December 2018

Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, NEO, IOTA, Binance Coin, Stratis

December 30, 2018 boss

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. While 2017 was a raging bull market in cryptocurrencies, 2018 turned out to be a massive bear market that wiped out more than $720 billion in total crypto market capitalization. We believe that 2019 will bring back the focus on the fundamentals and…

Lite.IM Adds Bitcoin (BTC) Support to Facebook Messenger, Telegram and SMS

December 30, 2018 boss

Back in early August this year, the team at Lite.IM had taken crypto adoption to a whole new level when they announced that Litecoin (LTC) was available via Telegram and Text Messages. The move by Lite.IM was aimed at expanding cryptocurrency access to a wider global population. Of particular interest is that the progress by the team was during a bear market. Such periods in the crypto-verse have been highlighted as the best time for developing on the blockchain as well as accelerating crypto adoption. After LTC availability on Telegram…

HodlCast Ep. 58 – 2019 Predictions from Prominent Bitcoin Personalities

December 30, 2018 boss

HodlCast Ep. 58 – 2019 Predictions from Prominent Bitcoin Personalities December 30, 2018 by Tyson O’Ham Listen to a rogue’s gallery of cryptocurrency personalities cast their vision into the future and give us their takes on what 2019 holds for the world of crypto in this special new years episode of the HodlCast. See what the experts are saying. Also see: Crypto Mining Theft Snafu: Georgia Politico Jailed on Insurance Fraud Subscribe to the Bitsonline YouTube channel for great videos featuring industry insiders & experts The Year Ahead Follow our host, Sasha Hodder,…

Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Adds Bitcoin Cash and Ripple Margin Trading

December 30, 2018 boss

Kraken has added Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Ripple (XRP) to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Augur (REP), Monero (XMR), and Tether (USDT) bringing its margin trading offering to a total of eight cryptocurrencies. Margin trading of all eight will be available on all of Kraken’s platforms. The latter site boasts an improved user interface and integrated charts and tools as well as supporting mobile trading. Kraken’s news release adds: Please note that BCH and XRP are not collateral currencies. This means you cannot open margin positions against the…

Russian Bitcoin Mining Granny Bullish on Industry Future as Commercial Producers are Doubtful

December 30, 2018 boss

Mining A residential block of red bricks stretches unambitiously under the freezing sky of Irkutsk, in the Russian province of Siberia. Inside, a series of small bitcoin mining machines are running on cheap electricity, as grandmother Valeriya’s family of domestic miners, a bullish bunch, stack up a potential fortune for the future. Also read: Skeptical Payoneer CEO Dismisses Idea of Single Currency Like Bitcoin as Unrealistic ‘I Want Money, and I Want Lots of It’ The granny, only indentified as Valeriya, has never looked back since receiving a mining rig from…

Bitcoin Price Weekly Analysis: BTC Holding Key Uptrend Support

December 30, 2018 boss

Key Points Bitcoin price declined recently towards the $3,560 support area against the US Dollar. There is a key bullish trend line formed with support $3,680 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is currently holding a crucial support and it could bounce back above $3,800 and $3,900. Bitcoin price is holding the key uptrend support near $3,600 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is likely to resume its upward move above $4,000 in the near term. Bitcoin Price Analysis This past week, bitcoin…

Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: ETH Facing Strong Resistance Near $140

December 30, 2018 boss

Key Highlights ETH price started a major upward move after forming a low at $112.80 against the US Dollar. There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance at $122 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair is now placed in a positive zone, but it is struggling to clear the $142 resistance area. Ethereum price moved back higher versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD must surpass the $142 resistance to continue higher in the near term. Ethereum Price Analysis This…

Bitcoin Investor: Ethereum (ETH) Is A “Science Experiment” At Best

December 30, 2018 boss

Bitcoin Investor Issues Scathing Remarks About Ethereum Tuur Demeester, an altcoin cynic, Bitcoin proponent, and crypto investor, recently compiled his years of skepticism regarding Ethereum (ETH), issuing a multi-faceted argument regarding why he’s against the current third most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Demeester, who has become a well-respected recently took to Twitter to convey his opinion via a 50-part thread, which quickly became the talk of the town. 1/ People often ask me why I’m so “against” Ethereum. Why do I go out of my way to point out…

Bitcoin Investor: Ethereum (ETH) Is A “Science Experiment” At Best

December 30, 2018 boss

Tone Vays: When Bitcoin (BTC) Reverses, Altcoins Won’t Return

December 29, 2018 boss

Altcoins Won’t Return, Bitcoin Will Reign CoinTelegraph recently sat down with Tone Vays, a former traditional markets trader turned Bitcoin (BTC) diehard, to talk about what happened to the cryptosphere in 2018, and what he expects will occur heading into 2019. Interestingly, contrary to the bearish sentiment he touted in recent months, the analyst claimed that BTC could perform well during 2019. Vays, when asked about what was crypto’s “most important event in 2018,” drew attention to the decline in the Bitcoin price, and, more importantly, the correlated collapse in…