Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 983. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: CFTC klagt BitMEX wegen unrechtmäßigem Derivathandel an, Bitcoin vor den Behörden sicher bis zu diesem Preis & World-of-Value-Investmentkonferenz. 1.) CFTC klagt BitMEX wegen unrechtmäßigem Derivathandel anhttps://de.cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-charges-bitmex-with-illegally-operating-derivatives-exchange 2.) Stärkere Regulierung – Bis zu diesem Preis ist...
Read More »Bitcoin Dips to $10,400 as Crypto Market Loses $15 Billion on BitMEX News (Market Watch)
Bitcoin was riding high around $10,900 before dumping below $10,500 following the controversial BitMEX news from yesterday. Most alts have copied the move downwards, resulting in a $15 billion loss for the market cap.Bitcoin Tumbles On BitMEX NewsAs CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission charged the owners of one of the largest Bitcoin derivatives exchange, BitMEX, for illegally operating the platform and anti-money laundering violations.Being such an...
Read More »Bitcoin Cash Analysis: Trading Near Key Breakdown Support
Bitcoin cash price failed to clear the $235 resistance and declined sharply against the US Dollar.The price is now trading near the key $220 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break below a crucial bullish trend line with support near $227 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could either continue lower towards $200 or it might recover from the $220 support.Bitcoin cash price is struggling to hold gains above $220 against the...
Read More »Report: Many Banks Still Don’t Trust Crypto
It looks like banks and financial institutions are still split right down the middle when it comes to cryptocurrency.Many Banks Are Still Iffy on the Subject of CryptoFor the most part, the gap between both centralized and decentralized finance has been somewhat bridged over the past few months. After all, many banks have now been given the green light to offer crypto custody services to their customers, but how many are looking to do this willingly?It appears many of them are still having...
Read More »BitMEX in Response to CFTC: We Will Continue to Operate Normally, Funds Are Safe
In a somewhat unexpected turn of events, the United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission has pressed charges against the owner-operators of BitMEX for illegally running a cryptocurrency exchange and failing to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, this had an immediate impact on Bitcoin’s price, which dropped by as much as around $400 following the news.Now, BitMEX has posted an official announcement with a brief comment on the...
Read More »Peter Thiel Invests in Bit Panda, Offers More Than $50 Million
Bit Panda in Vienna, Austria recently emerged with several additional funds under its wing, and it’s been revealed that much of that money came from billionaire Peter Thiel and his company Valar Ventures.Bit Panda Garners Funds From ThielMore than $50 million (roughly $52 million total) was garnered by the company from Thiel through a Series A funding round that included several other investors such as Speed Invest. The firm is planning to utilize the money to ensure its products are...
Read More »Bitcoin Tumbles $400 As CFTC Charges BitMEX Owners with Illegally Operating a Crypto Exchange
Bitcoin’s price was advancing relatively well over the last couple of days but now things took a turn for the worst.The cryptocurrency went on to lose more than $400 of its value, at the time of this writing, in less than an hour. It was trading at almost $10,900 before plunging down to where it currently rests at around $10,480.BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewThis happened almost immediately after news broke out that the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission has charged the owners of...
Read More »This is The Level XRP Has to Break for The Bulls to Push Higher (Ripple Price Analysis)
XRP/USD – Bulls Struggling To Break 100-days EMA ResistanceKey Support Levels: $0.236, $0.228, $0.22.Key Resistance Levels: $0.251, $0.61, $0.271.Since rebounding from $0.22 last week, the bulls managed to push higher and reach the resistance at the 100-days EMA at around $0.245. Unfortunately, the buyers have failed to break this resistance over the past six days of trading.The bulls have indeed managed to spike above the resistance. However, they have failed on each day to produce a closing...
Read More »Bitcoin Allegedly Used to Fund Terrorists from France
Crypto enthusiasts everywhere are constantly challenging the idea that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are used to fund terrorist groups and commit to illicit programs. They would like to think that somewhere down the line, most of the people that use digital currencies are doing so for noble purposes, so whenever it turns out to be true that there are bad actors out there seeking to use bitcoin for illegal gains, the data can be a bit disappointing.Bitcoin Still Has a Dark SideThis is the...
Read More »After Surging 33% in a Week, What’s Next for Cardano? (ADA Price Analysis)
ADA/USD – Bulls Rebound From 6-Month-Old Rising Trend LineKey Support Levels: $0.1, $0.095, $0.087.Key Resistance Levels: $0.105, $0.114, $0.12.Cardano dropped from $0.125 in early September to initially reach the support at $0.087 (.5 Fib). The coin eventually penetrated beneath this level as we moved deeper into September and it headed lower into the support at $0.075 (downside 1.272 Fib Extension). The support there was bolstered by a 6-month-old rising trend line which allowed ADA to...
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