Bitcoin (BTC)

The “Bitcoin is dead” narrative has received the support of many naysayers and doubters over the years, especially in times when the cryptocurrency’s price has fallen sharply. So far, the hundreds of such assumptions have turned out to be wrong, and recent statistics showed that the number of doubters dropped significantly in 2020, as the asset price exploded to new highs.Bitcoin Obituaries Plummeted In 2020With the emergence of an entirely new investment opportunity called Bitcoin over a...

BTCPay Server a annoncé aujourd’hui le lancement de son serveur Signet. Plus stable que le testnet, Signet (BIP 0325) est un réseau de test de Bitcoin qui permet notamment (depuis la dernière mise à jour de Bitcoin Core) de concevoir et d’expérimenter des logiciels et des applications autour de Taproot sans avoir à attendre son activation sur le réseau principal [1]. Source :...

Catherine Wood also praised the newly nominated head of SEC Gary Gensler is “very pro Bitcoin”.The CEO of Ark Investment Management Cathie Wood has said that financial regulators in the United States will not assent to a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund unless the overall market capitalization of the crypto industry hits $2 trillion. This was made known in an ETF Trends Big Ideas event.According to Wood, she doubts if the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would feel comfortable with the...

Tron price is still facing a strong resistance near the $0.0325 and $0.0330 levels against the US Dollar.TRX price is now trading well below $0.0300 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break below a connecting bullish trend line with support near $0.0302 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex).The pair could revisit the $0.0280 support or even $0.0265 in the near term.TRON price is struggling to gain bullish momentum above $0.0320 against the US Dollar, similar to...

The start of 2021 has seen a revival of Bitcoin – the major cryptocurrency that acts as a tug for the rest of the crypto market. And though the surge in its price marks an important milestone in its history, a major question remains about the viability of the rest of the market and the phenomenon of DeFi that has led to the popularization of cryptocurrencies as means of payment in 2020.There is no doubt that cryptocurrencies are shrouded in more doubt than opportunity as most participants in...

Bitcoin price is struggling to clear the $34,000 and $35,000 resistance levels against the US Dollar.The price is now trading well below $34,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There are two major bearish trend lines forming with resistance near $34,000 and $34,800 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could decline sharply if it fails to stay above the $30,000 support zone.Bitcoin price is showing a few bearish signs below $35,000 against the...

The lawsuit between Ripple and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is starting to heat up.Ripple Could Be Heading to a Point of No ReturnHere’s a little background on the case. Less than a month ago, the financial agency filed a civil suit against Ripple, which issues the fourth-largest cryptocurrency in the world known as XRP after bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether (a stable currency). The SEC is alleging that Ripple falls into the “securities” category and did not properly register its...

Global regulators have always branded cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin, as a tool for illicit activities such as money laundering and crime financing. Even the newly-confirmed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently raised concerns over the same issue. Experts like ECB President Christine Lagarde and Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary have also called for a unified global regulatory framework for bitcoin to work properly. With the regulatory pressure mounting on the crypto industry, Michael...

Tesla Modell 3 Vor Jahren hatte Tesla angekündigt, ein bezahlbares Elektroauto für unter 35’000 US-Dollar anbieten zu wollen. Diese magische Grenze war in der Fachpresse immer wieder ein Thema. Nun scheint es fast geschafft, zumindest in Deutschland ist Tesla günstiger als je zuvor: Lange angekündigt hat Tesla nun sein Mittelklassemodell Tesla 3 für einen Preis von 34’970 Euro...

Während sich die Situation nach den jüngsten Verwerfungen und teils drastischen Einbrüchen der Wirtschaft im Corona-Massnahmen-Jahr 2020 wieder stabilisiert hatte, lähmt nun ein weltweiter Chipmangel die Produktionen zahlreicher Branchen. Die Ursachen dafür liegen zu gewissen Teilen im Boom der Kryptowährungen – allen voran der des Bitcoins. Im Bereich der PC-Komponenten gibt es während der Pandemie...