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On Sunday, December 1, crypto exchange Huobi along with other Chinese telecom players joined the country’s state-backed popular blockchain consortium Blockchain Services Network (BSN). Huobi has joined as one of the first members of BSN which is an industry alliance initiated by the State Information Center (SIC).The BSN was just launched in the last month of October by the SIC with an aim to boost the blockchain sector growth and further encourage the development of smart cities in the...

Okay. The bad news is that bitcoin is about to post its worst month this year. The good news is that the bearish behavior that’s been plaguing it as of late could finally be coming to an end.Bitcoin: Will the Negativity Come to an End?According to one source, all the technical signals suggest that the currency is about to turn itself around, and many enthusiasts say this news couldn’t have come soon enough. The month of November has been arguably the worst of 2019 for the world’s leading...

As far as the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector is concerned, China has recently shot to the forefront and has been making headlines for a few consecutive weeks. The most recent, however, is an official publication that outlines related projects in the country, with a specific focus on the more illicit ones. Written by a joint team of financial and technology bodies in the country, the “Bluebook of Blockchain” was released.The agencies – the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the Chinese...

Investment apathy in global cryptocurrency markets and also traditional markets deepened over the weekend as Bitcoin price which has been sliding in recent times slipped below the normal psychological $7,000 which everyone within the crypto space has been looking forward towards as a support for one last rally towards the end of this year. Apart from Bitcoin, all other cryptocurrencies are also down as well indicating a market malaise which hasn’t occurred in quite a bit.Ethereum lost almost...

As we continue our coverage of bitcoin and the crash of the cryptocurrency market, it appears the world’s primary cryptocurrency has fallen by another $300 and is now trading for just over $7,100. This is the lowest it’s been in months, and it’s unclear when – or if – the currency plans to recover.Bitcoin Continues to Suffer and DropAs we edge closer towards the end of the year and the introduction of 2020, we are reminded of the bear run that bitcoin endured during November of last year. The...

At press time, bitcoin – the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap – has fallen all the way back to $7,600, meaning it has lost more than $500 in just 48 hours.Bitcoin Falls AgainThis is a nasty drop, and one that’s reminiscent of where bitcoin stood at around this time last month. During late October, the currency was hit smackdab in the middle when Mark Zuckerberg – the head honcho of Facebook – was scheduled to testify before a congressional hearing regarding Libra and its...

Bitcoin’s gains are short lived, and the world’s number one cryptocurrency is now trading where it was during late September when Bakkt initially failed to make a solid impression on crypto traders.Bitcoin and Its Comrades Are SufferingAs it would seems, positive blockchain comments from Chinese president Xi Jinping and Bakkt ultimately picking up and attracting several bitcoin futures contracts trades weren’t enough to keep bitcoin where it was. The $9,000 proved difficult for the currency...

At press time, bitcoin is trading for just over $8,400.Bitcoin: Bearish All Over Again?This figure marks a drop of roughly $700 over the past few days. The currency is incurring some very strange behavior as of late, though there doesn’t seem to be much of an explanation regarding why this behavior is happening.Let’s start off with the basics. To do this, we must go back to the end of October, when bitcoin was really trapped in a rut following the disappointing opening of Bakkt and the Mark...

At press time, bitcoin has taken something of a nosedive and is now trading for a measly $8,800.Bitcoin Drops AgainWhile the price isn’t nearly as bad as it could have been, the currency has fallen below the $9,000 line, which is where it’s been for nearly two weeks. Things ultimately took a nasty turn for bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general in late September when Bakkt – the institutional crypto trading platform owned by the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) – debuted to rather lackluster...

Bitcoin mining in China is no longer in the line of fire.Bitcoin Mining Is A-OKFollowing several years of going back and forth on the subject, regulators within China’s borders have finally decided that bitcoin mining should be allowed to continue without interference from the government. The country had long considered banning the process of extracting new bitcoins as a means of protecting the environment, though now it appears those fears have subsided.The bulls are seeing this as a huge...