Bitcoin (BTC)

This week has been particularly volatile. Bitcoin went on a massive correction, jumped back to $40K, and dropped again just a few hours ago. The majority of the altcoins followed. Polkadot (DOT), however, went on an impressive rally as can be seen in the below ROI chart for the coins we’ve selected this week.BitcoinBitcoin is down by a concerning 13.8% over the past week as it currently trades beneath $36,000. The downturn for Bitcoin started on Monday when it dropped by a steep 25% to reach...

En novembre dernier nous avions publié un classement des banques en fonction de la façon dont elles traitaient les clients qui achètent ou vendent des bitcoins ou d’autres cryptomonnaies. Nous relançons aujourd’hui le questionnaire afin d’affiner notre classement et de mesurer d’éventuelles évolutions dans les pratiques bancaires. Ce sondage s’adresse à tous ceux qui ont utilisé au moins une fois...

The debate as to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are real money has been going on ever since the nascent assets came into existence. Both sides have their proponents. Nevertheless, according to a recent poll, the overwhelming majority of respondents tend to think that digital currencies are, indeed, money. Digital Currencies Are Real Money: Poll Results ConclusiveIn a recent poll, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), an organization of 190 countries, took it to Twitter to ask whether or...

Galaxy Digital is in a unique position to help connect operators and equipment providers with capital.Galaxy Digital has announced that it would be launching financial services for mining operations. According to the press release, this unit would be known as Galaxy Digital Mining and it would be focused on providing financial services to Bitcoin miners.The press release went on to state that this new unit would be drawing on the parent firm’s expertise in trading and risk management,...

Bitcoin’s growing popularity is turning the asset into a frenzy, said Guggenheim Partners’ Chief Investment Officer Scott Minerd. He also doubled-down on his recent optimistic price prediction, saying that BTC could indeed skyrocket to $400,000 per coin.Guggenheim’s CIO On BTC’s PopularityEver since the Wall Street behemoth filed a document with the US Securities and Exchange Commission seeking approval to invest in bitcoin, the entity has been significantly more bullish on the...

Bitcoin has failed to break above $40,000 again and has stalled beneath $39,000. The altcoin situation is significantly more volatile, with Ethereum jumping north of $1,200 and Polkadot surpassing XRP as the fourth-largest crypto following a 30% surge.ETH Above $1,200, DOT Takes The 4th SpotThe alternative coins demonstrated high volatility levels in the past week, with massive drops during the Black Monday crash and rapid recovery sessions in the days that followed.Most large-cap ones have...

Bitcoin cash price started a fresh increase above the $450 resistance against the US Dollar.The price climbed above the $485 resistance and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $520 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could either rally further above $520 or it might dip sharply below the $485 support.Bitcoin cash price is showing positive signs above $485 against the US Dollar, similar...

Le premier e-meetup Bitcoin Liège de 2021 est prévu pour ce MERCREDI 27 JANVIER de 19h00 à 21h00 et vous sera comme toujours délivré sur la plateforme de réseau social Discord en suivant le lien désormais bien connu de « Becrypto » : https://discord.gg/zzfJDMA (Note importante : sachez cependant que d’autres solutions plus confortables pour héberger nos e-meetups sont expérimentées en ce moment...

ECB President Christine Lagarde has expressed her thoughts on BTC in a recent interview, claiming the asset needs to be regulated on a “global level.”Christine Lagarde: Bitcoin Must Be Globally RegulatedIn her opinion, bitcoin has given people open doorways to numerous financial crimes such as money laundering. Thus, without global regulation in play, these doors can never be closed. She mentioned that bitcoin is not a currency. Instead, it is a rather “highly speculative asset which has...

Bitcoin has shot back above the $35,000 mark at the time of writing. This is about $2,000 higher than where it stood yesterday. The currency is once again bringing itself up the financial ladder, and it looks like the asset is beginning to earn all kinds of celebrity endorsements from the likes of singer Lindsay Lohan and others.Lindsay Lohan Is Pushing BitcoinBitcoin has always a big celebrity attractor. Many figures who can be classified as rich and famous have turned their sights to...