Blockchain.com offers retail investors a new Borrow option that will let them ‘borrow like the big guys’, pledging their Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Stellar or Ether.Blockchain.com once was responsible for 70% of all the BTC wallets. Today, users can borrow USD (in stablecoin) and keep the precious Bitcoin for themselves. If they will pay the credited funds back after some time, of course.Per the official announcement made on Tuesday, Blockchain.com (former Blockchain.info) offers a new borrow...
Read More »Dow Futures Slide 700 Points after Tuesday’s Rebound
Tuesday’s rally did not last long. Early on Wednesday, U.S. stock futures, including Dow, fell sharply. Tech stocks have also suffered.After the coronavirus outbreak, the market has become as volatile as never before. Yesterday, it rebounded after the crash on Monday, but it was not out of the woods yet. Today, U.S. stock futures dropped sharply, suggesting more volatility when trading began Wednesday, following two roller-coaster days on Wall Street. Dow Futures slide 700 points, rolling...
Read More »First Crypto Victim: Diagnosed With Coronavirus After Attending Two Recent Ethereum Community Conferences
A blockchain project executive was recently diagnosed with the coronavirus. He recently attended two major blockchain conferences and encouraged people who had close contact with him to get tested, as well.Diagnosed With COVID-19 After Attending Ethereum ConferencesZhen Yu Yong (Zen) is the Co-founder of TorusLabs – a decentralized login service company. Earlier today, he noted that after falling ill, he was later diagnosed with COVID-2019 (coronavirus.)Yong recently attended two major...
Read More »Ethereum Issues Fat Brands Securities Via Blockchain
Last year, Live Bitcoin News reported that Fat Brands – a restaurant corporation that owns the popular burger chain Fatburger – was tokenizing a new bond offering with the help of the Ethereum blockchain.Fat Brands and Ethereum Make Digital Magic HappenNow, that offering is available in the form of $40 million worth of ETH-based securities. DBRS Morningstar, a company that rates investments, is passing its judgement on the new offering. The sentiment is positive as according to the company’s...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Turned Sell on Rallies Near $220
Ethereum price declined heavily below the key $220 support area against the US Dollar.ETH price tested the $190 area and it is currently consolidating losses below $205.There is a short term contracting triangle forming with resistance near $204 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase).The price is likely to facing a lot of hurdles on the upside near the $211 and $220 levels in the near term.Ethereum price is now trading in a bearish zone against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could correct...
Read More »Ethereum (ETH) Price Crumbles Severely Despite $39 Million Fatburger Deal
Despite the many investments and acquisitions taking place in the Ethereum space, the ETH token followed Bitcoin’s lead into losing more than 10% of its value between March 7 and March 8.Over the weekend, the crypto markets suffered colossal losses that left many of the top tokens losing over 10% of their value. Bitcoin led this massive meltdown with nearly $30 billion erased from the crypto markets. On its part, Bitcoin lost almost 18% over the past two days resulting in a dismal performance...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Sinks 12% and Finds Support Upon EMA-100, Will It Hold?
Ethereum dropped a steep 12% over the last 24-hours as it sinks into support at $205.The cryptocurrency initially climbed into the $250 resistance before severely rolling over and crashing toward the 100-days exponential moving average.Against Bitcoin, Ethereum also dropped but found support at the 0.0247 BTC level.Key Support & Resistance LevelsETH/USD:Support: $200, $190, $171.Resistance: $206, $220, $225.ETH/BTC:Support: 0.025 BTC, 0.0247 BTC, 0.0239 BTC.Resistance: 0.0263 BTC, 0.027...
Read More »Blockchain and Crypto Innovations Merge with Financial Services
Today more and more blockchain and crypto-related projects are entering the financial market offering competitive advanced services.Innovations around blockchain and crypto tech have been on the rise since Bitcoin’s first transaction a decade ago. Despite the regulatory hurdles, this industry emerged as a force to reckon with especially after Facebook’s digital currency proposal Libra.More so, a number of blockchain and crypto oriented projects are popping up in relation to the financial...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Declined By 10% Dragging the Whole Crypto Market Down
Bitcoin and other cryptos’ prices dropped soon after a plunge in oil prices. Besides, Bitcoin lost its positions as a result of a crypto scam committed by PlusToken.Today, the beginning of the trading session has become the worst this year. After a massive sell-off on Sunday, markets have not managed to recover. As a result, cryptocurrencies have suffered significant drops. Bitcoin price declined by 9.32% in 24 hours, Ethereum lost 10.48%, Litecoin dropped by 14.41%, XRP is 9.95% down. This...
Read More »Bitcoin and Coronavirus: People Google BTC Price More Often Than Halving
Ireland, Switzerland and Austria generate most of the coronavirus related requests in Europe. They want to know how coronavirus impacts Bitcoin price. The situation looks like both Bitcoin and coronavirus turn out to be risky, yet very profitable investment bet.Per Google Trends, people across the planet are in the search for ‘coronavirus bitcoin’. They show more concerns over the virus’s influence on local areas.Specifically, Canada, Singapore, Germany, and Australia are beating the charts...
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