Bitcoin (BTC)

Eric Young and Adam Kurtz suddenly revoked their lawsuit against the Bitfinex exchange and Tether founders. The two previously claimed market manipulation and fraud.The plaintiffs said they are crypto traders who suspect that Bitfinex and Tether fed the market with fake data about their volumes, operations, and deals. However, on January 7 both filed a document saying they demand voluntary dismissal for their claims:“The Court having considered the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without...

What did we tell you all? Political unrest has a lot to do with bitcoin’s sudden rise to power. Now that relations between the United States and Iran are easing up a bit, it appears bitcoin has quickly descended back into the $7,000 range.Bitcoin Is Falling Back DownAt the time of writing, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap is trading for just over $7,800. While this is not a massive difference from yesterday’s $8,000, it’s still a punch in the gut. Many enthusiasts thought...

Ethereum may be due for one last leg down. Despite ether’s bearish price action in 2019, it has made significant progress. The cryptocurrency’s growing fundamentals will likely eventually catalyze a new bull market. Just like bitcoin, Ethereum has been correcting ever since it posted a high in June 2019. From last year’s high of $363.30, the number two cryptocurrency has lost over 62% of its value. Those losses are significantly magnified if you consider that Ethereum...

Bitcoin saw a 7.51% price increase over the past week that allowed it to rise above the previous range it was trading within. The cryptocurrency broke above the upper boundary at $7,800 and continued to surge much higher as it reached expected resistance at the 200-days EMA at around $8,160. The cryptocurrency did climb even higher than this as it approached the resistance at $8,458 but it quickly rolled over and started to fall. After reversing at the 200-days EMA, Bitcoin started to fall...

If there’s one thing that is absolutely sure about the general Bitcoin community, it’s the bullishness. BitPay Chief Commercial Officer Sonny Singh has now added to this bullishness with a $20,000 Bitcoin prediction for 2020. Singh has joined a long list of industry enthusiasts who believe the sky is only the beginning for the world’s king coin.$20,000 Prediction for Bitcoin in 2020In a recent conversation with Bloomberg’s Taylor Riggs which took place on Wednesday, Singh spoke quite...

Bitcoin is more fairly distributed than altcoins. Cardano may be dangerously centralized. Whales are still a significant issue for BTC. When contemplating crypto whales, the knee jerk reaction is to automatically think, “lotsa bitcoin;” However, according to statistics from Intotheblock—a crypto intelligence company—BTC ownership may actually be less concentrated than most altcoins. Tracking numerous cryptocurrency addresses holding more than 1% of the supply of...

The US State of Illinois made a massive step towards further blockchain adoption. According to the Blockchain Technology Act, which took effect on January 1st, blockchain-based smart contracts satisfy the law under certain circumstances.Smart Contracts Admissible In CourtOne of the biggest challenges in front of regulators when it comes to crafting legislation for the cryptocurrency field is definitions. The SEC, for instance, has been struggling for quite some time before stating that...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 788. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Ripple führt Thailands älteste Bank ins digitale Zeitalter, Krypto Derivatebörse Deribit verlagert Sitz nach Panama & Bitcoin Kalendar Gewinner. [embedded content] 1.) Ripple führt Thailands älteste Bank ins digitale Zeitalterhttps://www.btc-echo.de/ripple-fuehrt-thailands-aelteste-bank-ins-digitale-zeitalter/ 2.) Krypto Derivatebörse Deribit verlagert Sitz nach...

MakerDAO is standing out at the Consumer Electronics Show – CES 2020. This is because MakerDAO is the only digital asset with a stand at the event’s “digital money” section. The move shows that the company is doing everything it can to push adoption for the crypto. The digital money section, however, has other projects represented. They include digital wallets, one Bitcoin ATM firm and also a security firm. This made it a lot easy to stand out.MakerDAO Beams at CES 2020The project’s position...

Pour le début de cette année nouvelle, Bitcoin Liège propose un nouveau format de meetup : le meetup technique. Le premier expliquera comment installer et sécuriser un nœud Bitcoin sur un raspberry pi 4. La semaine qui suivra un autre meetup sera consacré à l’installation et sécurisation d’un lnd (lightning network daemon) sur un Raspberry pi 4. « A la fin de ces 2 meetups, nous aurons donc un...