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Winklevoss Twins – Bitcoin is Going in the Right Direction

Winklevoss Twins – Bitcoin is Going in the Right Direction The story of Bitcoin has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. The asset had to ensure several years of relative obscurity before finding fame in a 2017 boom and crashing right back down in 2018. However, the world’s most popular asset is back, and Bitcoin trading is now pegged at over $10,000 a token. With a healthy 200 plus percent climb in 2019 alone and all of the momentum in…

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Bitcoin BTC breaches the 105k mark – Switzerland and US politicians meet following release of LIBRA

Bitcoin {BTC} breaches the 10.5k mark – Switzerland and U.S. politicians meet following release of LIBRA After bears had brought BTC all the way down to $10,000 a trend reversal occurred. This had helped Bitcoin rally along with the majority of the altcoins. Once again, Bitcoin proved its worth over Gold [in spite of the latter facing much less volatility], which indicates that Peter Schiff along with the rest of the “Gold Barons” is wrong. However, BTC has a long…

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Would bullish divergence keep Bitcoin price above 10000?

Would bullish divergence keep Bitcoin price above $10000? Another week comes to pass as Bitcoin price hovers at the ten thousand dollars ($10,000) mark and past twenty-four hours (24hrs) have been no different than the price action across the week. Bitcoin (BTC) price plunged down to the low point of nine thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight dollars ($9768.06) mark at one point while the highest point was recorded at the ten thousand four hundred dollars ($10400) mark. Whereas the weekly…

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Bitcoin BTC Price Testing Last Line Of Defense With Positive Bias

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Testing Last Line Of Defense With Positive Bias Bitcoin price is showing positive signs and settled above $10,000 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading near the key $10,400 resistance area, which is preventing gains. Yesterday’s highlighted important bearish trend line is acting as a solid resistance near $10,420 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The price is likely setting up for the next key break either above $10,500…

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Crypto Market And Bitcoin Approaching Resistance – ETC BCH EOS TRX Analysis

Crypto Market And Bitcoin Approaching Resistance – ETC, BCH, EOS, TRX Analysis The total crypto market cap is currently correcting higher towards the $268.0-$270.0B resistance. Bitcoin price is also approaching towards a major resistance near the $10,200 and $10,250 levels. EOS price recovered more than 5% and it is now trading near the $3.650 resistance. Ethereum Classic price rallied close to 20% and broke the $7.00 resistance area. BCH price is back above $305, but it is facing many hurdles…

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China Plans to Introduce New Crypto to Rival Bitcoin Say’s Analyst

China Plans to Introduce New Crypto to Rival Bitcoin, Say’s Analyst An influential officer of the PBoC at the meeting of China finance 40 groups had declared China’s intention to introduce a sovereign crypto asset. The declaration of this proposed introduction is unexpected at this time due to the ongoing currency war and trade dispute with the U.S.   China’s Progressive Crypto Route Mu Changchun, the deputy director in the payment and settlement division at the PBoC had declared during…

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EU Antitrust Regulators Scrutinise Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project

EU Antitrust Regulators Scrutinise Facebook’s “Cryptocurrency” Project Facebook’s Libra project has been questioned by European Union anti-trust regulators. They are concerned about the project, popularly referred to as a cryptocurrency, restricting competition. Libra has been subject to immense scrutiny already from global policy and law makers. In fact, the company recently admitted that the regulatory pressure might force it to postpone or even cancel the project altogether. Facebook’s “Cryptocurrency” Ambitions Draw Yet More Regulatory Attention Almost as soon as the…

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The hidden costs of Bitcoin mining

The hidden costs of Bitcoin mining Since 2009, Bitcoin mining has grown into a massive operation involving data centres packed with computer processors and racking up massive electric bills Argo Blockchain – The hidden costs of Bitcoin mining Bitcoin mining uses powerful computer processors Mining Bitcoin is an expensive business, mainly due to the extremely large electricity bill the process can ramp up and the pricey hardware involved. Bitcoin mining works by using powerful computers (known as nodes) to validate…

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Initiative Q – free currency

Initiative Q Initiative Q is an attempt by ex-PayPal guys to create a new payment system instead of payment cards that were designed in the 1950s. The system uses its own currency, the Q, and to get people to start using the system once it's ready they are allocating Qs for free to people that sign up now (the amount drops as more people join – so better to join early). Signing up is free and they only ask for…

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THE BITCOIN SKEPTIC – BITCOIN ISN’T A HEDGE FOR ANYTHING

THE BITCOIN SKEPTIC – BITCOIN ISN’T A HEDGE FOR ANYTHING WHAT IS A HEDGE? IT SURE AIN'T BITCOIN! A “hedge” is an investment made to offset some form of risk. It can take many forms. An investor may purchase put options on the stock market that will increase in value if the stock market falls. Perhaps a company will open a factory overseas that it exports products to in order to hedge against currency risk. So the key to a…

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