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Analysts are warning bitcoin traders that volatility may strike this coming week.Is Bitcoin About to Drop Further?The weekend marks the Lunar New Year in China, and celebrations are likely to occur amongst the nation’s people. Typically, this marks a period of heavy bitcoin and cryptocurrency use amongst people returning home for the holiday, but this year is a little different.China has been marred by a coronavirus outbreak for the past several days. Allegedly passed on from snakes, the...

The Blockchain Association which represents some of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency industry announced the launch of a new Market Integrity Working Group. The group is tasked with the responsibility of ensuring fairness, equity and accountability in the crypto space. It will be co-chaired by senior executives of both the well-known blockchain firm Ripple and the Coinbase crypto exchange.The new group will be headed by Rachel Nelson, the senior director and associate general at...

In its bid to create a seamless, effective and transparent ticketing experience for its fans this season, professional UK-based cricket team Lancashire cricket team, has joined forces with blockchain ticketing service provider, TIXnGO on a new ticketing experience.Tapping Blockchain Technology for Transparency and EfficiencyAccording to a report by industry magazine TheTicketingBusiness, the tickets would be unique in so many ways.Apart from being traceable to the owner, a ticket is also...

A new kind of bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) is available for enthusiasts and hardcore traders to enjoy. Switzerland-based venture Amun AG has unveiled its new 21Shares Short Bitcoin ETP set to be traded on the Swiss SIX Stock Exchange.Amun Has Set Its Sights on Predicting Bitcoin’s Next MoveThe Short Bitcoin ETP is a tracker that claims to monitor the “opposite performance” of bitcoin. In other words, wherever bitcoin is going at press time – either up or down – the product will...

Elon Musk is weighing in on cryptocurrency and bitcoin, and while he sees promise in the space, he doesn’t think it’s all it’s cracked up to be.Musk Is Split Down the MiddleThis is an attitude most enthusiasts and Twitter followers could likely expect from someone like Musk. While the man has played a role in the community, that role hasn’t been particularly significant, and his contributions have been more speculative than straight-up valuable at best.In a recent interview, he states that...

It looks like bitcoin is beginning to lose some of the momentum it first gathered at the beginning of the month.Bitcoin Is Traveling SouthThe world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap is currently trading for just over $8,300. This marks a nasty fall from yesterday’s high $8,600 range, which it had managed to sustain for several days. To be fair, however, most of the cryptocurrency space is trading at dismal numbers, with entities like Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin all having fallen by...

Blockchain firm Bakkt stole the show at the sideline of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos Switzerland by announcing the launch of its new consumer application that would look very much like a fintech app such as PayPal offers. Moreover, it will support all forms of digital assets, in addition to cryptocurrencies.Bakkt, the physically-settled Bitcoin Futures exchange created by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is changing the way and manner in which crypto assets are perceived...

The possibility of a digital dollar is one of the topics being discussed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Attendees at the forum are discussing the utility and advantages that a digital dollar could bring.Digital Dollar in Response to China’s Digital YuanOne of the reasons many people are calling for a digital dollar is the digital yuan. At the moment, and as far as national digital currencies are concerned, China is blazing the trail. Chinese authorities have noted...

The leaders of the European council and commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel have signed the Brexit agreement in Brussels. It happened seven days before the agreements will gain full juridical force.The House of Commons submitted the initial draft of Brexit docs and then rejected the corrections made by the ‘oldies’. The powerful youth said that the bill must pass without changes, and the Lords gave up. After House of Lords’ approval, the bill is receiving the royal assent on...

The leading manufacturer of office equipment Xerox is officially launching a hostile takeover to acquire computing giant HP. According to Xerox, the company will start with nominating 11 independent candidates during HP’s annual stockholders’ meeting in April. If elected, the new board will make it easier for Xerox to acquire the PC manufacturer.The decision to play hard resulted from HP’s rejection of Xerox’s takeover bid. The price at which Xerox valued HP made up $33.5 billion. However, HP...