Bitcoin (BTC)

A Venezuelan man has used the bulk of his bitcoin savings to pay the medical costs of his son’s birth. Many consider adequate healthcare a universal human right but only few in the inflation-ridden country can actually afford it. José Rafael Peña, a materials engineer from Caracas, outlined the payment process which took a day to clear and gave his son the best possible start at a new life. It also bolstered the case of bitcoin as a superior medium of exchange than gold: “But...

After Wednesday’s crypto crash that left bitcoin trading at the $7,500 level, many investors never thought they’d see this kind of buying opportunity again. Now market leaders are predicting that the BTC price could have further to fall before regaining its upward momentum alongside improving fundamentals, which if they’re right could play out before the end of the year. Still the bitcoin price downturn has taken a toll on sentiment in the crypto market. As a veteran trader, bitcoin...

It has become known that in less than 2 months, Bakkt will introduce its regulated options contract for Bitcoin futures by December 9, 2019.  According to the blog post published by the company,  for the launch of these BTC options, Bakkt will use its Monthly Bitcoin Futures contracts.This will be a major milestone for Bakkt driving further the institutional participation in the crypto market. Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler made the announcement today. In a blog post, she wrote:“We’re committed to...

Photo: ShutterstockBy Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex.BTC/USD tech analysisThe US authorities could influence the BTC rateOpera has started supporting the BTCOn W1, the Bitcoin keeps developing a downtrend inside the previous channel. The quotations have neared another target level of 61.8% ($7215.00) Fibo. Upon reaching this level, the quotations will be heading for 76.0% ($5700.00). However, the main goal of the mid-term wave is the long-term minimum of $3121.90.The last...

Photo: Binance / TwitterBinance, easily the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform, has announced today that it has opened deposits for users in Nigeria, to easily trade cryptocurrencies, using the Nigerian Naira (NGN). Binance has stated that deposits are immediately open for users to directly use the NGN to buy and sell select digital assets. This new feature was made possible through a partnership with the Nigerian payment technology company, Flutterwave.According to an...

Bitcoin’s move below support of $7,800 after a month of consolidation gave bears and critics ammunition to cheer. Some are even claiming that the king of cryptocurrencies is dead just in time for the spooky season. Finance Twitter influencer called the death of bitcoin. | Source: TwitterBitcoin haters can make all the noise they want but the number one cryptocurrency is not going anywhere. It might go on another selloff but it will eventually regain its bullish composure. One crypto...

After a few weeks of sideways action, Bitcoin experienced a severe price plunge yesterday, resulting in the lowest price since May this year. The trading volume picked up with the rising volatility. Binance Futures Exchange seemingly caught the tide, and the volume reached its all-time high.Binance Futures Volume ImprovingBack in September, Binance announced the acquisition of a futures exchange. Shortly after, the company launched Binance Futures, allowing traders to use a leverage of up to...

Photo: Tim Reckmann / FlickrBitcoin had experienced low volatility consolidation in recent weeks. However, the consolidation phase was ended abruptly with a violent drop of almost 10% on October 23 to fall near a 5-month low. At 12:50 UTC, the flagship cryptocurrency plunged by around $500 in 15 minutes to hit a low of $7,500.Bitcoin price reached the lowest level since June 10 as recorded by Bitstamp. After showing mild signs of an upward trend above $8,000, the leading digital token...

EOS price is down more than 8% today and it broke the key $2.700 support area against the US Dollar.The price traded close to the $2.500 support area and it is currently correcting higher.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $2.850 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could resume its decline as long as it is trading below the $2.800 pivot area.EOS price is back in a bearish zone against the US Dollar and bitcoin. The price...

Fundstrat’s Tom Lee äußerte sich diese Woche zum Bitcoin-ETF. Seiner Meinung nach wird dieser erst zugelassen werden, wenn der BTC-Kurs mindestens 150.000 US-Dollar beträgt. Schauen wir auf den aktuellen BTC-Kurs könnte diese Marke noch Jahre entfernt sein.Bitcoin News: Bitcoin ETF erst ab 150.000 US-Dollar pro BTCDer Grund für Lee’s Meinung ist der große Unterschied zwischen der Marktkapitalisierung des BTC und der voraussichtlichen Marktnachfrage.Der BTC fluktuiert aktuell um eine...