Throughout its short history, Bitcoin (BTC) has been seen as anything but centralized, sovereign, and censorable. The crypto asset was created by a pseudonymous individual, is secured by a global group of miners, and is backed by no government, traditional finance system, or common entity. And as a result, many have looked to Bitcoin and…
Upon any visit to crypto Twitter or any online cryptocurrency community for that matter, and you’ll be hard pressed to avoid over the top shilling of the recent IEO tokens, notably the Binance Launchpad-born tokens, Harmony One, Celr, Fetch, BitTorrent Token, and the Coinbase Ventures-backed Matic. While the shilling may be relentless, the incessant mentions…
The Deputy Prime Minister of Italy has proposed a new tax on cash and other valuables held by citizens at banks. If actually imposed, the measure could drive people towards Bitcoin as a way to keep their savings safe from cash-strapped government ministers. The proposal comes as rising geopolitical tensions are impacting other investment markets,…
After an extended period of sideways trading, Bitcoin and the aggregated crypto markets have been able to surge today, which has allowed BTC to break above its previously strong resistance level that existed at $8,000. Although this upwards surge is certainly bullish, Bitcoin does still face some resistance around $8,200, but a break above this…
Cardano (ADA) was trading around $0.095 by 10:00 UTC on the crypto exchange Binance on Wednesday, up 8.52 percent since the Asian market opened, marking the asset’s most towering one-day performance since May 15. The upward price action pushed ADA’s market capitalization to $2.412 billion, or 0.95 percent of the global cryptocurrency market valuation. At…
Crypto markets in general have been in consolidation for over a week, largely waiting for Bitcoin to make its next move. Litecoin, however, has not been waiting around as it continues to surge hitting a new high for over a year. Yesterday’s green has been followed by today’s red for Bitcoin and the majority of…
Crypto markets remain sideways; Litecoin still surging, BNB and Cardano doing well, Bitcoin and ETH flat. As the crypto consolidation continues markets have fallen back again following a day of minor gains. There is still no sign of this correction that everyone is expecting as total market capitalization remains above $250 billion and Bitcoin remains…
Bitcoin has once again failed to break back into the $8,000 region, signaling that this price level will remain a level of resistance for the foreseeable future. Importantly, BTC has still been able to hold above $7,600, which appears to have become a strong level of support for the cryptocurrency. Related Reading: Analysts are Still…
More nations appear to be starting to see the folly of fiat currency. With growing calls for gold-backed currencies for international settlement, there may be an opportunity for Bitcoin to facilitate trade deals with far less manipulation than possible when using national currencies. Evidence is mounting that countries are more distrusting of one another and…
Tether’s effect on the crypto market at large cannot be understated. Not only does the fiat-backed stablecoin act as a safe haven asset during downtrends and crashes, in the past sentiment surrounding Tether has had an enormous impact on Bitcoin price. In the past, Tether turmoil has led to massive increases in Bitcoin price and…