China made headlines this year when it decided to end all bitcoin and crypto mining projects within its borders. However, while many of the miners in the country decided to leave or call it quits, there are many others that felt they should stick around and carry out their mining projects in secret. They’re now running an underground mining ecosystem, and they’re hoping every day that the authorities don’t find out about what they’re doing. China Has Ended Crypto Mining,...
Read More »A Multi-Million Dollar Piece of Real Estate Just Sold for Crypto
Who would have ever thought that blockchain and real estate could make such a fantastic couple? Real Estate and Crypto Are Becoming Serious Partners There are many instances of real estate being recorded to the blockchain, but it’s quite rare when someone purchases a piece of real estate with cryptocurrency. However, these instances do occur, such as a recent transaction in the city of Miami, Florida. Someone recently purchased a $22.5 million Miami Beach condo with...
Read More »Eswar Prasad Is No Bitcoin Fan
Bitcoin has come a long way in a relatively short period, but for some, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has no place in the future of finance. They are convinced the currency will not last much longer. That’s a direct quote from Eswar Prasad, the senior professor of international trade policy at Cornell University. Eswar Prasad Thinks Bitcoin Doesn’t Have Much Going for It Bitcoin first emerged through a whitepaper that was published in the year...
Read More »Cardano (ADA) Price Analysis: Bulls Aim Fresh Increase Above $1.25
ADA price started a fresh decline from the $1.30 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $1.25 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.27 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price might start a fresh increase if there is a clear break above the $1.25 and $1.28 levels. Cardano price is struggling below the $1.30 resistance against the US Dollar, unlike bitcoin....
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Could Rally If It Clears $4K
Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $4,080 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading just above $3,900 and near the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $3,980 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a major increase if there is a clear break above $3,980 and $4,000. Ethereum price is recovering above $3,900 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could...
Read More »Mexico’s Grupo Elektra Says “Yes” to BTC Payments
Grupo Elektra – a company headquartered in Mexico – has announced that it will begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment. Users can now make purchases with the world’s number one digital currency by market cap, bringing the asset closer to its initial goal. Grupo Elektra Is Willing to Take a Chance on BTC The news is big in that bitcoin and many other forms of crypto were initially designed to serve as payment methods. They were built to push things like checks,...
Read More »Ray Dalio Seems to Be a Big BTC Fan
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio says he’s uber impressed with bitcoin given it has been around for so long. The currency was first introduced in 2008 through a whitepaper and was mined for the first time in early 2009. Who would have known that a simple asset would become one of the most powerful financial tools in the world just a dozen years later? Ray Dalio: Bitcoin Has Come a Long Way In some recent interviews, Dalio said the following about bitcoin and its respective...
Read More »Michael Saylor Discusses Warren Buffett and BTC
Michael Saylor – the CEO of software giant MicroStrategy – has commented that bitcoin doesn’t need help from people like Warren Buffett to really be successful. Warren Buffett On Bitcoin… It Ain’t Good In the past, Buffett – the CEO of real estate company Berkshire Hathaway – has been rather dismissive of bitcoin, comparing it to a button on his shirt and even calling it “rat poison squared” at one point. No doubt the man has a serious hate for the world’s number one...
Read More »Stellar Lumen (XLM) Price Is Showing Positive Signs Above $0.28
Stellar lumen price is attempting a recovery from the $0.2500 zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.2650 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $0.2600 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a steady upward move if there is a clear break above $0.2800. Stellar lumen price is trading in a bearish zone below $0.2800 against the US Dollar, similar to...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Rally Could Gain Pace Above $0.92
Ripple price started a fresh increase from the $0.78 support zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading above $0.90 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $0.8290 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could continue to move up if there is a clear break above the $0.920 resistance. Ripple price is gaining pace above $0.900 against the US Dollar,...
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