Bitcoin breaks $15k for first time since 2017—but this is the biggest hurdle

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is demonstrating a parabolic uptrend.

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Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy Sees Bitcoin Price Reaching $12,000 Tomorrow

Bitcoin has been rejected several times by the key $12K resistance level in recent days, which was the only hurdle before surging higher. Nonetheless, investors have remained unequivocally bullish on the benchmark crypto.

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3 Reasons Bitcoin’s Price Could Soon Rise to $10K

After a rise over $9,500 Wednesday, bitcoin looks set to climb toward the psychological price hurdle of $10,000. Here's three reasons why.

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WisdomTree Trust Files for a Bitcoin ETF Tied to Futures Contracts

Bitcoin ETFs have not been too successful in passing their biggest hurdle: the SEC. Despite virtually no chance of being approved ,it appears that WisdomTree is trying its hand at another ETF proposal.

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This Is When Bitcoin Is Expected To Smash $520K According To New Stock-to-Flow Forecast

The key $10k level has proven to be a stubborn hurdle for bitcoin to obliterate in recent weeks. The cryptocurrency has repeatedly tapped $10,000 but has failed to gather enough momentum to keep it above the critical resistance wall.

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Bitcoin Breaks Key Hurdle: Here’s Why It Could Revisit $10,000

Bitcoin is up more than 4% and it broke the key $9,500 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC price is currently correcting lower, but dips remain supported near $9,350. Bitcoin gained traction above the $9,300 and $9,500 resistance levels.

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Technicals Suggest Bitcoin Needs To Clear $9,100 For Hopes of a Fresh Rally

Bitcoin jumped above the $8,800 and $9,000 resistance levels against the US Dollar. However, BTC is facing a major hurdle at $9,100, above which it could rally sharply. Bitcoin is currently consolidating in a broad range below the $9,000 and $9,100 levels.

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Bitcoin Struggles to Overcome $10K Hurdle Amid Skyrocketing Halving Interests

Searches for “Bitcoin halving” on Google have seen an increase of 350%, compared to 2016 where its searches reached a value of 33 in their scales before the halving, indicating a highly increased interest of people ahead of the halving.

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Bitcoin Breaking This Single Level Will Spark a Pre-Halving Rally

Bitcoin is showing bullish signs above the $7,700 level against the US Dollar. BTC could start a strong pre-halving rally if it breaks the $8,000 resistance and the 100-day simple moving average. Bitcoin is following a positive path above the $7,500 pivot level against the US Dollar. The price is now facing a major hurdle...

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Bitcoin Buyers Lose Control, But 2 Key Technicals Show One Last Rally is Imminent

Bitcoin is struggling to surpass the $7,800 resistance area against the US Dollar. It seems like BTC price could dip towards $7,600 or $7,400 before a fresh rally towards $8,000. Bitcoin made two attempts to clear the $7,800 hurdle against the US Dollar, but it failed.

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Proving That Tether Manipulated Bitcoin 2017 Bull Run Won’t Be Easy

USDT court case development — Shipkevich: “I am pessimistic that [plaintiffs] will be able to overcome the hurdle of proving market manipulation”

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Can Ethereum Bulls Overcome This Hurdle To Start Fresh Rally?

Ethereum decline to a new 3-week low at $208 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ETH price could correct higher in the short term, but upsides are likely to remain capped near $242. ETH price is currently showing a few recovery signs from the $208 low against the US Dollar. The price is now...

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Bitcoin's 60% uptake of transaction fees mirrors network usage

Bitcoin's recent bullish crossover resulted in the escalation of its price by 7% and crossing the $10k hurdle. With a rising price, the overall active addresses on the Bitcoin network noted a steady rThe post Bitcoin's 60% uptake of transaction fees mirrors network usage appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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$400 Drop: Bitcoin Faces Further Downside After Rejection at Price Hurdle

Having rapidly dropped from $10,500 on Thursday, bitcoin could be staring at deeper losses.

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Lightning Labs Tries to Take Bitcoin Payments Mainstream

Making Bitcoin a viable mainstream payment solution will not be easy. One hurdle to overcome is the incredibly low transaction throughput.   While several solutions are in development, external input is always welcome.

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Bitcoin Price Faces the Last Big Hurdle Before $10,000

A strong open to 2020 appears to have set Bitcoin price up for a shot at $10,000

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Bitcoin Eyes Best January Close in 7 Years After 30% Price Increase

Bitcoin is eyeing its best January performance in seven years after crossing the all-important 200-day average hurdle overnight.

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Here’s Ethereum Bears Last Defense, Can Bulls Overcome This Hurdle?

Ethereum is up 2% and it broke the $175 resistance, while bitcoin rallied 5%. ETH price is now facing a strong resistance near the $178 and $180 levels. There was a steady rise in Ethereum above the $170 and $175 levels against the US Dollar.

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Technical indicators estimate that Bitcoin may drop below $9,000

Bitcoin is once again testing the $9,000 resistance level. As the flagship cryptocurrency attempts to break above this significant price hurdle, several technical indicators are turning bearish estimating that a retracement could be underway.

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Bitcoin Eyes $8.8K After Largely Erasing Last Week’s Dip

Bitcoin's recent pullback looks to have ended. Now prices could challenge a crucial price hurdle near $8,800.

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Bitcoin Flashes Signs of Starting a Massive Bull Run, But One Key Hurdle Remains

Bitcoin’s meteoric uptrend over the past several days and weeks has allowed BTC to smash through multiple resistance levels that were previously hampering its price action, and yesterday’s break above $8,000 led to a sense of euphoria amongst the cryptocurrency’s bulls.

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Bitcoin’s Rejection at Key Price Hurdle Puts Short-Term Bull Trend at Risk

Bitcoin sharp rejection at resistance around $7,800 has weakened the short-term bullish outlook.

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Bitcoin Keeps Failing at This Key Price Hurdle

Bitcoin's struggle for a bullish breakout continues with a falling trendline capping gains for the fifth time in 11 days.

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Bitcoin evangelist: KYC huge hurdle for exchange during bull markets

Recently, Bitcoin evangelist, Pierre Rochard, made an appearance on Peter McCormack’s podcast, WhatBitcoinDid. According to Rochard, there is, and always has been, value accruing to conversion between fiat currencies and Bitcoin.

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Most Popular Websites to Buy Bitcoins Instantly Using Debit/Credit Card

Bitcoin is on its way to becoming mainstream. However, the biggest hurdle is letting users instantly purchase Bitcoins. Today, most of the Bitcoin exchanges accept many types of payment. The exception is credit and debit cards and one of the reasons for that is because of the irreversible nature of Bitcoin.

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ILCoin Resolves Scalability, Security Issues Of Blockchain Data Storage

The dawn of blockchain has given way to a field of possible adaptations for the technology. One of the leading possibilities for the distributed ledger network is on-chain data storage. ILCoin Trumps the Scalability Hurdle Because of the decentralized nature of blockchain — having no centralized entity controlling access to the files — blockchain storageRead MoreRead More.

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Ethereum (ETH) Rebound Faces Major Hurdle Near $180

Ethereum price is currently correcting higher, but it is facing a strong resistance near $180 against the US Dollar. Bitcoin price is up more than 1. 5%, but it is also facing resistance $8,120 and $8,200.

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Bitcoin Faces Drop Below $8,000 Despite Beating Price Resistance

Bitcoin has crossed the 20-day moving average hurdle, but remains in bearish territory on the daily and weekly charts.

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Bitcoin Fails at Key Price Hurdle, Risks Return to $8,000

Bitcoin's quick pullback from a 2.5-week high of $8,830 this morning has invalidated a bullish breakout on the 4-hour chart.

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Bitcoin Eyes $8.5K Hurdle After Biggest Single-Day Price Gain in Five Weeks

Bitcoin logged the biggest single-day price gain in five weeks on Monday, opening doors for a stronger recovery rally to key resistance above $8,500.

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Bitcoin Price (BTC) Rallies Sharply But Facing Significant Hurdle

Bitcoin price started a strong rise after trading as low as $9,637 against the US Dollar. The price is trading above the $10,200 level, but it is facing hurdles near the $10,400 level. There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $10,150 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair.

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Bitcoin Eyes Move to $10,950 Hurdle After Price Breakout

After a breakout on the 4-hour chart brought back the bull mood, bitcoin is eyeing a move to key resistance at $10,956.

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Jack Dorsey’s Square Cash Payment App Encourages Bitcoin Giveaways to Spark People’s Care

Many in the crypto community find the gimmicky bitcoin giveaways annoying and scammy, but not Square Crypto. Recently they took to Twitter to give their controversial opinions. Giving away bitcoin is powerful.

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Bitcoin Faces Further Losses After Rejection Near $11K Price Hurdle

Having faced rejection near $11,000 earlier today, bitcoin is looking weak and may end up falling below $10,000 in the next 24 hours.

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Bitcoin Reaches “Do-Or-Die” Level After Overnight Pump

After posting a strong recovery from its recent lows of $9,500, Bitcoin (BTC) has been able to further extend its upwards momentum and is now nearing the next key price hurdle that could determine which direction it trends in the near-term.

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BTC At $11k, Hear From Industry Leaders On What’s Next For Bitcoin: Exclusive

Industry leaders have much to say about what’s going to happen next now that Bitcoin has broken the $11k price hurdle. I reached out to several industry leaders and here’s what they have to say! The Whales are going to Make a Splash! Robert Beadles, Co-Founder Of Monarch Wallet “In addition to the trade war […] The post BTC At $11k, Hear From Industry Leaders On What’s Next For Bitcoin: Exclusive appeared first on ZyCrypto.

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Bitcoin Needs Weekly Close Above Tough $12K Hurdle to Restart Price Rally

Bitcoin needs to break above stiff resistance at $12,000 to unleash the next phase of the bull market.

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Bitcoin Eyes $12K Price Hurdle as Dominance Rate Hits 28-Month High

Bitcoin has broken out of bearish mode with a near 10-percent surge this morning and looks to be decoupling from alternative cryptocurrencies.

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Ethereum Price (ETH) Primed For More Gains As Bitcoin Breaks Key Hurdle

ETH price found support near the $210 level and recently climbed higher against the US Dollar. The price broke the $215 resistance and it seems like there could be more gains in the near term. There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support near $214 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed.

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With Facebook’s Libra Congress Hearings Imminent, Will Bitcoin Price Plummet or Foray Higher?

Facebook’s Libra has been knee-deep in criticism ever since it was unveiled. Another hurdle that Facebook is currently facing is testifying during US governmental hearings. David Marcus, the head of the Calibra wallet, will be testifying before the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th respectively.

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Bitcoin Price Eyes Move Above $13K as Dominance Rate Hits 2-Year High

Bitcoin’s break above a key price hurdle looks to have set the tone for a retest of recent highs above $13,800.

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Bitcoin Rallies $2K in 24 Hours But Price Hurdles Remain Intact

Bitcoin has risen sharply in the last 24 hours, but a key price hurdle must still be passed to confirm a bull revival.

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Bitcoin Obliterates $10,000 Hurdle As Cryptocurrency Markets Boom

Bitcoin prices (BTC) pushed past the $10,000 boundary on Coinbase Pro today, the cryptocurrency’s highest valuation for more than a year and a significant psychological milestone for retail investors as institutions prepare to enter the market.

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Bitcoin Price Prediction Today: Daily (BTC) Value Forecast – June 20

The hurdle to jump over is the $9,400 overhead resistance. From the Fibonacci retracement level, the BTC market is trading above the 0.236 and 0.382 Fib. retracement levels. BTC/USD Medium-term Trend: Bullish Resistance Levels: $9,000, $9,200, $9,400 Support levels: $8,800, $8,600, $8, 400 Yesterday, June 19, the BTC price was in the bullish trend zone. […]

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Watchtowers Are Coming to Lightning

“The Eye of Sauron casts its gaze upon the Lightning Network. ”This is how Lightning Labs CTO Olaoluwa Osuntokun (aka, roasbeef) has heralded the coming of Watchtowers to the Lightning Network.

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BitMEX reveals testing of SegWit implementation amidst high transaction rate fees on the exchange

Bitcoin’s [BTC] transaction rate fees have been one of the most debated issues over the last few years, with some even categorizing it as a hurdle to Bitcoin’s accessibility to general users.

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Will Bitcoin Price Finally Reach $10,000 This Week?

Bitcoin price saw a 3% move to $8,833 is bringing the digital asset closer to a retest of the weekly high. Will it happen before this new week starts?  Bitcoin Price Must Overcome This Key Hurdle for $10K Sentiment wise, bitcoin’s path to $10,000 remains strong and each week a number of positive media reports appear to be re-enforcing the bullish consensus for the top digital asset.

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Bitcoin Expert Jeff Garzik Exposes Crypto’s ‘Economic Paradox’

By CCN: Early Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik revealed what he believes is the most daunting challenge the flagship cryptocurrency faces today. He also chimed in on the “economic paradox” that threatens to stifle Bitcoin development.

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Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Upgrades Solve These Baker’s Dozen of the Biggest Problems

At the time when Satoshi Nakamoto first projected bitcoin in 2008, the very first statement on the system was made by James A. Donald, and it states: “the way I understand your proposal, it does not seem to scale to the required size.

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