Bitcoin (BTC)

Après plus d’un mois de hausse, le bitcoin a connu aujourd’hui une correction majeure, perdant plus de 12 % en moins de 24 heures. Comme lors des précédents décrochages, le phénomène est accentué par le jeu des stop loss et des liquidations. Après un creux à 37000 euros, il s’affiche actuellement autour de 39000 euros sur les principales plateformes d’échange. « Cette fois, ça y est, c’est la...

ADA price extended its rally and it even surged above the $1.00 resistance against the US Dollar.The price is trading nicely above the $0.9500 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.9550 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex).The price is likely to continue higher above the $1.05 unless there is a close below $0.9500.Cardano price is trading in a strong uptrend above $0.9500 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that Canada had introduced the world to the first bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The product has only been around for a few days, and already it’s smashing records and has sold more than $165 million worth of shares through the Canadian stock exchange, otherwise known as the TSX.Canada’s ETF Is Making Headway for Other ProductsA bitcoin ETF has been the envy of every major crypto firm throughout the United States and North America over the past...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has announced plans to file suit against a cryptocurrency trading app known as Coinseed, which she claims has been fraudulent and cheating its investors.Coinseed Will Face Action from New York LawmakersCrypto crime is a serious problem and has been around since the world of digital currency was first brought to international attention roughly 12 years ago. The crypto space has been filled to the brim with theft and cyberattacks that ultimately leave...

« Comprendre le Lightning Network est une série de courtes vidéos visant à expliquer le fonctionnement du Lightning Network de Bitcoin. Ce dixième épisode est l’occasion de démystifier le fonctionnement des invoices Lightning, qui derrière leurs airs de longues chaînes de caractères rébarbatives cachent quelques infos très intéressantes. Nous en profitons aussi pour toucher du doigt quelques moyens de faire des paiements sur Lightning sans manipuler d’invoice.« ...

Ethernity, the digital platform building an NFT ecosystem, has announced plans to launch on the decentralized fundraising platform Polkastarter. The team will conduct a public sale of its ERN token on the permissionless DEX for cross-chain pools and auctions to enable its community to participate in the ongoing NFT craze.Ethernity To Go For a Polkastarter LaunchEthernity is a platform exploring various applications for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) focused on charity, decentralized finance...

Who would have ever thought that the world of blockchain technology and the world of art would ever collide? The past few years have shown that digital artists can, indeed, make a nice living with blockchain’s help, and now Christie’s Auction House is looking to get in on the action.Christie’s Auction House Views ETH with PositivityThe company has recently stated that all art pieces put up for sale or auction in the future can be paid for with Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by...

Bitcoin saw some serious whipsaw-like action today, with the market witnessing its most serious correction in February. At the height of the crash, Bitcoin price plunged by 18%, to as low as $47,400 (Bitstamp) before sharply recovering.The cryptocurrency had spiked lower in a wild hourly candle, pushing the market briefly beneath the ascending price channel that it has been trading within throughout February.This comes just a day after it had reached the upper boundary of this price channel...

Janet Yellen, the recently-appointed Secretary of the US Treasury, doubled-down on her belief that BTC is frequently used in illicit transactions, while it fails as an efficient form of payment.Interestingly, her comments came as the price of the asset slumped by more than $11,000 in a day to below $48,000.Yellen On Crypto And BTC’s InefficiencyWhile speaking at the DealBook DC Policy Project, an event moderated by the New York Times, Yellen commented on the steep road the US has to face in...

Many analysts believe the risk coming in for Bitcoin raises a caution to investors.Bitcoin with an incredible run recently saw its market cap skyrocketing to whooping $1 trillion, a new record for the crypto market. Bitcoin’s market record gained the cryptocurrency even more popularity and attention in the community with investors pounding on it. Bitcoin over the weekend went on a great run hitting a new all-time high. Explicitly, the top cryptocurrency on Sunday surged past $58,000 to over...