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Google‘s parent company Alphabet has hit a new milestone with its market hitting one trillion dollars. Google’s is the fourth global company to attain this feat just after Sundar Pichai became the CEO of Alphabet in December 2019.On Thursday, January 16 closing, the Alphabet stock was trading at $1450 with its market cap striking $1 trillion. In the last year, Alphabet’s stock has surged nearly 50% giving handsome returns to the investors. Thus, Alphabet stock was a shining start in 2019’s...

2020 has so far been particularly positive for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market. Starting the year at around $7,100, BTC currently trades at almost $9,000, charting notable increases throughout the entire week. In the past 24 hours alone, Bitcoin gained another 3% to its value, increasing from around $8,650 to about $9,000 from where it retraced a bit and it currently trades at $8,900. BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewBitcoin’s total market capitalization has increased to $162...

Bitcoin cash price started a downside correction from the $367 high against the US Dollar.The price found support near the $310 level and it is currently surging towards $360.There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance near $338 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could continue to rise towards $375 if it clears the $350 resistance area.Bitcoin cash price is showing a lot of bullish signs above $320 against the US Dollar. BCH/USD...

Bitcoin is the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap. At the time of writing, it is trading for well over $8,700 and has been on a bull run since early January.Why Will Bitcoin Always Be at the Top?There is widespread speculation, however, that the currency may have reached its peak technology-wise. While the asset may be the top cryptocurrency in terms of size and age, there are several new altcoins that have entered the space allegedly capable of outperforming their...

Major crypto exchange Binance has announced a new Binance USD (BUSD) conversion function on its platform. Beginning immediately, users can now instantly convert a select number of stablecoins into the BUSD.Binance BUSD ConversionAccording to the announcement, the supported stablecoins for the new feature include Paxos Standard (PAX), USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD) and Tether’s USDT. For the first three, the announcement states that conversion to BUSD will be settled at 1:1. Binance will...

The cryptocurrency market has started 2020 with a huge bang, expanding by an impressive 23% within the first two weeks of the year. The overall market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market – a measure of the size of the market – has grown from $192 billion at the start of the year, to well over $240 billion by the middle of January.BitcoinLeading the pack is Bitcoin (BTC), which constitutes more than 65% of the overall market size. Going from just under $7,200 at the end of 2019 to a...

The bitcoin rally is making many crypto investors euphoric. An economist ran a poll to check on the pulse of the BTC market. An ultra bullish atmosphere may be a sign that a trend reversal is incoming. Over the last couple of weeks, bitcoin has been slaying bears and disbelievers. On Tuesday, bitcoin printed a fresh 2020 high of $8,903.20. The crypto token’s renewed bullish vigor is driving many retail investors into euphoria. One retail trader is already predicting...

Crypto exchange platforms provide a crucial segment in the wider community as it allows the public to have access to cryptocurrencies. Unlike the stock and Forex markets, the crypto market is open 24/7 and cryptocurrency exchanges facilitate this. There are only four ways through which the public can have access to cryptocurrencies:MiningICO or IEOBuying through an exchangeAccepting cryptocurrency payments for your businessThe easiest way is buying from an exchange platform since mining...

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has once again spoken about XRP and why it should not be classified as a security. XRP is the third-largest digital asset by market cap currently trading at $0.227. The asset has, however, had a rough time with regulatory authorities on the topic of its proper classification. While there has been no official ruling yet, the CEO is unwavering about XRP’s status.The XRP LawsuitFor a while now, Ripple has been stuck in a class-action lawsuit to determine XRP’s...

App stores have broken records. Users set a record of 204 billion downloads in 2019. This is up 6% from 2018 and 45% from 2016. $120 billion was spent on subscriptions “in-app” by users. The average user is spending about 3.7 hours daily using apps. App Annie’s State of the Mobile report has indicated this recently. The report demonstrates mobile app usage trends and also forecasts future data.According to the report, emerging economies led to this growth. India, Brazil, and Indonesia are...