XRP saw a small 2.5% price increase today as the support at $0.236 continues to hold firm.The coin is trapped between $0.228 and $0.236 for the past 4-days of trading.Against Bitcoin, the 100-days EMA continues to show its strength as the bears fail to close beneath it.XRP/USD – Bulls Vehemently Defend $0.236 Support.Key Support Levels: $0.236, $0.22, $0.216.Key Resistance Levels: $0.244, $0.25, $0.264.After dropping from $0.3 earlier in the month, the bulls managed to defend the support at...
Read More »Jason Deane: Buying BTC with Stimulus Money Is a Huge Mistake
The second stimulus check that allegedly got bitcoin moving in a northward direction hasn’t arrived yet. For many, the idea of a second stimulus check likely meant more bitcoin in their pockets, but according to bitcoin analyst of Quantum Economics Jason Deane, using stimulus money to buy more crypto could wind up being a rather disastrous decision.Deane: Stimulus Money Shouldn’t Be Used to Purchase CryptoNews of a second stimulus check has been meandering throughout the headline space over...
Read More »Report: The US and China Lag Behind Ukraine and Venezuela in Cryptocurrency Adoption
A report compiled by the blockchain forensics company Chainalysis indicated that cryptocurrency adoption is growing globally. By exploring four key metrics and separating the data country by country, the firm’s Global Crypto Adoption Index 2020 showed that Ukraine, Russia, and Venezuela lead the way.The metrics take into consideration the purchasing power parity (PPP) per capita. They measure on-chain cryptocurrency value received, on-chain retail value transferred, the number of on-chain...
Read More »You Want To Predict Bitcoin’s Price? Look At Gold
Macro-scale data reveals that the correlation between gold and Bitcoin has surged in 2020, registering a new all-time high.Although both assets are in the green year-to-date, Bitcoin is still outperforming the precious metal, despite the recent price drop.BTC-Gold Correlation At ATHAccording to data from the analytics company CoinMetrics, the 60-day correlation between Bitcoin and gold has reached a new all-time high at over 0.5. After the metric bottomed at below -0.3 during the mid-March...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis September 9: BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, EOS
Cryptocurrencies have gone in descending corrections again.Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, a senior analyst at foreign exchange broker RoboForex, provides his vision of the possible tendencies in price changes for Bitcoin as well as for other major cryptos.However, even now, on the Bitcoin and Ethereum D1 charts, ascending patterns confirming a leap upwards are forming; note that those are the same patterns. However, there is room for another decline before the patterns are complete. Hence, the market...
Read More »Bitcoin and Ethereum Remain Dormant, Preparing for Volatility
Bitcoin enters consolidation period awaiting for major price movement.Following an 18% downswing during the first five days of September, the flagship cryptocurrency seems to have entered a consolidation period. Since then, its price has mostly traded between the $10,000 support and the $10,500 resistance level without providing a clear signal of where it is headed next. The ongoing stagnation phase is visible in BTC’s 4-hour chart, where the Bollinger bands were forced to squeeze, which...
Read More »Crypto Analyst Michaël van de Poppe Says Bitcoin May Receive Fresh Boost
According to Van de Poppe, the two gaps for BTC are at $9,700 and $10,600, and the further events will depend on which one will be reached first.After a pullback on Thursday and Friday, markets have recovered, with major tech stocks rebounding and crypto-assets strengthening. Bitcoin (BTC) was dithering around $10,000 last Tuesday and over the last seven days, it is 11.39% down. Some are afraid there is a risk of a further drop. However, Cointelegraph Markets analyst Michaël van de Poppe says...
Read More »Bitcoin Will Shrug Off September’s Crash by Rallying up Higher, Kraken Reports
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says that the drop in BTC’s volatility is not the end of the story. Historical observations suggest that after losing gains and remaining lifeless on the trading front, Bitcoin will galvanize into action soon, to end the year on an explosive note.Despite September Crash, Kraken Bitcoin Volatility Report Has Optimism Written All Over ItA few hours ago, cryptocurrency exchange heavyweight released its August 2020 Bitcoin volatility report. As per the...
Read More »Bitcoin Mainnet Launches First DLC with Smart Contracts Enabled Bets
Cryptocurrency users now have received the possibility to enjoy the benefits of DLCs on the Bitcoin mainnet.Following continuous claims by Bitcoin (BTC) critics, the first bets have been reportedly placed on the Bitcoin Mainnet using Discreet Log Contract (DLC). This record-breaking update was made known by Nicholas Dorier, popularly known as the man who has made it his life’s mission to make BitPay obsolete, on his Twitter handle.As Marty Bent noted, the bet on the Bitcoin Mainnet heralds “a...
Read More »Les autorités allemandes clarifient les règles qui s’imposent aux sociétés proposant des distributeurs automatiques de Bitcoin
Dans un communiqué publié hier, la BaFin * précise que si la mise à la disposition du public des distributeurs automatiques de cryptomonnaies est bien légale en Allemagne, cette activité est soumise à licence. « Ceux qui installent de telles machines cryptographiques qui n’ont pas l’autorisation de BaFin agissent illégalement et sont donc également passibles de poursuites […]. Le scellement des...
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