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Various factors are known to limit the public adoption of cryptocurrency especially Bitcoin. For now, one cannot spend Bitcoin the same way they would spend fiat currencies. Sometimes converting crypto into fiat can be quite a challenge. Custodianship of crypto assets and wallet security are the other concerns for the average investors.Also, wallet and key security together with the undeveloped crypto ecosystem and economic precedent discourage institutional investors from joining the nascent...

On Wednesday most cryptocurrencies were trading in red again including Bitcoin (BTC) that, in the last 24 hours couldn’t turn its trace. Bitcoin closed on Tuesday the day at the $7,198 price mark, at which point the world’s largest crypto coin found an intra-day high on Wednesday of $7,227, before moving down again towards its current trading price near $6,945 still falling by 3.51 at 11:53 am CET. Among the possible influencing factors we should mention the recent Upbit hacker attack.BTC is...

Earlier today, news of a possible hack on one of South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange platforms Upbit made the rounds. Reports had it that the exchange’s customers were confused because they noticed quite a few irregularities with their accounts including the inability to transfer funds. In a recent publication, Upbit has now confirmed that a large and unauthorized amount of funds was moved to an unknown wallet.It’s also worth mentioning that this news has negatively influenced the...

After a first, well. we could gently say – shock, Tesla’s Cybertruck doesn’t stop being controversial in any sense. This week is obviously reserved for Musk & Co. boasting around Twitter of how great and wonderful their new vehicle is (except the window glass but that will be repaired – Elon promised). And it’s worth mentioning that Tesla stock reacts positively (but slightly) to all this noise around the company.The distinctive Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said how the company’s forthcoming...

It looks like the digital storage and rental marketplace Omni has been struggling to make ends meet. In the latest development, Omni has announced its intentions to shut down its operations by the end of 2019.This announcement comes just within a few months after the rental startup sold its physical storage operations to its competitor Clutter in May 2019. A report from the TechCrunch states that $35 million worth Omni is yet another victim of a “venture capital-subsidized business”. Meaning...

South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has revealed a sizable hack. 342,000 ETH (approximately $50 million in value) were stolen from the exchange. All lost funds will be covered, according to the head of the firm. Upbit, South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by market-share and trading, has been hacked. At the moment, all trading activities, deposits, and withdrawals are temporarily suspended. Hot Wallet Hacked On Nov. 27, Lee Seok-woo, the CEO of Dunamoo, the company that...

ADA price is struggling to find strength above the $0.0370 resistance against the US Dollar.The price is likely to accelerate once it breaks the $0.0370 and $0.0385 resistances.There was a break below a major bearish trend line with resistance near $0.0362 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price could resume its decline if it struggles to clear the $0.0370 resistance area.Cardano price is facing an uphill task against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ADA price must clear $0.0385 to...

According to recent statistics, only about 7% of the circulating ETH is currently being held in cryptocurrency exchanges. This represents a notable decrease throughout the past few years. Data also reveals how storage was redistributed among the various exchanges over the same period.Ethereum Exchange Storage DecreasesPopular cryptocurrency monitoring resource TokenAnalyst has presented exciting information from the last four years. Within this period, the whole cryptocurrency community...

Bitcoin price started an upside correction from the $6,515 low against the US Dollar.The price is currently trading near the main $7,240 and $7,370 resistance levels.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $7,160 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is likely to struggle near the $7,240, $7,370 and $7,515 resistance levels.Bitcoin price is approaching a major breakout resistance near $7,370 against the US Dollar. BTC could either...

Bitcoin maximalist Anthony Pompliano claims he will never bail out of his long positions. Gold cheerleader Peter Schiff likens this to a Titanic captain – loyal but misguided. Even with its recent price plunge, bitcoin is still massively outperforming gold. At What Point Will Bitcoin Maximalists Capitulate? Peter Schiff never passes up a good opportunity to roast bitcoiners. The flagship cryptocurrency’s unexpected decline in the second half of this year has not gone unnoticed...