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Bitcoin is Directly Correlated to Risk Assets Says Peter Schiff; Did BTC Fall Below $8k for this?
11.3.2020
With many variables affecting the market, Coronavirus happens to be the talk of the town, and little did we know that this would crash the markets worldwide and lure away all the investor wealth in seconds. Bitcoin (BTC), at the time of writing this analysis, was trading around $7,800 after...
Bitcoin and Altcoins At Risk of More Losses
10.3.2020
Recently, we saw a significant drop in bitcoin price from well above the USD 8,550 support. BTC/USD declined more than 10% and it even settled below the USD 8,000 level. The price is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating losses and it remains at a risk of more losses below USD 7,800 and...
RBI to Challenge Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency
6.3.2020
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is reportedly seeking to file a review petition challenging the supreme court verdict which lifted its banking ban on the crypto industry. The RBI is worried that the court’s decision “could pave the way for trading in virtual currencies and put...
DCA – The ‘Boring,’ Sensible Bitcoin Investment That Could Double Your Money in 2.5 Years
2.3.2020
Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) as a crypto investment method may not be the most thrilling way to speculate on the bitcoin price, but it is one of the most level-headed, according to proponents. Using a simple online DCA calculator, one can choose a plan for buying small amounts of bitcoin at regular...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Are Plunging And Remain At Risk
26.2.2020
Yesterday, we saw the start of a fresh bearish wave in bitcoin below the USD 9,650 support. Later, BTC/USD gained bearish momentum and it traded below the USD 9,550 and USD 9,200 support levels. The next key support is near USD 9,050, below which there is a risk of a sharp decline.
Similarly, there...
Illegal Crypto-Bookmakers Pose Risk to Integrity of Hong Kong Horse Racing
21.2.2020
Horse racing’s integrity is under threat in the Asian region, due to the rise of unregistered illegal bookmaking platforms
Currency.com Accused of Exploiting KYC to Withhold Customer Funds
18.2.2020
Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Transaction (KYT) are ostensibly deployed by exchanges to combat money laundering. In practice, these provisions are used as an excuse to surveil, cajole, and threaten customers, who risk losing funds if they are unable to meet the impossibly high burden...
Cash Users in China Risk to Get Coronavirus, Banks Disinfect Banknotes
17.2.2020
Chinese officials are waging an unexpected war on cash in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak – amid fears that contaminated banknotes could spread the deadly virus.
The country’s central People's Bank of China (PBoC) has launched a campaign that, per the South China Morning Post, will see it...
US Department of Justice Is Criminalizing Onchain Privacy, Starting With Mixers
14.2.2020
The American government’s long-running war on privacy escalated this week following the arrest of Coin Ninja’s Larry Harmon on money laundering charges. A Department of Justice statement that “seeking to obscure virtual currency transactions in this way [using mixers] is...
Options Market Sees More Risk in Ether Than Bitcoin in Coming Months
11.2.2020
Ether will face more volatility than bitcoin over the next six months, according to how options have been priced in recent weeks.
FinCen: Social Media Crypto Projects Can’t Ignore Money Laundering Risk
10.2.2020
The deputy director of FinCen says social media platforms should have the same AML compliance responsibilities as traditional financial actors
FAANG Stocks Provide a Better Risk-Adjusted Performance Than Bitcoin
8.2.2020
Since 2017, FAANG stocks have provided a better risk-adjusted performance than Bitcoin, Ether and XRP
German Economy in Risk of Recession Amid Weak Demand, Tariff Threat, and Epidemic
8.2.2020
Germany, the economic powerhouse of Europe, is facing renewed challenges that may soon push it towards recession. Falling industrial production and dwindling factory orders are the prime cause of concern. The negative results have been announced on the backdrop of weak demand from Eurozone...
Tax Agents ‘Confiscate’ Bitcoin From Criminal but Keep the Coins in His Wallet
7.2.2020
The State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS) has seized some bitcoins for the first time. The cryptocurrency, allegedly acquired through illegal means, is still being stored in the wallet set up by a criminal. Experts have expressed concerns about the risk of the money disappearing as officials...
ErisX Hires Capital Markets Veteran as Chief Risk Officer
6.2.2020
Vindhu Singh is the firm’s first chief risk officer, and will report to Head of Eris Clearing Liz James
Zengo Is a Keyless Yet Noncustodial Bitcoin Wallet
3.2.2020
Zengo is a non-custodial mobile wallet that dispenses with private keys in favor of threshold signatures to create two ‘mathematical secret shares’ – one stored on your mobile device, the other on their servers. In other words, there’s no single point of failure and no risk...
Blockchain Technology Can Boost Risk Management Planning to Many Folds
2.2.2020
The art of Risk Management involves identifying any possible future risks and then to apply suitable solutions that can remove or reduce them. In the past years, things such as human intelligence, trust, credibility, experts’ experience and economic-prophesy, etc. were a few elements that were used...
Bitcoin Risk-Return a ‘Different Beast’ Compared to Amazon: Analyst
25.1.2020
Bitcoin’s risk returns are an order of magnitude more favorable to investors than Amazon stocks, new data reveals
How Much of a Risk Is Investing in Bitcoin?
23.1.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a sponsored article that was not written by Cryptonews.com journalists.
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Bitcoin continues to make its early adopters rich but how much of a risk is making an investment today? There are all kinds of factors to consider. Will governments try to ban it?...
Bitcoin Risk-Adjusted Returns Beat Gold, Stocks After Each Halving
22.1.2020
Data showing Bitcoin’s market-beating risk-adjusted returns is gaining popularity among figures including Nick Szabo