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A professor at Cornell University believes that bitcoin can never accomplish all it has set out to do unless it manages to get past three big hindrances. According to Eswar Prasad, professor of economics at the educational institution, bitcoin still suffers from several flaws that are preventing it from being stronger than many of its altcoin cousins. Eswar Prasad: BTC Still Has a Way to Go In an interview, Prasad points to the idea that bitcoin mining is extremely...

ADA price started a fresh decline from well above the $1.50 level against the US Dollar. The price is now trading well below $1.45 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.38 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price is recovering, but it is likely to face sellers near the $1.38 and $1.40 levels. Cardano price is trading in a bearish zone below $1.40 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Ethereum price failed to stay above $2,500 and it extended its decline against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading well below $2,300 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $2,060 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could correct higher, but it is likely to face resistance near $2,060 and $2,200. Ethereum price is gaining bearish momentum below $2,200 against the US Dollar....

Francis Suarez, the mayor of Miami, says he is now looking to open his city to all the Chinese bitcoin miners that are getting kicked out of their country. Francis Suarez Opens His City to Chinese BTC Miners China has recently stated that it will be banning all crypto mining operations. Beijing has given these companies approximately two months to leave, and many are looking for a new home to set up their mining equipment. While some analysts have said that Texas will be...

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is setting up an office in New York. Coinbase Is Opening an Office in New York Based in San Francisco, Coinbase has established itself as a leading digital currency trading hub following news in April that it would be the first crypto exchange in the history of the space to go public on the Nasdaq, though share trading has been somewhat of a rocky process. In addition, the company has recently added Dogecoin to its list of...

Bitcoin has always had support from billionaire investor and former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz. However, in a recent interview, he seemed to hint that the currency does not have any value all by itself like standard fiat. Rather, it is valuable simply because the people who use it and invest in it say it is. Mike Novogratz on What Gives BTC Value During his discussion, Novogratz said that bitcoin primarily has value thanks to the community it has established. He...

Stellar lumen price struggled to clear the $0.3500 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.3000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.3080 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to extend its decline as long as it is below the $0.3500 resistance level. Stellar lumen price is facing hurdles near $0.3200 and $0.3500 against the US Dollar,...

Ripple price is trading above the key $0.8050 support zone against the US dollar. The price is now well below $0.8000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.8200 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could continue to move down below the $0.7200 and $0.7000 support levels. Ripple price is trading in a bearish zone below $0.80 against the US Dollar. XRP price...

Not too long ago, El Salvador announced that it would make bitcoin legal tender. Thus, the Central American nation became the first to permit bitcoin’s full use as a currency. However, now it looks like the country’s plans have hit a snag as the World Bank is saying it will reject El Salvador’s request. The World Bank Will Not Help El Salvador To be fair, El Salvador does not necessarily need permission from the World Bank to implement bitcoin’s status as a payment...

Is bitcoin about to experience a “short squeeze?” According to many analysts, the answer is yes. A Short Squeeze Is in BTC’s Future, Analysts Say A short squeeze is when an asset that has been doing poorly suddenly skyrockets in price due to several traders making bets against it. As of late, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has been trading in the doldrums, losing close to $30,000 off its price since reaching its latest all-time high of...