Bitcoin (BTC)

It seems that the long-anticipated cryptocurrency correction has finally materialized as over $200 billion vanished from the market cap. Bitcoin plummeted to below $33,000, while most alternative coins have it even worse with massive double-digit price drops.Bitcoin Loses $9K In A DayAfter a highly volatile and positive first ten days of the new year, in which BTC broke above $40,000 for the first time and charted an all-time high of $42,000, the cryptocurrency headed south.During the...

Après plusieurs semaines de hausse vertigineuse et un record au-dessus de 34 000 euros (presque 42 000 dollars) il y a quelques jours, le marché s’est brutalement retourné cette nuit, et le bitcoin abandonne près de 20% de sa valeur. Une première désillusion pour les nouveaux entrants (sauf pour ceux qui investissent en DCA [1]), une respiration salutaire, voire une opportunité pour les autres....

As Bitcoin cools from its recent all-time high, HSBC has become the latest banking giant to restrict what its customers can invest in by preventing them from transferring any profits from crypto exchanges to their bank accounts.banAccording to a recent report in The Sunday Times, HSBC has blocked transactions to or from crypto exchanges as it takes a heavy-handed approach to Bitcoin and its brethren. A number of U.K. banks have also made moves to prevent their customers from buying crypto...

Central Washington – an area that has attracted a high level of bitcoin and crypto mining operations thanks to its low energy costs – has been told to watch out for any signs of bootleg mining companies.Central Washington Is Now Keeping an Eye OutAmong the red flags that the area has been put on high alert for are unusually high energy bills and exhaust fans that operate on a 24-hour scale.The area has been one of the most sought-out regions amongst crypto and bitcoin miners since 2017. At...

The past 12 hours have been rather tense on the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin, as well as other cryptocurrencies, went through a massive correction, resulting in almost $1.3 billion liquidations in 12 hours.This morning, Bitcoin was trading at over $41,000, even though it was seemingly trapped in a range between $39,600 and $41,500 for more than a day without any decisive moves in any direction.However, it all began a little more than 15 hours ago when the price tanked from $41,000 to about...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar ventures like SpaceX and Tesla – says he’s looking to potentially get paid in bitcoin, or at least he’s intrigued by the idea.Elon Musk Wants to Get Paid in BTC?Musk has always been there to give his thoughts and ideas on crypto. The problem is he goes back and forth – so much so that it’s hard to take him seriously. Is he a fan of crypto or not? Is it something he considers revolutionary, or does he believe all crypto will...

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Right now, the bitcoin price is trading above $40,000. The asset is doing better than it ever has and it has even reached a new all-time high.The Bitcoin Crash of 2018 Is No Longer LikelyIf this kind of behavior doesn’t sound familiar yet, it should. This is exactly what bitcoin went through three or four years ago. The asset continued to spike and spike like it never had before. It was adding hundreds to thousands of dollars to its price each month and eventually shocked the world when it...

The number of bitcoins stored on cryptocurrency exchanges has been gradually decreasing while the number of BTC whales keeps increases. Having also in mind the aftermath of the halving and institutions purchasing massive quantities of the asset, it could lead to a significant liquidity crisis.Bitcoin Whales Behavior And BTC On ExchangesData from the monitoring resource CryptoQuant informs that the number of bitcoins kept on crypto exchanges has been continuously dropping for nearly a year.As...

After setting the current all-time high level at $42,000, according to Bitstamp, Bitcoin price saw a retracement to the $38K – $39K area followed by a quick recovery back above $40K over the weekend.However, despite reaching $41K earlier today, Bitcoin had plunged to a current low of $38,555 (Bitstamp) before recovering slightly to where it is trading right now – $39,500.Looking at the bigger picture and as shown on the following 4-hour chart, Bitcoin had broken below the rising channel and...