The bitcoin space was supposed to be decentralized. One that was controlled by the people that owned it. It was supposed to give people more financial independence and say in their futures. However, light is being shed on an arena that is now largely controlled by a small group of crypto-centered businessmen. Is Bitcoin Remaining Decentralized? As it turns out, more than 95 percent of the world’s total bitcoins are stored within two percent of the world’s crypto...
Read More »Cathie Wood: BTC Will Be a Staple Investment
Imagine a world where bitcoin and cryptocurrency just completely took over. There are no more standard financial investment tools, and things like stocks and bonds cease to exist. The entire world is based on cryptocurrency, and everything is paid for in bitcoin. While it may be many years until we reach a society like this, Cathie Wood of ARK Invest thinks we’re heading in that direction. Cathie Wood: BTC Will Replace Bonds In a recent interview, the monetary executive...
Read More »Despite the Bitcoin Drop, Many Analysts Remain Bullish
Bitcoin has been a major focal point of discussion as of late. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap experienced a record bull run during the month of February, but during the final days of the month, the currency came crashing down and experienced a $10,000 dip. The asset fell from roughly $56,000 per unit to about $46,000, which is what it remains at still. The Latest Bitcoin Slip Hasn’t Caused Many People to Turn Despite this mega drop, the currency...
Read More »Stellar Lumen (XLM) Price Could Rally If It Clears $0.4500
Stellar lumen price started a sharp decline from well above $0.5000 against the US Dollar. XLM price is now consolidating well below $0.4500 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major triangle forming with resistance near $0.4490 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a strong increase if there is a clear break above the $0.4500 resistance zone. Stellar lumen price is correcting losing from $0.3400 against the US Dollar,...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Chances of More Downsides Below $0.40
Ripple price failed to stay above $0.5000 and declined sharply against the US dollar. The price is now trading well below the $0.450 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key declining channel forming with resistance near $0.4320 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair is likely to continue lower towards the $0.3500 support zone in the near term. Ripple price is started a fresh decline below $0.5000 and $0.4500...
Read More »As the Dollar Begins to Rebound, Bitcoin Is Struggling to Remain Solid
At the time of writing, bitcoin – the world’s number one digital currency by market cap – isn’t doing so hot. The currency has fallen to about $46,000 per unit at press time, meaning it is now about $10,000 lower than where it stood during the early portion of last week. Things are not looking good for the asset, but how much of this is just part of a healthy correction? Bitcoin Has Taken an Ugly Dip As it turns out, things may be a little more extreme than normal. While...
Read More »Bitcoin Is Suffering, but Many Institutions See This as an Opportunity
Bitcoin has taken a turn for the worse, but while the move may not look great on paper, it turns out things are going quite well for some of the institutional traders that have yet to step into the cryptocurrency arena. Many institutions are using the recent bitcoin price dip as an opportunity to buy at a lesser price and get their fingers on an asset that many companies have been going crazy over for the past six months. Bitcoin Has Taken an Ugly Stumble Things really...
Read More »Coinbase Let’s You Trade Crypto… And Engages in It as Well
Coinbase is known for storing cryptocurrency and allowing its many customers to trade digital assets. However, what we didn’t know was that the company also did its own investing in crypto as well. We’re Learning a Lot About Coinbase As it turns out, the company has become of the first major cryptocurrency exchanges to file for a public listing. In doing so, a lot of information has come out about the firm that many traders were unaware of prior, a big one being that...
Read More »More Details Emerge Regarding Coinbase and Its Public Offering
Last December, Live Bitcoin News reported that Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States – had decided to go public. On Thursday, the documents tied to the filing were revealed and made available to interested readers. Coinbase Is Going Public, and Brian Armstrong Has a Lot to Say Among these documents was a heartfelt letter written and filed by the company’s CEO Brian Armstrong. In the letter, Armstrong describes the...
Read More »Coinbase CEO: Satoshi Nakamoto Should Stay Hidden
Brian Armstrong – the CEO of Coinbase – is saying that if Satoshi Nakamoto were to ever reveal his full identity, there would be serious repercussions for both bitcoin and its many investors. Satoshi Nakamoto Should Always Stay Hidden Not long ago, the company had decided that it was going to go public through a direct filing. In documents related to the filing, the digital exchange claims that Satoshi Nakamoto is a “risk factor,” and that the real identification of the...
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