Goldman Sachs executive Aziz McMahon has resigned from his position with the financial giant after garnering a massive cryptocurrency fortune. Aziz McMahon Is Out at Goldman Sachs This news is coming at a time when most cryptocurrencies are in the doldrums. Bitcoin, for example, has fallen from its recent all-time high of $64,000 per unit – initially achieved in April of this year – to about $48,000 at press time. This is a $16,000 drop, and many other leading altcoins...
Read More »Stellar Lumen (XLM) Price Stable Above $0.60, More Gains Possible
Stellar lumen price corrected lower from the $0.8000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading just below $0.6800 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.6200 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to accelerate higher above the $0.6850 and $0.7100 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is holding ground above $0.6000 against the US Dollar, similar to...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Bulls Aim Fresh Rally Above $1.60
Ripple price is holding ground above the $1.22 support zone against the US dollar. The price is now consolidating above $1.45 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key contracting triangle forming with resistance near the $1.5500 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could start a major increase if there is a clear break above $1.55 and $1.60. Ripple price is trading nicely above the $1.40 support against the US...
Read More »The Idea That Bitcoin Can Fight Inflation Is Being Questioned
Over the past year, people have really rejected the idea that bitcoin is just a speculative tool. Many are now looking at it through a new lens and see it as a hedge tool; something that can keep one’s wealth stable during times of economic strife. Bitcoin Has Been Tanking… The ongoing challenge of inflation – which has been prominent ever since the coronavirus pandemic first began striking against our global financial markets – has caused many people to see bitcoin as...
Read More »For Big Investors, the Recent Bitcoin Drop Presents More Buying Opportunities
Bitcoin has fallen deeply into a state of oblivion. Once trading for well over $64,000, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has lost nearly $20,000 in value since last month and is presently trading for just over $47,000. Bitcoin Is Still Being Bought Up Among many analysts is an attitude of gloom and doom. Some consider the end of bitcoin to be near, while other largescale investors – such as Michael Saylor of MicroStrategy fame – think that this is...
Read More »Anthony Scaramucci: BTC Is Still the Crypto to Own
Bitcoin just keeps falling into oblivion. At the time of writing, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has dropped into the $47,000 range, which is lower than it has been in quite a long time – especially considering at around this time last month, the asset was trading for well over $64,000. However, it was expected that BTC would undergo a hard correction considering how fast it moved up, and Anthony Scaramucci of Sky Bridge Capital believes the asset...
Read More »Teacher Julie Bushnell Is the Latest Victim of a Bitcoin Scam
Julie Bushnell – a teacher situated in the United Kingdom – has lost several thousand dollars to a bitcoin scam that was using the likeness of famed South African entrepreneur Elon Musk, the man behind billion-dollar companies such as Tesla and SpaceX. Julie Bushnell Has Lost A Lot of Money It seems like Elon Musk just cannot seem to catch a break as of late. When his words are not bringing the prices of various forms of cryptocurrency down into the muck, his face is...
Read More »Square Will Not Be Purchasing Anymore BTC
Square – the payment firm owned and run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey – has announced that it will not be buying anymore bitcoin in the coming future. Square Says It Won’t Be Buying Anymore BTC Anytime Soon Square is a huge company, not just for all the business it does, but also because it is one of the first institutions to pledge official support for bitcoin and purchase a large wad of it. The company ultimately bought more than $50 million worth of the world’s number...
Read More »Elon Musk Manages to Send Dogecoin Up Again
It is hard to understand Elon Musk at times. There are moments when he appears to be quite clear regarding cryptocurrency, and other days when he seems to be way off the mark. Either he does not fully understand the influence he has on the space, or he does and says certain things knowing they will have certain impacts. Either way, he has now sent Dogecoin through the roof again with his latest words following the rough week it has had. Elon Musk and Dogecoin Are Mixing...
Read More »Did Vitalik Buterin Cause a Drop in Crypto Prices?
Earlier today, it was announced on Live Bitcoin News that the price of BTC had taken a drastic fall thanks, in part, to actions taken by Elon Musk, who announced that his company Tesla had decided not to accept bitcoin payments for goods and services. As it turns out, the price of BTC – along with several other leading altcoins – may have also fallen thanks to Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum. Vitalik Buterin Moved a Bunch of Money Buterin has donated more...
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