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Blockchain, not Bitcoin: China’s BTC Volume on LocalBitcoins Hits 2-Year Low
27.1.2020
China’s Bitcoin trading volumes hit a two-year low despite president’s call to open doors to blockchain technology
Price Analysis Jan 27: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, ETC, XLM
27.1.2020
The sharp up move in several major cryptocurrencies shows that the current rally still has legs to run
Heated Debate Continues Over Bitcoin Cash Infrastructure Funding Plan
27.1.2020
Last Wednesday, the founder of the mining operation Btc.top announced a proposal that would fund Bitcoin Cash (BCH) development over the course of six months. Over the last five days, the funding plan has been the most dominant conversation within the BCH ecosystem, as supporters debate the merits...
Crypto Market Sentiment Drops, BTC and ETH in Positive Zone
27.1.2020
After three weeks of advancement upwards, the cryptocurrency market sentiment fell back a bit this Monday. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, Sentscore, for the top 10 coins is now 5.54, while it was 5.83/10 a week ago. It's still higher than two weeks ago though, according...
BTC Holds Strong Possibility of a Bullish Breakout in the Near-term
27.1.2020
Bitcoin, at the time of writing this analysis, was trading at $8,647.05 on Bitstamp, seems to be preparing for another consistent higher high trend BTC/USD retains imminent support from the daily moving and hourly moving averages as it hits above $8,500 after testing supports around $8,200...
More Than 77 Crypto Projects Claim to Be Backed by Physical Gold
26.1.2020
The last few years have seen the creation of blockchain projects that claim to have tokens backed by physical gold. In October, Coinshares and Blockchain.com launched a digital gold token (DGLD) backed by physical gold that uses BTC’s security. Tether just announced a new token called tether...
Indian Prime Minister Modi Awards Young Entrepreneur for Cryptocurrency App
26.1.2020
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has awarded a young entrepreneur for her cryptocurrency price tracking application while the government is still deliberating on the country’s crypto policies. News.Bitcoin.com caught up with the award recipient to find out more about her app....
BCH Community Leaders Bitcoin.com and Jonald Fyookball Clarify Positions on Funding Proposal
26.1.2020
Since Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer revealed an infrastructure funding proposal from five major mining pools last week, which would fund BCH devs via redirection of 12.5% of BCH coinbase rewards, the Bitcoin Cash community has been understandably bustling with debate, discussion, and suggestions....
Data Shows $25 Billion Worth of Bitcoin and Ether Held by Seven Crypto Exchanges
26.1.2020
On January 3, 2020, a small group of crypto enthusiasts celebrated the second annual Proof-of-Keys day with hopes to get people to withdraw funds from centralized digital currency exchanges. However, exchanges holding massive amounts of BTC only saw their reserves grow larger and data shows that...
Leading Swiss Stock Exchange Offers 12 Crypto Exchange-Traded Products With One That Shorts Bitcoin
25.1.2020
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, now has 12 cryptocurrency exchange-traded products listed. The latest addition, the 21shares Short Bitcoin, allows investors to profit from falling prices of the digital currency. Other listed crypto products include those that track...
Bitcoin Projects a Trend Revision as it Trades Around $8.3k
25.1.2020
Bitcoin, at the time of writing this analysis, was trading at $8,302.80 on Coinbase The current trading price loses short and long-term support from the daily moving averages The BTC/USD price trend fall below 61.80% Fib Retracement Level as it approaches to form the right shoulder around...
Alexander Vinnik Accused of Laundering Billions Through BTC-e Extradited to France
25.1.2020
Alexander Vinnik, the Russian-born IT specialist who spent over two years in detention in Greece, where he was arrested on a U.S. warrant, is now in Paris. The alleged BTC-e operator, suspected of laundering at least $4 billion through the now defunct crypto exchange, has been handed over to France...
Effect of CME Futures Options on BTC Price Depends on Halving
24.1.2020
With CME’s Bitcoin futures options volume doubling within a week, how will it affect the price trend of BTC?
Price Analysis Jan 24: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XLM, ADA
24.1.2020
Bitcoin bulls are buying near support levels. If these levels hold for the next few days, the recent uptrend in cryptocurrencies is likely to resume
Exchanges Hold More Bitcoin Than Ever as Coinbase Wallet Nears 1M BTC
24.1.2020
Coinbase’s mushrooming cold wallet balance underscores the persisting trend of investors trusting third parties with their Bitcoins
Bitcoin Breaks the Bull Session as it Tests Support at $8,200
24.1.2020
Bitcoin (BTC), at the time of writing, was trading at $8,261.99 on Coinbase The coin has been giving consecutive highs and took a leap above $9,000 after a persistent trade above $8,000 The current price is not supported by any of the daily MAs at present Lacks pace to have a constant trade above...
Bitcoin Will Have a Great 2020, Says Tom Lee
24.1.2020
The Bitcoin market has been, more or less, a disappointment for the last two years. While we saw a disastrous fall from around $20,000 in December 2017 to below $4,000 in December 2018, the markets required just a little bit and remained stagnant throughout 2019. However, in the words of Fundstrat...
What Is the Ideal Block Size and Fee Cost?
24.1.2020
Many of the debates around block size in Bitcoin operate under the false premise that the question can even be properly answered by a central authority. But markets are better at deciding these questions and block sizes and fee costs should be worked out by miners and users, not development...
Millennial and Male: 3 Crypto Card Issuers Profile Their Average User
24.1.2020
Platforms offering debit cards that can be topped up with cryptocurrency have enjoyed growing popularity in the crypto community. They provide a payment solution for those who earn and own digital coins, enabling in-store and online crypto payments. Their expanding user base provides a snapshot...
Bitcoin Cash Miner Jiang Zhuoer Answers Infrastructure Funding Questions
23.1.2020
On Wednesday, Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer disclosed that five mining operations had plans to donate roughly $6 million in coinbase rewards (depending on market prices) to developers building Bitcoin Cash infrastructure. The news was met with mixed reviews as some of the specifics of the deal were...