Following another consecutive all-time high, this time above $24,000, bitcoin retraced to about $23,500. Some large-cap altcoins such as Binance Coin and Litecoin have doubled-down on their recent gains, with BNB nearing $35 and LTC painting a new yearly high of over $120.BTC’s New ATH And The Subsequent RetracementAfter the highly volatile bullish week that resulted in breaking above $20,000 and a new all-time high of nearly $24,000, bitcoin took a little break, showing signs of...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Breaks Above $24K: New All-Time High Set
Bitcoin doesn’t seem to have any intentions of slowing down. After it breached the coveted $20,000 mark earlier this week, the primary cryptocurrency is on its way up, charting new highs almost daily.Bitcoin’s price just surged past $24,000 for the first time in history. With a current daily high of $24,217 on Bitstamp, this is also the new all-time high of the cryptocurrency.With this, BTC returns to price discovery and high volatility in the following hours or even days is perhaps to be...
Read More »6 Reasonable Bitcoin (BTC) Price Predictions For 2021 Explained
COVID-19 and bitcoin’s face-melting rally above $20,000 are undoubtedly amongst the major events in 2020. And as it happens, the former has played a greatly significant role in the latter’s occurrence. Which, in turn, has clarified one thing. The 2017 rally was a result of retail FOMO and hysteria, while the ongoing 2020 bitcoin run is much more solid (due to institutional involvement). And could continue well into 2021.But with current BTC prices trending above $23,000, what’s the future...
Read More »How Nigeria Became the Second-Largest Bitcoin P2P Market in the World
Nigeria is the world’s second-largest Bitcoin peer-to-peer market, according to recent information curated from CoinDance and published by Quartz. Nigeria Follows The USThe data gathered from leading peer-to-peer bitcoin exchange Paxful between May 2015 and November 2020 shows that the United States ranks first with a total trading volume of 535,660 BTC ($3.76B) within the period.Nigeria takes the second position with a total of 60,215 BTC ($5П267M) traded within the last five years compared...
Read More »Coinbase Reportedly Hires Goldman Sachs To Lead IPO Preparations
The digital asset trading venue has reportedly doubled-down on its endeavors for its planned stock market listing. The US multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs, which has a somewhat controversial history with the cryptocurrency industry, will lead the preparations. CryptoPotato reported recently that the exchange had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). By completing Form S-1, Coinbase completed the initial...
Read More »Bitcoin Consolidates Before Next Move: Augur Leading DeFi With 20% Surge (Market Watch)
Bitcoin’s highly-volatile days continued with wild moves of almost $1,000 that took it from $23,300 to $22,400 and vice versa. Most large-cap altcoins have remained relatively calm, with Ethereum trading mostly around $650. Binance Coin, though, has increased by 5% and finally trading above $30.Bitcoin’s Price Sideways ActionAs reported recently, bitcoin initiated a massive bull-run following consolidation around $19,000 for a few days that resulted in breaking into uncharted territory above...
Read More »Bitcoin Fees Spike Almost 5X in One Week as BTC Reaches ATH
Happy about the increase in the price of Bitcoin? Share some of your wealth with the miners. Bitcoin’s transaction fees are rising at a frantic pace, following the bull run and the general optimism in the crypto markets.During the last week, Bitcoin’s prices spiked significantly, breaking the previous ATH and hovering above $23100. But transaction fees rose almost in line with Bitcoin’s prices.The price of Bitcoin during 2020. Image: CoingeckoBitcoin Fees Follow The PriceIn a matter of about...
Read More »Bitcoin Breaks ATH Above $23K: The Weekly Crypto Market Update
This was the week the entire cryptocurrency community has been waiting for. Bitcoin finally broke $20,000, setting a fresh new all-time high. But it was far from being done yet.After breaching the coveted $20,000 mark, BTC went on a rampage, taking down one target after another. Before the run was finally calmed down, the primary cryptocurrency had taken for the sky and reached its current all-time high at around $23,800.However, this also drove a lot of fresh capital to the entire market....
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview December 18th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash
The last week saw the entire cryptocurrency market painted in green. Interestingly enough, Litecoin is the major altcoin that gained the most, with BTC following in second place. Unfortunately for XRP bulls, it failed to realize any substantial profits over the past seven days. BitcoinBitcoin saw an impressive growth over the past few days, resuming its long-term bullish trend with full speed. From around the $17,100 correction level, the leading cryptocurrency bounced back with roughly 25%...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Run Won’t Harm Gold: Goldman Sachs Disagrees With JPM
With bitcoin climbing to new all-time highs, the cryptocurrency has garnered the attention of centralized financial institutions. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. offered its views on the market and said that BTC’s rise shouldn’t threaten gold’s position as the inflation hedge of choice as both assets can coexist.Bitcoin And Gold Can CoexistEver since bitcoin’s creation, the primary cryptocurrency has been largely compared to the yellow metal due to some of the common attributes, such as the limited...
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