Bitcoin may see a major boost in demand following Brazil’s Central Bank blocking payments from the WhatsApp messenger app in the country.Brazil is the app’s second-largest market, leaving a massive hole that could soon be filled by cryptocurrencies.Central Bank Of Brazil Suspends Facebook’s WhatsApp Payment FeatureIn a move to “preserve an adequate competitive environment,” the…
Rumors that PayPal and Venmo are poised to offer direct sales of Bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, made headlines yesterday.There has been no official confirmation from PayPal yet. But the news coming from several different sources, in conjunction with a recruitment drive for blockchain engineers, have heightened expectations.A look at the peer-to-peer payment space sees intensifying…
Bitcoin is at risk of plunging towards $9,000 on a negative outlook for the S&P 500 index.Wall Street firm BTIG LLC has warned that the U.S. benchmark could correct towards the lower end of its current trading range.The downside move in the index could lead investors to offset their losses by selling Bitcoin and other…
After holding in the low-$9,000s, Bitcoin finally saw a breakout recently.The cryptocurrency liquidated $15 million worth of BitMEX short contracts as it shot as high as $9,800 during Monday’s trading session. This was the highest BTC had traded in 10 days.Bitcoin’s strength came on a swath of positive news.Firstly, while the S&P 500 saw a…
Bitcoin’s price action has been incredibly lackluster in recent times. Its consolidation channel was at risk of breaking yesterday, buy sellers ardently defended against BTC shattering the resistance it has in the upper-$9,000 region.It does appear that the coming three days could be some of the most volatile the benchmark digital asset has seen over…
Whale manipulation did not crash the price in March 2020, asserts Stock-to-Flow creator PlanB.The analyst claimed that the cryptocurrency’s growing correlation with the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 led it lower.He further noted that Bitcoin’s wild downside price actions in November 2019 and December 2019 appeared in the wake of the U.S.-China trade dispute and the…
Bitcoin has come closer to forming a dreaded Wall Street chart pattern: the Death Cross.The bearish technical indicator materializes when an asset’s long-term moving average crosses above its short-term moving average.Its occurrence on Bitcoin daily chart in March 2020 led to a 55 percent price crash.A “death cross” pattern is looking to materialize on Bitcoin’s…
Bitcoin has finally seen some strength after days upon days of consolidating in the low-$9,000s.As reported by NewsBTC, the cryptocurrency saw a sudden breakout on Monday. BTC reached a local high of $9,800, the highest price in one and a half weeks.BTC’s strength was seemingly related to that of the Nasdaq. The leading equities index…
Bitcoin is up more than 3%, and it broke the key $9,500 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC is currently trading in a positive zone, and it could continue to rise towards $10,000.Bitcoin is up over $300, and it broke a few significant hurdles near $9,500.The price traded close to the $9,800 resistance zone, and…
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken recently announced that they will be acting to strengthen their ties to Switzerland, describing the country as a “kindred spirit” due to its positive approach to regulating and incubating growth within the crypto sector.To build a foundation within the country, the exchange recently began offering support of the Swiss Franc (CHF) while…