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$12K Bitcoin Price in Sight as Retail, Institutional Traders Turn ‘Greedy’

After recovering 6.3% from a drop to $11,200 on Aug. 11, Bitcoin (BTC) price appears to be gearing up for a third run on the $12K mark. This comes after a week of bullish news which included Nasdaq-listed investment firm MicroStrategy purchasing 21,454 BTC as protection against the weakening U.S. dollar, Coinbase exchange offering Bitcoin-backed loans, and the revelation that BlackRock and Vanguard are major holders of MicroStrategy shares.Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360The increasingly bullish sentiment extends across the entire crypto sector and proof of this comes from altcoins

Bullish Bitcoin Price Trend Intact Even After BTC Retests $11.4K Support

 Bitcoin (BTC) price swiftly fell to $11,322 after reaching a daily high at $11,909The drop came as U.S. jobless claims fell to $1.2 million but lawmakers inability to reach a deal on the next coronavirus stimulus package has worried some investorsDespite the pullback to the $11.4K support, Bitcoin price remains in an uptrend Crypto market daily price chart. Source: Coin360Earlier today Bitcoin (BTC) price abruptly dropped to $11,322 after topping out at $11,909.The mild correction came as U.S. jobless claims fell to 1.2 million and U.S. markets opened slightly in the

BAT, Stellar Lumens, VeChain Price Analysis: 07 August

Bitcoin’s latest attempt to climb on the charts has been met by some degree of success, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency, after a long time, managing to hold a level above the psychological resistance of $10,000. At press time, Bitcoin was being traded at $11,736 with a trading volume of $8.3 billion.Source: CoinStatsSuch success was underlined by the fact that while BTC failed in its attempt to sustain a breach of $12,000, it didn’t fall below $11,000, implying that Bitcoin is again building up strength before its next effort. The

A befektetők az altcoinok felé mozdultak el júliusban

Az eToro kereskedési platform most közzétett jelentése szerint júliusban az altcoinok népszerűsége rendkívül megnőtt. Habár még mindig a bitcoin a legnépszerűbb kriptovaluta, az eToro trading felület legfrissebb jelentése szerint a vezető kriptovaluta kereskedési volumene csak 7%-kal emelkedett. Az altcoinokról viszont már nem mondható el ugyanez. Júliusban valósággal szárnyaltak a kevesebb piaci kapitalizációval bíró kriptovaluták. A legjelentősebb emelkedést a binance coin érte el 521%-os növekedéssel. Júniusban még a 15. helyen állt, júliusban már a 6. helyen. A zcash is jelentős ugrást tett a 13. helyről, a 7. helyre jutott, köszönhetően annak,

Will Video Game Crypto Be the Catalyst for Adoption?

-More than one-third of humanity will play video games by the end of 2021. -A number of platforms provide blockchain opportunities not found in traditional gaming. -After several years of failures, blockchain adoption may finally be here. The video game industry may be the natural catalyst to bring blockchain technology into the mainstream. Most experiments have failed so far, but is that about to change? After years of trial and error with Bitcoin, some video game platforms are finding a way to exploit distributed ledger technology. Is humanity witnessing the

Price Analysis April 8: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO

Central banks around the world have pumped up their economies with huge stimulus measures. JPMorgan Chase’s chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, praised the United States for taking swift action to counter the current economic crisis. Despite the kind words, in a letter to JPMorgan shareholders, Dimon warned that the future “will include a bad recession combined with some kind of financial stress similar to the global financial crisis of 2008.”Ballet CEO and founder Bobby Lee expects Bitcoin to reach $10,000 by its block reward halving next month. Lee expects the

NFT Floodgates Open With Impressive Lineup of Blockchain Games in 2020

Blockchain in the gaming industry is one of the space’s hot topics of 2019. This year is catching the interest of both young independent developers and large corporations. Conferences and hackathons are periodically held around the world for developers to search for new ideas for integrating blockchain into games.The main advantages of blockchain are its decentralization and open-source nature, which can significantly change the gaming market. The technology is taking trust between developers and players to a new level, and users can now own and freely exchange in-game assets without

Bitfinex Launches Staking in Response to Customer Demand

Major cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has become the latest exchange to offer staking services to customers.Announced April 3, Bitfinex will offer staking rewards up to 10% per annum on crypto assets underpinned by a Proof-of-Stake algorithm."We're committed to engaging our existing users and the wider community with new products and innovations," said Bitfinex’s CTO, Paolo Ardoino. "The Bitfinex Staking Rewards Program provides our users with another avenue to increase their holdings on our platform."Bitfinex introduces staking in response to customer demandArdoino states that Bitfinex’s clients asked for staking to be introduced,

Tezos Co-Founder Hints That Her Trading Card Game Will Use Alternative Blockchain

Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman has left open the possibility that her trading card game Emergents may not be built on the company’s blockchain, according to statements made on April 5.According to the Reddit post, Kathleen pointed out that Emergents might not be using Tezos blockchain technology, saying she had not yet decided on the platform she will use in the game.In a comment left on the post, she added the following:“The alpha doesn’t have a marketplace, it’s an alpha. The white paper doesn’t describe any feature that could not be

Price Analysis April 6: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, LEO

During a crisis, the first thing panic-stricken investors do is to sell almost every asset class they perceive is likely to go down. However, after the panic settles down, the bottom fishers step in and start buying the assets that show value. We have seen both of these phases play out for cryptocurrencies.The sharp selloff on March 12 was a good example of panic and the sharp correction was quickly followed by a phase of cherry-picking by long-term investors. Since bottoming out on March 13, most major cryptocurrencies have rebounded

Massive Demand for Tezos could lead to an Unprecedented Price Hike

The Tezos cryptocurrency has done well in the market, with steady gains since last year. At a point a few months ago, the crypto coin reached an all-time high as its bullish trend reached its pinnacle.Tezos (XTZ) is not about to roll back, with the high level of demand it has received within the past few days picking up pace.The recent slump in crypto demand last month almost cut off its consolidated gains for the past few months. However, XTZ is gradually picking up and showing signs that could lead

Staking, Consensus and the Pursuit of Decentralization

Oh, the wonders of decentralized consensus — that dream of permissionless blockchains to be censorship-resistant, trustless, collaborative and egalitarian for a potentially global community of users. While lofty in ideals, consensus is foundational for each crypto network, which must agree upon that most basic question of who decides what on the network.Decentralized consensus in the form of a proof-of-work mechanism was at the core of Satoshi Nakamoto’s innovation when creating Bitcoin — all additional protocol elements stem from PoW’s ability to reach consensus regarding the digital ledger through the computational work