Day: October 21, 2020

Bitcoin blasts through $13K following PayPal’s entrance into crypto

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Bitcoin (BTC) has rallied above $13,000 for the first time since July, and only the third time since the all-time high bull run of late-2017. The move follows the long sustained period of five-figure price action, with BTC having spent nearly the entirety of the past 12 weeks trading above $10,000. Weekly BTC/USD chart: BitcoinWisdom The spike was triggered by news that the global payments giant PayPal is launching support for Bitcoin, in addition to Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Quantum Economics founder Mati Greenspan said the…

Bitcoin Just Tapped $13,000 as Buyers Continue to Rush In

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It’s been quite the past few days for the Bitcoin price. After trading as low as $11,200 last week, the cryptocurrency has rocketed higher. BTC now trades for $12,940 as of this article’s writing, just shy of the $13,000 daily highs it reached just hours ago. Source of BTC’s price action over the past few days. Chart from TradingView.com Related Reading: Here’s Why Ethereum’s DeFi Market May Be Near A Bottom Bitcoin Taps $13,000 Bitcoin just tapped $13,000 as buying pressure continues to erupt across the industry. Analysts think that…

Chainlink Could Follow Bitcoin and Go Parabolic if It Breaks One Key Level

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Chainlink and other altcoins have been severely underperforming Bitcoin throughout the past few days, as BTC has pushed to fresh yearly highs while most altcoins remain down 50% or more from their highs that were set just a few days ago. The immense selling pressure that has been placed on altcoins as a result of Bitcoin’s upswing is starting to subside, as bulls are beginning to propel some altcoins like Chainlink off of their recent lows. LINK is in the process of erasing all of the losses that came about…

Pro traders added to shorts as Bitcoin price broke $12K, data shows

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As Bitcoin (BTC) breaks the $12,000 resistance, derivatives markets are flirting with overly excessive bullish sentiment. The futures basis and the options 25% delta skew both reached the same levels seen now on October 12 when BTC briefly tested $11,700 but failed to maintain momentum. What differentiates the current situation from nine days ago is the positions of top crypto traders. On Oct. 12, these traders increased their longs, but during the recent move to $12,000 these professional traders are opening up short positions. Despite this flip in sentiment, traders…

Pro traders added to shorts as Bitcoin price broke $12K — Data shows

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As Bitcoin (BTC) breaks the $12,000 resistance, derivatives markets are flirting with overly excessive bullish sentiment. The futures basis and the options 25% delta skew both reached the same levels seen now on October 12 when BTC briefly tested $11,700 but failed to maintain momentum. What differentiates the current situation from nine days ago is the positions of top crypto traders. On Oct. 12, these traders increased their longs, but during the recent move to $12,000 these professional traders are opening up short positions. Despite this flip in sentiment, traders…

Market Wrap: PayPal Powers Bitcoin Past $12.8K as Ether Dominance Drops

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Bitcoin blows past its previous 2020 high while ether’s crypto market share dips from its 2020 high in September. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $12,709 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 6.4% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $11,863-$12,916 BTC above its 10-day and 50-day moving averages, a bullish signal for market technicians. Bitcoin trading on Bitstamp since Oct. 19.Source: TradingView Bitcoin’s price has been on a tear this week, rising for the third straight day and hitting as high as $12,916 on spot exchange Bitstamp on…

CasperLabs readies blockchain platform for 2021 mainnet launch with $14M private sale

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CasperLabs has raised $14 million in a private validator token sale, with over a dozen investors participating in a round led by Digital Strategies. The company expects to launch its public mainnet in the first quarter of 2021, followed by a public token offering which will exclude U.S. investors.  In 2018, CasperLabs raised $14.5 million in an equity Series A round led by Terren Piezer. The original plan provisioned for an Exchange Validator Offering on the BitMax exchange, but the recent announcement makes no mention of the exchange. Casper started out…

SEC sees $5M victory in case against Kik

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The outlook is grim for the Canadian messaging app as it loses $5 million over its ICO for Kin tokens. On Wednesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced the end of its lawsuit against Kik Interactive. The Canadian messenger app fell afoul of the U.S. regulator for failing to treat its sale of KIN tokens as a securities offering. A district judge confirmed the SEC’s view at the end of September, but only today did the court see the final judgment.  As a result of today’s judgment, Kik will need to…

Sellers Step In As Bitcoin Soars, But Could Lead To Short Squeeze Higher

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Bitcoin price nearly hit $13,000 today after an almost $1,000 intraday candle tapped the remaining bear market resistance keeping new all-time highs at bay a little while longer. With so many traders in profit, short-sellers have stepped up in a major way, opening millions in positions betting big that the recent uptrend will soon reverse. However, with so much money on the line, a potential setup for an epic short squeeze could keep the cryptocurrency trucking right along – which these short sellers might actually be perfectly fine with. Here’s…