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A report from survey data firm Visual Objects suggests that bitcoin isn’t being used for black market purchases as much as everyone thinks.Visual Objects: BTC Isn’t As Bad As You ThoughtFor many people, bitcoin and crime go hand in hand. Even regulators and government officials seem to think this is true. Bitcoin, allegedly, offers the anonymity users need to purchase items like drugs, guns and other illicit goods without getting caught.However, this has become something of a stereotype over...

Analysts are predicting that April of 2020 could be a huge month for bitcoin and all its “offshoots.”Will the Halving Help or Hinder Bitcoin?Bitcoin is set to undergo a halving event in May, which up to this point, was slated to stretch the currency’s price beyond the stars and give it immeasurable power. However, as of late, the currency’s price appears to be gasping for air thanks in large part to the coronavirus-related panic that has brought down the world’s financial markets these past...

Bitcoin is up by nearly ten percent in just the last 24 hours alone, and while there’s still a long road of improvement up ahead, several analysts are intrigued by what they see and by where they think bitcoin will go next.Bitcoin Is Gaining Investor Confidence AgainAccording to some industry experts, the time to invest in crypto may be now. As we all know, bitcoin and other forms of digital currency have fallen heavily over the past few weeks, suggesting that many were the subjects of...

Bitcoin has shot up by another $100, and the upsurge for the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap just keeps growing.Bitcoin Is Surging AgainNow, analysts think that if the currency can keep it up and potentially break $8,000, a run to $10,000 may soon follow. This is the sentiment of men like Craig Erlam, a senior analyst at OANDA. He explained in a recent statement that he believes $10K may not be far off for BTC if it can break the present $8,000 resistance level.Granted bitcoin...

Bitcoin price is gaining momentum above the $6,800 and $7,000 resistance levels against the US Dollar.A high was formed near $7,471 and it seems like the bulls are eyeing more gains towards $8,000.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $7,090 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair remains in a strong uptrend and dips remain supported near $7,090 and $6,800.Bitcoin price is trading in a bullish zone above $7,000 against the US Dollar....

Recently, Live Bitcoin News reported that bitcoin transactions have died down on darknet markets. While this may be true for illicit goods such as guns, drugs and credit card data, illicit market owners have changed their operations up a bit as a means of ensuring they can stay in business.Darknet Sites Are Selling Coronavirus MasksIt has been reported by one source that darknet market owners are selling face masks for bitcoin on their websites to help customers allegedly battle the onslaught...

Bitcoin has once again shot past the $7,000 mark. At the time of writing, the world’s top cryptocurrency by market cap has surged more than $300 and is now trading for approximately $7,150. Just yesterday, the asset was selling for about $6,800.Bitcoin Is Once Again On TopBitcoin has been through the mill these last few weeks, dropping from about $10,350 in mid-February to roughly $3,800 in March. The currency has clearly recovered somewhat since then, but there’s still about $3,000 to go if...

Bitcoin has been struck hard by the economic conditions we’re facing, but there appears to be some positivity in all this. Dark web markets – which typically rely on assets like bitcoin and other crypto to clear transactions – are seeing a lot less business these past few weeks as people turn more to cash than they do digital currencies.The Dark Web Has Taken a Huge HitData from security firm Chainalysis suggests that over the last two months, people have spent a lot less money on the dark...

The Keep Network – which looks to bring a new level of privacy to bitcoin through Ethereum – has closed a funding round that garnered close to $8 million from investors like Paradigm, Collaborative Fund and Para FI Capital.The Keep Network Has a Lot of Money to Its NameThe Keep Network is a regular contributor to what’s known as t-BTC, which seeks to ensure Ethereum-based assets are available on the bitcoin blockchain.Paradigm founder Fred Ehrsam – who also co-founded Coinbase, one of the...

Former Goldman Sachs fund manager Raoul Pal has warned that the coronavirus’ effects on the global economy are about to get worse. In the meantime, he’s gone ahead and moved more than 25 percent of his portfolio into bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.Raoul Pal Is a Big Fan of BTCThis is an interesting notion on Pal’s part considering many analysts don’t see bitcoin as the “safe haven” so many people would like it to be. The currency is considered by many to have failed the “safe haven” test it was...