The crypto markets have been able to halt their downwards descent, finding relatively strong levels of support slightly below their current price levels. Bitcoin (BTC) – which recently dropped into the $4,900 region after quickly advancing to $5,400 – has established its recent lows as a region of support and has since been able to…
Bitcoin prices trading above $5,000 as bulls reject lower lows A Bitcoin holder projects BTC to hit $98 million in 20 years Although prices are down, sliding from $5,500 after peaking mid this week, candlesticks, as well as fundamental factors, favor Bitcoin (BTC) bulls. One Twitter user projects BTC to hit $98 million in two…
Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. While the Bitcoin price actually stagnated over the past week, falling from $5,450 to $5,000, the underlying industry was as active as ever. Over the past seven days, Harvard formally invested in a crypto asset (not just an industry project), Bakkt moved closer to launch with a key…
Bitcoin price corrected lower recently and tested the $4,920 support area against the US Dollar. The price recovered nicely recently and traded above the $5,040 and $5,100 resistance levels. There is a major breakout pattern in place with resistance at $5,130 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair…
According to a study conducted by cryptocurrency market researchers at Hodlbot.io, individual digital currencies are less correlated with the wider market so far in 2019 than they were in 2018. This, according to the study’s authors, is good news for those investing in a wide selection of crypto assets. If it continues, the trend observed…
As the tax deadline draws closer, crypto investors will need to review their losses and gains related to their Bitcoin and altcoin holdings, and determine if they are required to report them on their taxes. However, according to a recent Twitter poll, the vast majority of crypto investors are refusing to report their taxes, and…
A Bitcoin scam that has been tried many times over the last few years appears to be having a lot of success in the Netherlands. It has so far, it is believed to have racked up at least $1.92 million since the start of 2018. The premise is simple. Create a legitimate looking crypto investment…
The age-old trader’s adage of selling when people are greedy and buying when people are fearful has proven to be empirically accurate, and the same credo applies to Bitcoin (BTC) and the general crypto markets, as upwards price surges typically come about when market participants grow increasingly weary of the market conditions. Now, Bitcoin’s fear…
Thomas Lee, the co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, has tweeted that the Bitcoin Misery Index (BMI) is at 89. Developed by Lee as a trading tool for investors, the current BMI value signifies a “happy” sentiment in the markets. However, according to Lee, BMI measures above 67 see a sell-off, triggering a drop in Bitcoin…
Data assessed by Coin Metrics shows that bitcoin miners consumed as much energy as what US drivers do in three days. The Massachusetts-based crypto data analysis firm measured the total amount of hashes processed by the bitcoin network through S9 mining machines. The calculations revealed that it took miners 1.75e17 joules (or 1.75 x 1017 watts…