News keeps coming from the Middle East, as the US recently announced that the general of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, Qasem Soleimani, has been killed in an airstrike. In retaliation, Iran launched missiles at two US military bases in Iraq. Amid all this, the prices of oil, gold, and Bitcoin, surged. Is there...Read More
The sudden escalation in US-Iranian hostilities sent a shockwave through global markets. | Source: AP Photo / Vahid Salemi Trump sent a shockwave through financial markets when he ordered an airstrike that killed Qassem Soleimani. Stocks, gold, and oil all fluctuated wildly as US-Iranian hostilities flared. Here’s how the prices of major assets responded. When...Read More
Bitcoin’s price went on yet another quick rollercoaster throughout the past 24 hours. It dropped down to about $6,850 yesterday, only to get back up above $7,300 today. Interestingly enough, the move comes following a US airstrike, which had the leader of Iran’s Quds Force’s leader killed. Bitcoin Price Surges $500 In Hours Yesterday, the...Read More
The crypto industry, Bitcoin, blockchain, and any of its varieties is driven primarily by hype and speculation as the emerging technologies underlying each asset are often too new or unproven to yet provide a realistic valuation.Due to this, the constant ebb and flow of FUD and FOMO often dictate market movements and turn major losers...Read More
On Friday, the Clemency for Ross Ulbricht petition hosted on Change.org surpassed 250,000 signatures. The solicitation for signatures started in July 2018 and gathered roughly 6,200 signatures during the first three days. Now with a quarter of a million signatures asking U.S. President Donald Trump to commute Ulbricht’s sentence, the message clearly shows how people...Read More
North Korea’s notorious state-sponsored hacker team Lazarus Group – the one responsible for stealing more than $500 million from Bitcoin exchanges around the world – has finally been sanctioned by the Trump administration. This is over a decade since the outfit was created by the rogue state. In a press release, the Office of Foreign...Read More
China has confirmed President Donald Trump was lying when he said his people at the White House received phone calls from China offering to reopen stalled negotiations to end his trade war. President Donald Trump is becoming more and more disturbed with the possibility of U.S. stock slump and is spinning to find victories that...Read More
Last week cryptocurrency prices bounced around after a majority of coins dropped in value on August 21. Today on August 26, digital currency markets have gained around 1.52%, gathering $4 billion since the initial slump. Despite the volatility, cryptocurrencies have consolidated and a few speculators believe a breakout is on the cards that could send...Read More
Financial experts and analysts are raising alarming concerns on the growing chances of US recession in the next year. Investors looking towards Bitcoin as a potential hedge. Investors and financial experts have been continuously raising concerns on an impending US recession expected over the next one year. Clive McDonnell, head of the equity strategy at...Read More
President Trump is toying with shaking up the capital gains tax. Should Bitcoin investors care, or would the changes just be white noise? | Source: (i) AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin (ii) Shutterstock; Edited by CCN By CCN Markets: President Trump has been bandying about the idea of reforming how capital gains are calculated. What impact, if...Read More
Need convincing reasons to purchase Bitcoin? President Trump signed a financial agreement that increases the US national debt by about $22.5 Trillion. To some people, Bitcoin is money, while to some people Bitcoin can be multiple things depending on how it is utilised. A long term investment, a trading vehicle for short term profits, a...Read More
The R-word – recession – passed the lips of US president Donald Trump yesterday, and despite recent price action, that’s a positive for bitcoin. The consensus of analyst opinion is that there will not be a recession in the US this year or next. But, as we shall see, those comforting findings do not tell...Read More
Need another reason to buy bitcoin? Trump just signed a budget agreement that will raise the US national debt by $1.7 trillion. | Source: REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque (i), Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. By CCN Markets: Donald Trump might not like bitcoin, but he’s doing an excellent job creating the economic conditions in...Read More
Bitcoin gave up its intraday gains as China’s central bank revamped its benchmark lending rate lower to tackle slowing economic growth.Bitcoin steady as global regulators set to discuss economic stimulus this week | Image Credits: TradingView.comThe top cryptocurrency dropped by $242, or 2.21 percent, to $10,705 as of 16:48 Shanghai time. The move downhill appeared...Read More
The latest tweets by President Trump may set the pace for active support in the stock market this week. S&P 500 openned higher on Sunday. There are no hopes that the struggling U.S. Stock Market will get better anytime soon. However, a new Twitter feed by Donald Trump was flooded by a positive conversation concerning...Read More
The bitcoin price slid below the $11,000 mark for the first time in more than a week on Tuesday, as the flagship cryptocurrency’s burgeoning inverse correlation with the S&P 500 came back to bite investors. Bitcoin Price Careens Below $11,000 Bitcoin had entered the day trading sideways in the low $11,000s, where it had more...Read More
