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Bitcoin has successfully bucked the bearish trend that’s been suppressing prices for the past 10 days, following a strong bullish RSI divergence breakout that we predicted in the previous analysis.After briefly dipping underneath the 200-MA on the 4-hour chart for the first time in over 60 days, strong buying momentum returned behind the asset and has since driven BTC up over $1,680 in under 48 hours.Over $40 billion has returned to the market since the trend reversal and has helped lift...

Just two days after bottoming at $17,500, bitcoin has recovered the losses and spiked back beyond $19K, as of writing these lines. Most major altcoins are also green, besides Ripple (XRP), which continues to drop in value following the Spark (FLR) airdrop snapshot.Bitcoin Soars Above $19,300: Overvalued?The primary cryptocurrency had a volatile past several days. Last Friday, just two days ago, It went from trading safely around the $19K mark to as low as $17,500.However, after Wall Street...

The world wants crypto and Grayscale knows it. After announcing a massive purchase of over $280 Million in Bitcoin last week, Grayscale is now also betting on Ethereum.According to a report issued by Grayscale to the SEC, the company revealed having purchased 11455 ETH for a total of $74,135,609. The decision follows a terrific year for Ethereum, with the rise of DeFi projects and the launch of Ethereum 2.0 as the leading reasons behind the price rally of its native token, ETH.Genesis...

Despite nearly two years of delays and several regulatory hurdles, Facebook’s Libra – now called Diem – is still looking to carve out a place for itself in the crypto space.Diem Is Still Trying to Move ForwardFacebook first entered the cryptocurrency environment in June of 2019, announcing that it was looking to establish a global payment system and unveil a new digital asset it was calling Libra that could potentially be utilized to purchase goods and services through the social media...

The crypto space and the traditional banking space appear to be one and the same as of late. There have been several crypto-based companies that are seeking to either establish their own banks or establish themselves as banks, and Paxos Trust – the official crypto partner of digital payment system PayPal Holdings Ltd. – is the latest firm to travel this route.Paxos Trust Is Trying To Become a Little MoreThe company has recently submitted paperwork with the Office of the Comptroller of the...

A recent report by a blockchain analytics company showed that criminals have started to utilize privacy wallets to hide their illicit bitcoin transactions. The usage of such wallets has skyrocketed since 2019, and now over 13% of all crime proceeds go through them.The Growing Role Of Privacy Wallets For Illicit ActivitiesThe UK-based analytics company Elliptic highlighted in its latest report the increase in the number of money laundering cases using bitcoin. However, it pointed out a...

If you’re new to cryptocurrency and have some questions that need answering before you hop in, you’re probably looking for something that can potentially lead you in the right direction. That’s where an education package such as the Complete Cryptocurrency Professional Trading Bundle come in handy.An Education Package to Stir Traders in the Right DirectionOne of the big problems currently plaguing the crypto space is the lack of education that people have before they jump into transacting...

A recent report posted by the popular cryptocurrency exchange OKEx says that retail investors had chased BTC’s price when it was heading higher in the past few months. In contrast, whale traders and, possibly, institutions were taking profits and primarily buying the dips.Retail Traders Chase The Price; Large Investors Take ProfitsOKEx partnered with the blockchain data company Kaiko to analyze data from the most utilized trading pair on the exchange – BTC/USDT. The two organizations followed...

Wasser ist jetzt als Terminkontrakt in Chicago handelbar Ab sofort wird an der Börse von Chicago erstmals mit Wasser gehandelt. Beim Wasser handelt es sich um sogenannte «Futures», also Terminkontrakte: Der Käufer und der Verkäufer einer Ware verpflichten sich, diese zu einem vereinbarten Termin in der Zukunft zu einem bestimmten Preis zu handeln. Warum braucht es Futures auf...

Die Kreditkartenfirmen Mastercard und Visa haben angekündigt, dass ihre Karten künftig nicht mehr auf der pornografischen Webseite Pornhub eingesetzt werden können. Die entsprechenden Verbindungen würden blockiert, teilten die beiden US-Unternehmen mit. Der Schritt steht in Zusammenhang mit einem Bericht der Zeitung „New York Times“ und dem Schweizer Fernsehen. Demzufolge zeigten viele der bei Pornhub...