Facebook could be on the path to replace the US Dollar with its own crypto asset as a global currency, claims Ted Livingston. The founder and chief executive of the Kik messaging app projected the upcoming stablecoin project as a WeChat aspirant. The 32 years old Canadian entrepreneur wrote that, like the Chinese messenger app, Facebook was…
Bitcoin price is gaining bullish momentum above the $4,000 resistance area against the US Dollar. The price is trading near monthly highs and it could accelerate above $4,050 and $4,080. There is a key connecting bullish trend line formed with support at $3,985 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken).…
Bitcoin has now firmly established its position in the low-$4,000 region, which was previously a strong resistance level for the crypto. Although this current stability is certainly positive for investors, BTC has, on multiple occasions, spiraled downwards after long bouts of involatile trading. One analyst is now pointing out that Bitcoin is approaching a historic…
It’s no secret that the executives sitting at the top of JPMorgan Chase – one of the largest banks in the world – are not the biggest fans of Bitcoin and other similar cryptocurrencies. Although the bank’s distain towards the nascent technology initially appeared to be genuine – and possibly rooted in fear – it…
Lightning Labs, one of the major contributors to the Lightning Network, has announced the alpha launch of a new feature coming to the second layer micro-payments solution on top of the Bitcoin network. Lightning Loop, as the update is called, aims to address current issues surrounding channel capacity limits with regards to some of the…
The Belarus government used the growing popularity of bitcoin as a tool to boost its technology sector, reported ZDNet. The media agency collected quotes from people who were working closely with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in drafting tech-friendly laws. One of them was a lawyer named Dennis Aleinikov, who helped the government draft a bill…
While cryptocurrencies have fallen dramatically over the course of yesteryear, volatility has plummeted. Per data gathered by BitVol, an analytics provider, the Bitcoin-to-USD 30-day volatility has fallen from 7.5% at BTC’s $20,000 peak to 2.6% today. It’s a similar sight for Litecoin, Ethereum, and an array of other liquid crypto markets. Thus, many traders looking…
Bitcoin (BTC) has now firmly planted itself in the low-$4,000 region and appears to be increasingly building relative levels of support at the ever-so-important psychological price of $4,000. Despite this, the cryptocurrency still faces resistance levels around $4,200, which may prove to be a difficult price level to break above. Although $4,000 was only turned…
Many critics of Bitcoin often argue that its four occasionally five-figure price point is entirely unjustified based on the lack of BTC use in retail. However, over the years, plenty of companies have attempted to nurture the gradual adoption of cryptocurrency by offering to accept payment for goods and services in different digital assets. Two…
Many would nod to the fact that 2018 was not a great year for crypto investors. But that hasn’t deterred governments from putting taxpayers’ money into this vortex of permissionless recordkeeping technology. In just two weeks, the crypto industry received investment commitments from two countries. On March 6, the Argentinian government announced that it would…