Opinion: Cryptocurrency grasped mainstream attention back in mid-2017, but the world’s first digital currency, Bitcoin (BTC) was born back in 2008 and introduced to the world in 2009. Around this time, the stock market collapsed and fell 777.68 points within a single trading day. The cause? The subprime mortgage crisis. U.S. banks got greedy and granted mortgages…
Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) Plummet – Over the weekend, $42 billion was wiped off the cryptocurrency market as FUD spread over a small North Korean exchange hack. Coinrail announced the hack via their website calling it “system maintenance.” The small Korean exchange stated that these hackers stole up to 30% of the digital tokens…
Bitcoin day traders appear to be on the rise. The Financial Times reports that there is as much Bitcoin (BTC) owned by short-term speculators as there is by HODLers, or long-term investors, now. Bitcoin Day Traders Catching Up Blockchain research company Chainalysis discovered the Bitcoin data. This data shows that the amount of BTC held…
The launch of Bitcoin ETF’s could drive Bitcoin (BTC) price higher. Although the SEC has previously denied permitting Bitcoin ETF trading, two asset management firms have collectively submitted a new application to introduce regulated Bitcoin ETF’s (Exchange-Traded Funds). SolidX Management LLC and New York-based asset manager Van Eck Associates Corp said their new product would…
Planet Earth has overcome many challenges in its lifetime. Now it faces a new one: Bitcoin’s energy footprint. The challenge comes courtesy of a new peer-reviewed study, released on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Bitcoin’s Energy Footprint – What You Need to Know Six months ago, Grist, an environmental magazine, wrote about Bitcoin’s energy footprint. Fast…
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Bitcoin News: Bitcoin (BTC) obsession has been declining at a staggering pace since the start of this year; the largest coin couldn’t sustain trader’s attention and the confidence that it had attained in the final quarter of last year. Cryptocurrency market analysts are blaming declining trader’s interest for the bearish trend over the last couple…
According to Tom Lee, Bears aren’t accurately reading declining volume, tumbling Google search trends and prospects for the price crash. Indeed, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee believes Bitcoin is offering a strong buying opportunity for long-term investors, as he expects the largest coin to trade around $25K by the end of the year. Bears emphasize that a…
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Bitcoin (BTC) – Web searches for the word ‘Bitcoin’ have dropped around 75% since the beginning of 2018, according to Google Trends. Source: GoogleTrends Google Trends analyzes different ‘periods of popularity’ for individual web searches. The value of ‘100’ on their site is given to a specific term that is being searched at its peak…
Is Bitcoin (BTC) a real asset or bubble? This question is a continuous discussion. Economists and market pundits have been closely watching Bitcoin mania; some of them are comparing it to teh Dutch Golden Age Tulip Mania, while a few are showing confidence in its future fundamentals. The debate over the shocking Bitcoin price movement…
