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Bitcoin History Part 14: The 1,000 BTC Poker Game
9.8.2019
Bitcoin and poker have a history that stretches back to the very start. Perhaps, even, to before the start of Bitcoin as we know it, for there is evidence that Satoshi had a background in poker. What’s beyond dispute is that in March 2010, the world’s first bitcoin poker tournament took...
Bitcoin in Tug of War Between Bulls and Bears as Trading Range Tightens
9.8.2019
Bitcoin is witnessing indecisive price action for the third day, with a break above Wednesday's high of $12,145 needed to revive the bullish outlook
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Trend Appears Volatile, Trades below $12,000
9.8.2019
Bitcoin price touches $12,000 and beyond in intervals. Or otherwise, BTC trades below $12,000, near its major support level of $11,800. Also, trades below $11,500, but currently correcting upwards. Bitcoin (BTC), after having a noteworthy stride in the past week, is currently facing a price...
No-Deal Brexit Will Reposition Bitcoin in the Global Economy: Analyst
9.8.2019
No-deal Brexit could push Bitcoin price to record highs in 2019
Bitcoin Could ‘Insulate Portfolios’ From Financial Risks: Case Study
9.8.2019
A new case study from the crypto-focused major asset management firm Grayscale offered some insights on how the firm sees bitcoin as a hedge against U.S.-China trade risks.
In the study, dubbed Hedging U.S.-China Trade Risk with Bitcoin, Grayscale pointed out just how significant a risk they...
This Tiny Bank Gave Bitcoin to Its Entire Staff. Now It‘s Taking Crypto Clients
9.8.2019
Quontic, a small bank in New York, has started working with crypto firms, joining the very short list of institutions to embrace the sector
Bitcoin Price Must Sustain $12K Level for Highest Weekly Close in 2019
9.8.2019
Bitcoin might be about to set its best weekly close of 2019
Bitcoin Price Will Hit $250K by Q1 2023 Despite Consolidation, Says Tim Draper
9.8.2019
$250k Bitcoin price call as real as ever, Tim Draper tells media
Bitcoin Remains Elevated While Altcoins Take Hit
9.8.2019
In the past three sessions, there were a couple of attempts by bitcoin price to surpass the USD 12,000 resistance level. However, there was no convincing break, but BTC/USD stayed above the USD 11,800 support level. Conversely, there were bearish moves in most major altcoins, including ethereum...
Senior CFTC Official Who Set Bitcoin Futures Policy Is Leaving: Report
9.8.2019
Amir Zaidi, director of the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight, is to leave the regulator within weeks, according to Bloomberg Law
Fidelity Joins Blockstream’s New Institutional Bitcoin Mining Service
9.8.2019
Beefed up Blockstream mining services include Fidelity as an early customer
Blockstream Announces Bitcoin Mining Colocation and Pool
9.8.2019
Blockstream, a leading blockchain technology enterprise based in Canada, has unveiled Blockstream Mining, a mining colocation service, along with the mining pool. The company made an official announcement of their latest product launch through a blog post published on 8th August 2019. As per...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC’s Price Rally is a Possibility after It Moves beyond $12,100
9.8.2019
Bitcoin’s huge growth can be seen in June and it reached its zenith there at 13,000 USD. The target for 2019 should be 15,000 USD as a price rally is imminent in the future. Bitcoin, since the starting of this year, has put tremendous effort to recover from the last year’s crypto winter. In...
US Exchanges Race to Launch Regulated Physically-Delivered Bitcoin Futures
9.8.2019
The race to launch regulated physically-delivered bitcoin futures is back on for three US-regulated trading platforms after one of them hit a snag with the country’s derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Two other exchanges are racing to launch similar products this...
Blockstream Launches Bitcoin Mining Farm With Fidelity as Early Customer
9.8.2019
Blockstream is further stepping into bitcoin mining with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology and LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman as customers
Grayscale Argues BTC Hedges, With US-China Trade War As Case Study
9.8.2019
Grayscale argues that Bitcoin hedges against global liquidity risks, using its growth alongside US-China trade tensions as a case study
Litecoin (LTC) To Soon Pick Up The Pace As Bitcoin Cash (BCH) And Binanace Coin (BNB) – LTC, BCH & BNB Price Analysis
9.8.2019
LTC/USD Price Analysis: Litecoin (LTC) has performed commendably since the beginning of the year. The coin has an outperforming quality amongst the rest of the altcoins. Although looking at the above chart, we can observe regression in the coin. On 2nd August, the coin dropped by 3.36% from $98.65...
CFTC Policymaker With Long History of Work on BTC Futures Leaving
9.8.2019
The director of the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight, who worked on policy for Bitcoin futures, is allegedly leaving within weeks
Bitcoin (BTC) Surges But Fails To Inject The Same In Ethereum (ETH) And Ripple (XRP) – BTC, ETH & XRP Price Analysis
9.8.2019
BTC/USD Price Analysis: Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $11,838 at the time of penning down at 10:55 UTC as on 8th August. The coin is considered as the king of the crypto market because it anchors the same. The market cap of Bitcoin at the same time was $211,570,085,843. One week ago, the coin...
Big Banks, Big Troubles: HSBC, Deutsche, Societe, and Citi Lay Off Thousands Worldwide
9.8.2019
Banking giants are in trouble and it’s starting to show. Key players in the industry have already announced massive job cuts and executives with hefty salaries have been dismissed. HSBC, the largest bank in Europe, has revealed it plans to lay off over 4,000 employees and Citigroup...