Brian Armstrong – the CEO of Coinbase, one of the world’s largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges – has been having one heck of a week. The trading platform made its stock debut on the Nasdaq a few days ago, and things appear to really be taking off. Brian Armstrong: No Hacks, No Regulation Coinbase saw its stock trading for well over $300 per share. Given that the company is likely valued at more than $100 billion at this stage, this is small beans compared...
Read More »Dogecoin Has Been Putting Rivals Like BTC to Shame
Bitcoin and its primary rival Ethereum have been spiking like crazy, but in truth, their price jumps can barely hold a candle to those of Dogecoin. Dogecoin Is On the Rise The currency has been something of an enigma over the past few years and has also seen its fair share of controversy. What is it designed for and who should be using it? These are only some of the many questions that both analysts and traders are likely asking themselves, and it is quite clear that...
Read More »Jim Cramer Pays Off His House with Help from BTC
Jim Cramer – legendary investor and host of “Mad Money” – has become a sudden bitcoin advocate, and claims he paid off his house using the asset. Jim Cramer Is Now a BTC Fan In the past, Cramer claims to have purchased quite a bit of the world’s number one digital currency when it was priced at around $12,000 per unit. Since then, he claims to have sold a large stake and raked in some heavy profit. He has used some of the funds to pay off his home, thereby clarifying...
Read More »Cardano (ADA) Price Analysis: Risk of More Downsides Below $1.05
ADA price started a strong decline from well above the $1.350 level against the US Dollar. The price is now well below the $1.300 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key contracting triangle with support near $1.305 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price is likely to continue lower below the $1.100 and $1.050 support levels. Cardano price is declining and trading well below $1.200 against the US Dollar, similar...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Corrects Lower, $2,000 Holds The Key
Ethereum price started a fresh decline from well above $2,400 against the US Dollar. ETH price is currently trading well below $2,275 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a major contracting triangle with support near $2,275 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to find a strong buying interest near the $2,000 and $1,930 levels. Ethereum price is correcting gains below $2,300 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could...
Read More »Tesla Has Already Made a Lot of Money on Its BTC Investment
It has only been about ten weeks since Tesla – the electric car company developed by South African entrepreneur Elon Musk – first purchased more than $1.5 billion in BTC units, and already the purchase appears to be making a serious dent in the country’s finances. Thus far, the company has managed to rake in more than $1 billion in profit thanks to its newfound love of the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. Tesla Is Raking in the Dough Last February, the...
Read More »Turkey Says “No” to BTC Payments, Citing Lack of “Supervision Mechanisms”
It looks like Turkey is not as comfortable with bitcoin as other nations. The region has decided to put a stop to all bitcoin payments citing concerns about competition to its national currency, and now the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has taken a bit of a stumble. Turkey Won’t Allow BTC Payments In recent days, bitcoin hit a new all-time high of more than $63,000 per unit following news that Coinbase was debuting on the Nasdaq. The asset ultimately...
Read More »Banks Are Feeling Crypto Heat Thanks to Coinbase
Coinbase has gone public, and it looks like Wall Street and some of America’s largest and most prestigious banks are feeling the heat. The popular cryptocurrency exchange began trading its new stock last Wednesday on the Nasdaq, letting the financial world know that it was here to stay, and that cryptocurrency is going to continue to attract the attention of investors. Banks Are Really Feeling Pressure as of Late For the most part, cryptocurrencies and banks have not...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Risk of More Losses Below $1.35
Ripple price surged towards the $2.0 level before correcting lower against the US dollar. The price is now trading below the $1.65 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major declining channel forming with resistance near $1.620 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend its losses below $1.350 as long as it is below the $1.650 zone. Ripple price is struggling to hold gains above $1.350 resistance...
Read More »How Did Bitcoin Grow So Much Faster Than the Tech Industry?
When compared with some of the world’s biggest tech startups, bitcoin is one of the fastest-growing industries the world has ever seen. The currency reached a $1 trillion valuation in half the time it took leading tech companies such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Bitcoin Has Reached $1 Trillion in 12 Years According to Crypto Parrott – a trading simulator in Ireland’s capital city of Dublin – Amazon took a whopping 24 years to reach a $1 trillion valuation. Microsoft...
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