The cryptocurrency market has been fluctuating for a while. It has produced significant price increases and decreases, even if we look at the past week alone. On a larger scale, the market saw a severe decline last year and recovered partially since the start of 2019. Interestingly enough, the market cap one year ago on this date was exactly the same as it is now. So what changed?Market Movements 2018 and 2019All cryptocurrencies saw noticeable price movements in late 2017 and early 2018. The...
Read More »Venezuela : Bitcoin pour contourner les sanctions américaines
Selon des sources anonymes citées par l’agence Bloomberg, la banque centrale du Venezuela étudierait la possibilité d’ajouter des cryptomonnaies, notamment des bitcoins, à ses réserves. La demande viendrait de Petroleos de Venezuela SA qui, pour contourner l’embargo américain, aurait vraisemblablement reçu des bitcoins en paiement de sa production. Cette société d’État souhaiterait à présent pouvoir...
Read More »Bitcoin Cash Blocks fast leer
Zuletzt kursierten Screenshots von Bitcoin Cash Minings, die Blöcke anzeigten, die nur eine Hand voll Transaktionen aufwiesen. Viele fragen sich: Wie kann Bitcoin Cash überhaupt etwas wert sein, wenn kaum jemand den Cryptocoin für Transaktionen nutzt?Cryptocoin News: Bitcoin Cash Blocks fast leerIn einem spezifischen Tweet zeigte ein Block nur 5 Transaktionen im BCH Network an. Die Marktkapitalisierung von 3,75 Milliarden US-Dollar wurde sofort in Zweifel gezogen – wie kann es sein, dass der...
Read More »Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Had a Disappointing Week (Compared to CME)
ICE’s Bitcoin futures trading platform, Bakkt, launched a few days ago. This was one of the most anticipated events of 2019 as it was supposed to clear the way for institutional money to enter the market. However, looking at the first week of trading, we can see that the volume on the platform has been nothing but disappointing. This is especially the case compared to CME Group’s Bitcoin futures contracts, whose recent volume numbers dwarfed those of Bakkt.Minimal VolumeAccording to Bakkt’s...
Read More »Donald Trump Threatens to Delist Chinese Stocks from the Wall Street
This week was pretty severe when talking about tariffs the US imposed on Chinese goods lifting it every day more and more. When talking about US-China trade war, it’s important to stress out that this is something that started happening already back in the 80’s. However, since Donald Trump is sitting in the White House, the situation is slowly getting out of control – but really.We can all understand that one’s statesman policy can be about buying more local products, tightening import,...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Bullish Recovery? BTC Price Facing Its First Significant Test Right Now
After creating another leg down that marked another new low since this bear move started, Bitcoin showing signs of recovery.Despite the above, Bitcoin is currently getting close to its real major test, which is the 200-days moving average line (marked light green on the following daily chart). That line is considered, by many, the ultimate barometer of the market.If the price is traded above – then the bulls are in control of the market and vice versa. On April 2nd, 2019, Bitcoin made a huge...
Read More »De l’acceptation du bitcoin en paiement des honoraires d’avocat
« Les honoraires sont payés dans les conditions prévues par la loi et les règlements, notamment en espèces, par chèque, par virement, par billet à ordre et par carte bancaire. » – Article 11.5 Mode de règlement des honoraires du RIN Alors peut-on être payé en bitcoin ?Oui, on peut. Rien n’interdit le paiement des honoraires de l’avocat en cryptomonnaie : bitcoin, ethereum, ripple, plexcoin…C’est possible parce que la valeur d’une...
Read More »Why Analyst Says Bitcoin Price Likely to Recover to $9,000 After 23% Pullback
The bitcoin price (BTC) fell by more than 23 percent against the U.S. dollar in the past week, triggering a fierce correction in the cryptocurrency market. Since falling to $7,700, the bitcoin price has recovered to $8,200, critically avoiding a steep drop to the low $7,000 region to test low-level supports in the short term. The bitcoin price (BTC) has historically risen after CME bitcoin futures expiration, which could trigger a cryptocurrency market recovery. | Source: Luke MartinLuke...
Read More »Bitcoin Perma-Bull Tom Lee Rings Warning Bell on ‘Treacherous’ BTC Trading
Amid a volatile week for bitcoin, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has come out urging against anyone considering trading BTC in the foreseeable future. Tuesday marked a three-month low for bitcoin as a 17% freefall weakened underlying support significantly, leading BTC to breach well into $8,000 territory. As if to pour salt in the wound, yesterday saw another critical level of support cave in, as BTC fell into the $7,000 region. BTC’s three-month low following this week’s dreary performance. | Source:...
Read More »Taringa Partners with RSK; Users Can Earn Crypto for Postings
Ever since Facebook’s Libra was first announced earlier this year, it seems like cryptocurrency and social media just go hand in hand. A blockchain startup and the subsidiary of IOV Labs, RSK, has announced that it has purchased a social media platform called Taringa, based in Argentina. This gives the company access to the platform’s 30 million+ account holders. Taringa Users Can Get Crypto for ContentThe partnership will create a rewards program in which users of Taringa can garner digital...
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