,000-$90,000 range by...Read More
Bitcoin bulls have managed to regain some of the lost ground from the heavy 10% correction that took place between Friday and Saturday, November 6-7. The crash coincided with BTC failing to break above the psychological $16,000 – a level not seen January 8, 2018 – and the heated 2020 US Presidential election drawing to...Read More
The official election of Joe Biden as the 46th US President resulted in a sharp nosedive for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market. While BTC dumped to a low of $14,350 at its Saturday’s lowest, the total market cap lost nearly $30 billion at one point yesterday. Biden’s Election Drove BTC Down? The...Read More
The uncertainty seems to have come to an end: Biden is the new president of the United States after winning the decisive electoral votes of Georgia and Pennsylvania. At this moment, Biden has 290 votes out of the 270 needed to win the presidency, while Trump has only 214. And with only 34 votes in...Read More
Startups have taken note of the growing interest in cryptocurrencies, seizing the opportunity to position themselves in the market and Crypto ATM manufacturers are expanding more than ever. According to figures from the metrics website Coin ATM Radar, so far in 2020, there has been a growth of more than 80% in the deployment of...Read More
After increased volatility that took Bitcoin to $16,000 and $15,200, the cryptocurrency has calmed and trades around $15,500. The altcoins have surged in the past 24 hours as Ethereum is above $450, while Ripple is north of $0.26. Most impressively, Yearn Finance’s YFI token increased by around 100%. Bitcoin Calms After Record Days The primary...Read More
Ransomware attacks are one of the most notorious examples of crypto-related criminal activities 2020, with targets ranging from city halls and universities to major industries such as Tesla. And this week, hackers claimed a new victim: The gaming giant Capcom. Capcom is the corporation behind major hits like Devil May Cry, Resident Evil, Megaman and...Read More
This week was wild for Bitcoin. Starting at around $13,500, the cryptocurrency went on to shatter the high set back in 2019 and surge to as much as $16,000 just today. It’s interesting to note that this happens despite the fact that retail investors are yet nowhere to be found, according to data. It appears...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw an extraordinary 15.3% price surge this week which allowed the cryptocurrency to scratch the $16,000 level today. It has since dropped slightly to $15,500 but is still very much bullish. BTC started the week at $13,200. From there it headed higher into the $13,800 resistance but stalled at the weekend. As the...Read More
Bitcoin has been surging in the past few weeks to consecutive yearly highs. Speculations emerged within the community if or when BTC will even surpass its 2017 ATH of nearly $20,000. At the same time, though, most alternative coins seemed to be dragging behind their leader. Bitcoin’s dominance highlights this – a metric that surged...Read More
Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founder of the US-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini, believes that the US stimulus packages are a “code for buy Bitcoin.” The former business partner of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg commented on a speech by the US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. Image Source: CNN In it, Powell said that...Read More
Bitcoin has enjoyed the past several weeks with impressive price increases registering fresh yearly highs. As its price touched $16,000 hours ago, the community has become overly optimistic, according to a popular metric called the Fear & Greed index. However, history shows that similar scenarios could lead to steep price drops. Extreme Greed Takes Over...Read More
The cryptocurrency community is buzzing with reports and tweets about the prices. Bitcoin is frequently marking fresh yearly highs. Even the 2019 record of nearly $14,000 was taken down and seems far behind. Just yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency gained about $1,500 of value in 24 hours. As something similar occurred precisely three years ago, before...Read More
Bitcoin’s most significant green candle happened on December 7, 2017, when traders started the day at $14090 and pushed the token to $17390 in 24 hours. That would be the first time a bullish candle broke the $15900 line —an event that new investors are experiencing today. December 7 of 2017 can also be remembered...Read More
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Square is riding the Bitcoin wave like there’s no tomorrow. The company’s Q3 investors’ letter has just come out. And if numbers are anything to go by, Square has registered a humongous $1.3 billion revenue in the third quarter through Bitcoin sales. This comes amid the company clocking a...Read More
The United States Department of Justice confiscated around $1 billion worth of bitcoins on Tuesday. Today it is suing for forfeiture of the BTC that federal personnel seized. The coins allegedly belong to the now-defunct darknet marketplace Silk Road. US DOJ Wants The Forfeiture Of Bitcoin Worth $1 Billion As per Bloomberg’s latest report, the...Read More
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes that Bitcoin is in a bull market as the asset has crossed a milestone in its adoption cycle. The former hedge fund manager also noted that BTC will only benefit if the US Federal Reserve continues printing such excessive amounts of money. Novogratz: Bitcoin Is In a Bull Market...Read More
Bitcoin price continues to break new grounds today as bulls prepare to take on the $14,900 resistance. Since the bottom of the brief dip yesterday at 08:00 UTC, $24 billion has been added to the market with most of it being piled into BTC. Bitcoin dominance has now broken over 65.0% for the first time...Read More
Another leg up took Bitcoin to a fresh yearly high of over $14,500. Most alternative coins were left behind, and BTC’s dominance over the market has further expanded to nearly 65%. Bitcoin Peaks Yet Again To $14,350 It’s safe to say that the primary cryptocurrency has enjoyed the past several weeks. Bitcoin marked consecutive yearly...Read More
Ethereum’s creator officially announced the release of the Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract a couple of hours ago. ETHUSD markets responded with a large green candle that has pushed the network’s native cryptocurrency past the $400 mark. The question is, will this latest update help ETH outperform bitcoin once again? Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Officially Released...Read More
• This day has been nothing short of exciting for the cryptocurrency markets. In fact, it has been a wild ride for all markets, and that’s to be expected – after all, the 2020 US Presidential Elections are currently taking place. • As the officials are counting the last ballots in a few states, the...Read More
Republican candidate Cynthia Lummis, endorsed by President Donald Trump, has won the US Senate race in Wyoming. She will become the first woman to serve as US Senator in Wyoming’s history and one of the first Bitcoin proponents in Senate as she initially purchased BTC back in 2013. Bitcoin HODLer To Become Wyoming Senator Lummis...Read More
