A year after the famous Hollywood actor William Shatner tweeted that Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin were deciding what to build on Ethereum, the Tesla CEO refuted the rumor but said that he had nothing against the network.Musk: Not Building On EthereumThe Canadian actor, arguably most well-known for his role as Captain Kirk on Star Trek, has been quite favorable towards blockchain and cryptocurrencies in the past.William Shatner (and his role as Captain Kirk). Source: Daily MailAside from...
Read More »Bitcoin Dips Below $9,000 as Altcoins Bleed Out: Friday’s Price Watch
After failing to reclaim the $9,300 mark yesterday, Bitcoin’s price went on a negative spiral down to $8,950 on some exchanges.As it typically happens, most alternative coins followed the adverse move and have charted losses in the past 24 hours.Bitcoin Dips Below $9kAs reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency made an indecisive attempt to reconquer the $9,300 level. Although it failed, the asset managed to hover around $9,200.In just a few hourly candles, however, BTC went on a sharp...
Read More »Bitcoin Data Not Protected by 4th Amendment, US Court Rules
A Fifth Circuit panel of three judges ruled against Richard Gratkowski’s appeal that Fourth Amendment rights should protect Bitcoin data. The panel ruled that the FBI agents who subpoenaed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to track Gratkowski’s payments to a child pornography website acted according to the law.4th Amendment Doesn’t Hinder US Law Enforcement to Track Bitcoin TransactionsOn Tuesday, a US court compared Coinbase to a traditional bank, citing the US Supreme Court’s decision in the...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Plunges $300 in 2 Hours, Here’s Why
Bitcoin bears appear to have come out of hibernation today. According to the latest data from Glassnode, Bitcoin hourly addresses hit a 2-year high today and hourly active addresses set at a new yearly high.While these figures might sound promising, they have coincided with a steep $300 crash in Bitcoin’s price over a 2.5 hour period. So far, the leading crypto’s market cap has fallen by over $4 billion over the past several hours.Bitcoin Price Levels to Watch in the Short-termBTC/USD 4-hour...
Read More »Comedian Bill Burr To Buy Bitcoin For The First Time
After a podcast with popular Bitcoin proponent Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, the famous comedian Bill Burr said that he will buy BTC. Fellow comedian and co-host Bert Kreischer regretted not buying Bitcoin before but seemed more interested in purchasing mining equipment.Current Economic SituationCo-founder and partner at Morgan Creek Digital Anthony Pompliano recently appeared in a podcast jointly hosted by two popular comedians – Bill Burr and Bert Kreischer.Bill Burr (left) and Bert Kreischer...
Read More »Fundamentally Strong: Bitcoin Hit These Highs Today Despite Stagnant Price Action
The last few weeks were quite stagnant for Bitcoin in terms of price movement, considering the cryptocurrency is famed for its price action. However, while BTC price is looking pretty unexciting in recent times, Bitcoin is fundamentally strong as the network activities continue to record new highs.Positive On-Chain Market ActivitiesAccording to insight first shared by Glassnode CTO Rafael Schultze-Kraft, on-chain market metrics including transaction counts, new addresses, active addresses,...
Read More »Almost 70% Don’t Ever See Gold Price Flipping Bitcoin Price
A recent poll by the popular gold proponent Peter Schiff indicated that most of his followers believe that the price of the bullion will never surpass Bitcoin’s.One BTC > Ounce Of GoldPeter Schiff is a prominent US economist and a famous gold-bug. However, he is also a well-known Bitcoin basher and rarely misses an opportunity to lash out against the primary cryptocurrency.He recently published a rather compelling poll on his personal Twitter account, asking, “how long do you think it will...
Read More »Bitcoin Fails at $9,300 as DeFi Altcoins Surge: Thursday’s Price Watch
Bitcoin attempted to conquer the $9,300 but to no fruition. The price pulled back and failed to breach the level. Meanwhile, the DeFi market continues to boom, with numerous projects marking double-digit daily increases.Bitcoin Price Fails at $9,300Bitcoin didn’t manage to claim $9,300 yesterday and has since retraced to its current trading level at around $9,200.As CryptoPotato reported, this is a vital level to watch in the short-term and should provide a good indication of how confident...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Bears Eye $8,600 As RSI Divergence Grows
On the 1D BTC/USD chart, we can see that the leading crypto-asset remains range-bound between the daily $8,600 and $10,000 levels.Rumors earlier in the week regarding PayPal possibly adding support for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on its platform, sparked a small rally but failed to fuel a much-needed breakout above a key resistance level at $9,780.The pump was subsequently followed by a sharp sell-off below the previous weekly open at $9,300 (white line on the following chart), which...
Read More »Tezos Partners With Bolt Labs to Integrate Layer Two Privacy Protocol For Bitcoin
Bolt Labs announced today that it plans to integrate its off-chain Bitcoin private payments protocol called zkChannels to the Tezos blockchain. The company is working with teams at Nomadic Labs and Metastate to complete the integration via an amendment proposal to be done by 2021.zkChannels To Build On TezosOriginally called BOLT, zkChannels v1 protocol saw the light of day earlier this year when Bolt Labs announced that it “enables private payments via zero-knowledge proof of knowledge...
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