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It’s too soon to write off Bakkt, despite the bitcoin futures market’s disappointingly slow start, analysts at Oppenheimer & Co. said. In an Oct. 1 research note, the equity research firm encourages investors to “not get upset” about the lackluster trading volume of Bakkt. For one thing, its parent company, Intercontinental Exchange, has plenty of other […]
Bitcoin bears continue to be firmly in control as the first cryptocurrency’s price tumbled below $8,000 per coin for the second time this week. Beginning at 15:50 UTC, the Bitcoin Price Index capitulated at $8,095, shedding near $200 within a few minutes. Support at $7,900 lasted about one-half-hour before another downward price action sent the BPI around […]
In short, no. Bakkt’s bitcoin futures launch yesterday was underwhelming but it has not had any impact on crypto markets which are doing exactly what they have done for the past couple of years. Another Slide For Crypto Assets Another day another dump. There is nothing out of the ordinary with today’s market action which […]
It’s a lively time for bitcoin derivatives – or at least for those writing about them. For those trading them, it may be business as usual. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) announced Friday it is preparing to offer options trades on its bitcoin futures contract. It’s a surprising move, because options volume to date rounds […]
Bitcoin’s latest bout of consolidation may end up with bullish breakout, as a key metric of miner confidence has hit all-time highs. The top cryptocurrency by market value has clocked lower daily highs and higher daily lows over the last three days and is currently trading at $10,300 on Bitstamp, little changed on a 24-hour […]
Yesterday’s crypto market carnage saw over $20 billion in USD value wiped out from the total crypto market capitalization. The dump affected nearly all crypto assets, including Ethereum, EOS, and Litecoin – even Bitcoin, which has maintained support despite altcoins collapsing around it. But new data shows that it may have been altcoins collapsing that dragged down Bitcoin. A side-by-side comparison […]
Bitcoin’s price slid more than $600 in 30 minutes, falling back below $10,000 on Wednesday. Beginning at 17:50 UTC and lasting until 18:20 UTC, BTC witnessed a large pullback from $10,200 to $9,600, followed by a small bounce near $9,740, providing temporary support. Bitcoin opened the day at just under $10,200. Over the trading day, […]
A widely-tracked trend-following bitcoin (BTC) price indicator is flashing a sell signal for the first time since February. The weekly moving average convergence divergence (MACD) histogram, which is used to identify trend reversals and trend strength, has crossed below zero and is currently printing a value of -25.13. That is the first negative value since the […]
Korean tech giant Samsung has added Bitcoin support to its Blockchain Keystore SDK. This will eventually allow users to use Bitcoin with applications via the company’s secure storage hardware featured on supported devices. In addition to adding Bitcoin, the Samsung Blockchain Keystore SDK will also support the Klaytn network too. Klaytn is the blockchain effort […]
Ethereum (ETH) has just declined to a new low against Bitcoin (BTC). We have not seen it declined this low against Bitcoin (BTC) since the beginning of the bear market. It appears that ETH/BTC is now prepared to decline to the pre-bull run levels of 2017 effectively erasing most of its gains. Needless to say, things do not look […]