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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 […]
Bakkt has officially revealed the initial deposits its customers will have to make to margin trade its bitcoin futures products. In a new notice posted Tuesday, ICE Futures U.S. – the actual futures exchange Bakkt’s contracts are trading on – announced the initial hedge and speculative requirements for customers, as well as its monthly rate add-ons. According to […]
Crypto mining giant Bitmain is launching two new models for its Antminer range of bitcoin mining devices, one of which is its most powerful yet. Announced Friday, the Antminer S17e has a hash rate (mining power) of 64 terahertz per second and a power efficiency of 45 joules per TH. The numbers compare favorably with […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the central bank is not considering the launch of its own cryptocurrency during a question-and-answer session in Zurich, Switzerland. If people are leaving their money in cybercurrency and leaving it there, they are not putting it in a bank. […] What happens to the intermediation process if everyone […]
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is currently registering an average daily trading volume of $370 million in Bitcoin futures. This is according to the Managing Director of the CME Group, Tim McCourt. This represents an increase of 132% compared to the same period last year. BTC Futures Daily Volume At The CME Expanded 132% The CME is […]
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 (BTC) has finally declined below the descending triangle. The bears have triumphed over the bulls and we saw BTC/USD crash almost 10% within 24 hours. This is a very bearish development and the fact that the descending triangle has been broken to the downside means that further downside might be in the offing long term. However, short […]
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, […]
The crypto industry is gearing up for an event-packed few months. From the resolution of the New York Attorney General’s injunction against Bitfinex and Tether to the final decisions of the long-awaited cryptocurrency ETFs, here’s a list of some of the most relevant dates in the crypto industry to keep an eye on. Aug. 22: New York Attorney General’s […]
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 […]