Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin has had an extremely volatile week, a throwback to the frenzied trading the asset was previously associated with. The world’s largest cryptocurrency hit a 5-month low earlier this week. A massive rebound has seen nearly 30% gains overnight, pushing closer to $10,000. There’s a reason why HODL (hold on for dear life) is a popular trading strategy in cryptocurrency. Battle-tested crypto enthusiasts understand that the big money investors are out to get their bitcoin at dirt...

The following is proof that work hours should be devoted to work. Andrei Rybkin, a former Russian nuclear scientist, has been sentenced to three years in prison for mining bitcoin utilizing a plant’s computing power.Rybkin: Heading to JailAside from serving time behind bars, Rybkin will have to pay a fee of more than $3,000 (about 200,000 rubles) to court authorities. Sentenced on Thursday, Rybkin is one of three people that were potentially involved in an illegal mining network that...

Bitcoin prices which have been sliding for the past few days recovered slightly after President Xi Jinping was reported to have made statements that support the Chinese use and adoption of Blockchain technology. Sources indicate that the statements credited to the President of the World’s second-largest economy were first reported by Chinese media sources.Speaking on Thursday at the 8th collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in Beijing Xi said:“[We must] clarify the...

A lot of people don’t like Libra. We’ve already established that, but now Jack Dorsey – the CEO of both Square and Twitter and arguably as big a social media conglomerate as Mark Zuckerberg – is taking aim at the project, claiming that Libra isn’t even a cryptocurrency.Dorsey: We’ll Never Join with LibraOne social media CEO is attacking the other, and Dorsey – while speaking at a Twitter News Summit in New York City – explained that Libra could be just a “gimmick;” a false and phony project...

The bitcoin price zoomed higher on Friday, reversing its punishing losses from earlier in the week. Following a 14% rally, BTC now boasts a market cap of more than $150 billion. Some observers have connected the move to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s recent comments on blockchain. Despite a wave of bearish calls on social media in recent weeks, the bitcoin price is bucking the trend on Friday. The flagship cryptocurrency has skyrocketed back above $8,000 to set a two-week high at...

Just when market sentiment was starting to feel bearish, Bitcoin did the exact opposite of what a lot of people seemed to expect. The cryptocurrency’s price skyrocketed, gaining more than $1,000 in mere minutes. Naturally, the majority of the market followed.Bitcoin Surges More Than $1,000The last few days were fairly depressing for Bitcoin’s price, as the cryptocurrency lost significant value in a few sudden drops. However, it quickly made up for those losses today.Bitcoin surged more than...

On October 23, a severe crypto crash struck leaving Bitcoin hovering around the $7,500 level. Many of the investors said that they never thought this kind of buying opportunity would come again. Now, market leaders believe that the Bitcoin price may slide further before regaining its upward momentum.The fundamentals also have a lot to improve on and if the commentators are right, a further drop may happen before the end of the year. Notably, the latest Bitcoin drop has taken a huge toll on...

The fall of the Bitcoin price to June lows on Wednesday may just be a harbinger of more pain to come for cryptocurrency enthusiasts and hodlers. According to the CEO of crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital Mike Novogratz, Bitcoin could drop to below $6,500, a level last recorded in May. Bitcoin price in sideways movement with no direction yet Given that the Bitcoin price was at around $8,000 before the midweek drop, this would represent a decline of nearly 20% from Wednesday....

Financial services and mobile payment company Square has just announced a new investment feature that allows users to make even the smallest investments through its Cash App. According to the San Francisco-based company, people will now be able to invest in the stock market, taking part in full shares trading for as little as $1.Via the Cash App Investing, users will have easy access to fractional investing and buy whatever fraction of any supported shares that $1 dollar (or any desired...

The City of Johannesburg has experienced a cyber attack and they had to shut down all electronic services, including their website, for a period of 24 hours. Whereas the city has been through such attacks before, the hackers are demanding the ransom to be paid in Bitcoin.Johannesburg Under Cyber AttackThe announcement from the City of Johannesburg came late on Thursday night, informing in an official tweet that there has been a breach of its network. The statement reassured its citizens that...