It’s commonly known that cryptocurrency mining farms located in China have a stronghold over the Bitcoin ecosystem. However, a scathing new report suggests that China’s increasing influence over the leading cryptocurrency by market cap may be putting the Bitcoin network at severe risk. China’s Control Over the King of Crypto A new report entitled The…
Over the past week Bitcoin has seen an unprecedented amount of stability, with its volatility hitting a 17-month low. During the past few weeks, altcoins have had the chance to regain some of their losses, and they are now sitting well off their year-to-date lows. Despite the stability and increasing market sentiment, one analyst is…
The national currency of China weakened beyond a critical level as political tensions with the US worsened. The yuan dropped below 6.93 per dollar this week, within a striking range of its January 2017 low, owing to a series of negative factors from weaker equities to a vaguer monetary stance by the People Bank of China.…
Key Points Bitcoin price traded higher recently and broke the $6,600 and $6,620 resistance levels against the US Dollar. There is a major bullish trend line in place with support at $6,550 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is likely to climb higher towards the $6,650, $6,700…
South Korea is leading an example of being the world’s most hospitable regions for crypto and blockchain entrepreneurs. The world’s eleventh-largest economy has committed a $100 million fund to develop its capital Seoul as a center of blockchain innovation. Park Won-soon, the third-time governor of Seoul, during his visit to Switzerland’s Zug last week, revealed that…
Law and order dominates. Inevitably for policy makers, they are now drafting laws after realizing Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are here to stay. Regulators in Japan, South Korea and Thailand were the first to pick up early signals but now, the wave is sweeping across Europe. Overly this is good and could help drive Bitcoin and…
As seen by the recent public outcry, there are many crypto investors that have been irked by the current state of the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin remains steady at $6,600, with a majority of the foremost altcoins showing similar price movements, or lack thereof to be more specific, leading some to call the often-volatile crypto market “boring,” for…
Crypto industry has received an unusual amount of funding this year from investors. And a prominent venture capital investor thinks it is a big deal. Garry Tan, an early stage investor with companies like Coinbase and Instacart in his portfolio, commented on the growing amount of institutional money that is flowing into crypto-funds. He stated that he…
Key Points Bitcoin price formed a decent support near the $6,400 level against the US Dollar. There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance at $6,540 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is struggling to gain momentum above the $6,600 and $6,650 resistance…
Bitcoin’s volatility rates have hit a 17-month low, due to a combination of a slow news cycle and low trading volume, leading some investors to believe that the lack of volatility could signal a maturing market. Despite this, debate remains as to whether or not a stable Bitcoin is a positive sign for its future.…