The second version of the “Lightning Torch” (LN Trust Chain 2.0) was recently launched on its birthday, and the community keeps spreading it around the globe. Its primary purpose continues to be the same – to raise people’s awareness of the benefits of Bitcoin’s off-chain scaling solution – the Lightning Network. The New Lightning Torch:...Read More
After last week’s surge to nearly $9,200 and the following retracement, Bitcoin has been trading mostly in a range between $8,500 and $8,750. Yesterday, it noted a quick dip to $8,480 on Bitstamp and immediately surged back to over $8,700, which is where it currently stands. If Bitcoin’s bullish 2020 price movements are to continue,...Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the US is tightening the noose around initial exchange offerings (ICOs). In yet another step against them, the Commission has brought charges against one more allegedly fraudulent ICO of unregistered digital asset securities. The SEC Is Getting Serious About ICOs The SEC has pressed charges against defendants Sergii...Read More
Today, Cardano is up by 8% after regaining momentum from $0.042. ADA is revamping bullish setups but immediate resistance is posing threat to buyers. Cardano is currently trading around key price areas against Bitcoin and US Dollar. ADA/USD: Cardano Targets $0.064 But Facing Tough Resistance At The Moment Key Support Levels: $0.0415, $0.0355 Key Resistance...Read More
As of yesterday, January 20th, 2020, the Blockchain Economic Forum kicked off in Davos, Switzerland, with a keynote speech delivered by J. Christopher Giancarlo. Giancarlo spoke about the past, present, and future evolution of the blockchain, and made one particularly exciting remark about virtual currencies. The ex-chairman of the United States’ Commodity Futures Trading Commission...Read More
One of the most prominent traditional investors, Ray Dalio, recently said that Bitcoin (still) fails to serve the purpose of money. However, he also holds that people should look for alternatives of cash as governments can print out as much as they want, which ultimately depreciates its value. Bitcoin’s Volatility Holds It Back Raymond (Ray)...Read More
As a response to a legal case filed by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has now clarified that Bitcoin is not banned in the country. The nation’s central bank says that it has only restricted regulated financial establishments from dealing with anyone using digital assets. RBI...Read More
Some major central banks, including that of Britain, Japan, and Sweden, have reportedly come together on cooperation towards cryptocurrencies. The organizations will share their experience in a dedicated group. Major Banks Come Together To Work On Cryptocurrencies Major central banks are stepping up on the matter of cryptocurrencies. According to a Reuters report, the banks...Read More
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has completed its Q4 2019 burn of the Binance coin (BNB). It was the 10th quarterly token burn the exchange has done since the launch of the BNB in July 2017. The event, which took place during the weekend, saw a total of 2.2 million BNB worth more than $38 million...Read More
Over the past two days, we had seen the price of Bitcoin trading mainly under a very tight range between $8600 and $8700. As a reminder of the recent price action, Bitcoin had gone through a decent rally since starting the new decade. However, right after touching the significant 200-days moving average line (marked light...Read More
In the crypto ecosystem, there is no such thing as a stable ground, we come across roller coaster ride in the crypto space. Agree? As we are aware of the ups and downs in the crypto market, the price fluctuations still continue further. Are you thinking to invest in Tezos? Let’s take a sneak peek...Read More
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reportedly submitted a framework to oversee digital wallets holding large amounts of value. If approved, it would also include Facebook’s controversial stablecoin, Libra, and its digital wallet – Calibra. APRA To Oversee Calibra? Upon its announcement, Facebook’s Libra quickly attracted the attention of watchdogs. The social media mogul...Read More
Tezos is resurging as the bearish head-and-pattern may invalidate. Tezos is following the same bullish pattern against Bitcoin and the US Dollar. XTZ is now relying on immediate support to face bullish in the long-term. XTZ/USD: Bullish Pattern Still Shaky as XTZ Forms Inverse H&S Pattern Key Support Levels: $1.24, $1.08 Key Resistance Levels: $1.55,...Read More
UK’s Revenue and Customs agency is ready to invest up to $130,000 towards the development and implementation of a new “cryptoanalysis” tool. According to a recent report, the United Kingdom’s tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is looking for, “vendors to showcase their capabilities by demonstrating their expertise in the field of crypto-asset tracing.”...Read More
Despite moving in the opposite direction, Ripple’s XRP maintains channel pattern across its trading pairs. XRP is bullish against the US Dollar but waiting to make or break the channel. Against Bitcoin, XRP is losing momentum as the 2512SAT level is under bearish threat. XRP/USD: XRP Finds Slight Support At $0.23, Can This Level Hold?...Read More
Despite many criticisms against Segregated Witness (Segwit) since its implementation in 2017, the Bitcoin scaling solution continues to see an increased number of bitcoin transactions over the years. Segwit Sees Serious Increases Data from Segwit.space, a platform that monitors the adoption of Segwit, revealed that it had achieved a new landmark as the transaction volume...Read More
The cryptocurrency market was particularly volatile in the last few weeks. Bitcoin SV stands tall today with a serious increase of over 20% in the past 24 hours alone. At the time of this writing, BSV trades at around $307. BSV has been on a rollercoaster throughout the past seven days. On January 15th, it...Read More
Binance, currently being the leading cryptocurrency exchange, continues to expand and add new features for its users. Starting today, the venue would allow direct fiat-to-crypto trading for the Vietnamese Dong (VND). Binance Adds P2P VND Trading Binance is the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by means of the daily trading volume. More importantly, they are continually...Read More
South Korea might be changing its stance regarding taxing cryptocurrency trading profits. Just weeks after the government said that they wouldn’t tax any profits made from digital assets, a new report indicates otherwise. The country could purportedly classify crypto gains in the same category as lottery winnings and thus tax them with 20%. South Korea...Read More
The popular economist and well-known nocoiner, Peter Schiff, has said that he’s lost all of his bitcoins because of a forgotten software. He took his rant to Twitter, outlining that the lost bitcoin has no market value, on top of having no intrinsic value as well. Peter Schiff Loses His Bitcoins Peter Schiff is a...Read More
The cryptocurrency market, being a relatively young and small one, is frequently affected by external forces. Sometimes, one of those factors could sound a bit strange on the surface, but it could deliver a severe impact. It’s the Chinese New Year. The Holiday is taking place during the next weekend, between January 25th (Saturday) and...Read More
Today we got another reminder that volatility is working both ways. Bitcoin has fabulous times since entering the new decade. However, when we see such a parabolic move to the upside, we can expect volatile moves to the other side, as well. Just yesterday, we mentioned Bitcoin price reaching its first major test – the...Read More
While most people consider every cryptocurrency transaction anonymous, that’s not the case. Bitcoin, for example, has all transactions recorded on a public ledger, which can be easily accessed. In theory and practice, it’s entirely possible to associate a Bitcoin address with an individual, especially if he has ever used a cryptocurrency exchange, which requires identity...Read More
SEBA, the Swiss start-up bank selling cryptocurrency services to clients, is planning to initiate its second-stage fundraising. Less than two years after the first one that raised 100m Swiss francs ($103 M), the bank will seek the same amount to expand its services and develop additional products. Seba Bank To Raise 100M Last year, the...Read More
Ethereum saw an incredible 21% price surge this week, bringing the price for the coin up toward $175. Against BTC, ETH climbed further higher to meet resistance at the 100-days EMA. Ethereum has now turned bullish after breaking above the December 2019 high at $152. Key Support & Resistance Levels ETH/USD Support: $165, $155, $145,...Read More
Craig Wright was supposed to receive the private keys needed to access over one million bitcoins at the start of this, but it appears that he didn’t. New information was disclosed earlier today, that firmly denies the rumors but he might still receive them in the near future. No Private Keys For Wright As Cryptopotato...Read More
The crypto community views cryptocurrencies in numerous ways. From trading opportunities to store of value, and occasionally for their real purpose of being used as a payment method. Today, the main topic will be a rather conspicuous one that has been discussed many times, but it needs more awareness – adoption. Furthermore, let’s examine an...Read More
Over the past two days, we saw Bitcoin reaching the $9000 zone, quickly getting rejected, and now Bitcoin is once again a touch away from 2020 high. Two bullish signs to keep an eye on is the fact that Bitcoin corrected accurately into the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level – which is considered a healthy correction...Read More
Last week was nothing but volatile for Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market. Fortunately, the volatility did well. Seven days ago, Bitcoin was trading at around $7,950, while today, the cryptocurrency stands at almost $8,900. This marks an increase upwards of 13% for the past seven days. It’s worth noting, however, that this time altcoins...Read More
Following this week’s triumphant Bitcoin rally, it seems that dozens of altcoins have been seeing significant price jumps. And today, it would seem that Ethereum Classic has jumped on the bandwagon too. In fact, ETC has seen a huge surge of about 40% over the course of the last 24 hours and as of today,...Read More
