Friday was a big day for Bitcoin Twitter. Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling asked Twitter to explain the cryptocurrency to her. All the big whales on Bitcoin Twitter jumped into the thread to offer various explanations and summaries to the legendary fantasy writer. J.K. Rowling asks Twitter to explain Bitcoin. | Source: Twitter Elon Musk...Read More
Over the past day or so, Bitcoin suffered from a massive price correction. After reaching the $10K zone for the second time in 10 days, Friday’s devastating candle saw a huge drop of over $800 to $9112, which is the current low on Bitstamp. If you had read our previous price analysis from Thursday, you...Read More
Bitcoin’s halving finally took place at block 630,000 on May 11th, 2020. Like many cryptocurrency enthusiasts and market participants pointed out, the block countdown felt much as if it’s New Year’s Eve. However, it’s already behind our backs, and the price has managed to add another $1,000 to it since then. In the four short...Read More
Bitcoin’s hash rate has decreased by 32% in the past few days as the revenue generated by miners is also substantially less following the halving. This is one of the biggest corrections in history, and it might pose certain security challenges for the network. Bitcoin Hash Rate Drops 32% Bitcoin’s hash rate decreased dramatically in...Read More
Bitcoin buyers on Coinbase tend to go on to experiment with altcoins, and BTC could be acting as a gateway drug. That’s according to new research by Coinbase, which showed that among customers with at least five purchases, those who bought Bitcoin first were more likely to spread out into the altcoin market too. The...Read More
Global retailer Overstock has filed for a dismissal of a lawsuit that alleges the company is misrepresenting a “digital dividend” token to its shareholders. Accused On Misleading Information To Shareholders The online retailer Overstock has been among the firms that adopted and advocated Bitcoin early on. Now the company is caught in a legal battle,...Read More
With the third-ever Bitcoin halving in the history books, the price of the asset is reacting by a notable 13% surge. As a result, the number of profitable days of holding the primary cryptocurrency has increased to over 93%, according to a data monitoring website. Almost All BTC Positions Are In Profit Bitcoin’s halving historically...Read More
The Bitcoin halving event took place on May 11, three days ago. As expected, that day was volatile to both sides, but the bottom line was that Bitcoin maintained the crucial support zone around the $8K mark. The latter includes the significant 200-days moving average line (marked light green on the following daily chart), together...Read More
Bitcoin had a very lucrative few days of trading as its price increased with roughly $1,000 since the halving took place. As it pushed above $9,500 today and its dominance increased, however, large-cap altcoins continue to suffer and fail to claim serious ground. Bitcoin Price Pushes Above $9,500 At the time of this writing, Bitcoin’s...Read More
Bitcoin’s halving is behind us, and its price is nothing but soaring. Moreover, BTC is surging while legacy markets continue their downturn, strengthening the narrative that the cryptocurrency keeps on decoupling. Bitcoin Price Soars 9% in Less Than Three Days Bitcoin’s halving took place a little more than 48 hours ago. At the time, BTC...Read More
The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Wright, took the opportunity to publish a blog post on May 11, the day of the third Bitcoin halving, to warn his opponents in the Bitcoin space and beyond that, the axe is now in his hand – and it’s about to fall hard. The Axe Swings for Thee That’s...Read More
Block 630,000 was mined yesterday, and with it, the third Bitcoin halving was successfully completed. From here on, miners will receive 6.25 BTC for adding new blocks to the network. The hours before the event were fairly turbulent for BTC’s price, but it seems that it has calmed down, at least for now. Bitcoin Price...Read More
The most anticipated event in the cryptocurrency community has finally occurred as the Bitcoin network just produced block number 630,000. The Bitcoin halving will reduce the daily supply, the inflation rate, and the block rewards for miners. It has also raised serious discussions around the price of BTC. 2020 Halving Completed After months of increased...Read More
The median confirmation time for transactions with miner fees to be included in a mined block and added to Bitcoin’s ledger has decreased substantially on the day that the halving is estimated to take place. If the rate continues as it is, the event will take place a few hours sooner than expected. 10 Blocks...Read More
Bitcoin’s volatility is breaking records, as the primary cryptocurrency approaches its third halving in a few hours. After yesterday 20% plunge to $8K, Bitcoin had recovered more than halfway. As of writing these lines, Bitcoin is trading around the $9000 mark. As we stated here on yesterday’s BTC analysis, the violent plunge that took place...Read More
New data comparing Bitcoin’s fundamentals now and around the second halving in 2016 demonstrates the immense growth of the network. Double, triple, and even quadruple-digit increases are evident in almost all areas, including the number of BTC addresses, the hashrate, and the daily transaction volume. 2016 Vs. 2020 Bitcoin Addresses While most members of the...Read More
Bitcoin’s halving is estimated to take place in less than a day, and transaction fees are surging. This is indicative of users willing to pay a premium for their transactions to be prioritized and also of the increased number of unconfirmed transactions. Bitcoin Transaction Fees Above $3 Transaction fees on Bitcoin’s network have been increasing...Read More
With only two days left to the third halving, severe levels of volatility reached the cryptocurrency market, and Bitcoin plunged by 20% in a matter of hours. Similar price developments transpired back in July 2016 when, again, two days before the second halving, BTC dropped by 11%. History On Track In 2016 and 2020 As...Read More
This was one of the worst days for Bitcoin’s price over the past years. Starting yesterday just one step away from the $10K mark, Bitcoin saw an intraday crash to below $8000, before a slight recovery. At some point, the daily candle reached almost 20% in the negative. Anyone who knows Bitcoin can’t say it’s...Read More
Bitcoin crashed 10% in 30 minutes, and almost 20% over the past hours, plunging below $8000 on some exchanges. Just two days before the anticipated Bitcoin halving event and no more than 48 hours after touching the $10K mark, a classic “sell the news” dump had initiated. As of writing these lines, the price of...Read More
Bitcoin is currently down by 1.5% after a surging to $10,000 mark on Thursday, but a rebound could be underway. The primary cryptocurrency is looking for a substantial rebound level around $9,400 Key Resistance Levels: $9,800, $10,000, $10,475, $10,970 Key Support Levels: $9,450, $9,100, $9,000, $8,500 BTC/USD 1D. Source: TradingViewBitcoin’s recovery from the March crash...Read More
The past couple of months have been nothing but a wild ride for Bitcoin. In the middle of March, when the coronavirus started to spread in the Western World, and markets reacted swiftly, BTC lost more than 40% and tumbled to $3,600. Now, less than two months later, the price is not only fully recovered...Read More
The majority of Bitcoin holdings are currently in a profitable position following the recent rally of the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, data from on-chain data provider Glassnode shows. The UTXO Realized Price Distribution (URPD) metric from the data firm puts the proportion of the moneymaking Bitcoin at 81%. What Is UTXO Realized Price Distribution...Read More
Only four days left until the Bitcoin halving event. This by itself could have been enough to fuel the primary cryptocurrency beyond the $10,000 mark. Maybe it happened faster than expected, Bitcoin just reached the 5-digit mark for the first time since February 24, 2020. As of writing these lines, BTC completes an incredible 35%...Read More
The popular American hedge fund manager, Paul Tudor Jones II, said that he is buying Bitcoin amid the growing trend amongst world central banks to print excessive amounts of money. He added that the hedge fund he founded in 1980, Tudor Investment Corporation (Tudor BVI), could start allocating portions of its assets in Bitcoin futures....Read More
Millions of US citizens received a stimulus check worth $1,200 in the last few weeks as government aid to fight the effects prompted by the COVID-19. Interestingly, if that amount was invested in Bitcoin when the first checks were initially received, it would have grown to $1,600 by now. $1,200 Becomes $1,600 In Weeks According...Read More
As we are getting closer to the halving event, Bitcoin is likely to mark its third consecutive green day, where the primary cryptocurrency had increased more than $1000 over the past four days. As of writing these lines, it seems like $10K will come in a matter of hours. If you had followed our price...Read More
Bitcoin has come a long way since it was first introduced to the world when its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto published the whitepaper. In its first days of trading in 2010, BTC had a price of around $0.003. To those who have been in the market long enough, this price seems like that of many...Read More
A record-breaking number of 210 Bitcoin options contracts were traded yesterday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which set up a new all-time high of nearly $10m. Of the total amount, 202 contracts were May calls (bullish), while 8 were May puts (bearish). CME Bitcoin Options Volume On The Rise CME launched options on Bitcoin in...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been recovering steadily since the crash in mid-March. With it, most of the altcoins are also growing, charting notable increases altogether. However, BTC is also taking over the market as its dominance has been going up continuously. Bitcoin Dominance Highest Since January 2020 Bitcoin’s dominance is the index that measures the cryptocurrency’s...Read More
