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The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. On August 21, at 01:00 AM UTC time, Bitcoin prices surged, breaking out of the overhead resistance at $6,617.5. Within 20 minutes, Bitcoin spiked from $6459.5 to $6827.5, topping out at $6888.32, an hour later. The upward move coincided with the scheduled maintenance…
Early this morning, the bitcoin price leaped nearly $300 in just one minute, spurring a rally that carried the flagship cryptocurrency from $6,466 to $6,899 during a frenzied half-hour of trading. Analyzing Wednesday’s Bitcoin Price Pump Unfortunately, BTC proved unable to sustain that level, and after tapering off throughout the morning and early afternoon, the bitcoin price made a severe downward pivot that reversed the effects of the early morning rally. BTC/USD | Bitfinex As CCN reported, the pump occurred almost at the exact moment that BitMEX, the largest leveraged…
Early this morning, the bitcoin price leaped nearly $300 in just one minute, spurring a rally that carried the flagship cryptocurrency from $6,466 to $6,899 during a frenzied half-hour of trading. Analyzing Wednesday’s Bitcoin Price Pump Unfortunately, BTC proved unable to sustain that level, and after tapering off throughout the morning and early afternoon, the bitcoin price made a severe downward pivot that reversed the effects of the early morning rally. BTC/USD | Bitfinex As CCN reported, the pump occurred almost at the exact moment that BitMEX, the largest leveraged…
Several government bodies in India recently adopted Lynked.World’s exciting new platform in an effort to simplify citizen engagement and identification processes in the country. The company, based in Hoofddorp, Netherlands, offers a blockchain ID verification solution for everyday citizens, employers, higher education administrators, and governments. The app is already available to anyone via the App Store or Google Play. Lynked.World is a blockchain-based technology that allows users to digitally verify their personal, educational, and professional information through its peer-to-peer network. Users maintain complete control of their digital information and are…
Earlier this morning, during the BitMEX’s Bitcoin spike, the crypto markets looked like they were ready for a breakout as BTC almost got to levels above $7,000. BTC had increased by $400 dollars in a span of less than half an hour and was trading at $6,800. During this time period, the total crypto market capitalization had risen to $222.8 Billion from $210.6 Billion. The total market cap now seems to be going back to the levels before the BitMEX maintenance and currently at levels of $210 Billion. The hope…
At last, Bitcoin price stopped taking strikes from its crucial resistance level near $6,500 and went for a home run, instead. Then, the referee called it a foul. In simple words, Bitcoin crashed towards the same consolidation range that was holding it before the upside breakout. The BTC/USD on Wednesday attempted a strong upside breakout, rising as much as 7.8 percent and coming out of an overlong consolidation phase. The pair started began the day on a bearish note and slipped towards 6440-fiat. It, however, began to express a massive bullish sentiment…
At last, Bitcoin price stopped taking strikes from its crucial resistance level near $6,500 and went for a home run, instead. Then, the referee called it a foul. In simple words, Bitcoin crashed towards the same consolidation range that was holding it before the upside breakout. The BTC/USD on Wednesday attempted a strong upside breakout, rising as much as 7.8 percent and coming out of an overlong consolidation phase. The pair started began the day on a bearish note and slipped towards 6440-fiat. It, however, began to express a massive bullish sentiment…
The political aspects of the pioneer cryptocurrency bitcoin also came with a bag of aesthetic values. Anarchist literature, Occupy Wall Street sentiments, and the tearing down of the big banks propelled Satoshi Nakamoto’s innovation back in 2009. Now, many of the catchphrases of this seemingly bygone era are still in circulation. But, as many ICOs have propped up their very own money-printing presses, can spectators continue to describe the sector as anti-finance? Money Is Money, Digital or Not The rise of the ICO and the subsequent hiring of marketers, developers,…
August 22: The crypto markets are seeing a second flush of green, with virtually all of the major cryptocurrencies seeing solid growth on the day, as Coin360 data shows. Positive price momentum is a welcome respite from protracted bearish sentiment, although multiple crypto commentators are attributing the upswing to yesterday’s announcement by leveraged crypto trading platform BitMEX that it would be halting trading for scheduled maintenance. The window has allegedly been exploited by bulls to force a spike, especially within the context of a forthcoming August 23 SEC decision on…