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Bitcoin took a break from trading during the month of September, with relatively low volatility. As shown on the following 4-hour chart, the marked symmetrical triangle was basically the story of September: Started with a massive dump and a slow consolidation, since then, around $10,600. As can be seen below, Thursday signaled a breakout – in favor of the Bulls. Since breaking the triangle at $10.8K, we saw a healthy consolidation and finally a breakout of the $11-11.2K area,...

After trading below $11,000 for weeks, Bitcoin finally broke above that psychological level with a 5% increase in the past 24 hours. The altcoins have come along for the ride, and the market cap has jumped by nearly $20 billion since yesterday.Bitcoin Breaks Above $11,000Bitcoin was steadily increasing in the past few days and neared the coveted $11,000 yesterday. Unlike the previous attempts to conquer that level, though, BTC smashed above it rather decisively this time.The primary...

As a part of an active Bitcoin and cryptocurrency education/awareness campaign, 350 members of the Spanish parliament (read deputies of Congress) have received a euro worth of BTC. This move mirrors the ‘Crypto for Congress Educational Initiative’ launched by the Washington-based Chamber of Digital Commerce to acquaint Members of the United States Congress with blockchain technology.350 Spanish Lawmakers Now Hold One Euro Worth Of BitcoinAs per reports from ABC, Spain’s third-largest national...

Another week has passed, and it’s safe to say it was an intense one. First things first, the major headline is that the US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged the owner-operators of 100x Group, the parent company of BitMEX, with illegally running a derivatives exchange.Needless to say, BitMEX is one of the leading Bitcoin derivatives trading platforms, and one would think that something of the kind would cause a big blow. Arthur Hayes and the rest of the executive team...

BitcoinBitcoin saw a 5.6% price increase over the past seven days as it finally breaks above the $11,000. The cryptocurrency was trading within a symmetrical triangle pattern since mid-September and struggled to break above this consolidation until yesterday.BTC was trading at the 100-days EMA last Friday as it rebounded from here and started to push higher. On Monday, the coin reached the upper boundary of the triangle and was rejected. This caused it to head toward the lower boundary on...

Bitcoin’s hashrate, or computing horsepower, has hit its highest ever level indicating that the network has never been in better shape in terms of security.Hashrate HighThe new milestone of 170 exahashes per second was noted by on-chain analytics provider Glassnode which added that it is a 40% increase since the halving in May.#Bitcoin hash rate hits a new ATH and touches 170 exahash for the first time in history on the hourly chart (24h MA).That is an increase of around 40% since the halving...

Following yesterday’s announcement that Square has purchased $50 million worth of Bitcoin, the asset has reacted with a significant price jump to $10,900. Most altcoins have followed suit and the cryptocurrency market cap has increased by $12 billion.Bitcoin To $10,900 Due To Square?Bitcoin was in a bit of a pickle in the past few days trading around $10,600. Yesterday didn’t appear as a breakthrough day for the asset as it was slowly declining towards $10,540 (on Binance).However,...

Bitcoin’s price has managed to climb $300 today and break bullish out of a 19-day consolidation pattern (white dashed lines). This is pretty surprising considering the recent Kucoin hack, BitMEX investigation from the CFTC, and the potential for a second wave of lockdowns worldwide. In just 6 hours, $12 billion flooded back into the crypto markets, shortly after Jack Dorsey’s Square announced it had purchased 4.709 BTC (approx $50 million). This catapulted the leading...

Noted on-chain market analyst Willy Woo is of the opinion that Bitcoin’s network fundamentals including blockchain data and infrastructural metrics are going pretty strong. But the BTC market has still not caught up on this ‘moon-like’ action. Willy believes it will, only next year.Bitcoin On-chain Data And Metrics From Infrastructure Players are in ‘Moon Mode’Willy Woo, while tweeting from his official Twitter handle, took a heavily bullish stance on the state of the Bitcoin network. He said...

Financial services company Square has announced that it has purchased $50 million in Bitcoin.The company headed by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, says that it believes that cryptocurrencies are an instrument of “economic empowerment and provides a way to participate in a global monetary system, which aligns with the company’s purpose.Today, @Square announced that it has purchased $50M in bitcoin. Square believes cryptocurrency is an instrument of economic empowerment and provides a way to participate...