Lightning Labs has hit a new milestone as it was announced on April 23, 2019, that they have released the first alpha version of the Lightning Network client for the main Bitcoin network. The Road to Bitcoin As anyone who’s been active on Twitter over the last few months, one might have come across something called the Lightning Network challenge, which was an internet challenge created to bring attention to the Lightning Network. The challenge involved sending the smallest divisible amount of bitcoin to another user, who then added…
Day: April 25, 2019
Bitcoin Soared Massively in Stellar April, the Great Altcoin Boom is Next
By CCN.com: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price fell 2.16 percent against the U.S. dollar from over $5,600 to $5,422 as the crypto market slightly retraced. The valuation of the crypto market fell from $181 billion to $176 billion, by more than $5 billion on a single day. The bitcoin price is down slightly by 2.16 percent in the past 24 hours (source: coinmarketcap.com) As the bitcoin price dropped by 2.16 percent, other major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ethereum, ripple (XRP), and EOS recorded losses in the range of…
Bitcoin, Ether, and XRP Weekly Market Update: April 25, 2019
The total crypto market cap lost $2.8 billion of value for the seven-day period and now stands at $177 billion. The top ten currencies are all in red for the same time frame with the only exception being bitcoin. The worst performers include Cardano (ADA) and EOS, with 11.9 and 12.9 percent respectively. At the time of writing bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $5,474 while ether (ETH) stands at $165. XRP’s Ripple is at $0.301. BTC/USD Bitcoin closed the trading session on April 18 with a 1.1 percent price increase.…
Bitcoin (BTC) Founder, Satoshi Operates from The Eastern Coast of USA, Sleep Pattern Analysis Reveal
It’s all about Satoshi Nakamoto. The brains behind the world’s most valuable coin in Bitcoin. Exchanging hands at $5,423 and with a daily trade volume of $19,123 million while commanding a market cap of $95,792 million, everybody—even governments and detectives, but more so the blockchain and Bitcoin community want to know who the genius was. Despite efforts and countless hours of detective work, Satoshi has been largely successful in becoming elusive. Fortunately, determined blockchain “detectives” are closing in and Jameson Lopp believe Nakamoto is an individual who coordinated his activities…
Bitcoin-Western Union Drug Sellers Nailed in NY, First BTC Money Laundering Case Recorded in Area
Another criminal use case of Bitcoin on the dark web is brought to light, this time in New York, Manhattan Earlier this week, a District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan published a press release, detailing a case of Bitcoin money laundering by drug dealers that used both crypto and Western Union payments for selling illegal substances across the US and abroad. Drugs, Viagra via Bitcoin and Western Union payments The two accused, Crain and Sanchez confessed in court that they had been operating a drug business by accepting payments in Bitcoin…
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Correction Approaching Significant Support
Bitcoin price corrected lower recently and traded below $5,500 and $5,480 against the US Dollar. The price traded close to the $5,370 level and it is currently trading with a bearish bias. There is a key bullish trend line formed with support at $5,405 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could extend losses towards the $5,340 support before it could bounce back. Bitcoin price started a major downside correction below $5,450 against the US Dollar. BTC may test the key $5,340-5,350 support…
Crypto Market At Risk of Weakness: BNB, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, TRX Price Analysis
The total crypto market cap is currently declining and broke the $170.0B support level. Binance coin (BNB) price is rebounding and it is currently up around 4% to $23.20. Litecoin (LTC) price broke the $76.00 and $75.00 support levels to move into a bearish zone. Bitcoin cash price is under a lot of pressure below the $285 support area. Tron (TRX) price is extending losses and it may test the $0.0210 support level. The crypto market cap is currently declining, with bearish moves in bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). BNB…
Ripple (XRP) Price Drops Significantly, Next Leg Underway?
Ripple price declined further below the $0.3040 and $0.3000 support levels against the US dollar. The price remained in a bearish zone below $0.3200 as discussed in yesterday’s analysis. There is a major bearish trend line in place with resistance at $0.3060 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could correct higher in the short term, but it is likely to decline further towards $0.2850. Ripple price extended losses and broke key supports against the US Dollar and bitcoin. XRP is currently in…
Ethereum (ETH) Price Prediction: One Last Dip Before Higher?
ETH price extended losses and traded to a new weekly low near the $160 level against the US Dollar. The price is currently trading below the key resistance levels near $167 and $169. There is a major bearish trend line in place with resistance near $167 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair might decline one last time towards $160 or $158 before a fresh upward move in the near term. Ethereum price seems to be struggling below key pivot levels versus the US Dollar…
Learn How to Use Bitcoin.com’s New Point-of-Sale Solution — Bitcoin Cash Merchant
During the third week of April, Bitcoin.com released a new point-of-sale (PoS) service called Bitcoin Cash Merchant for Android operating systems. The free platform allows any retail location to accept bitcoin cash (BCH) without registering an account. With the Bitcoin Cash Merchant platform, store owners can open their businesses to a new form of payment that’s settled immediately with no chance of chargebacks. Also read: Statistics Show Bitcoin Cash Is a Strong Contender After Crypto Winter Introducing Bitcoin Cash Merchant: the Free Point-of-Sale Noncustodial Merchant Solution Bitcoin.com has launched an…