Bitcoin (BTC)

Alexandre Vinnik, administrateur présumé de la plateforme BTC-e, est arrivé jeudi en France. Arrêté en juillet 2018 dans une petite station balnéaire du nord de la Grèce à l’issue d’une enquête internationale, Alexandre Vinnik est soupçonné d’avoir blanchi plusieurs milliards de dollars depuis 2011. Selon les enquêteurs une partie des bénéfices générés par la plateforme provenaient notamment des...

Voilà la dernière mise à jour de notre classement des banques. Ce tableau a été conçu à partir des résultats d’un sondage permanent s’adressant à toutes les personnes ayant utilisé au moins une fois leur compte bancaire pour transférer des fonds afin d’acheter ou de vendre des bitcoins ou d’autres crypto-monnaies.  Le résultat est exprimé sous la forme d’un « taux de satisfaction » (pourcentage...

A new kind of bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) is available for enthusiasts and hardcore traders to enjoy. Switzerland-based venture Amun AG has unveiled its new 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP set to be traded on the Swiss SIX Stock Exchange.Amun Has Set Its Sights on Predicting Bitcoin’s Next MoveThe Short Bitcoin ETP is a tracker that claims to monitor the “opposite performance” of bitcoin. In other words, wherever bitcoin is going at press time – either up or down – the product will...

Elon Musk is weighing in on cryptocurrency and bitcoin, and while he sees promise in the space, he doesn’t think it’s all it’s cracked up to be.Musk Is Split Down the MiddleThis is an attitude most enthusiasts and Twitter followers could likely expect from someone like Musk. While the man has played a role in the community, that role hasn’t been particularly significant, and his contributions have been more speculative than straight-up valuable at best.In a recent interview, he states that...

It looks like bitcoin is beginning to lose some of the momentum it first gathered at the beginning of the month.Bitcoin Is Traveling SouthThe world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap is currently trading for just over $8,300. This marks a nasty fall from yesterday’s high $8,600 range, which it had managed to sustain for several days. To be fair, however, most of the cryptocurrency space is trading at dismal numbers, with entities like Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin all having fallen by...

Blockchain firm Bakkt stole the show at the sideline of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos Switzerland by announcing the launch of its new consumer application that would look very much like a fintech app such as PayPal offers. Moreover, it will support all forms of digital assets, in addition to cryptocurrencies.Bakkt, the physically-settled Bitcoin Futures exchange created by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is changing the way and manner in which crypto assets are perceived...

Bitcoin went through yet another week full of volatility and considerable market movements. The cryptocurrency decreased by a total of about $400 in the past seven days. This happens just before the Chinese New Year, and history revealed that it has historically been a rather bad time for Bitcoin. However, it’s also worth noting that the world’s largest cryptocurrency managed to defend the critical support levels at around $8,200 and $8,300 and bounced back from there. As such, it appears...

The leaders of the European council and commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel have signed the Brexit agreement in Brussels. It happened seven days before the agreements will gain full juridical force.The House of Commons submitted the initial draft of Brexit docs and then rejected the corrections made by the ‘oldies’. The powerful youth said that the bill must pass without changes, and the Lords gave up. After House of Lords’ approval, the bill is receiving the royal assent on...

BitcoinBitcoin has dropped by a small 5% over the past week as it hovers around the $8,400 level. It found strong resistance at the $8,963 level (bearish .786 Fib Retracement) and was unable to overcome it. The latest retracement was expected, considering that Bitcoin managed to surge by over 30% in January to reach a high of around $9,150. It found support at the 200-days EMA at around $8,200 in today’s trading session, which allowed it to bounce back above $8,400. Unfortunately, the RSI has...

Travis Kling shared a chart that showed bitcoin might be set for a bullish breakout in May 2020. Consider taking a contrarian stance because a post-halving dump happened in the past. Even if there’s a massive shakeout, bitcoin looks poised for a bull run this year. Bitcoin has been struggling to keep its bullish momentum alive since it topped out at $9,188.10 earlier this month. The cryptocurrency is down nearly 10% from the yearly high. Many are saying that the bear...