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The US beat the expectations in terms of new nonfarm jobs reaching 261,000 such positions in October, rather than the estimated 205,000. Bitcoin reacted with immediate price fluctuations, dropping by a few hundred dollars before shooting up to a five-day high. CryptoPotato warned recently that there’re four major events coming at the start of November that could bring enhanced volatility to the crypto markets. The first – FOMC meeting – took place on Wednesday and the Federal...

Bitcoin’s short-term price action is still hanging in the balance, as it is currently consolidating in a key area. The next few days could determine whether the recent rally was really the beginning of a new bull market or just another bull trap. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, after breaking above the long-term bearish trendline and retesting both the trendline and $18K, the price has been trapped between two significant dynamic levels;...

After the recent v0.15.3. update to the Lightning Network, a critical security vulnerability was discovered by independent cybersecurity researchers that would potentially allow bad actors to stop lnd nodes from parsing transactions. A Lightning Network Daemon (lnd) is a full implementation of a Lightning Network Node, along with the services and plug-ins that allow it to connect to the rest of the Lightning network, a Layer-2 blockchain for Bitcoin that enables smart...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate by another 75 basis points after its regularly scheduled Federal Open Markets Committee meeting.   As usual, Bitcoin experienced volatility upon the announcement, immediately soaring by over $200. The announcement, which happened at 18:00 UST on Wednesday, marks a new policy rate of 3.75% Markets expected a 75-point rise prior to the meeting but had priced in a roughly 10% chance of a 50-point rise. ...

Mohamed El-Erian – Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz – thinks bitcoin will never emerge as a global reserve currency, and its price will not surpass the $100K milestone. Still, he believes the cryptocurrency sector will survive the ongoing bear market and remain a vital part of “the ecosystem of payments.” Bitcoin Isn’t Going to the Moon In a recent interview for CNBC, El-Erian described bitcoin as a technological innovation that reached its peak (nearly $70,000 in November...

2022 has been quite painful for investors, with most assets dumping hard. The cryptocurrency industry is no different. Bitcoin, for example, is down by about 70% since its peak in November 2021. Gold, however, is often touted as the preferred hedging choice in times of uncertainty, high inflation, wars, etc. As such, one would assume that it has been this year’s top performer. Its price movements for the past seven months portray a different story. Gold’s 7-Month Red Streak...

Bitcoin is struggling to continue the recent rally, as the price has been retracing over the last few days. However, considering the significant support levels available, the short-term future is still looking bright for the bulls. Technical Analysis Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart: Looking at the daily timeframe, the last week’s rally has come to a halt, as the price is yet to break above the $21K mark. The 100-day moving average is currently acting as an...

Today marks the 14th anniversary of the publication of the Bitcoin whitepaper. On this day in 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released a nine-page document that began a financial revolution and birthed a trillion-dollar industry.  On October 31, 2008, the pseudonymous Satoshi released the Bitcoin whitepaper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System” to a cryptography mailing list.  The Birthing of Bitcoin The mailing list was hosted by Metzdow and run by a group of...

The first ten days of the new month will be quite eventful for the US, with the latest FOMC meeting, CPI numbers, and mid-term elections all scheduled to take place within this timeframe. Given the history between notable announcements and events coming from the US and their impact on bitcoin, it’s safe to assume that there will be a lot of volatility for the asset soon. What Will Happen in the US Soon? The month kicks off with a Federal Reserve meeting, which will be on the...

After getting rejected by the mid-term descending trendline for several months, Bitcoin finally broke above this obstacle and now attempting to surpass the 100-day moving average line. However, the momentum hasn’t turned bullish yet, whereas BTC had formed a bearish reversal pattern in the lower timeframes. As of yet, there is no sign of a trend reversal in the price action. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Bitcoin has formed a bearish triangle pattern and found...