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It appears that banks are quickly adapting their policies to the current darkening economic outlook. In the US, the country’s fourth-largest lender – JP Morgan, is raising its mortgage borrowing standards as a response to the situation.JP Morgan Raising Mortgage Borrowing StandardsBorrowing money against a mortgage will be harder for US citizens starting tomorrow, April 14th. This became clear as the country’s fourth-largest lender, JP Morgan, was reported to increase its mortgage borrowing...

Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, launched Bitcoin options on its Binance Futures trading platform. At the time of this writing, the feature is only available on the platform’s mobile versions available for both Android and iOS.Bitcoin Options On Binance FuturesBinance Futures is where the users of the platform can place highly-leveraged cryptocurrency trades. Now, the team has also added Bitcoin options, allowing its users to access additional tools to better manage their...

After losing support above the $7,000 price benchmark, Bitcoin was trading steadily around the $6800 throughout the long weekend – including Good Friday, which took place last Friday.On our most recent BTC analysis from yesterday, we had stated that a price movement is imminent once the new week starts following the futures on Wall Street. Shortly after, Bitcoin initiated a decent move to retest the significant support at $7200, together with the 50-days moving average line (marked pink on...

A new study compiled on cryptocurrency usage outlined that people are mainly using them for regular day-to-day purchases such as food and clothes. It also indicated that there’s a significant room for adoption, as only 16% answered that they had previously bought any digital asset.Bursting Myths: Cryptocurrency UsageCryptocurrency payment transfers are much more anonymous than bank transfers, for example. As such, they have received a reputation for usage primarily in criminal...

China has always been in the spotlight when it comes to cryptocurrencies, despite the country’s controversial legislation on the matter.Last year, President Xi Jinping urged for further investments in blockchain-based technology, causing Bitcoin to mark an increase upwards of 40% in less than 24 hours. Now, however, regulations seem to be tightening up, and this will cause some changes in the cryptocurrency landscape, according to Changpeng Zhao, CEO at Binance.Cryptocurrency Operators To...

According to Ross Ulbricht, best-known for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road, Bitcoin’s price is headed downward. Using the Elliot Wave Theory for his analysis, Ulbricht believes that there might be more pain ahead, taking the price significantly lower.More Pain For BitcoinIn a detailed blog post, Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the infamous Silk Road dark market, pointed out that Bitcoin’s price may be headed lower.According to the popular Elliot Wave Theory, the...

On our most recent BTC price analysis, following Friday’s plunge to the $6800 area, we mentioned that Bitcoin reached a decision point.Both the price encountered a substantial support area, together with the daily RSI indicator, which reached precisely the 50 level, which is said to be the distinction between a bear and a bull market, or in other words – a neutral market.Since Friday, Bitcoin was trading inside the tight range of $6800 – $6950 (despite a small glitch to $6750). It’s not a...

Peter Schiff, a well-known economist and renowned author, has taken another stab at Bitcoin. As he commonly compares the digital asset with gold, outlining its lack of intrinsic value, the expert now says that the precious metal will outperform Bitcoin as the latter will simply crash.Peter Schiff Back To Bashing BitcoinBitcoin is commonly compared to gold in its property to serve as a store of value. In fact, the Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, referred to it as a...

Bitcoin’s price went on a rollercoaster during the past week. After surging to its three weeks high at slightly above $7,400, the cryptocurrency saw a sharp decline upwards of 5% over the past 24 hours. This got it to where it currently trades at around $6,880.During the last week, altcoins managed to hold their grounds as Bitcoin’s dominance decreased by about 1%. It’s also worth noting that two of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV, saw their halvings take place on...

BitcoinBitcoin is up by a small 2% this week after suffering a major setback when it dropped by 5.5% in today’s trading session. The cryptocurrency had surged from the $6,800 level last Friday to reach as high as $6,400 at the start of this week.However, in today’s trading, Bitcoin fell by over 5% to drop back into the $6,800 support level. It also found added support at the previous rising trend line.If Bitcoin drops back beneath $6,800, additional support lies at $6,600, $6,400, $6,200, and...