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Be Short After $10.3K Bitcoin Price ‘Head Fake,’ Veteran Trader Warns
3.6.2020
A brief breakout into bullish territory for BTC/USD was a red herring, says John Bollinger, who is urging “caution” among traders
BitMEX Sees Biggest Short Squeeze in 8 Months After Bitcoin Surge
2.6.2020
A big short squeeze has taken bitcoin passed a major psychological hurdle – some think its the start of a breakout
Crypto Long & Short: The Emergence of Prime Brokers Adds Resilience but Also Risk
1.6.2020
Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all have strong growth trajectories and balance sheets. But with that stability comes a certain degree of centralization
Market Wrap: Short Seller Liquidations Help Push Bitcoin Beyond $9,500
28.5.2020
Bitcoin is riding high as short sellers in the crypto derivatives market get squeezed out, triggering automatic buy orders
Miners, Gaps and a Giant Short: 5 Things to Know for Bitcoin Price Now
25.5.2020
A basket of bearish signals suggests further problems for BTC/USD, but a higher CME futures gap is among the causes for hope this week
Crypto Long & Short: Innovation Cycles, Crypto Venture Funds and Institutional Investors
25.5.2020
With so much attention on institutional involvement in crypto asset markets, we overlook that they are already here through VC investments – less fast-paced, perhaps, but important to keep an eye on for what they reveal about cycles
DeFi Exec Believes Crypto Community Mostly “Short-Term Thinkers”
23.5.2020
DeFi entrepreneur Alex Mashinsky has slammed crypto’s culture and community for short-term profiteering
Bitcoin and Altcoins Recovery Could Be Short-Lived
22.5.2020
Yesterday, we saw a strong bearish wave below the USD 9,550 support zone. It opened the doors for more losses and BTC price traded below the USD 9,200 support. The price tested the USD 8,800 support and it is currently (08:30 UTC) correcting higher above USD 9,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Exposure to -1x the Daily Performance: Bitcoin.com Exchange Adds Inverse Token BTCSHORT
20.5.2020
During the last few months, Bitcoin.com’s cryptocurrency exchange has added a number of new coins and features. Today, Bitcoin.com Exchange has added an Ethereum-based inverse token called “BTCSHORT,” a token that gives users exposure to the inverse or -1x the daily performance...
Gibraltar Succeeding in Crypto Regulation Where Others Fall Short
20.5.2020
Gibraltar could be the next crypto hotspot, so what do companies based there think about the territory’s sector-leading regulations?
Crypto Long & Short: Mining Derivatives Point to Growing Sophistication
18.5.2020
Noelle Acheson picks apart trends in global interest and trust in crypto asset technology, and revisits the growing financialization of bitcoin mining
Dealing With Stale Props and States in React’s Functional Components
12.5.2020
There’s one aspect of JavaScript that always has me pulling my hair: closures. I work with React a lot, and the overlap there is that they can sometimes be the cause of stale props and state. We’ll get into exactly what that means, but the trouble is that the data we use to build our UI can...
Crypto Long & Short: Bitcoin Markets Are Growing Up. Bitcoin Mining Is, Too
11.5.2020
There is a notable shift in the style and profile of bitcoin miners, towards more sophisticated structures and financial engineering
Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin’s Big Rally Is a Sign of Its Economic Resilience
4.5.2020
Bitcoin's underlying technology and monetary system make it one of the few investable assets that is immune to the economic fluctuations we have ahead
China's Attitude to Crypto Can’t Change Significantly in the Short Term: Expert
29.4.2020
Analyst at a Chinese-led investment research firm said he does not expect China to change its stance towards crypto rapidly
Bitcoin’s Short-term Goal Lies at $8k Before the Halving Event
28.4.2020
Bitcoin (BTC), at the time of penning down this analysis, was trading at $7,750 after having a brief hit above $7.8k. It looks like BTC is having a second round of price accumulation around $7.7k price area after successfully breaching the one around $7.5k. However, if we see a 4-hourly chart,...
Crypto Long & Short: How Oil Going Negative Could Open the Door for Bitcoin ETFs
27.4.2020
The economic repercussions of oil going negative are staggering. Also compelling is what it says about biases in the bitcoin market
The Cost of Javascript Frameworks
26.4.2020
I expect this post from Tim Kadlec to be quoted in every performance conference talk for the next few years. There is a lot of data here, so please check it out for yourself, but the short story is that JavaScript-framework-powered sites are definitely heavier and more resource-intensive than...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steady at $7.5K as Short Sellers Back Off
24.4.2020
Bitcoin traded sideways Friday, staying around $7,500. However, it regained its March losses and is showing upward momentum
Crypto Long & Short: The Battle of the Yields
20.4.2020
What does the current crisis mean for the value of actual cash, and how does it stack up to assets like bitcoin and gold?