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Bitcoin Cash Tokenization Bolstered by the Creation of an SLP Foundation
25.5.2020
On Monday, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters were introduced to a Simple Ledger Protocol alliance called the SLP Foundation. According to the initial members, the SLP Foundation has been in the works since December 2019, and the primary goal is to foster SLP innovation and standards. Meet the...
Canadian Firm Hut 8 Reports Bitcoin Mined in Q1 Declined 54% Due to Price Volatility
13.5.2020
On Monday, Hut 8 Mining reported that first-quarter revenue rose 5% to $9 million from $8.59 million a year ago after the amount of bitcoin (BTC) extracted plunged sharply. Quarter-on-quarter, revenue fell 14%. For the three months to March 31, 2020, the Canadian bitcoin firm said it mined 1,116...
Halving Sell-Off Temporary, BTC to Hit $20,000 by Year End, Says Billionaire Investor Novogratz
13.5.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) may not have pumped at the scale expected by many halving optimists, but Wall Street billionaire Michael Novogratz insists that the price will hit $20,000 by year-end. The Galaxy Digital founder and chief executive officer on Monday told CNBC that bitcoin’s surge was inevitable...
Buying Corporate Bonds and ETFs: US Federal Reserve Continues to Bailout ‘Too Big to Fail’
12.5.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve has continued its schemes of monetary easing and funding a number of private banks during the Covid-19 outbreak. On Monday evening, the Fed revealed it would be buying corporate bonds and exchange-traded funds using the entity’s Secondary Market Corporate Credit...
US Treasury to ‘Borrow’ $3 Trillion for a Single Quarter – Anticipates Taking Billions More for Q3
5.5.2020
On Monday, the United States Department of the Treasury announced it will be “borrowing” a record $3 trillion to help support the American economy. The move comes after the Federal Reserve dished out over $6 trillion to private dealers before the first U.S. Covid-19 death, and the $1.5...
After Pundits Predicted Bitcoin’s Death for 11 Years, Barrels of Crude Oil Trade Below Zero
21.4.2020
Global markets had a historical day on Monday, as the price of oil dropped below zero and closed the day at -$36 per barrel of crude. The oil crash below zero has never happened in anyone’s lifetime and economists worldwide are uncertain about the future of the world’s financial system...
Market Outlook: Bitcoin’s Inverse Head and Shoulders, Covid-19 Fears Decline, CME Futures Gaps
14.4.2020
Digital currency markets have had a few lackluster days, as the entire crypto market valuation has dropped below the $200 billion mark on Monday. The following day on April 14, a number of cryptocurrencies have seen some slight gains between 2-9%. Meanwhile, global markets are reacting positively...
Weekly Crypto Market Sentiment Gains Trimmed By Correction on Monday
13.4.2020
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The market sentiment, in its forth week of growth, finally broke the 5 sentscore barrier, but these gains were trimmed on Monday. The combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins, was below 5 for weeks, and the last time we've seen...
Market Update: Traders ‘Buck the Trend’ Pushing Crypto Market Cap Above $200 Billion
7.4.2020
Digital currency markets have been rising again as the entire market capitalization of all 5,000+ coins has jumped above the $200 billion mark. The increase in crypto trade volume and coin values has followed alongside the recovery traditional equity markets saw on Monday. On Tuesday, most of...
23 Approved Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan — Number Rises Amid Pandemic
31.3.2020
Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, Japan continues to approve more cryptocurrency exchanges to legally operate in the country. The latest one was approved on Monday, bringing the total number of legal crypto exchanges in Japan to 23. Also read: 2x Bitcoin — Wanna Double Your BTC to...
Cash Crisis: National Currencies Plunge in the Wake of Coronavirus
24.3.2020
Announcing an open-ended QE program Monday for unprecedented asset purchasing, the U.S. Federal Reserve has pledged to purchase assets "in the amounts needed," signaling the beginning of a virtually unlimited easing effort which will include moving into corporate bonds for the first time.
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More Monday Carnage? US Futures Plummet, Bitcoin Price Below $6K
23.3.2020
Bitcoin investors fear a price drop below $5,400 would bring BTC back to the 2020 low seen on March 12
Analysts Question Gold’s Safe Haven Status – 2008 Data Shows Central Banks Oversaturated Bullion Markets
17.3.2020
After bitcoin prices dropped below the $5K region on Monday morning, gold also slid significantly. It saw a small spike in value after the Federal Reserve announced slashing the benchmark rate by 100 bps, but gold prices subsequently dropped below $1,500 per ounce hours later. The current sentiment...
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
Does Crypto Need Circuit Breakers? Last Week’s Price Crash Ignites a Debate
16.3.2020
A longtime feature of stock exchanges, circuit breakers throw sand in the gears of a plummeting market like last week’s. Should crypto adopt them?
Bitcoin Slides 15% to $4.5K as Stocks Brace for ‘Black Monday’ Repeat
16.3.2020
Bitcoin stays bearish as a new “Black Monday” scenario gets underway across global markets
Forbes Report: World’s Top 10 Billionaires Lost $38B on Black Monday
10.3.2020
The world’s top 10 billionaires including Facebook CEO lost a combined $38 billion on Black Monday, according to Forbes
Robinhood Crypto and Stock Trading App Is Down Second Monday in a Row
9.3.2020
Robinhood experiences another technical outage, causing its clients to be unable to trade stocks and crypto
Bloody Monday: Bitcoin Price Loses $8K, Oil -30%, DOW Futures Plunge
9.3.2020
Bitcoin price loses the $8K level in a bloody Monday for markets across the board
Bitcoin Mining Investment Strong – BTC Hashrate Surpasses All-Time High
2.3.2020
On Monday, March 2, miners processing blocks on the BTC network surpassed the network’s all-time high as the overall hashrate touched 136 exahash (EH/s). The record-breaking achievement happened despite the price of BTC dropping below the $9K region throughout the course of the last week....