Bitcoin (BTC)

A new report suggests that bitcoin mining operations are likely to exceed the energy requirements of more than 180 countries by the year 2024. Bitcoin Mining Is Needing Too Much Electricity As of late, bitcoin mining has been taking a lot of guff from environmentalists and people who just are not that crazy about the cryptocurrency world. They claim the process of mining bitcoin leaves a harmful mark on the environment – one that is not likely to disappear anytime soon,...

Todd Rosenbluth – head of ETF and mutual fund research at CFRA Research – mentioned in a recent interview that he thinks a bitcoin or crypto-based exchange-traded fund will appear in the United States within the next year or two. Rosenbluth Still Thinks It’ll Be a While Before We See a BTC ETF in the U.S. Rosenbluth comments: We’ve got a number of firms that have either gone through the filing process or have previously filed but are waiting for more clarity. The SEC is...

Cryptocurrency regulations across different countries continue to be a hot topic, and Spain is the latest to join in. The nation’s watchdog has asked industry participants, investors, and consumers for their opinion, and they have until April 16th to respond. Spain’s Regulator Looks for Crypto Legislation According to a report from La Informacion, The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), Spain’s watchdog overseeing the securities markets, has initiated the first...

The cryptocurrency arena has reached a new pinnacle. The industry has a total market cap now exceeding $2 trillion. The news comes after several of the world’s leading altcoins – including Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple’s XRP and Binance Coin – spiked to new highs after bitcoin once again neared the $60,000 per unit range. Ethereum and Other Coins Have Jumped Heavily The cryptocurrency industry’s market cap has so far more than doubled what it was at the beginning of the...

A week prior to its direct listing on NASDAQ, Coinbase has posted preliminary Q1 data indicating a massive increase in its userbase and revenue. The trading volume has increased by nearly 300%, the revenue is about $1.8 billion, and more than 11% of all crypto assets are stored on the platform. Coinbase’s Record-Breaking Q1 The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange published its Q1 results yesterday, showing a substantial growth in every area compared to previous...

Bitcoin fell by a sharp 4% so far today as it dropped as low as $55,600. The cryptocurrency had started the month with another attempt to breach the $60,000 benchmark level. Unfortunately, it was unable to overcome this resistance through the week as it set a range between $60,000 and $57,000. Today’s price drop caused bitcoin to break beneath this range as mentioned above. As of writing these lines, and as seen on the following 4-hour chart, it is currently holding the...

The existing regulatory framework around cryptocurrency restricts Goldman Sachs from implementing its projects covering digital currencies, said the bank’s CEO, David Solomon. He added that customer demand has skyrocketed in recent months, which is the reason behind GS’s proactive crypto approach. US Rules Bring Challenges for Institutions Engaging with BTC Founded in 1869, Goldman Sachs is a giant US multinational investment bank that has displayed a somewhat controversial...

The bears had the upper hand in today’s trading session as markets are red across the board. Bitcoin’s price dipped to $55,600, causing a serious number of liquidated long positions. Bitcoin’s price took a turn for the worst today and declined from an intraday high of around $58,600 to a low of $55,600, losing $3,000 from its dollar value. At the time of this writing, the price hovers indecisively around $56,000. BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewThe entire cryptocurrency market...

The SEC seeks to compel Ripple to register XRP as security or pay a fine for selling it as an unregistered security. In an ongoing lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Ripple Labs, Southern District Court of New York Judge Sarah Netburn granted the latter access to documents regarding Bitcoin and Ethereum. However, Netburn denied access to staff-to-staff email communications on the same matter. “I’m going to grant in large part the defendants’ motion,” said...

Tron price started a fresh rally from the $0.0800 support zone against the US Dollar. TRX price is now trading above the $0.1000 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1050 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The pair is likely to resume higher if it clears the $0.1300 and $0.1420 resistance levels in the near term. TRON price is trading in a positive zone above $0.1000 against the US...