Botswana – a country in Africa – is becoming a regular bitcoin hotspot. Over the past several months, residents of the nation have regularly turned to the world’s number one digital asset for their daily financial needs, and many businesses are making it easier for them to do so by saying “yes” to crypto payments, though there are still several barriers to overcome. Botswana Is Becoming a Regular BTC Hub Botswana is located within the southern central region of the...
Read More »Musk Has Lost a Lot of BTC, but He Probably Only Has Himself to Blame
In a public filing last Tuesday, electric car company Tesla and its CEO – South African entrepreneur Elon Musk – revealed that they have lost more than $1 billion in bitcoin. Musk and Tesla’s BTC Stash Has Gone Down the Tubes The company’s balance sheet grew by approximately $1.5 billion in BTC last February, and within two months, bitcoin had reached a new all-time high, jumping from the low $50,000 range to about $64,000 per unit. However, things took an ugly turn from...
Read More »Bitcoin Cash Analysis: Eyes Upside Break above $550
Bitcoin cash price started a decent increase above the $500 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $500 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $505 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to accelerate higher above the $550 and $555 resistance levels. Bitcoin cash price is gaining pace above the $500 zone against the US...
Read More »Amazon: We Have No Intention of Accepting BTC Payments
Just yesterday, Live Bitcoin News reported that Amazon – arguably the biggest retailer in the world – was going to begin accepting cryptocurrencies by the end of the year as forms of payment. However, now it looks like this idea was a simple rumor, and Amazon has come out to suggest that it has no plans whatsoever in accepting bitcoin or other forms of digital assets as payments for goods or services. Amazon Says “No” to BTC Payments… For Now At this stage, bitcoin...
Read More »IMF to All Countries: Don’t Make BTC Your National Currency!
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is advising all countries to avoid making bitcoin or any other form of crypto their national currencies. The IMF Advises Making BTC Anything Other Than a Speculative Asset In a blog post, the IMF advises against making any sort of digital asset the currency of a national people. While the post does not mention any specific region, many countries – such as China – have turned towards making digital versions of their national...
Read More »Survey: Singapore Is a True Leader When It Comes to Crypto
Just yesterday, Live Bitcoin News published a piece discussing how few Americans are investing in cryptocurrency. While many residents of the region have no doubt heard of bitcoin and its digital counterparts, it appears many of them have not actually taken the leap into buying them. However, in Singapore, it seems that these results are the exact opposite, as the country has full-on embraced BTC and its virtual brothers and sisters. Singapore Really Loves Its Crypto...
Read More »EOS Price Analysis: Bullish On Close Above $4
EOS started a fresh increase above the $3.50 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $3.50 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $3.75 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to continue higher if it breaks the $4.00 and $4.02 resistance levels in the near term. EOS price is showing positive signs above $3.50 against the...
Read More »Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: More Upsides Likely Above $140
Litecoin price started a fresh increase above the $125 resistance zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading nicely above $132 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key contracting triangle forming with resistance near $142 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to accelerate higher if there is a clear break above $142 and $145. Litecoin price is attempting a recovery above $132 against the US...
Read More »Elon Musk Refers to Dogecoin as “Money” on Twitter
Elon Musk has always been there to push Dogecoin, and this week was no exception. The South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar companies such as SpaceX and Tesla tweeted that “Dogecoin is money,” and he wants everyone to take the asset seriously. Elon Musk Is Pushing Dogecoin Again Dogecoin is one of the most talked about cryptocurrencies in existence. First arriving on the monetary scene in approximately 2013, the currency initially began as a meme coin –...
Read More »Survey: There Are Still So Few Americans Investing in Bitcoin
Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency are becoming extremely well known. Nobody can deny this, and the names of these assets are going down in the financial history books like no other assets have in recent years considering how far they have come just in the last year alone. However, while it seems everyone in America knows what these currencies are, not that many people are willing to purchase them yet. Bitcoin Is Still Undervalued, According to Survey According to...
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