Ripple price failed to clear $0.3700 and started a strong decline below $0.3000 against the US dollar.The price is now holding the key $0.2550 support level and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.2560 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair could start a strong recovery wave as long as the price above $0.2550 and $0.2560.Ripple price is down over 20% from well above $0.3500 against the US...
Read More »Central Washington Told to Watch Out for Bootleg Crypto Mining Companies
Central Washington – an area that has attracted a high level of bitcoin and crypto mining operations thanks to its low energy costs – has been told to watch out for any signs of bootleg mining companies.Central Washington Is Now Keeping an Eye OutAmong the red flags that the area has been put on high alert for are unusually high energy bills and exhaust fans that operate on a 24-hour scale.The area has been one of the most sought-out regions amongst crypto and bitcoin miners since 2017. At...
Read More »Elon Musk Apparently Wouldn’t Mind Getting His Salary in BTC
Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar ventures like SpaceX and Tesla – says he’s looking to potentially get paid in bitcoin, or at least he’s intrigued by the idea.Elon Musk Wants to Get Paid in BTC?Musk has always been there to give his thoughts and ideas on crypto. The problem is he goes back and forth – so much so that it’s hard to take him seriously. Is he a fan of crypto or not? Is it something he considers revolutionary, or does he believe all crypto will...
Read More »Analysts Explain Why the 2018 Bitcoin Crash Isn’t Likely to Happen Again
Right now, the bitcoin price is trading above $40,000. The asset is doing better than it ever has and it has even reached a new all-time high.The Bitcoin Crash of 2018 Is No Longer LikelyIf this kind of behavior doesn’t sound familiar yet, it should. This is exactly what bitcoin went through three or four years ago. The asset continued to spike and spike like it never had before. It was adding hundreds to thousands of dollars to its price each month and eventually shocked the world when it...
Read More »Chamath Palihapitiya: Bitcoin Will Hit $200K in About 5 to 10 Years
Bitcoin has been surging as of late. At the time of writing, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has jumped beyond the $40,000 price for the second time this month, but according to billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, the currency is just getting started, and $40,000 is nothing compared to where he believes it will go within the next five to ten years.Chamath Palihapitiya: Bitcoin Will Hit $200,000 Within the Next DecadeIn a recent interview with CNBC, Palihapitiya...
Read More »Bill Miller: Risk Associated with BTC Vanishes When Its Price Gets Bigger
Bill Miller – a value investor – is one of just many people who appear to have changed their tune on bitcoin. It used to be that bitcoin was an extremely worrisome, potentially even dangerous asset to invest in given how volatile it was. It used to be that bitcoin was a currency that was widely vulnerable to outside market influence and that could easily be manipulated.Bill Miller on Bitcoin – When It Gets Bigger, the Risk Goes DownHowever, Miller has said that every time bitcoin strives for...
Read More »Whale Activity Has Caused Bitcoin to Reach $40,000 Again
The bitcoin price has hit $40,000 for the second time this month. While technically the asset had done so during yesterday’s early morning hours, the currency ultimately underwent a bit of a correction later in the day that brought it down into the $39,000 range.Bitcoin Strikes the $40K AnvilNow, however, bitcoin has hit $40K again and it looks like it’s aiming to stay there. In just the last 12 months alone, the bitcoin price has managed to grow by a whopping 400 percent.Many analysts have...
Read More »New Report Suggests $1 Billion in BTC Revenue for Square in 2021
Square has made quite a name for itself in the bitcoin space these past few years. The company – along with its bearded CEO Jack Dorsey – has repeatedly served as an advocate for the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap, going so far as to purchase roughly $50 million in BTC last October and serving as one of the few institutional platforms to come out and offer its support publicly.Square Is Set to Make a Lot of BTC-Related DoughIt can be argued that Square contributed to the...
Read More »Grayscale Is Now One of the World’s Largest Holders of BTC
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust now holds of a rather solid portion of the world’s total BTC units.Grayscale Is a Major Bitcoin ManagerChief executive officer Michael Sonnenshein commented in a recent interview that thanks to newfound respect for BTC amongst institutional traders, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust presently manages a record three percent of the world’s total BTC thanks to an increase in activity from its professional clientele.In 2020, companies such as Square, MicroStrategy, Stone...
Read More »Bitcoin Hits $40,000; How Much Bigger Will It Get?
Bitcoin has hit another all-time high. The currency – which just yesterday was trading for around $35,000 per unit – has added another $4,000 to its price and is now trading for around $39,000. This, ultimately, is a slight pullback from where the currency was during the early morning hours after it hit a whopping $40,000 per unit for the first time in its short yet significant history.Bitcoin Has Surged Again!The surge came with a few repercussions such as Coinbase crashing for the umpteenth...
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