Bitcoin is reportedly attracting haven demand as an escalating conflict between the US and Iran spooks investors. But that does not mean the cryptocurrency is going to register record gains in the coming days.The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate on Monday was trading above a psychological resistance level of $7,500. As of 0300 UTC, the pair established…
Things have been busy in crypto land this week and the big debate over Bitcoin’s block size has only just been usurped by JP Morgan’s attempt to launch its own completely centralized crypto coin. The block size issue is an important one so we’ll delve a little deeper into that. Another Crypto Conflict Imminent? Bitcoin…
Key Highlights Ethereum classic price is under pressure below the $11.20 and $11.40 resistances against the US dollar. There is a declining channel in place with resistance at $11.00 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair (Data feed via Kraken). The pair remains at a risk of more declines as long as it is…
Cryptocurrency naysayers associated with global finance may not be as misinformed about the industry as some observers might like to think. One popular analyst says those he encounters have researched crypto assets and often provide well-reasoned criticism. However, others disagree, saying that there is a divide in the banking industry between those that don’t get…
Charles Hoskinson teases the Cardano community with more talk of birds, this time in a tweet featuring an image of an exotic bird pictured next to John Hancock. The text accompanying it read: “For some reason, I have this strong desire to tweet these two pictures. Must be the blending of my ornithological endeavors with…
Wyckoff Analysis (WA) aims to understand why prices of stocks and other market items move due to supply and demand dynamics. It typically is applied to any freely traded market where larger or institutional traders operate (commodities, bonds, currencies, etc.). In this article we will apply WA to the cryptocurrency Storj ($STORJ) to make a…
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.…
Mainstream media isn’t known for its accurate, in-depth, or optimistic coverage of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies at large. Earlier this month, as BTC popped above $5,000 for the first time since November 2018, respected business news outlets falsely covered this industry en-masse. Some publications, like CNBC, attributed the move to an April Fools’ joke, in…
Continuous innovations have pushed the industry to a new frontier The cryptocurrency space has come a long way since the first bitcoin was mined. The mass adoption of digital assets is still a way off, but there are plenty of signs of encouragement. Simple changes on the part of industry players such as increased collaboration…
Grayscale Investments, a crypto asset fund overseen by Barry Silbert, has announced that it will launch an advertising campaign in a few weeks that takes aim squarely a gold investors. The advert compares the futuristic investment vehicle of Bitcoin and other digital currencies with the historic store of value gold. Although the advertisement is for…