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As we have already reported, Bitcoin (BTC) was for sure the best profitable investment in 2019. If we compare it to “more traditional assets” it still seems we are right:• Nasdaq: +33.98 percent• S&P 500: +30.80 percent• Dow Jones: +24.23 percent• Gold: +17.83 percent• Bitcoin: +96.81 percentAlso, the network hash rate once again breached previous records as well. When looking at the data from numerous monitoring resources – it is sure that the hash rate was at its highest on the first...

Litecoin price is currently declining and trading well below $44.00 against the US Dollar.LTC price is likely to continue lower below $41.00 and $40.00 in the near term.There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $41.30 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair might find support near $39.50 and start a fresh recovery above $42.00.Litecoin price is struggling to rise above key hurdles against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. LTC...

Bitcoin price started declining after it failed to surpass the $7,380 resistance area against the US Dollar.The price is now trading well below the $7,300 pivot level and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break below a connecting bullish trend line with support near $7,220 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could dive below the $7,060 support in the near term before a decent upward move.Bitcoin price is slowly moving lower towards the...

The year 2020 has finally arrived, and it looks like bitcoin is off to a mediocre start.Are Things Already Going Awry for Bitcoin?At the time of writing, the world’s number one cryptocurrency is trading for just over $7,200, meaning it has taken a $200 nosedive over the past couple days. What a pleasant (insert sarcastic note here) way to start off the new year.Many are worried that at the end of the day, 2020 will be just another year in which bitcoin repeats its wild price behavior. The...

China’s virtual currency – the digital yuan – is set to make its official debut, and many residents and potential users aren’t happy about the way it’s structured.The Digital Yuan Isn’t for SpeculationRecently, the country issued a new law that would allow for the creation of such a coin. China had commented in the past that the digital yuan is designed to assist the nation in competing with Libra, the new cryptocurrency project being set forth by the social media conglomerate Facebook.For...

Former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz is joining the ranks of Tim Draper, Charles Hoskinson and Ross Ulbricht and making some wild predictions about bitcoin’s price for the year 2020.Mike Novogratz: $12K for Bitcoin SoonIn a recent tweet, Novogratz commented that he thinks the world’s leading cryptocurrency by market cap will spike to $12,000 in the coming months. While $12K is certainly a fine number by most standards, it doesn’t quite garner attention or interest the way the predictions...

The Ethereum team will activate Muir Glacial hard fork on January 1 or 2. An update is important to defer the purported difficulty bomb by another 4 million blocks, and this will occur in block 9,200,000.Ethereum (ETH), the second-biggest computerized asset with a continuous market estimation of $14.5 billion, totally changed its benefit toward the end of the week and added up to $130.50 at the hour of composing. ETH/USD has lost over 2.5% over the most recent 24 hours and has stayed...

2020 is literally right around the corner. In what will be the final posting for Live Bitcoin News during 2019, let’s conclude our end-of-year series and examine how bitcoin might maneuver throughout the next 12 months, and how 2020 may stand in terms of bitcoin prowess.The Bitcoin Price Is Slated to Go BigWe’ve yet to begin the year, and already analysts and industry experts are going crazy with their price predictions for the world’s leading digital currency. Allegedly, this is the year...

As 2019 finally comes to an end, we close out not just a single year, but a rather wild decade. Starting tomorrow, the 2020s will come roaring in, ready to spread joy throughout the land of bitcoin and its altcoin counterparts. Let’s look back at some of the biggest stories to occur surrounding cryptocurrency over the past ten years and how they’ll influence the coming months.The Development of BitcoinWhile bitcoin wasn’t necessarily born in the 2010s (the whitepaper supporting its creation...

2019 is coming to an official close, and it’s been a crazy year for bitcoin and its crypto counterparts. In an end-of-year series, let’s examine some of the biggest stories that have occurred over the past 12 months and how they’ll possibly influence the crypto industry’s behavior in 2020.Bitcoin and Its Ongoing VolatilityIt can be argued that 2019 was a year of major volatility for bitcoin. After all, the currency started out at a mere $3,500 – where it remained until April. Bitcoin had...