Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin’s suffering has only intensified in the past 24 hours with a massive 10% dump to well below $50,000. The alternative coins have it even worse with substantial double-digit price slumps, and the market cap lost roughly $300 billion in a day. Bitcoin Drops Below $50K It was less than ten days ago when everything seemed to be going in BTC’s way as the primary cryptocurrency had just painted its latest ATH record of $65,000. However, the ever-volatile crypto markets...

Bitcoin cash price failed to stay above $1,000 and declined heavily against the US Dollar. The price is now trading well below the $850 support level and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a major contracting triangle with support near $910 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to continue lower towards the $650 and $600 support levels in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is gaining pace below...

In an announcement on April 23, Coinbase Pro stated that it had enabled trading for the Tether stablecoin. The move is huge news as previously the leading exchange would only support its own native stablecoin, USDC. The announcement added that support for USDT will generally be available in Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State. The only version of USDT available will be the Ethereum ERC-20 standard. Trading will begin on or after 6 PM...

Today was a difficult day for the markets in general, with most assets and investments registering red numbers amid a general panic episode. The primary reason seems to be the rumor that U.S. President Joe Biden —who seems interested in thigtening the crypto regulations in the US— may be ready to submit a proposal to the Congress to increase the capital gains taxes. Rumor has it that the rate would nearly double what investors currently have to pay. The story – which first...

La puissance de hachage du réseau Bitcoin, qui avait perdu 25% environ depuis le 15 avril, vient de se rétablir. 142 blocs ont ainsi été minés dans la journée du 22 avril dont 6 dans la dernière heure de la journée [1]. Il faudra évidemment attendre encore un peu pour confirmer qu’il s’agit d’une tendance durable ou d’un simple effet de la variance. La chute du hashrate [2], attribuée à des...

Bitcoin has taken a turn for the worse. Following news of Coinbase going public on the Nasdaq last week, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap rose to nearly $64,000 per unit, though at press time, it has knocked roughly $8,000 off its price. Bitcoin Has Taken a Nasty Fall At first glance, this looks like a standard correction. We have all seen instances like this in the past. When bitcoin spikes to new highs rather suddenly, it becomes obvious over a few...

Bitcoin has been doing extremely well as of late. Not too long ago, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap reached a new all-time high of approximately $63,000 per unit, though according to some – such as Mark Cuban, the billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team – we have only hit the tip of the iceberg, and the price of bitcoin is going to get much bigger. Mark Cuban: BTC Will Be a Much Bigger Asset BTC has struck new heights over the past...

It looks like the trend of bitcoin being used as a method of payment is being taken to new heights. Now that companies like Tesla and PayPal are permitting bitcoin payments for goods and services, several additional companies around the world – both large and small – are allowing BTC payments as well. Bitcoin Is Now the Hot Method of Payment One of the enterprises saying “yes” to bitcoin payments is the Bobby Hotel. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, it is the first hotel in...

Bitcoin ETFs sind aktuell wieder in aller Munde. Nun liebäugeln die großen Krypto-Vermögensverwalter Grayscale und Galaxy Digital mit einer Überführung der hauseigenen Bitcoin-Einlagen in einen ETF. Grayscale plant ersten Bitcoin ETF Galaxy Digital von Mike Novogratz hat Mitte April bei den U.S.-Regulatoren SEC einen Bitcoin ETF beantragt. Eine Genehmigung vorausgesetzt, soll der ETF an der NYSE Arca gehandelt werden, wobei der Bloomberg Galaxy Bitcoin als...

Ethereum has hit a new ATH. Ethereum price is now up over 1400% in the past year.  Ethereum (ETH) market price was up nearly 8% today and hit its all-time new high around $2,593.00. As a result, Ethereum’s total market capitalization jumped to around $298.1 billion, with its 24% traded volume on average at around $55.75 billion.The second most valuable digital asset by market capitalization and also DeFi leading ecosystem saw its volatility spike during the day. According to market data...