US privacy advocates are worried that the 4th amendment does not protect Bitcoin transactions after a court ruled that the FBI agents hadn’t violated the law when they accessed data of Coinbase clients.Bitcoin Transactions Reveal Deeply Personal InformationA week ago, CryptoPotato reported that a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the appeal of Richard Gratkowski. He claimed his fourth amendment rights were violated when the federal agents subpoenaed...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Plunges $250 Following Another Bart, Is $9000 Incoming?
Bitcoin was looking promising to take on the $9,500 level yesterday after finally breaking above a critical down-trending resistance.Unfortunately, the breakout was nothing more than an orchestrated trading strategy used commonly by Bitcoin whales to shake out retail traders and likely accumulate more BTC.And it worked.The Bitcoin-Bashing Bart Simpson PatternWhenever there’s low liquidity, Whale traders need to create volume in order to place large sell orders and reduce slippage as much as...
Read More »Breaking: Leading US Exchange Coinbase Prepares For a Stock Market Listing
The leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange and one of the biggest companies in the industry, Coinbase, reportedly prepares for an official stock market listing.Coinbase Prepares for Stock Market ListingAccording to a report filed by Reuters minutes ago, the leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has started making preparations for a stock market listing.Should the procedure be a success, Coinbase will become the very first major US cryptocurrency exchange to go public and it...
Read More »Own More Gold Than Bitcoin, Advises Galaxy Digital’s Michael Novogratz
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes that Bitcoin will outperform gold in the upcoming months. However, he advised people to allocate more funds into the precious metal instead of the primary cryptocurrency because of the high fluctuations in its price.Buy More Gold Than BTC, Says NovogratzThe former Wall Street hedge fund manager Novogratz has been a long-time Bitcoin proponent. During some of his previous comments regarding the cryptocurrency, he predicted that the asset could return...
Read More »Open Interest on Binance Futures Up 180% in June Despite Lower Trading Volume
Binance Futures traders held more open positions in June compared to May, even though trading volumes declined month-on-month. Open interest on Binance Futures rose 180% in June compared to May, from 220 million USDT to 580 million USDT. Binance concluded that this might anticipate an increase in Bitcoin volatility.Traders Held More Open Positions in BTC Contracts Than in MayBinance released its monthly report discussing the activity on its futures trading platform. While trading volume...
Read More »Is it Time To Short Bitcoin? Answers OKEx CEO As Global Stock Markets Continue Their Uptrend
Despite world economies still feeling the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, most stock markets have recovered from the March losses, and some are even charting new highs.This has raised speculations that Bitcoin’s price may head south, and OKEx CEO Jay Hao recently offered his answer on the matter.Jay Hao Examines The Stock Markets And BitcoinAs CryptoPotato reported, the popular index Nasdaq reached a new all-time high yesterday and continued its upward movement today. Other...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Breaking Above 45-Days Resistance Line, Will Altcoins Calm Down?
As mentioned in the last analysis, we anticipated the down-trending level (blue line) would create some resistance for bullish traders, and after five failed attempts, they finally succeeded in breaking through it.Right now (as of writing these lines), BTC prices have jumped $175 in the last hour, and for the first time since January 2020, a bullish convergence has appeared on the monthly MACD.Bitcoin Price Levels to Watch in the Short-termDepending on the strength of the current breakout, we...
Read More »These Are The 4 Reasons Bitcoin’s S2F Model Creator Bought BTC In 2015-2016
If you bought Bitcoin in 2015 or 2016 when BTC was trading for less than $500 and HODL till today, the value of the assets would be around 1,750% higher. However, not many investors were lucky to purchase the cryptocurrency five years ago, partly because of the skepticism of its potential at that time.Today, Bitcoin is trading slightly above $9,200, after being dubbed the best performing assets of the last decade. More people, both retail and institutional investors, are buying the digital...
Read More »The Altcoins That Skyrocket Despite Bitcoin: Wednesday Price Watch
Numerous alternative coins are booming during the past 24 hours, while Bitcoin remains stable. Consequently, this has raised the question of whether or not the cryptocurrency market is entering another altcoin season.Altcoins PumpingThe majority of the market is well in the green today, with some impressive gains from altcoins. Yet, none has increased its value from the top 100 coins by market cap more than Dogecoin (DOGE).Its surge of over 50% means that DOGE is now trading at $0.0043 and 46...
Read More »China Reports Bubonic Plague Case, Should Bitcoin Miners Worry?
Authorities of Chinese city Bayan Nur issued a warning on Sunday after a reported case of bubonic plague. The city is located in the autonomous region Inner Mongolia – one of the world’s most attractive regions for Bitcoin miners.Germ Behind Bubonic Plague Killed a Third of Europe’s PopulationBayan Nur’s health committee issued a third-level alert, which is the second-lowest in a four-level system related to public health risks. The warning came after authorities confirmed one case of bubonic...
Read More »