BTC is starting off the month of September on a positive note gaining 7.9% from yesterday’s lows and with today’s attempt in retesting $50k for a potential breakout. The cryptocurrency appears to be completing the 10-day long consolidation after topping out at $50.5k on August 23rd, 2021. Leading up to the current attempt to break out, BTC tested key support at the 21-day MA, 21-day EMA, and nearly the 200-day moving average. Continuing accumulation and falling aggregate spot...
Read More »Twitter Supposedly Looking to Adopt Bitcoin Lightning Network for Tipping Service
Code within a recent Twitter beta suggests that the company is integrating a Bitcoin payment option for its new “Tip Jar” feature with the help of the lightning network. Tipping With Bitcoin Though Bitcoin tips are not yet available to beta users, code reveals that it could soon be implemented as a payment option alongside Cash App, Bandcamp, Patreon, Venmo, and PayPal. For the unfamiliar, users of the network will be guided through a Bitcoin tutorial, including details about...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Makes 2nd Consecutive Green Monthly Close, Time For Next Major Move?
BTC finished August on a positive note, printing the second consecutive monthly candle higher, completing an increase of 13.6%. This is quite notable for the largest cryptocurrency as the 2018 bear market never saw 2 strong consecutive monthly closes higher. Chart by TradingViewBitcoin’s Near-Term Consolidation BTC continues the near-term consolidation after finding resistance at $50k. So far, bitcoin’s price has held the green zone of support between $48.1k to $46k, where...
Read More »Ahead of the Bitcoin Law: El Salvador Votes in Favor of $150M BTC Trust
The government of El Salvador voted in favor of creating a $150 million Bitcoin Trust. Its role: to convert BTC to USD so the local population can balance their cryptocurrency exposure. The initiative comes less than a week before the Latin American country starts using bitcoin as legal tender. Getting Ready for The BTC Adoption The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador will develop the cryptocurrency infrastructure by creating a $150 million Bitcoin Trust. It will facilitate...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Dominance Declines as ETH Reclaimed $3,500 (Market Watch)
Bitcoin’s recent struggles continued in the past 24 hours as the asset dropped to a five-day low of around $46,500. In contrast, some alternative coins have been on the rise. Ethereum is a prime example as it jumped above $3,500 for the first time in more than three months. ETH Above $3.5K; DOT Spikes 10% It’s safe to say that most altcoins have been outperforming Bitcoin in the past few weeks. Ethereum, for instance, had dropped below $3,200 on Monday. However, the...
Read More »Bullish: Bitcoin Reserves on Coinbase the Lowest Since December 2017
The past couple of days saw Bitcoin consolidating between important support and resistance lines, which is arguably good for its price as it’s definitively better than a flat-out correction. Now, data shows us that the Coinbase BTC balance sits at levels not seen since December 2017. Coinbace Bitcoin Balance Go Down One of the ways to gauge the potential for upcoming big moves in Bitcoin’s price is by following the BTC balance on exchanges. If the number is high, it means...
Read More »Vitalik Buterin Tells How Jack Dorsey’s TBD Might Build the Bitcoin DEX
The success of DeFi (decentralized finance) blockchain apps has not escaped the notice of Square Payments (NYSE: SQ) CEO Jack Dorsey. The engineer, businessman, and BTC advocate recently announced that his blockchain project, TBD, will enter the space by creating a Bitcoin DEX. Vitalik Buterin “Skeptical” About Bitcoin DEX In a recent interview, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin told Bloomberg Technology he wasn’t very impressed with the new endeavor. Buterin thinks it...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Current Bull Run to Peak at $100,000 by the End of 2021: Analyst
Kevin Wadsworth – co-founder of the technical analysis company Northstar & Badcharts – opined that the current cryptocurrency bull market would “conclude before the end of the year” and bitcoin would reach a price of around $100K. The top executive also stated that the primary digital asset’s USD value might exceed $1 million in 2025. The Bull Market Is Still Yet to Peak During an interview for Kitco News, Wadsworth shared an optimistic prediction about bitcoin and the...
Read More »Over $8 Billion: Bitcoin Weekly Transactions Volume Reaches a New All-Time High
While the price of bitcoin seems stuck beneath the $50,000 line, the network has actually seen a few all-time highs lately. On-chain data revealed that the weekly BTC transaction volume has exploded to a fresh record, while the number of token holders is recovering nicely. Transactions on the Bitcoin Network to New Highs The analytics company Glassnode recently highlighted the massive uptick in transaction volume on the Bitcoin network. The firm’s data shows that the average...
Read More »BTC Fails At $49-50k Resistance, But Weekly Chart Showing Strength (Bitcoin Price Analysis)
BTC managed to make a third weekly close above the 21-week and 200-day moving average as the largest cryptocurrency continues the bull market continuation validation phase. After rallying higher for 5 consecutive weeks with near-term momentum slowing and bearish divergence on the 4-hour chart, consolidation can be expected. Resistance at $50k continues to be the near-term level that BTC must successfully close above in order to follow up on the breakout and bull market...
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