Vitalik Buterin Supports Petition to Free Arrested Blockchain Dev

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has declared his solidarity with Virgil Griffith, the American citizen arrested for his blockchain educational activities in North Korea. In a tweet posted on Dec. 1, Vitalik shared a link to a blog post penned by blockchain firm CEO Enrico Talin, which had appealed directly to the Ethereum co-founder to start a petition in support of Griffith.  “Let’s not have another Aaron Swartz martyr in our hands,” Talin had written, in reference to the hacker and political activist who killed himself in 2013 ahead of…

Bitcoin (BTC) Signaling Bearish Continuation, $7K Support At Risk

Bitcoin price is struggling to hold a couple of important supports near $7,200 against the US Dollar. The price is likely to continue lower below the $7,200 and $7,000 support levels. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $7,390 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair could even revisit the $6,500 support area once it settles below the $7,000 support. Bitcoin price is facing a fresh round of selling below $7,400 against the US Dollar. BTC has likely turned…

Ripple (XRP) Price Remains Supported For More Upsides

Ripple price is holding a couple of important supports near $0.2180 and $0.2150 against the US dollar. The price is currently facing resistance near the $0.2260 and $0.2300 levels. There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.2260 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair needs to climb above the $0.2260 and $0.2300 resistance levels to continue higher. Ripple price is struggling to gain bullish momentum against the US Dollar and bitcoin. XRP price might revisit the $0.2180 or $0.2150…

Ethereum (ETH) Setting For Breakout or Further Decline?

Ethereum is holding the key $145 support area and recovering against the US Dollar. The price is currently facing a strong resistance near the $152 area. Earlier, there was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $150 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The price remains well bid, but it might struggle to climb further above $152 and $155. Ethereum price is facing an uphill task versus the US Dollar and bitcoin. ETH price must break the $152 and $155 resistance levels…

The Jim Bell System – Bitcoin News

As I write this article on July 3, 2002, I am already hearing out my window the occasional pops of micro-explosives enthusiasts getting a head start on their annual excuse to play with things that go bang and supposedly celebrate their freedom. Tomorrow, libertarians across the country will use the holiday as an opportunity to grouse to disinterested relatives around the barbecue grill about how little freedom we actually have left, or really ever had. LP lifers often say there is no magic bullet to get the kind of society…

The Jim Bell System – Bitcoin News

As I write this article on July 3, 2002, I am already hearing out my window the occasional pops of micro-explosives enthusiasts getting a head start on their annual excuse to play with things that go bang and supposedly celebrate their freedom. Tomorrow, libertarians across the country will use the holiday as an opportunity to grouse to disinterested relatives around the barbecue grill about how little freedom we actually have left, or really ever had. LP lifers often say there is no magic bullet to get the kind of society…