While bitcoin price may be going through a period of consolidation at the moment (and frankly, after the year that was 2019, who isn’t?), the network fundamentals are as strong as ever. In fact, the hash rate is currently almost seven times as large as it was during BTC’s all-time high price, back in December...Read More
The US Coast Guard has issued a security warning following a ransomware attack on a federally regulated maritime facility. The intrusion at the unnamed facility, caused a 30+ hour shutdown of primary operations while a response was conducted. Coast Guard Caught Phishing The Ryuk ransomware is believed to have gained access to the facility’s IT...Read More
Over the holiday season, Bitcoin (BTC) has stalled in the low-$7,000s, finding itself stuck between a rock and a hard place. Although some say that this is indicative of an impending return to the $6,000s, then the $5,000s, a growing sentiment suggests the leading cryptocurrency could trade in the $8,000s and $9,000s in the coming 30...Read More
The Bitcoin UTXO count hit an all-time high in 2019, despite the price dropping by a massive 68%. BTC hit its local high in a bear run on June 26, a day when 1 BTC was worth $13,800. However, the BTC holders seem to have been unfazed by the drop as the UTXOs have been...Read More
In a recent tweet, Casa CTO Jameson Lopp reported that the network hashrate for Bitcoin had increased by 162% over the course of 2019, from 38 to more than 100 exahashes per second. While price fluctuation can be seen as an indicator of investor sentiment, hashrate can be used to determine network adoption. While miner...Read More
Bitcoin closed 2019’s final fiscal quarter in losses.The benchmark cryptocurrency is down by circa 21.5 percent on a quarter-to-date basis. The move downhill has extended its half-yearly losses to 33.35 percent.Bitcoin in a deep downtrend since July 2019 | Source: TradingView.comNevertheless, exponential gains during the first two quarters have kept bitcoin inside positive territory. From...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been under the $7,600 range for over a month now. Even with 3 major retests of the resistance at $7,660, Bitcoin’s price hasn’t managed to breach it. With the formation of a double bottom in a medium time frame, this was supposed to change. However, it hasn’t so far. BTC 4 Hour...Read More
Bitcoin price is slowly declining and recently tested $7,100 against the US Dollar.The price is currently recovering, but likely to face hurdles near $7,280 and $7,320.There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $7,185 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The pair might slide further...Read More
The scaling of different cryptocurrencies remains crucial. Nano, an often overlooked altcoin, is seemingly on the right track to achieve this goal. All of these discussions need to be taken with a grain of salt. Nano Nails Scaling Properly Altcoins often tend to scale better than bitcoin, yet it doesn’t necessarily help them gain traction....Read More
During the course of 2019, the most used BTC-based OP_Return protocol, Veriblock, outshined Omni Layer outputs. According to statistics, Veriblock captured 57% of BTC’s OP_Return outputs in 2019. Ever since the protocol’s opcodes started dominating, a number of BTC influencers called the outputs “abuse” and “spam.” Also Read: Central Bank Gold Hoarding Hits 50-Year High...Read More
Bitcoin’s recent series of rejection within the mid-to-upper $7,000 region has resulted in BTC’s bears gaining an edge over bulls, as the cryptocurrency is now retreating down to its key $7,000 support level, which appears to be growing increasingly weak.Importantly, one analyst is now noting that Bitcoin could be on the verge of seeing significantly...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin tested towards the lower end of its short-term trading range on the last trading day of December, as cryptocurrency traders looked to the BTC/USD pair’s yearly price close. The number one cryptocurrency traded around the $7,200 level in early Tuesday trading, marking a loss of around 2% from the weekly price open. At...Read More
Recently, on the ‘What Bitcoin Did’ podcast, host Peter McCormack spoke to the founder of Lightning Network wallet, Zap wallet. Jack Mallers, who spent the last four months performing extensive user research with regard to the Lightning Network, spoke about its actual value, what it can accomplish, as well as its institutional use-cases. According to...Read More
The aftermath of Bitcoin’s recent rally up to highs of $7,500 – and subsequent rejection – has been grave for bulls, as BTC has been caught within a strong downtrend that is leading the cryptocurrency down to its key support region that exists around $7,000.It is important to note that one key factor is currently...Read More
You probably already know that Nouriel “Dr Doom” Roubini is no fan of Bitcoin. The professor and economist has frequently sounded off against the crypto asset space in recent years.What you might not know is that Roubini also has something of a musical side. His most recent offering sees him take on and rework Taylor...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has been treading under the $8k mark for a while now, and what once was considered to be a bullish coin is now limited in terms of price due to various reasons. One of the reasons that have often made the rounds are Bitcoin Futures pulling the price of the digital asset down....Read More
The crypto industry, Bitcoin, blockchain, and any of its varieties is driven primarily by hype and speculation as the emerging technologies underlying each asset are often too new or unproven to yet provide a realistic valuation.Due to this, the constant ebb and flow of FUD and FOMO often dictate market movements and turn major losers...Read More
The potential short-term and long-term growth prospects of bitcoin can be gauged from the ongoing price activity. BTC price is facing increasing resistance on its way up. Volatility is decreasing with time. What does this mean for bitcoin’s overall outlook? In his latest article, entrepreneur, engineer, and bitcoin optimist Harold Christopher Burger deeply analyzed the...Read More
Today’s mid-week daily close in Bitcoin price charts carries significantly more weight than usual, as New Year’s Eve marks the last day of the calendar year, and the crypto asset’s yearly candle close.If the leading crypto asset by market cap closes today at current prices around $7,250, the yearly candle will close with the largest...Read More
It’s safe to say that Bitcoin, as well as the entire cryptocurrency market, were in for one wild ride in 2019. This is true in terms of price, but also for new developments, exciting events, important community positions, and so forth. A lot of people believe that 2019 was the preparation year for Bitcoin and...Read More
In this roundup, we cover Russia’s supreme court recognizing tokens as assets like money and property, France’s new crypto regulatory framework, and several industry developments in China, including a blockchain ETF filing. We also cover Japan’s world conference for decentralized financial governance, Uzbekistan’s crypto ban, and four countries’ central bank digital currency updates. Also read:...Read More
Two years ago, right around this time, the cryptocurrency market witnessed a bull run, one unlike anything the market had ever seen before. At the time, the largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, had broken all its previous barriers and set a new one. The near-$20000 mark hit by the king coin was a turn that was unexpected...Read More
Following the BitMEX Insurance Fund’s continued growth throughout the year, data provider, CryptoQuant, took a deeper look at the derivatives specialist’s on-chain data. Insurance Fund Now Holds 0.18% Of All Bitcoin Over the past 12 months the BitMEX Insurance Fund grew to almost 33.5k BTC, representing a 62% increase from the 20.77k BTC it held...Read More
With 2019 ending in a number of hours, here is a look at the positive performance for Bitcoin (BTC) across several network and market parameters. Bitcoin Price up 95% YTD At press time, the Bitcoin price is up by about 95% year-to-date (YTD). After a difficult 2018 that saw the top-ranked crypto drop 72%, BTC...Read More
The leaves that bud out of the stem, the pattern on the shell of snails, the petals of flowers; all of these have a common denominator, a pattern. Nature follows a particular kind of symmetry. The world that we live in has many mysteries to it, many that might seem chaotic to naked eyes. However,...Read More
Experts predict that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will gain momentum in 2020 and therefore will become increasingly pervasive in all industry sectors. There will also be an explosion of cybersecurity threats targeting all verticals worldwide next year, they say. Bitcoin Transactions and Data on the Blockchain Are Safe Just like other industries, the crypto industry...Read More
While Bitcoin saw a strong rejection at $7,500, with the price of the leading cryptocurrency rapidly plunging to $7,200, leading some to suggest that an extended bearish reversal was possible, analysts remain bullish on BTC.A prominent cryptocurrency trader recently remarked that his analysis of Bitcoin’s chart over the past few months shows that a key...Read More
The controversy around the Wright versus Kleiman legal case continues, as the former is reportedly going to receive the private keys needed to access over one million Bitcoins on January 1st, 2020. If successful in retrieving them, it’s questionable how and if Craig Wright will dispose of the cryptocurrency and what the effect on the...Read More
Bitcoin price is currently consolidating above the $7,200 and $7,150 support levels against the US Dollar.The price is likely to climb higher again unless there is a daily close below $7,000.There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $7,240 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).The pair...Read More
Blockchain startup Hedera Hashgraph (HBAR) are facing flak on Twitter. Some reports have claimed nodes have been dropped and there are accusations of bullying its community into not using the Hedera logo.The post appeared first on NewsBTCRead More
