Day: June 2, 2019

Bitcoin’s Overnight Crash Doesn’t Stop Experts From Remaining Macro Bullish

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On May 30, overnight, the valuation of the crypto market dropped by $19 billion as the price of bitcoin (BTC) briefly dropped from $9,000 to $8,000 — a staggering 11% within a few hours on exchanges like Bitstamp. The drop of bitcoin to $8,000 was not visible on charts of market data providers like CoinMarketCap because the movement occurred in a short time frame. Bitcoin’s price immediately recovered to $8,300 following its abrupt decline, relieving some of the pressure from the rest of the crypto market and continues to rise…

Bitcoin Price Boom Boosts AMD Rally While Semiconductor Stocks Crash

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By CCN: While other semiconductor companies were struggling, AMD stocks continued to surge in May; a price movement likely fueled by the bitcoin bull market. AMD Stocks Surging by 99% Advanced Micro’s stocks are booming, gaining as much as 99 percent in the last 12 months. AMD continued its surge even in May when other semi stocks had crashed. Last month, the semiconductor ETF SMH and Intel lost 14-14 percent with Nvidia being one of the biggest losers of the month with a 25 percent price decline. “AMD is definitely…

Is It Better to Trade CFDs on Crypto or Crypto Itself?

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Cryptocurrencies are not something new, and neither are CFDs (i.e. Contract For Difference, a popular form of derivative trading). Every person involved in financial trading will know what these two assets are, but some are still unaware that cryptocurrencies can be traded through CFDs, and now may be the best time to do so. There are a few advantages and disadvantages connected to trading CFDs on cryptos compared to regular cryptos and both traders sometimes get confused as to why somebody would choose the opposite option. Most of those “confused”…

Tokenization, Explained | Cointelegraph

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3. In short: It’s on a blockchain. But let’s dive a little deeper and see what “token” even means in our case. Of course, as with many other crypto-related terms, there is no single, agreed-upon definition. At the most basic level, a token is a representation of a particular asset or utility. Sound too abstract? Let’s outline three types of tokens you might come across on a regular basis and break them down: Currency tokens These are the most obvious ones. Just think of classic cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin. Currency tokens are…

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Weekly Forecast: Technical Bias Signaling Fresh Increase

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There was a sharp decline in bitcoin price after it spiked above the $9,000 level against the US Dollar. The price declined below the $8,600 support and tested the key $8,000 support area. There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $8,540 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair tested the $8,000 support area ad recently bounced back above $8,400 and $8,500. Bitcoin price recovered sharply after a major drop to $8,000 against the US Dollar. BTC is…

Ethereum (ETH) Price Holding Gains: Key Resistances Nearby

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ETH price recovered nicely after declining towards the $240 support area against the US Dollar. The price traded above the $270 level, but it seems to be struggling near $278 and $280. There is a short term breakout pattern forming with resistance near $270 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair remains well supported on dips as long as there is no close below the $250 support area. Ethereum price jumped back after correcting sharply versus the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ETH must gain…

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty, Hash Rate Surge As BTC Holds Above $8,000

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Bitcoin Fundamentals Booming With BTC moving above $8,000, the fundamentals of the Bitcoin blockchain have also surged. As pointed out by industry researcher Kevin Rooke, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has reached an all-time high of 7.46 trillion. The thing is, we’re still down by around 55% from BTC’s all-time high of $20,000, and public awareness of the cryptocurrency space is still much lower than it was back in 2017. For those unaware, mining difficulty refers to how hard miners need to work to solve one block. This comes after mainstream media,…