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Bitcoin hater Peter Schiff believes that speculators will start dumping bitcoin after the pot stock crash. The crypto asset and pot stocks do not have a correlation. Schiff’s argument stands defeated given that the two assets have entirely different characteristics. Peter Schiff doesn’t like bitcoin. He gets really happy whenever the price of the flagship cryptocurrency takes a hit. In fact, the market bear does not let go of any opportunity to take a swipe at the crypto asset, hoping that...

Over the past week, we didn’t see much volatility on behalf of Bitcoin; However, the cryptocurrency’s price was slowly losing momentum from day-to-day.The current weekly low is approximately the crucial support level of $8400. This was recorded twice – this morning and two days ago. It is not a coincidence, as this is also the ‘bottom’ of the bull falling wedge pattern Bitcoin had built throughout the past two weeks or so.The apex of this wedge is expected to take place around November 21,...

Many of the people working in the cryptocurrency industry had a negative banking experience. Some were prevented from accessing their funds while others lost their accounts. It’s no surprise that many people are working hard to disrupt the banking industry. Many of today’s leaders in the cryptocurrency space were victims of poor banking. To some, the experience was so bad that they are now spearheading the disruption of the banking system. For instance, Changpeng Zhao, chief...

The crypto world is seeing a huge influx of gold-backed stable currencies, and now Tether is adding a new one to the mix.Tether Is Getting Involved in GoldThe world could see the new “Tether Gold” cryptocurrency by the time Christmas rolls around this year. What is it about Christmas that seems to bring either great renown or floor-scraping gutter waves to the crypto space?Remember in 2017 during the holiday season when the number one cryptocurrency by market cap (we’re talking about bitcoin)...

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...

The last couple of days saw the entire cryptocurrency market bleeding as Bitcoin and altcoins all marked notable decreases.Bitcoin lost around 5% of its USD value at one point, as it dropped from a daily high of $8,800 to about $8,360 in just a few hours. The cryptocurrency managed to recover ever so slightly as it’s currently trading at around $8,470, still down about 2 percent on the day.As CryptoPotato reported, the support at $8,500 also represents the Golden Fibonacci level of 61.8%...

As 2019 comes to an end, car lovers will be in for a bit of a treat. Ford (NYSE 8.95) was due to premiere a new fully-electric crossover SUV on November 17, 2019, just as we have already reported. But details and pictures of the new vehicles have leaked a few days early and this gives customers a chance to get a glimpse of Ford’s latest offering. This new model is called Mach-E and the leak comes from screenshots from the Ford website and also has the details on the pricing, configuration,...

Traditional markets and indexes are currently hitting new records. In one such first-ever milestone, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a record 28,000 plus levels on Friday. The rally comes amidst waning tensions in the U.S.-China trade war with the hope of reaching a trade deal between the two economic powerhouses.On Friday, November 15, Dow Jones’s 30-stock average climbed 222.93 points at 28,004. In just the last four months, the Dow Jones price index has surged by 1000 points....

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has taken over Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as the world’s wealthiest person. The Bloomberg billionaires index, which tracks the net worth of the world’s wealthiest, has indicated that Gates has overtaken Bezos based on an over 40% increase in his 1% stake in technology giant Microsoft and his investments in his family office Cascade. For the first time in two years, Gates has taken over the top spot after reports emerged that the United States Department of...

The Bitcoin futures market has exploded like no one could have expected over the recent years, and it continues to grow. This summer, BitMEX hit a new record for BTC futures trading at over $16 billion.CME recently petitioned the CFTC to double its BTC futures trading capacity in the face of soaring interest. Binance had recently entered the space, and Bakkt has launched with its physically delivered BTC futures product (albeit somewhat tepidly).In the light of so much action among the margin...