Day: March 17, 2019

The Current Bitcoin (BTC) Revival Propped By Low Volumes

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Bitcoin prices up, banding along the upper BB Craig Wright sued for allegedly defrauding Dave Kleiman Transaction volumes low, averages must be above 40k for BTC to rally The family of Dave Kleiman is suing Craig Wright for $5 billion claiming that he unlawfully forged, backdated and signed off part of Dave’s share of around 1.1 million BTCs they had mined. Whether an eventual closure will see these BTCs liquidated or not, Bitcoin prices are recovering although with light trade volumes. Bitcoin Price Analysis Fundamentals Craig Wright is a controversial…

United Arab Emirates’ Financial Authorities Host Crypto Asset and Fintech Forum

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The United Arab Emirates Banks Federation (UBF) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) hosted a joint forum on crypto assets and fintech, the UAE’s official news outlet Emirates News Agency reported on March 17. Per the report, the event was held in ADGM in collaboration with the UBF Compliance Committee and aimed to bring together industry specialists to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing fintech and crypto assets. At the start of the meeting, ADGM also shared its regulatory objectives and the main features of its crypto asset policy…

Bitcoin Average Daily Trading Volume on Rise after Bitcoin Cash Hard Fork

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Average daily trading volume of the world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin has reached its fresh highs since April, 2018. Independent crypto data researcher Kevin Rooke brought the community’s attention to bitcoin volume via his Saturday tweet. The analyst revealed that traders, in March, changed hands for/to the cryptocurrency to the extent of approx $10 billion. In comparison, those numbers were as low as $6.25 billion in November 2018, the month in which bitcoin price plunged 35 percent owing to the Bitcoin Cash hard fork fiasco. Bitcoin Volume Since March 2018 |…

Coinbase Pro Increases Fees, Updates Market Structure ‘to Increase Liquidity’

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Major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced a new market structure for its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro, in a blog post published on March 15. Per the announcement, the changes aim to increase liquidity, enhance price discovery and ensure smoother price movements. The changes include a new fee structure, reportedly designed to increase liquidity, updated order maximums, new order increment sizes, the turning off of stop market orders and added market order protection points. According to the post, Coinbase Pro and Coinbase Prime — the firm’s institutional trading platform…

How Ethereum Applications Earn A+ Security Ratings

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More than 1.2 million ethereum applications have used a little-known security tool to help them avoid the costly errors arising from self-executing lines of code known as smart contracts. Launched by ethereum technology startup Amberdata back in October, the free tool is available for anyone in the general public to interpret the security of active applications on the ethereum blockchain. Smart contracts with bugs that have been exploited have led to huge losses, even to the tune of hundreds of millions. The automated service scans for common vulnerabilities found in smart…

Bitcoin Rallying Above $4,000 Could be Due to Bitmex Futures: Analyst

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There is a noticeable correlation between Bitcoin’s latest jump and Bitmex Futures, believes Luke Martin. The renowned cryptocurrency analyst said Thursday that Bitcoin price moved north right after Bitmex launched its September futures, XBTU19. Martin noted that the bitcoin market underwent a jump in volume and volatility after the XBTU19 went live. He also identified two similar events in the past in which the beginning of new futures contracts coincided with increased volatility and volume in the Bitcoin market. Bitmex Futures and Bitcoin Price | Source: Luke Martin Martin referred…

Bitcoin Price Slips at $4,000; A Minor Pullback Before a Major Rally?

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Following a spike to $4,068 from the low $3,900 region, the bitcoin price has experienced a slight pullback to $4,000. While the price of bitcoin slightly differs from region to region, on average, bitcoin is currently being traded at $4,017. Join CCN for $9.99 per month and get an ad-free version of CCN including discounts for future events and services. Support our journalists today. Click here to sign up. 7-Day Bitcoin Price Chart (Source: Coinmarketcap.com) Against Tether (USDT) on Binance, bitcoin has dipped below the $4,000 mark to $3,975. Minor…

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Weekly Analysis: Can Buyers Keep The Rally Going?

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Bitcoin price rallied recently after it broke the key $3,900 resistance area against the US Dollar. The price surged higher and broke the $3,950 and $4,000 hurdles to set the pace for more gains. There is a major connecting bullish trend line formed with support at $3,900 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is currently correcting lower, but it is likely to find support near $3,920 or $3,900. Bitcoin price climbed sharply into a bullish zone above $3,900 against the US Dollar.…

Bitcoin Cynic, Who Shorted The $20,000 BTC Top, Questions Wall Street Narative

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Bitcoin Skeptic Doubles Down Per previous reports from Ethereum World News, Mark Dow, a skilled chartist who heads mainstream finance hedge funds, has long been a skeptic of Bitcoin. In late-2017, he opened a BTC short, closing the profitable position just recently. Days after he closed his short, he went on to draw a harrowing picture for the cryptocurrency’s chart, noting that if BTC fails to surmount $5,000 or $6,000 in the near future, “even the HODLers need to GTFO.” Dow, who currently manages a family office in Southern California,…

Ethereum Price Weekly Analysis: ETH Primed For Further Gains

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ETH price broke a major resistance area near $133-134 to climb higher against the US Dollar. The price settled above the key $134 resistance to move into a positive zone. There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance at $133 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair is currently correcting lower, but it is likely to find a strong buying interest near $134. Ethereum price is trading with a bullish bias versus the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETH/USD climbed towards $144 and…