Crypto analyst sees opportunities amid Bitcoin stability

Even if Bitcoin pulls back soon, this trader thinks fresh volatility will bring clear long and short setups for the taking.

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Liquid Bitcoin Versus Wrapped Bitcoin: A Comparative Analysis

Develop a clear perspective of the differences between Blockstream’s Liquid-Bitcoin (L-BTC) and Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) on Ethereum. Both have clear advantages and disadvantages.

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Bitcoin, Ether Open Week in Hushed Tone as Monthly Close Looms

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Visiting El Salvador, It’s Clear That Bukele’s Bitcoin Country Is Neither Utopian, Nor Totalitarian

After a week in El Salvador, it’s clear that state-run Bitcoin adoption is a slow but critical foundation for revitalizing the country.

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Bitcoin Price Must Clear This Level If It Wants To See $28,000

Bitcoin’s trajectory in the recent recovery showed a clear intent from bulls to target the $28,000. While it hit some important milestones in its big to reach this level, it has been unsuccessful in reclaiming it.

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TA: Bitcoin Price Struggles Below $25K, Signs of Double Top Emerges

Bitcoin failed to clear the $25,000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC is declining and might break the $23,250 support zone. Bitcoin attempted a clear move towards the $25,000 resistance but failed.

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Crypto Lending Scheme Implosions Make Bitcoin Stronger

Amid the cryptocurrency market decline, it’s clear that Bitcoin can’t be stopped despite a price drawdown.

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TA: Bitcoin Could Restart Increase If The Bulls Clear This Resistance

Bitcoin is consolidating above the $20,000 zone against the US Dollar. BTC must clear the $20,800 resistance to restart increase in the near term. Bitcoin corrected gains and tested the $19,800 support zone.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Consolidates Below $31,000 With No Clear Trend Direction

While bitcoin (BTC) has been increasing since May 12, it is not yet clear if the increase is a bullish trend reversal or a corrective bounce. Bitcoin has been decreasing underneath a descending resistance line since April 5.

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TA: Bitcoin Fails Again, Can Bulls Save The Day?

Bitcoin failed to clear the $50,000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC is sliding and there is a risk of more downsides below $47,000. Bitcoin made two attempts to clear the $49,500 resistance but failed.

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TA: Bitcoin Struggles To Hold Key Support, What Could Trigger More Downsides

Bitcoin price failed to clear $48,000 and corrected lower against the US Dollar. BTC is likely to extend its decline if it breaks the $45,000 support zone. Bitcoin started a fresh decline after it failed to clear the $48,000 resistance.

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TA: Bitcoin Remains In Range, Here’s What Could Trigger A Strong Move

Bitcoin price is still struggling to clear $40,000 and $41,000 against the US Dollar. BTC could decline heavily if there is a clear break below $37,000 and $36,500. Bitcoin is still struggling to clear the $40,000 and $40,500 resistance levels.

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Bitcoin TA: Here’s Why BTC Remains At A Risk of Fresh Drop

Bitcoin price failed to clear the key $40,000 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC is correcting gains and it remains at a risk of more losses towards $36,000 or $34,000. Bitcoin is struggling to clear the $40,000 and $40,500 resistance levels.

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Bitcoin UTXO Transactions Per Month Increased 100 Times in 8 Years, Clear Indication of Adoption?

Bitcoin UTXO transactions per month has increased 100 times more since 2011 reports Bitcoinist, who referenced the statistics from Twitter users, Plan B and Token Insight. So, what are UTXOs exactly? UTXOs are also known as unspent transaction outputs.

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Bitcoin Price Must Clear $6,800 for Range Breakout

Bitcoin's prolonged period of consolidation could end with an upside break if prices clear key resistance at $6,800.

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Lyn Ulbricht Speaks Out on the Anniversary of Her Son’s Incarceration

On the most recent episode of The Tatiana Show, host Tatiana Moroz opened with an interview with Lyn Ulbricht, leader of the Free Ross campaign, to deliver some recent updates with the struggle to petition the carceral state for his clemency.

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[promoted] How Invictus Capital Is Reshaping the Landscape of Cryptocurrency Investing

One of the impacts of the rapid, global advancement of digital asset markets has been seasons of volatility and turbulence. This creates a challenging environment for even the most astute investors in terms of managing cryptocurrency portfolios and investment strategies.

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Analysts: Bitcoin (BTC) Volatility Hits 12-Week Low, ETF Approval To Send Crypto Flying

Crypto Remains Relatively Steady, Market Posts Slight Loss Finally, after days of mundane, sideways price action, the cryptocurrency market saw some long-awaited movement on Tuesday, despite the lack of clear fundamental, news, or technical catalysts.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Hashrate Back to Record, Price Remains Uncertain

As October arrives and BTC is stuck around the $6,500 levels, there is no clear indicator of the direction of the asset, except for mining.

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BitMEX’s New COO Angelina Kwan Joins the Crypto Space at “An Exciting Time”

Angelina Kwan, former managing director and head of regulatory compliance for Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing, is taking on the position of COO of BitMEX, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, at a time when the challenges facing these exchanges are greater than ever.

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Institutional Investment Comes into Crypto Market Through OTC

Crypto markets have long waited for the entrance of large investors as the ‘Holy Grail’ of crypto adoption, bringing with them huge injections of capital into the crypto market and pumping up the total market capitalization beyond it static $300bn level.

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Bitcoin (BTC): Massive Price Swing on the Cards Following Prolonged Volatility Contraction

Bitcoin looks set for a massive price swing either way based on the prolonged contraction its price volatility. However, it isn’t clear which way the top-ranked cryptocurrency would move once the price swing occurs.

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Binance’s Blockchain Charity Foundation Partners With United Nations Development Programme to Use Blockchain for Social Good

As new use cases of the blockchain technology are emerging each day, it is becoming increasingly clear that distributed ledgers could help in creating a better future for all. The United National Development Programme (UNDP) also seems convinced that DLT infrastructures could bring good to the world.

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Congressmen Demand IRS Design Legal Framework for Cryptocurrencies

Since bitcoin’s first appearance, regulators have shown their concerns and tried to level the rules concerning virtual currency adequately. However, these rules are far from clear, and now financial regulators are urging the IRS to draw a solid framework for virtual currencies according to September 19, 2018, reports.

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U.S. Congressman Drafts Blockchain Development Bills

The newly elected co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, U. S. Representative Tom Emmer, has introduced a trio of blockchain-focused bills in support of the development and use of blockchain technology and digital assets.

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Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC Surges Above $6,600, Next Target $6,850

Key Points Bitcoin price is trading with a bullish angle above the $6,430 level against the US Dollar. There was a clear break above a major bearish trend line with resistance at $6,435 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).

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Europol: Terrorists Still Use Banks, Fail To Abuse Cryptocurrencies

A new assessment by Europol this week reveals a growing schism between the use of cryptocurrencies by terrorists and other criminals. No European Terrorist Attacks Leveraged Crypto Funds In its Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), the organization highlights that while the use of Bitcoin in particular by cybercriminals is growing, terrorists still prefer conventional money transfer methods — banks and wire transfers.

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Congressional Committee Calls for Clearer Crypto Tax Code in Letter to IRS

In an open letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the U. S. House’s Committee on Ways and Means argues that the tax collection body is leaving investors in the lurch with its vague cryptocurrency tax codes.

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Crypto Exchange Poloniex Dumps Eight Underperforming Coins

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex is delisting eight coins: BitcoinDark (BTCD), Bitmark (BTM), Einsteinium, (EMC2), Gridcoin (GRC), NeosCoin (NEOS), PotCoin (POT), VeriCoin (VRC) and BitcoinPlus (XBC).

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Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Brag About Your Bitcoin Successes Online

Bragging about your Bitcoin successes online is bad, and there are two big reasons for this. First of all, show some modesty, nobody likes a big head! Secondly though, and most importantly, making your Bitcoin fortune clear online makes you a far more attractive target for hackers.

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Crypto Startup Reels in Twitch Executive to Spearhead Adoption Strategies

Kin Ecosystem Foundation, the nonprofit governance organization for the Kin cryptocurrency, has announced the appointment of Matthew DiPietro as its chief marketing officer (CMO) today, September 18, 2018.

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Google mysteriously removes cryptocurrency wallets from Play Store

Google removed at least three major cryptocurrency wallets from its Play Store overnight. While the reason for their removal is not immediately clear, Bitcoin. com CEO Roger Ver is blaming Google’s new cryptocurrency mining policy.

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Federal Judge Applies Long-Established Securities Law to ICOs

Does a decades-old securities law apply to an initial coin offering (ICO)? In a case that represents the first time securities laws have been applied to cryptocurrencies, a district judge says it may.

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Cryptocurrency Addiction Is Real: 7 Tell-All Mannerisms All Bitcoin Fanatics Have

You Might Be Addicted to Cryptocurrencies—Here’s Why. Earlier this year, a Scottish company opened up a “crypto addiction clinic,” sparking the interest of major media outlets and creating a spirited debate within the addiction healthcare community.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Price Analysis: 6 TIMES—The Number of Times Bitcoin Has Retested $6,000 in the last Three Months

From a top down approach, it’s clear that sellers are in charge as BTC is down a massive 11 percent thanks to Sep 5 selling spree. Regardless, there is optimism for cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin in particular stemming mainly from bullish fundamental developments.

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Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Turned Sell on Rallies

Key Points Bitcoin cash price failed to clear the $650 resistance and dropped sharply against the US Dollar. There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance at $525 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).

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IBM Introduces 'World Wire' Payment System on Stellar Network

IBM has launched a blockchain-based payment system called Blockchain World Wire. According to IBM, the new payment network uses digital currency on Stellar's blockchain to "clear and settle cross-border payments" in near real time.

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Goldman Sachs Puts Plans for a Crypto Trading Desk on Backburner (Updated)

Update (September 7): Goldman Sach’s CFO Martin Chavez has since called reports of dropping the bitcoin trading desk “fake news. ” (The original Business Insider report quoted unnamed sources as the basis of the information.

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Goldman Sachs Puts Plans for a Crypto Trading Desk on Backburner

Goldman Sachs is struggling to find a way to trade bitcoin. The financial services giant has scratched its plans to open a desk for trading cryptocurrencies, at least for the near term, according to a Business Insider report on September 5, 2018.

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22 Bitcoin ATMs Seized by Russian Authorities

Russian police officers have seized 22 Bitcoin automated teller machines (ATMs) which were installed in shopping malls, stores and restaurants across 9 towns. According to local media reports, the seizure order was given by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) through the office of the Prosecutor General. Primary reasons for the seizure are not clear, […]

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Bitcoin Sustains Harsh 24-hour Tumble, Clocks in at $7300, Heading For Moon?

There was a marked fall in prices of major cryptocurrency over the weekend, with the clear exception of bitcoin which managed to sustain itself through the crash and managed a steady $7,200 through the last trading session.

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Interested In Cloud Mining? Here Are The Top Providers Of 2018

Cloud mining is the easiest way for newbies to get into cryptocurrency mining, without having to purchase any of the expensive equipment or deal with the high associated costs, from the likes of energy bills etc.

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Bitcoin (BTC)’s Monthly Close Above 21 EMA Will Substantiate $25,000 Year End Target

“I want to be clear, Bitcoin (BTC) is going to $25,000 by year end” said Tom Lee of Fundstrat last month. This statement did not appear very convincing back then as Bitcoin (BTC) was in a tough spot, struggling to stay above the 21 EMA.

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Crypto-Based Education on the Rise at World’s Top Universities

Bitcoin (BTC), Cryptocurrency–Despite the crypto markets entering their ninth month of a bearish cycle from the last all-time high in valuation, adoption for the industry and blockchain has continued to grow exponentially throughout 2018.

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A South African Township Is Becoming the New Gold Mine for Bitcoin

In several African nations, sending money to friends and family is difficult. Using bank accounts could be easy, but it takes days, sometimes even weeks, for transactions to clear. A new CNBC documentary is exploring the nuances of this emerging market and how exactly it is used to make the underbanked communities of the continent […] A South African Township Is Becoming the New Gold Mine for Bitcoin was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News.

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Expert says common Sense Regulations will speed up Growth of Crypto Space

Recently Samson Mow, the chief strategy officer of Blockstream, sat down with The Investor’s Ahn Sung-mi on the sidelines of Blockfesta 2018 in Seoul.   During the interview Mow made it clear that he thinks the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries should be welcoming of sensible regulations.

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Who Snatched My Bitcoin Bag? Asset Seizure And Cryptocurrency

The primary goals of various organized crime syndicates is usually nothing more than financial gain. As a consequence, the primary job of various law enforcement agencies is to neutralize the proceeds of crime and send a clear message to society that crime doesn’t pay.

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PwC Global Survey: Corporate Interest in Blockchain on the Rise

Big Four auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) just released its 2018 Global Blockchain Survey, subtitled “Blockchain is here. What’s your next move?” The sweeping survey pools data from 600 technology executives from 15 territories, with 31 percent of represented companies accruing $1 billion or more in annual revenue.

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Bearish Outlook for Price of Bitcoin With Head & Shoulders Pattern Forming?

Last week was a bullish week for Bitcoin as both price and RSI continued to form higher highs and higher lows. The MACD is currently fast approaching a centerline crossover which will be a strong bullish indicator.

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