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Bitcoin has risen to about $37,000 per unit at the time of writing. While this number is nothing compared with the new all-time high it attained in mid-April, it is still about $5,000 more than where it stood during the early portion of the week. Thus, it can be said that bitcoin may be returning to its bullish roots. However, according to New York University finance professor Aswath Damodaran, investors should not get too comfortable with the sudden rise of the world’s...

Stellar lumen price extended its decline below the $0.4000 support against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.3600 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.3600 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to start a steady increase if there is a break above the $0.3600 barrier. Stellar lumen price is facing hurdles near $0.3600 and $0.3800 against the US Dollar,...

Ripple price is trading above the key $0.8000 support zone against the US dollar. The price is now struggling to clear $0.9000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $0.8600 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could start a major increase unless there is a clear downside break below $0.8000. Ripple price is trading in a bearish zone below $1.00 against the...

Not long ago, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) managed to intercept bitcoin funds stolen through a ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline. The move resulted in a heavy blow to BTC, which experienced another massive dip over the weekend. How the FBI Got in the Way of a BTC Payment The FBI has now emerged with more details regarding the interception. The federal agency states that they were not able to find any security issues with the bitcoin...

A group of protestors calling themselves “Stopelon” gathered outside the Tesla processing factory in northern California earlier in the week to voice their anger at Elon Musk and his continued antics in the world of cryptocurrency. Elon Musk Faces More Anger Elon Musk has recently been deemed one of the most disliked figures in the digital currency scene. While at one point, the South African entrepreneur proved himself one of the strongest and most influential figures...

Digital currency research firm Coin Metrics has released a new report claiming that bitcoin is beginning to lag when compared with the likes of competing altcoins such as Ethereum and Dogecoin. Coin Metrics: Altcoins Are Taking Over While bitcoin is still the world’s number one digital currency by market cap (it is currently trading for about $35,000 per unit), the asset has experienced some serious dips over the past month, while by contrast, Dogecoin and Ethereum have...

Kevin O’Leary – aka Mr. Wonderful on the television show “Shark Tank” believes that bitcoin could eventually overpower the stock market. Kevin O’Leary: Sustainability Will Make a Big Difference His sentiment comes from the sudden shift that many bitcoin miners are making. Initially, bitcoin was the subject of much concern and disgust amongst environmentalists, who claimed that the extraction process behind bitcoin was contributing to severe atmospheric destruction....

Crypto trading firm Coin Seed has decided to shut its doors for good following a lawsuit brought forth against it earlier in the year by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The company has been accused of fraudulent activity after moving customer funds without permission and for selling “worthless” tokens in what is alleged to have been a phony initial coin offering (ICO). Coin Seed Is Closing Down for Good In a statement, Del Davaasambuu – the CEO and co-founder of...

One of America’s most luxurious penthouses just sold for more than $22 million – and the deal was completely finalized through cryptocurrency. The home consists of four bedrooms and is located within a condo building known as Arte by Antonio Citterio, which is situated in Miami Beach, Florida and designed by real estate developers Alex Sapir and Giovanni Fasciano. Miami Real Estate and Crypto… A Perfect Match? While crypto-real estate deals have been occurring over the...

President Donald Trump is in the news after spending a few months out of the limelight. In a recent interview, Trump took aim at bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap, calling it a “scam” and saying that it was a threat to the U.S. dollar. Donald Trump Believes BTC Is a Scam In the interview, Trump says the following: Bitcoin, it just seems like a scam. I do not like it because it is another currency competing against the U.S. dollar. He went on...