Bitcoin finally broke the 2019 high after a brief spike that took it above $14,100 yesterday (Bitstamp). With its impressive leg up, BTC has continued to increase its dominance over the altcoins, most of which keep decreasing in their value against the primary cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Price Is Trading Around The June 2019 High Ever since BTC began increasing in value a few weeks ago, the crypto bulls anticipated when new highs will arrive. Bitcoin didn’t disappoint and kept...
Read More »Facebook Censors Bitcoin-related Content Once Again
Bitcoin is censorship-resistant… The hashtag #Bitcoin is not. Over the past days, Facebook has been busy censoring all posts that include the #Bitcoin hashtag in the description. There are no distinctions: Videos, photographs, and even messages have been censored, blocking the public from accessing any information related to the cryptocurrency. Upon entering the hashtag, users in different parts of the world are confronted with a censorship screen in which Facebook ensures...
Read More »Bitcoin and DeFi Rally Led Crypto Hedge Funds To Log More Than 100% Gains in 2020
Owning to the Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market’s recent roaring rally, BTC, and crypto hedge funds have reportedly registered profits upwards of the 100 percent mark. This comes amid the rising sentiment of sidestepping banks to avail quick loans through digital assets. What does this say about the cryptocurrency industry? Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Hedge Funds Raked In A Lot Of Moolah As per Reuters’ latest report, Christmas for digital currency-based hedge...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Hits 1000-Day High, New Bull Cycle Inbound?
Bitcoin price has broken over $14,100 for the first time since January 15, 2018 – a staggering 1,020 days ago. The move has coincided with the 12-year anniversary of the first release of the Bitcoin whitepaper and $7 billion flooding back into the market during the start of the US trading session. Is this the start of the new bull cycle PlanB has been predicting that will propel BTC prices to over $100,000 per coin? Price Levels to Watch in the Short-term On the 4-hour...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Gains $15 Billion as Bitcoin Price Touches $14,100 (Market Watch)
Bitcoin’s roller-coaster continued in the past 24 hours with significant fluctuations resulting in a few $500 moves and it finally breaking the previous 2019 high. The altcoins have taken a breather with some green charted, and the market capitalization has increased by around $15 billion. Bitcoin Goes On A Wild 24H Ride It’s safe to say that Bitcoin’s dull days are behind the cryptocurrency. As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, ECB’s announcement drove the asset to nearly...
Read More »Bitcoin Decouples From Wall Street as BTC Dominance Soars: The Crypto Weekly Market Update
During the past week, Bitcoin continued to increase in value as it managed to break the former 2020 high. More interestingly, though, this happens as Wall Street stocks are currently taking a beating. While BTC was appreciating, all the prominent US-based indices such as the S&P 500, NASDAQ Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), are all bleeding out. Just today, the S&P 500 decreased by about 1.5%, while Nasdaq’s Composite index is down upwards of...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview October 30th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Chainlink, and Binance Coin
Bitcoin The Bitcoin price surge continued this week and it managed to increase by 4.5% to reach $13,60 at the time of this writing. The coin was trading slightly above $13,000 last Friday and moved sideways along this level over the weekend. On Tuesday, Bitcoin started to surge higher as broke resistance at $13,415, climbed above $13,500, and reached the resistance at $13,815 (1.272 Fib Extension). The bulls could not close a daily candle above this resistance, which led to...
Read More »UK Citizen Allegedly Used Bitcoin to Facilitate ISIS Members Prison Breaks
A 27-year old British citizen had appeared before a local court because of allegations that he had used Bitcoin to send money to help ISIS members escape Syrian prison camps. The man, Hisham Chaudhary, has reportedly been a member of the Islamic State for over four years. Terrorist Prison Breaks Funded By Bitcoin According to the Dailymail coverage, Chaudhary has been an accepted member of the Islamic State since early 2016 – an infamous terrorist organization banned under UK...
Read More »After Buying 38,250 Bitcoins, MicroStrategy Has Become A Full Node On The BTC Network
After purchasing a sizeable amount of bitcoins for himself and his company, Michael Saylor said that the firm he operates, MicroStrategy, has been running a full node of Bitcoin’s latest core version for over a month. MicroStrategy Runs A Full BTC Node Bitcoin nodes are an essential part of the Bitcoin blockchain peer-to-peer network. Running a full node means validating transactions and blocks. Almost all nodes also help the network by accepting transactions and blocks from...
Read More »Crypto Markets Shed $10 Billion in Hours as Bitcoin Loses $400 (Market Watch)
After a sharp price jump towards $13,650 intraday, Bitcoin has retraced and trades around $13,200. The alternative coins continue to bleed out, and the total market capitalization has dropped below $390 billion. Bitcoin To $13,650 And Back On ECB Stimulus News Following the latest 2020 high, Bitcoin got rejected and lost nearly $1,000 of value in hours a few days ago. Since then, the asset has been struggling with the $13,000 level. After another dip below it, BTC went on a...
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