Bitcoin seems to continue this week’s losses. After yesterday’s sell-off, crypto markets continued to fall and Bitcoin price fell below the $8,200 threshold. At the time of writing it was still in the fall by 4.81% to $8,148.80.The correction of the market is more than obvious because, at the time of writing, all 30 biggest coins were declining with major losses. But, not to get too pessimistic, it only means that in last month Bitcoin price is mostly flat. Some analysts think this fall could...
Read More »Mit CME oder Bakkt in die Zukunft?
Verhilft Bakkt Bitcoin zur Massenadaption? Vor einer Weile kündigte Bakkt an, Bitcoin-Futures für US-Dollar anzubieten. So wollten sie mit der CME Group konkurrieren. Bakkt ging mit dem Projekt am 23. September online und der Bitcoin-Kurs brach prompt zusammen. Dabei handelte es sich um einen der schlimmsten Tage für Bitcoin in diesem Jahr: Am ersten Tag wurden nur 71 Verträge...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Breakdown Looks Real
Ethereum price is trading with a bearish bias below the $180 support against the US Dollar.ETH price is now facing a lot of hurdles on the upside near $180 and $182.There is a major declining channel forming with resistance near $182 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase).The price remains at a risk of more losses below the $174 and $170 levels in the near term.Ethereum price is declining below key supports near $180 against the US Dollar. ETH price is likely to struggle near $182 if...
Read More »Udi Wertheimer: TRON Will Soon Overpower Ethereum
Bitcoin developer Udi Wertheimer says that TRON is about overtake Ethereum as the number two cryptocurrency by market cap.Tron: Outdoing Ethereum?In a Twitter message, Wertheimer says that while the currency won’t necessarily outdo Ethereum in price, it will soon become a far more popular blockchain for companies or individuals looking to produce decentralized applications (dApps). He’s also confident this will all happen within a year.In a tweet, he explains:Watching Justin Sun TRON...
Read More »What Will Be the Major Direction for Ethereum (ETH) in 2020?
At the time of writing, Ethereum was trading close to 1% at its current price of $ 185, a slight increase from its $ 182 low yesterday.The recent volatility of the cryptography markets has led ETH price action of large exchange rate chains like Ethereum to form a close correlation with that of Bitcoin, which means that the aggregated market has plunged into a phase of lateral trading overtime in last days.The situation remains tense and with a clear downward movement of Ethereum prices,...
Read More »SoftBank and Naver to Create a Joint Tech Giant in a Bid to Sidestep Competitors
Japanese multinational conglomerate holding company SoftBank has announced its decision to unite its search engine Yahoo Japan with a popular chatting app Line owned by Naver Corp. Within the agreement, Yahoo Japan and Line will merge and create a joint business to develop new opportunities for protecting themselves against competitors.According to the announcement, SoftBank and Naver will each hold 50% of a new holding company that will operate both Line and Z Holdings (Yahoo Japan’s...
Read More »Tim Draper: The Lightning Network Will Improve BTC
Tim Draper has always been a huge bitcoin advocate, but in a recent interview, he explains why he’s so convinced BTC is headed for the stars and beyond.Draper Says the Lightning Network Will Do Great ThingsIn the past, Draper has stated that bitcoin is likely to hit $250,000 by the time 2022 rolls along. He later altered his prediction a bit to suggest that this figure would instead be reached in the early months of 2023, thereby pushing things back somewhat. However, he stands by his...
Read More »Adoption: 5 Business Industries That Accept Bitcoin In 2019
Bitcoin saw the light of day a decade ago, and since then, it attracted serious interest in the financial sector. Even though a lot of people use it mainly to get exposure to its price denominated in fiat currencies, there are a lot of businesses that accept Bitcoin as a payment method.Traveling With BitcoinBack in 2013, the popular American travel agency Cheapair began accepting Bitcoin as a means of payment. This led to other companies implementing it as well, and now clients can use their...
Read More »USA To Enforce Strict AML Rules For Cryptocurrencies, FinCEN Director Says
The cryptocurrency market has spiked the interest from the media and regulators over the last several years. Its actual lack of established regulations leads to numerous alleged criminal activities, and the U.S. government is reportedly preparing to act against potential money-laundering schemes.The director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Kenneth Blanco, has recently said that the country is looking for a way to introduce more strict enforcements on several...
Read More »Tom Lee: Now Isn’t the Time for a Bitcoin ETF
Tom Lee has always been very adamant about bitcoin, but in a recent interview, he says that the space is way too small for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to work.Lee: Now Just Isn’t the TimeThere have been many attempts to get cryptocurrency ETFs approved over the past several years, but none have been successful. One of the ETF proposals that many believed would really pave the way for future bitcoin and blockchain-based products was the ETF application submitted by Van Eck Solid...
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