Over the past years, many bodies have published data on massive wealth concentration in an otherwise decentralized Bitcoin network. Some of these reports have identified that less than five percent of all bitcoins addresses hold about 95 percent of all bitcoins. Research published in 2017 by How Much showed that 1 percent of those addresses…
Bitcoin price broke the key $11,200 support level and declined below $11,000 against the US Dollar. The price tested the $10,500 bearish target (as discussed in the weekly forecast). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $11,200 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The price…
The crypto market is a new and emerging asset class that – due to the various innovation factors, its speculative nature, and the technological intricacies of each individual coin – makes assigning a value to any altcoins exceedingly difficult to pinpoint with any sort of accuracy. Crypto analysts use a variety of metrics to determine…
Bitcoin has had near non stop bullish momentum throughout 2019, but the altcoin market hasn’t been near as fortunate – sans a couple of outliers. The sentiment surrounding altcoins is in the gutter, and prices of even top altcoins have continued to drop in USD value and even more so in their BTC ratios. Even…
Bitcoin price has been rallying throughout 2019, and most believe that the crypto asset is about to embark on its greatest bull run yet. As global economic tensions and uncertainty rise, so does the price of gold and its digital counterpart Bitcoin. The rise has only further driven Bitcoin’s safe-haven asset narrative, suggesting it’s the…
China's central bank has revealed it will soon launch its own state-backed cryptocurrency following five years of research. A senior official at the People's Bank of China said the cryptocurrency was "close to being out" at an event held by China Finance 40 Forum, according to separate reports in Reuters and Bloomberg, though failed to provide…
While Bitcoin (BTC) in the wake of the Great Recession, the cryptocurrency has never lived through a macroeconomic imbroglio or geopolitical spats. Related Reading: Goldman Sachs Predicts US-China Trade War to Continue into 2020, Will It Benefit Bitcoin? But, ten years after the recession that shocked the world, Bitcoin is about to experience all the…
Bitcoin price is struggling to climb above the $11,500 and $11,600 resistances against the US Dollar. The price is holding the key $11,200 support, but it remains at a risk of more downsides. There are two key bearish trend lines forming with resistance near $11,400 and $11,600 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair…
Economists at global investment bank Goldman Sachs believe there to be no end in sight to the ongoing US-China trade war. Although damaging to economic interests in both nations, the lack of resolution may well be bullish for Bitcoin. The cryptocurrency has historically performed well at times of heightened geopolitical tension. This is due to…
Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have been caught in the throes of volatility as of late, and although this volatility has mostly proven to be bullish for Bitcoin, it has largely been devastating for altcoins like Ethereum. Now, one analyst is noting that Ethereum’s decline against Bitcoin may signal that further weakness is imminent…