Prominent business intelligence and software company MicroStrategy is looking to hire a software engineer to develop a Lightning Network-based SaaS platform. This comes shortly after the firm’s former CEO – Michael Saylor – stepped down. According to its job listing, the company has advertised for a position that seeks an experienced software developer for a new platform that will be developed to offer enterprises “innovative solutions to cyber-security challenges and...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC’s Back at Consolidation Range, Breakout Soon?
Bitcoin’s price has yet to break out of the consolidation phase, as the price has been trapped in an extensive range between $24K and $18K over the past few months. Currently, the market is testing the significant support level at $18K as the asset aims for a rebound to the upside. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price is still consolidating between the significant bearish trendline and the $18K support. The $18K level is currently...
Read More »Bitcoin Trading Volume Explodes Against British Pound as Currency Weakens
As the British pound rapidly weakens against the U.S. dollar, trading volume for the BTC/GBP pair has been skyrocketing. Data from Bitfinex and Bitstamp shows that volume was more than 1,100% above its average on Monday. Brits Turning to Bitcoin? As shared by CoinShares Head of Research James Butterfill, BTC/GBP volume on September 26th soared to over $881 million. By contrast, the average daily volume is only about $70 million over roughly two years. This comes after the...
Read More »Bitcoin Miners Still Use 62% Fossil Fuels: Research
A new study published Tuesday by the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (CCAF) shows that almost 62% of Bitcoin’s total energy consumption since January 2022 was generated from fossil fuels. This means renewable sources only amounted to 38% of the total energy consumed by BTC miners this year. As a Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchain, processing and validating BTC transactions (mining) requires high computational power and solving mathematical puzzles with powerful...
Read More »Is the Bottom In? Bitcoin Remains Steady as Stocks Fall
Despite a selloff in stocks late last week, Bitcoin appears to be holding its ground. The top cryptocurrency by market cap was trading at roughly $19,000 on Monday, as the S&P 500 was down 1% on the day. In fact, digital assets appear to be rivaling the dollar as the best-performing asset in Q3. Bitcoin’s outperformance is also apparent on a 5-day basis. While the coin is up almost 3% in that time, the S&P and NASDAQ were both down roughly 5% over the same period....
Read More »BTC Consolidates for Days, Is Huge Move Incoming? (Bitcoin Price Analysis)
Aside from the weekly candle, which ended in the red, Bitcoin made no substantial move and still hovering around the $19K range. Technical Analysis By Grizzly The Daily Chart On the daily chart, Bitcoin is currently trading on top of the support zone between $18K to $18.5K (in yellow). Following June’s market crash, this support managed to prevent further decline. This was the second successful retest of this level. If BTC closes a candle below $18K, combined with increased...
Read More »LINK Jumps 5%: BTC Awaits its Next Move at $19K (Market Watch)
The price of bitcoin seems stuck around the $19,000 level for the past few days, and the asset has remained there now as well. Most altcoins are also calmer on a 24-hour scale on Sunday, with Chainlink emerging as today’s top performer. Bitcoin Quiet at $19K Although bitcoin is quite stagnant now, this wasn’t the case earlier this week. The asset had jumped from $18,300 to $20,000 in a day ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate hike, but once the increase of...
Read More »Billions of People to Use Blockchain Tech Soon: Pantera Capital CEO
Dan Morehead – head of the institutional asset manager Pantera Capital – thinks there might be many distressed financial sectors in the years to come, but the digital asset industry will not be among them. Similar to his previous statements, the executive argued that a crypto bull market is on its way, while blockchain technology will be employed by billions of individuals in the years to come. Bullish as Usual In an interview for CNBC, Morehead opined that cryptocurrencies...
Read More »CoinCorner Taps Dubai’s Royal Family to Facilitate Bitcoin Transactions
Douglas-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinCorner has partnered with Seed Group, a company of the Private Office of Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed Al Maktoum, to facilitate Bitcoin transactions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the agreement, Seed Group will aid in the expansion of CoinCorner’s operations across the emiratesand the wider Middle East as well as access to top decision-makers in the government and private sectors. Promoting the exchange’s Bitcoin transaction...
Read More »Weekend Watch: Dogecoin Soars 6.5%, Bitcoin Fights for $19K
After the recent volatility and the latest multi-month low, bitcoin has calmed slightly around the $19,000 mark. Most alts have painted insignificant losses today, while Dogecoin has emerged as the top performer from the large-cap ones. Bitcoin Battles for $19K The past several days were quite volatile for BTC, starting with the dip to $18,300 on September 19. At the time, that marked a three-month low for the asset. Bitcoin went on the offensive in the following hours and...
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