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Bitcoin bullish cross on weekly chart paints $225K BTC price target if history repeats

Bitcoin (BTC) is wowing the market by holding $50,000, but a bullish metric is pointing to much larger potential gains.Data from TradingView now clearly shows that the weekly moving average convergence/ divergence (MACD) indicator for BTC/USD has flipped from red to green.Time for another 5.5X BTC price surge?There is no shortage of bullish BTC price indicators this month, with everything from exchange balances to network fundamentals infirmly optimistic mode.MACD, which produced a rare crossover earlier in August, nonetheless adds the potential for upcoming gains to be an order of magnitude

Biggest DeFi Hack in History | This Week in Crypto – Aug 16, 2021

The biggest DeFi hack in history takes an unexpected turn, Venmo introduces crypto cashback and can you guess where the Bitcoin Family hides their BTC? These stories and more this week in crypto. The Poly Network was the victim of a cyberattack from which $600 million in digital assets was stolen, making it the biggest DeFi hack in history. Poly Network called on crypto exchanges to blacklist any tokens coming from the hacker’s addresses, but in a strange turn of events, the hacker has since returned the stolen funds, claiming

Amazon Is Hiring For Digital Currency and Blockchain Expert

Blockchain News Amazon is hiring for an experienced Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead. This indicates that the company is now taking a serious look at cryptocurrency usage these days. The Digital Currency and Blockchain Product Lead expert must have experience in cryptocurrencies, central bank currencies, and more. According to a recent job posting, an online marketing giant Amazon is looking to hire a Digital Currency and Blockchain expert. Of note, the company intends to add the new hire to its payment team. Based on the report, this showcases that

A classic case of short-term loss, long-term gain for Bitcoin and the crypto-sector?

Regulatory scrutiny has become an oft-visited issue in recent months, with countries all over the world stepping up their efforts to regulate the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Several arguments have been made in favor of, as well as against these steps, with some calling it an effort by traditional institutions to curb what doesn’t fall under their purview while others have hypothesized about the possible growth that regulations can bring. Those in favor of regulations were joined by Bitmain founder and former CEO Jihan Wu recently after he told CNBC that he

Leading Smart Product Retailer Wellbots Now Accepting Bitcoin Payments

Wellbots, a U.S.-based smart product online retailer, has announced that its customers can now make payments for goods at checkout using six cryptocurrencies.  Wellbots Now Accepts BTC  Announcing the development in a press release today, Wellbots said it will now accept Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and popular stablecoins Dai and USD Coin (USDC) for its smart products.  Before this time, the online store only accepts traditional payment methods such as Shop Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Amazon Pay, Credit Card, and Affirm.   However, with the integration

The Effect of Coronavirus on the Cryptocurrency Market

The year 2020, has been greatly eventful. From threats of a world war, to increased terrorist attacks. A biography on the life of the year 2020, would not only be a bestseller but also an excellent read. However the most significant single event of this year is and has been the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, at its global takeover. From a regular virus, one that was once considered to be not worse than a cold flu, to transition into a global pandemic outbreak. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of

Jeff Currie Talks Bitcoin, Risk, Inflation Hedge

The head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs spoke on Bloomberg TV regarding his view of Bitcoin. He compared it with copper and gold in particular. Risk On, Risk Off Goldman Sachs Head of Commodities Research Jeffrey Currie told Bloomberg TV on Dec. 17 that he sees Bitcoin as a risk-on growth proxy. He compared it to copper and said that overlaying their pricing charts shows that they act in much the same way. Risk-on investments are those, across investment classes, that investors perceive as interesting when risk is relatively

The Bitcoin Family Cashes in on Branding & BTC’s Latest Rally

It’s been roughly four years since the Bitcoin family went all-in on the alpha cryptocurrency. But it’s not just the latest price surge that’s bringing home the bacon. Didi Taihuttu, his wife, and three children spoke with Dutch news from the Algarve in Portugal, the latest stop in his worldwide adventure. The Dutchman accumulated the bulk of his bitcoin in early 2017 around $900, a move that paid off handsomely in retrospect. Despite a two-year lull in prices, the family managed to live off of their profits and even accumulated

Goldman Sachs Is Hiring a New VP of Digital Assets

Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is hiring a new vice president in the Digital Assets team within its Global Markets Division in London.According to a recent job posting on the investment firm’s website, the new VP will work with the Digital Assets team in “defining and executing Goldman Sachs’ distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain efforts firmwide, including any potential initiatives in the cryptocurrency space.” The role requires that any applicants be able to identify opportunities where blockchain and DLT digital assets can add value.The current global head of digital

Key Timing for Adoption? Crypto Goes Mainstream With TV, Newspaper Ads

Amid turbulent times for the world at large, the cryptocurrency space seems to be cruising on its own steam in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic has put a major strain on economies around the world, and countries such as the United States have seen their central banks resort to extended quantitative easing in order to stimulate their financial ecosystems.Some analysts believe that this continual fiscal stimulus is part of the reason that the cryptocurrency market is enjoying relative success compared with its traditional financial counterparts.The likes of Anthony Pompliano, co-founder of

Bull Runs, Mining, and Tor Attacks: Bad Crypto News of the Week

Last week, the Bitcoin news was all about lift-off. This week, it’s all about the leveling off. Bitcoin ends the week around $11,400, a fall of about 2.7 percent over the last seven days. That drop included a correction of $700 in one day so the question now is whether the bullish moment has gone or will Bitcoin push on to $15,000? Its first mission will be to break the resistance at $12,000. Bitcoin failed to do that twice in ten days but consolidated after each failure, which some experts believe

Analyst Who Predicted Bitcoin’s 2018 Bottom Expects a Move to $14k

Bitcoin is stagnating in the high-$11,000s once again despite Ethereum breaking higher. BTC trades at $11,800 as of this article’s writing, meaning the asset remains below the critical $12,000 level. An analyst thinks Bitcoin is poised to move to $14,000 in the near future. The analyst in question is one that has been historically accurate with his price calls. He famously predicted BTC would bottom 2018’s bear trend at $3,200 months before it did. Others think that BTC is primed to move to $14,000, citing technical and fundamental reasonings. Bitcoin