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The global financial markets took a serious hit this month amid the growing fears of the spreading novel coronavirus (COVID-19). However, amid times of economic uncertainty, investors often turn to gold as a hedge to protect their portfolios.According to one model, the fair value of gold right now should be around $8,900, which is more than five times greater than what it’s currently priced at.The Lighthouse Gold ModelThe price of gold currently hovers at around $1,600 per ounce. This marks...

It seems that Samsung range of smartphones might be the first of many to hit the market in the years to come owing, among other things, to blockchain and crypto adoption by the company.For some time, competition between tech giants has been predominantly focused on smartphone specifications and improving features such as camera specs, screen size, and resolutions. However, Korean technology giants Samsung, the creators of the Galaxy smartphone range could potentially become one of the most...

It’s been reported by some analysts that bitcoin demand is likely to go up in the coming weeks due to the current economic and market conditions, though some sources claim the opposite, and believe there will be a stronger desire for traditional financial services and institutions.Some Want Tradition Over BitcoinDuring the last few weeks, several traders sold off their bitcoin and crypto stashes along with their stocks, metals and other assets as a means of attaining cash. During times of...

In times of severe volatility, trading volumes typically go up, and the last couple of weeks are no exception. Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has decided to create a trading tournament where users can team up and share in a combined prize pool that can grow to as much as $1 million worth of BNB.It’s important to note that trading futures and leveraged assets is not recommended for beginners, as it involves high risk of losing your capital.Binance Futures Trading...

New data suggests that investors are once again gaining confidence in bitcoin.Bitcoin Is Back, BabyThe currency – which is often seen as a speculative asset – shed several points off its reputation during the past few weeks, though to be fair, the same can be said for many assets (i.e. stocks, oil, etc.) The coronavirus pandemic sent everyone into a solid panic, and people began selling off everything they owned in the hopes of gaining cold hard cash before the global economy suffered too...

The past several weeks have been chaotic everywhere in the world as the coronavirus outbreak threatens economies in both the West and the East. McKinsey explained what new challenges businesses have today.We are all aware nowadays that the novel coronavirus affected the world markets. If we are talking about cryptocurrencies, Dow Jones or commodities it affected them all. Also, it affected people and their ability to invest. We already wrote that the management and consulting company McKinsey...

Abbott Laboratories gets FDA approval on its coronavirus test m2000 RealTime System, which takes a 5-minute minimum to get the results. ABT stock rose nearly 2% after hours to trade around $76 though on Monday its price was $62.Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) announced on Friday that it has received the approval of its rapid COVID-19 test from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to the company, the molecular point-of-care test will be run with their portable called ID now. This...

After three days of dull price action inside a $200 range ($6600 – $6800), Bitcoin saw a huge plunge back to the $6000 area, more than 10% were lost in a matter of hours.If you followed us here, we mentioned reasons why Bitcoin was looking more bearish than bullish, and we also stated that once a breakdown takes place, it will hurt.These reasons include the double-top bearish formation, the symmetrical triangle on the 4-hour chart, the declining trading volume, and most importantly, the daily...

Big bitcoin price predictions keep entering our midst, with the latest one coming from Dan Morehead, the CEO of Pantera Capital.Morehead: BTC Will Surge Past $20,000While Morehead doesn’t push bitcoin into the six-figure range like Tim Draper or Ross Ulbricht have done in recent months, he’s confident BTC is set to accomplish big goals. He believes that by early 2021, the price of bitcoin will have surged past the $20,000 mark.Bitcoin almost reached this peak in December 2017. Just shy of the...

In the past seven days, bitcoin managed to add another 10% to its dollar-value as the price spiked from about $6,000 to its current point at $6,600. Yet, most of the time, it traded within a narrow range between $6,400 and $6,700. The overall volume has also declined, and, as such, the volatility decreased. If one thing is sure, though, is that Bitcoin doesn’t like to stay calm for long periods, and major action is likely underway.Most of the altcoins are following in Bitcoin’s lead and...