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Grandmas On Lightning

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Time Stamp: August 6, 2020 1:33 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Is Bitcoin Too Hard To Understand? I’ve spent a huge part of the last three years explaining Bitcoin to general audiences and the most common form of resistance I encounter is: “Bitcoin is too complicated. The masses will never understand it.” It’s a fair argument. Bitcoin is complicated and if you want to reach a competent understanding of the big picture then, at a minimum, you’d better get ready to learn about peer-to-peer networks, cryptography and the history of money. It’s for this reason that I find it bizarre when

This Newly Formed Structure Could Cause Bitcoin to See Major Losses

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Time Stamp: August 4, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin and the aggregated cryptocurrency market are currently in a precarious position following the series of strong rejections seen yesterday evening The selling pressure incurred as a result of these rejections has not yet been enough to force BTC or other assets below their crucial support levels That being said, analysts are growing increasingly cautious on BTC’s near-term outlook One trader explained that a recently emerged technical pattern seems to indicate downside is imminent It is important to note that there is one fundamental development that could invalidate this pattern

Dramatic $17,000 Bitcoin Peak Possible Within Weeks Based on Halving Fracal

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 3:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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If a fractal plays out on Bitcoin price charts matching the previous halving post-consolidation breakout, the cryptocurrency could keep on climbing from here. The target, if the rally takes a similar path, would put valuations of the top cryptocurrency at between $15,000 to $17,000 before peaking. Bitcoin Breaks Out: What Happens Next Will Be Fast and Furious Bitcoin price exploded early last week on the heels of gold setting a new record and the government committing to another $1 trillion in stimulus spending. Inflating money supply has prompted a flight

Why Bitcoin’s 3-Day Candle Close Could Lead to a “Parabolic Advance”

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 2:30 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin is currently expressing intense signs of strength as its price pushes up towards the $12,000 region. Although it has yet to breach this key level successfully, its strong overnight upswing does seem to indicate that a move higher is imminent in the near-term. This strength is likely rooted in the bullish monthly close that the benchmark cryptocurrency was able to post yesterday. This was the first time in three years that Bitcoin was able to close its monthly candle above $10,700. Many analysts are now noting that this may

Bitcoin is not Completely Banned in China: Beijing Arbitration Commission

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 11:04 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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China has no reservation against ‘Bitcoin activities as virtual commodities,’ the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC) said in a report today. The report also added that the country’s laws and regulations ‘do not prohibit’ private possession and legal circulation of BTC.Bitcoin Is Not A Currency, But A ‘Virtual Commodity’Today local non-profit arbitration organization, the Beijing Arbitration Commission, pointed out in a report that Bitcoin cannot be used as a currency. It is not a legal tender and is not issued by China’s apex monetary authority.Overall, BTC doesn’t share the same legal

3 Reasons Why Bitcoin Transactions Are Slow

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 4:27 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Aug 01, 2020 at 08:27 // News Despite Bitcoin offering unprecedented decentralization and security, its network has one significant flow, namely, the transaction speed. A single transaction processing can take up to 10 minutes. But why is this happening? To understand why bitcoin transactions sometimes take so much time to confirm, it is essential to first understand how they are verified. Delving into the essence Once a transaction is created, a transaction message is sent to the Bitcoin blockchain and passed around all the nodes available on the network. This

Crypto Tidbits: Bitcoin Explodes Past $11k, Ethereum 2.0 Nears, Cardano’s Shelley Launches

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 12:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. It’s been an explosive week for the Bitcoin and crypto market, to say the very least. Bitcoin surged from under $10,000 to as high as $11,500 this week. Over the past seven days, the asset has gained approximately 20% — the best weekly performance in many months. Chart of BTC's price action over the past two weeks from TradingView.com Bitcoin’s recent price action comes as a breath of fresh air for crypto traders, which had to deal with BTC flatlining in the $9,000s for