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Well, analysts are probably feeling pretty darn foolish for reaching such premature conclusions about where the price of bitcoin will go in the coming days.The Bitcoin Predictions Came Too SoonEverybody was super stoked to see that bitcoin had finally broken past its recent $10K resistance. After trading in the mid-$9,000 range for the past few days, the currency rose as high as $10,100, causing everyone to break out the champagne a little too early.Why too early, you ask? Because the jump...

The man, known as Bitcoin Jesus, has urged people to start using cryptocurrencies instead of what he calls “police money,” if they want to show their opposition to a corrupt justice system.Founder and Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com, Roger Ver, said in a YouTube video posted on June 3 that the best way to prevent police injustice is to stop participating in the financial system which supports it. Ver said:“I think the best way anybody can help prevent this sort of injustice continuing in...

Well, it looks like the spike to $10,000 that we just reported for bitcoin was short lived… Extremely short lived.Well, the Bitcoin Run Didn’t Last Long at AllJust yesterday morning, the asset saw itself regaining all it had lost during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The currency was trading for well above the $10,000 mark in February of this year and experiencing the most bullish behavior it had witnessed since the summer of 2019, but it ultimately came to a crashing end when the...

Bitcoin has shot past the $10,000 mark again.Bitcoin Has Hit the Five-Figure MarkThe surge follows news that the United States is suffering from civil unrest. With so many riots in the streets and violence occurring in what appears to be every major city, it’s no wonder that bitcoin has shot up more than $600 in a single night.Just yesterday, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap was trading at around $9,500, though at press time, this figure has jumped past $10,100. It seems...

Trezor, the company offering hardware cryptocurrency wallets, announced a firmware update 1.9.1 for Trezor One and 2.3.1 for Trezor Model T devices. The introduction of the upgrades will fix a security vulnerability regarding SegWit transactions discovered three months ago.The Vulnerability In QuestionAs today’s blog post from the company explains, Trezor requires the previous transaction for non-SegWit transactions to check the UTXO’s real balance. By doing so, the firm ultimately reassures...

Aggregated information from the most popular cryptocurrency exchanges reveals that roughly $449 million worth of BTC was liquidated during yesterday’s price crash. Bitcoin reached as low as $8,600 on BitMEX.$449 Million LiquidatedData from the volume monitoring resource Bybt reveals that roughly around $449 million (at the time of this writing) worth of Bitcoin was liquidated during yesterday’s price crash. This happened in the past 24 hours, and it doesn’t account for the short positions...

XRP saw a sharp 4.7% price drop today as it trades at $0.204.The coin has been trapped within a descending triangle pattern for the past month with a support floor at $0.192.Against Bitcoin, XRP continues to trade at the 2-year lows as the buyers battle to defend it from slipping further.Key Support & Resistance LevelsXRP/USD:Support: $0.192, $0.18, $0.175.Resistance: $0.215, $0.22, $0.225.XRP/BTC:Support: 2100 SAT, 2070 SAT, 2050 SAT.Resistance: 2200 SAT, 2300 SAT, 2360 SAT.XRP/USD – XRP...

Popular Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck informed that it became a victim of a data breach a few days ago. While the company said that all customer funds are safe, the perpetrators may have gathered users’ personal information and emails.Unauthorized Breach At CoincheckAccording to the statement from the Japanese platform, “a third party” had accessed its domain registration service during the period from May 31st to June 1st, 2020. The perpetrators changed the domain registration...

Seoul’s Court has ordered the “freeze” of all crypto wallets, security deposits, and stock accounts of an individual allegedly involved in child pornography. The decision came after a petition demanded from prosecutors.Cho Ju-bin, The Suspected Head Of Nth Room On TargetAs announced, the Seoul Central District Court Criminal Settlement Division 30 (led by trial chief Lee Hyun-woo) froze 15 crypto wallets of the alleged manager of Telegram channel Nth Room, Cho Ju-bin, who has been under...

Co-Founder and CEO of Blockstream Adam Back believes that Bitcoin could reach $300,000 in five years due to the current economic situation worldwide. In an interview, he also refuted the recent claims that he is the mysterious person behind BTC – Satoshi Nakamoto.Bitcoin To $300,000 By 2025?In his recent interview with Bloomberg, the popular cryptocurrency proponent admitted that he is mining bitcoins, but he’s not selling them. The reason why Back is not disposing of his coins could be...