Bitcoin

As we cross the threshold into the next decade, what truly is in store for crypto investors? Will Bitcoin be many times more valuable by the end of the decade? Or will it be mostly dead? Will it be replaced by cryptocurrencies with more advanced technology? If so, will those cryptocurrencies have...

Bitcoin prices have bounced back in 2019 after abysmal performance in 2018 — but strong market returns for bitcoin investors may be masking a troubling underlying trend in bitcoin usage. The price of bitcoin is up 123% year to date, and the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (Btc) (OTC: GBTC) is up 143....

Ethereum price is trading in the red marginally, down 0.60% the session on Thursday. ETH/USD is moving within consolidation mode following the strong range brekaout on Wednesday.  The next major area of attraction for the bulls will likely be the pychological $200 mark. ETH/USD daily chart...

The Securities and Exchange Commission dealt another blow to investors hoping for a bitcoin exchange traded fund and issuers looking to bring such funds to market on Thursday when the commission denied a bitcoin ETF proposal from Bitwise Asset Management. What Happened In rebuffing the Bitwise...

Bitcoin was created in the aftermath of the 2007/2008 global financial meltdown after traditional financial institutions recklessly plunged the global economy into a recession. In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin as "a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash [that] would allow...

Ripple's XRP price is trading up with gains of some 8.50% in the session on Monday.  XRP/USD price has smashed out from a bearish pennant structure via the daily chart view.  Upside was capped at $0.2600 however a breakout of this daily resistance has been seen. XRP/USD daily chart...

This relatively simple-but-logical model provides clues How do you estimate the “true” value of Bitcoin? Or better yet, how do you predict what it will be worth at its next major peak?  Unlike stock valuation models, there’s no company, no profit-and-loss statement and no...

Ethereum price recovers above the middle line of four-hour Bollinger Band. Further recovery is possible once the price moves above $180.00. ETH/USD touched $175.39 before retreating to $173.50 by the time of writing. The second-largest digital coin with the current market value of $18.7 billion has...

Ripple's XRP price is trading up with marginal gains of 1.25% in the session. XRP/USD has been falling for the past six consctuctive sessions, bulls attempting to stage a rebound, but downside vulnerabilities remain.  The bears forced a breach of the critical $0.2500, which leaves the...

When it comes to bitcoin exchange traded funds, seemingly the holy grail of the bitcoin universe, if there's one thing the Securities and Exchange Commission is adept at, it's at delaying decisions on these products. What Happened On Tuesday, the SEC postponed a decision on a filing by...

Bakkt, a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange Inc (NYSE: ICE), launched its long-awaited physically backed Bitcoin futures Monday.  The first Bakkt/ICE futures contract changed hands at $10,115 and the number of contracts in the first hour stood at just five...

One year ago, we made a startling prediction: That today’s banking system will be transformed, and potentially replaced, by the technology that powers cryptocurrencies. Now, key elements of that prediction are beginning to come true. So here’s a refresh and update … Today...

by Juan M. Villaverde   For most of 2019, Bitcoin has led the crypto market. This week, however, large- and mid-cap altcoins have suddenly jumped into the spotlight and spurted higher, while Bitcoin went virtually nowhere. To better track these kinds of trends, we use the Weiss Crypto Indexes...

CME Group Inc (NASDAQ: CME) announced Friday that it will launch options on its Bitcoin futures contracts in the first quarter of 2020 due to client demand. In December 2017, the CME and the Chicago Board Options Exchange were the first to initiate BTC futures trading. In March 2018, the CBOE...

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