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Just when it seemed like it could not get worse for the Bitcoin HODLERS, the BTC price plunges further. According to data from Messari, BTC dropped below a key support level of $8,000, touching the $7,800 mark. As we published earlier, the BTC price plunged by over $1,000 to settle below $8,500. Now another support has been breached.The biggest crypto has now entered the $7,000 region for the first time since June amid a severe $30 billion sell-off in the crypto market. In just 5 days, the...

Is bitcoin being manipulated again? Bitcoin: the Target of More Tricks?In 2018, a report issued by John Griffin, a finance professor at the University of Texas, showed that the currency was potentially being manipulated by tether during the previous year. It’s price spiked the way it did because people who owned tether would repeatedly use that currency to buy bitcoin, thereby pushing its price higher whenever BTC fell by even the slightest margin.This is what tied bitcoin to the U.S. dollar....

Bitcoin and the entire crypto markets arena are in chaos currently after an abrupt drop in Bitcoin network’s hash rate that resulted in heavy losses on September 24. Some analysts also believe that eh recent drops are as a result of a disappointing launch of the much-anticipated Bakkt platform.On that day, Bitcoin price dropped sharply, losing up to 15% of its value in hours confirming a bearish reversal. All that happened as investors focused on Bakkt’s low Bitcoin trading volume and it...

Binance U.S. launched yesterday, Sept. 24. To celebrate the highly anticipated event in the crypto community, Binance offered some freebies and discounts such as zero fees until Nov. 1 and free Binance hoodies. Also, BNB fee discounts, as well as commission-based referrals, will kick-in on Nov. 1 after the zero trading fee campaign concludes.Binance putting the pedal to the metal on launch day. | Source: TwitterUnfortunately, the launch did not go without a hitch. Many users experienced some...

With bitcoin’s recent fall into the $8,000 range it appears the currency has an unlikely friend… Wall Street. What Wall Street Is Doing for BTCThat’s right. The arena of big banks and stock players is working hard to develop ways for bitcoin to avoid volatility. As of late, many reports have emerged stating that the currency is experiencing its lowest volatility in months. That all changed yesterday when it seemingly lost more than $1,000 in value in just a matter of minutes, but prior, the...

Yesterday's catastrophic market implosion thrust the bitcoin price into a devastating 17% downward spiral that saw it dive as low as $8,000 before stabilizing.Once the bleeding finally stopped, crypto investors were left with two paralyzing questions: what happened, and where does bitcoin go from here?Diagnosing Bitcoin's Brutal PlungeBTC/USD cascading amid a market sell-off | Source: TradingviewJaded investors got what they wished for Tuesday as volatility washed over bitcoin and the broader...

Wilsons Auctions Exakt zum Start von Bakkt und der grössten Finanzmesse SIBOS in London kommen Bitcoins auf den Markt: Bitcoins im Gesamtwert von sage und schreibe 662’000 US-Dollar sollen von den Behörden der UK versteigert werden. Diese wurden von einem Cyber-Verbrecher beschlagnahmt, der sich unbefugten Zugang zu personenbezogenen Daten verschafft hatte, um diese...

Well, after yesterday’s crypto bloodbath, probably the biggest thing enthusiasts and traders are asking themselves is, “What the heck could have made bitcoin and its altcoin cousins fall so badly like that?”Bitcoin and Crypto Falls HeavilyBitcoin, with virtually no signs whatsoever, lost more than $1,000 in just a matter of minutes, falling from about $9,480 at this time yesterday to roughly $8,110. By the mid-afternoon, the currency had jumped back up to $8,600, but at press time, it has...

Altcoins and tokens followed bitcoin to the depths on Tuesday, as the market plunged to the lowest level since early May following the muted debut of Bakkt. Crypto Markets Crater Crypto markets plunged anew as bitcoin lost hold of a key psychological support, paving the way for a brutal correction that eventually touched $8,000. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization has rebounded off those lows but remains well below $10,000, a level that had demonstrated stability for nearly...

When Bakkt was first announced last year, the entire crypto community welcomed it as a great addition to the sector, hoping that it will have enough power to propel the industry considerably higher. However, even though many think it’s still a little too soon to judge, the first day of Bakkt’s launch has not exactly been encouraging as the overall market has dropped in valuation in response to Bakkt’s weak first day.After the first hour, Bakkt recorded only about five contracts and even 9...