Bitcoin (BTC)

XRP concludes the week with a minor 2.3% price increase, while Bitcoin increased 5% and Ethereum 7.7%.The cryptocurrency has failed to break above the current range as it faces resistance at $0.245Against Bitcoin, XRP continues to trade sideways between 2710 SAT and 2640 SAT.Key Support & Resistance LevelsXRP/USD:Support: $0.235, $0.227, $0.22.Resistance: $0.245, $0.25, $0.26.XRP/BTC:Support: 2640 SAT, 2595 SAT, 2550 SAT.Resistance: 2710 SAT, 2750 SAT, 2800 SAT.XRP/USD – Ripple Fails To...

Almost half of today’s active traders made their first-ever cryptocurrency trade back in 2017, according to a recent poll by Binance. At the same time, the number of pre-2017 traders is less than 30%.When Crypto Traders Entered The MarketThe world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance, recently initiated a compelling survey. The question was, “when did you make your first-ever crypto trade?.”The results may not be all that surprising. Over a quarter of the 11,397 voters...

Die Diskussion darüber, ob Bitcoin nun Geld ist oder nicht, wird weiterhin heftig geführt. Vor allem die Zentralbanken und die weltweiten Regierungen müssen sich mit dieser Frage auseinandersetzen, da die Antwort darauf entscheidet, wie Finanzgesetzte auf Cryptocoins angewendet werden müssen. In Frankreich ist nun weiter Bewegung in die Sache gekommen.Bitcoin News: Bitcoin ist Geld urteilt französisches GerichtUltimativ geht es natürlich um die Mass Adoption, die wahrscheinlich nur...

Dans une décision de justice rendue le 26 février 2020, le tribunal de commerce de Nanterre a estimé que, en l’absence de clause particulière dans le contrat de prêt, un prêteur de bitcoins ne pouvait exiger la restitution de jetons issus d’un fork intervenu pendant la durée de ce prêt. L’affaire opposait Bitspread, un « market maker » britannique, à l’exchange Paymium. Les faits : En 2014 et 2016 la société Bitspread a conclu trois...

A power plant in upstate New York known as Greenidge Generation says it’s mining up to $50,000 in new bitcoins each day.Greenidge Has the PowerThe average number of new coins extracted through the plant – which has been using its own energy reserves to get the job done – has been 5.5. Greenidge Generation says it’s looking to potentially put the U.S. on the map as a serious crypto competitor to China, which at the time of writing, controls much of the world’s bitcoin mining power.The company...

Bitcoin recognition continues – This time from the French Commercial Court of Nanterre. Having to establish its role during a lawsuit, the Court ruled that the largest cryptocurrency is a “fungible intangible asset,” similar to fiat money.Bitcoin Is MoneyBack in 2014, Paymium, a French exchange platform loaned 1,000 Bitcoins (worth $9.1 million at the time of this writing) to an English alternative investment company BitSpread.However, after the August 2017 Bitcoin fork that eventually...

Is Twitter about to lose Jack Dorsey?Dorsey Could Be Forced from TwitterIf that’s the case, bitcoin’s price could suddenly shoot sky high. The situation is that approximately $1 billion in Twitter stock has been purchased by Elliott Management, a Wall Street investing firm run by Republican Paul Singer. Singer has often referred to bitcoin in a negative light, and recently called it one of the most “brilliant scams in history.”However, Dorsey – as we all know – feels very differently. Aside...

India has removed its ban on cryptocurrencies.Crypto Can Find a Home in India AgainThe ban first emerged in 2018 by way of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The financial institution stated that cryptocurrencies were not real money in that they did not exist in physical form. In addition, governments are usually responsible for issuing new forms of money. As crypto did not come by way of a government entity, they were invalid and unfit to be used as a means of payment.However, the ban was not...

This week has been somewhat positive for the cryptocurrency community. Starting with Bitcoin’s price, which began trading at $8,600 but, since then, it has risen to the current stance of above $9,000.Following its increase, Bitcoin is starting to escape the correlation it recently demonstrated with the traditional financial world markets. As the coronavirus outbreak keeps expanding into new territories, the stock market struggles again. Despite recovering slightly at the start of the week,...

INX IPO will launch soon in New York, security exchange from Gibraltar is planning to change the industry with fully regulated trades. The exchange will feature extended compliance and two separate trading layers – for crypto and for classic securities.This could be one of the biggest business deals in the history of cryptocurrency. INX Ltd., entering a 130 million IPO stage, wants to establish in New York to avoid problems with almighty regulators. Smart move, considering that people like...