Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin cash price is currently correcting higher above $180 against the US Dollar.The price is facing many challenges on the upside near $188, $192 and $196.There are two key bearish trend lines forming with resistance near $188 and $196 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is likely to struggle near the $196 level and it might resume its decline.Bitcoin cash price is showing a few positive signs above $180 against the US Dollar. However, BCH/USD must...

After this week was pretty bearish for Bitcoin, it finally turned its way upwards. Some of the merits go to the crypto derivatives platform ErisX that started with its physically settled Bitcoin futures contracts, launching only the second such product suite in the U.S. However, only after Wednesday it went above the $7,000 mark. At the time of writing, it is trading at $7,179 that came as a welcome change that brought a dash of optimism among traders and analysts.With sentiment going up and...

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During a Hedge Fund Association Conference in New York, Christine Sandler from Fidelity Investments said that a good custodian must have geographic diversity and knowledgeable staff. She noted:“To do it really well, you have to have geographic diversity, a staff that understands the underlying technology,”That means that people who can sign the multi-signature transactions across the globe, and knowledgeable of the blockchain trends. She thinks that the custodian wallet providers like...

Organisé par Paris P2P, communauté parisienne s’intéressant aux technologies P2P et à la cryptographie, le premier Paris P2P Festival se déroulera du 8 au 12 janvier (en after-work et le week-end) à Ground Control, 81 Rue du Charolais à Paris. « Cet événement accueille de nombreux intervenants et acteurs du monde peer-to-peer sur les thèmes du partage, de la privacy, de la cryptographie, des...

Coin Floor – a cryptocurrency exchange licensed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom – has announced that it will be turning its back on Ethereum – the world’s second largest cryptocurrency by market cap and the number one competitor to bitcoin – and removing it from its present list of available (and tradeable) cryptocurrencies.Coin Floor Says It Will Be a Bitcoin Only ExchangeAll ether-based listings will disappear starting on January third. The company says it...

Another case of cryptocurrency fraud is in the books. This time, the circumstances occurred in Oregon and resulted in the arrest of Canadian brothers Jagroop Singh Khatkar and Karanjit Singh Khatkhar.Cryptocurrency Fraud Is Growing QuicklyBoth men have pled guilty to stealing as much as $140,000 in bitcoin funds from an investor who was allegedly convinced that they were part of the cryptocurrency exchange Hit BTC. Both men impersonated the trading platform and could serve as many as two...

At press time, bitcoin isn’t doing so hot. The number one cryptocurrency by market cap is down for the count and trading in the $6,000 range.Bitcoin Still Has LoyalistsAnd yet, much like gold and other precious metals, the digital asset can’t seem to shake its followers, some of whom hold rather prominent positions in the world of finance. One such follower is 59-year-old Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the author of bestselling books like “The Black Swan” and “Fooled by Randomness.”Taleb says he’s...

EOS saw a slight increase of 5.25% over the past 24, and it now trades at $2.42.The cryptocurrency is trading sideways against BTC within a 6-month old symmetrical triangle.EOS has been climbing the rankings as it reaches the 7th position with a $2.28 billion market cap.Key Support & Resistance LevelsEOS/USDSupport: $2.16, $2.05, $1.80.Resistance: $2.64, $3.00, $3.15.EOS/BTC:Support: 0.000332 BTC, 0.000316 BTC, 0.00030 BTC.Resistance: 0.00036 BTC, 0.00038 BTC, 0.0004 BTC.EOS/USD: Finds...

Tron saw a sharp 25% price fall over the past month, causing it to drop into the $0.0129 level.The cryptocurrency is struggling against BTC after falling beneath a rising trend line in early December.Tron could rebound higher from here as the Stochastic RSI lines up for a bullish crossover signal.Key Support & Resistance LevelsTRX/USDSupport: $0.0121, $0.0112, $0.0101 Resistance: $0.014, $0.0162, $0.018.ETH/BTC:Support: 171 SAT, 162 SAT, 152 SAT.Resistance: 191 SAT, 200 SAT, 207...