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We take a look at the principal risks and rewards of dealing with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin in the modern market.Ever since Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies launched some decades ago, they have grown into one of the most controversial topics around. On the one hand, cryptocurrencies offered end-users many perks such as anonymity and transaction speed. Still, on the other hand, they naturally stirred up a lot of criticism regarding the lack of regulation and potential abuse.Regardless...

Bitcoin halving, gold and scarcity: as the milestone approaches, it will reduce Bitcoin’s block reward to 6,25 BTC per the block. Currently, the Bitcoin block reward equals 12,5 BTC.In approximately 91 days, the picture of what is happening inside mining companies will start changing. The date for changes is 7 May 2020. There’s several ways to count the days until Bitcoin halving, however. When calculating the date using average daily block time, the next halving date shifts to 86 days from...

The launch of Ethereum 2.0 is expected to happen just in a few months. Experts believe that Ethereum price may reach $360.The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum is set to witness a further 60% rally after breaking a key resistance that saw it leap from yearly lows of $120 to highs of just under $230. ETH has been one of the top-performing cryptos since the turn of the year and it is expected to maintain and continue its steady rise, reports revealed on February 9, 2020.At the...

One of the Wall Street bulls Edward Yardeni believes that there is currently no bigger threat to the financial market right now than the coronavirus outbreak. The number of death cases is growing.The world already has more than enough evidence that the coronavirus is a big enough market threat. In the very recent past, we have seen the unpleasant effects of the coronavirus on the world’s financial markets. Oil prices also took a beating, as well as several businesses. Even though investors...

Binance Coin is still trading well above weekly support across trading pairsThe intraday trading looks bullish for BNB despite Bitcoin’s dropBulls continue to show strong commitment against BTC.BNB/USD: BNB Charts 6% Gains As Bullish Sentiment Remains StrongKey Resistance Levels: $26, $30Key Support Levels: $22, $19BNB/USD. Source: TradingViewOver the past few hours, the cryptocurrency market has seen a mild bearish movement due to the 6% drop in Bitcoin’s price. Binance Coin is not much...

Facebook (FB) stock price is moving higher despite all the noise around the company partially caused by Elon Musk’s negative position toward it.Last few years we are witnessing Facebook getting numerous objections from many sides. It all culminated when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg last year publicly admitted that the company won’t ever be included in checking the credibility of political parties that are advertising on the social network. Of course, it all was sparked even more when it’s...

Ripple’s XRP price is showing all the signs of reaching $0.60 in the near future, as it is supported by different technical and fundamental aspects.Ripple’s XRP price can hit $ 0.60 in the near future possibly months if it breaks the current strong resistant level at $0.285. This is a huge relief in the larger XRPL community who have seen the coin depreciate in the last year with a sharp downtrend, leaving it trading below a dollar.Having traded at its lows since late 2018, XRP could enjoy a...

As yesterday Bitcoin broke through $10,000. Pompliano confirms his Bitcoin price prediction for 2020. He believes BTC is moving higher to reach $100K in December 2021.On Sunday, February 9, Bitcoin price crossed its psychological barrier of $10,000 levels. The entire crypto community started rooting for Bitcoin to touch a new all-time high.At the current price, Bitcoin is 40% up since the beginning of 2020. At press time, Bitcoin is trading at a price of $9852 with a market cap of $179...

Stellar lumen price is trading nicely in an uptrend above $0.0700 against the US Dollar.XLM price traded as high as $0.0738 and it is currently correcting lower.There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.0704 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair remains in an uptrend and it could continue to rise above the $0.0750 level.Stellar lumen price is showing positive signs above $0.0700 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XLM is likely to surpass $0.0750 for...

Bitcoin (BTC) price has slipped below $10,000 in the early Asian trading hours to trade above last week’s resistance zone after reaching $10,200 over the weekend. Bitcoin price has dropped below the long-awaited $10,000 price tag after hitting $10, 200 yesterday. Checking the BTC derivative chart, the market opened with a huge gap as a result of the high trade volume over the weekend. Using technical analysis, whenever there is a market gap in the derivative market chart, it is bound to be...