These Crypto Analysts Failed to Time Bitcoin in May 2023

These two analysts made unsuccessful predictions for the Bitcoin (BTC) price in May.

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Bitcoin to $10M doesn't sound too remote for these execs...

Market experts are in a frenzy right now with the BTC bulls in full swing. This has been the case, especially after 17 March, with the king coin finally able to hold a position above $40,000. InterThe post Bitcoin to $10M doesn't sound too remote for these execs... appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Assessing where Bitcoin stands from these key metrics

Bitcoin appears to be in some trouble as people are now becoming more and more cautious these days. The past week saw some major selling and a huge amount of money leaving the market. Not only did theThe post Assessing where Bitcoin stands from these key metrics appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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'The only crypto-assets likely to satisfy these factors are Bitcoin and Ether'

The Australian financial authorities are seeking public opinion on cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded products [ETPs] as demand for these products surges. The Australian Securities and Investment CoThe post 'The only crypto-assets likely to satisfy these factors are Bitcoin and Ether' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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These Factors Suggest Bitcoin is on the Cusp of Setting Fresh All-Time Highs

Bitcoin has been struggling to break above $20,000, with each visit into the upper-$19,000 region sparking a massive inflow of selling pressure The cryptocurrency’s reactions to these rejections have grown more tempered, which is a bull-favoring sign Where the entire market trends in the mid-term will depend largely on whether or not this resistance can be surmounted anytime soon One trader is noting that there are a couple technical signs that are currently working in […]

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Crypto Capital’s Eric Wade Weighs in On the Millennial Draw to Cryptocurrency

The entire structure around Bitcoin centers on mining and the rewards that these miners get for participating in the verification of transactions. The halving happens on a fairly consistent schedule, dropping the reward that miners receive for their actions.

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These Top 10 Altcoins Are Dropping Fast While Bitcoin Gains

It’s no secret that the Bitcoin price is gaining and gaining, but other coins up near the top have seen corrections as a result. Some coins automatically increase in value if they’re mostly traded against BTC.

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Former EY Blockchain Lead Talks About Bitcoin’s Upcoming Bifurcation

Bitcoin (BTC) is a virtual currency that continues to move forward but always preserving its identity. There are many projects for it in the future and several ways that it can take. One of these possibilities is to be embraced by institutions from all over the world.

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Bearish Descending Triangle Forming for Ripple’s XRP

A descending triangle is a bearish continuation. this pattern has been forming in XRP since the end of December. Price action looked likely to break to the downside of the pattern yesterday but was saved after bullish surges took place across the market.

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Does the Head & Shoulders Pattern for Ethereum [ETH] Mark the End of its Bullish Outperformance?

Ethereum has been outperforming other major cryptocurrencies since mid-December. However, the second largest cryptocurrency has failed to keep up with the recent bullish movements. A surge took place across the market yesterday which was led by Litecoin initially appreciating over 10% and other major cryptocurrencies then following suit.

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Nine Experts on CNBC Provide Their Outlook For Cryptocurrencies in 2019

Predictions from market experts are an interesting occurrence; it seems that most are wrong (especially in 2018,) but these are quickly ignored and replaced with a fresh new set of predictions, often by the same experts that predicted wrong previously.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Hits A New Year High- What To Expect Now?

We knew it was coming, we just didn’t know when. It was inevitable that bitcoin would soon find its way back above the $4,000 position. Finally, it did so on Sunday 06, marking its all-time high for 2019.

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South African Criminals Demand Bitcoin Ransom

An unknown group of individuals from a crime syndicate have sent an anonymous message to an anti-crime website of the South African Government, demanding 5 BTC as ransom. These individuals allegedly have a 9-year old child in their custody and will only release the child after 5BTC is transferred to them.

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Data Indicates Bitcoin Price is Uncorrelated with Stock Market

A frequently asked question about bitcoin is whether the stock market influences its price, or whether the cryptocurrency acts as a ‘safehaven’ during stock market downturns. The latest analysis by CryptoSlate sheds some light on these questions.

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Bitcoin vs. Real Estate: Which Asset Class Performs Better?

The odds are that you already own Bitcoin or other cryptos. Long-term, these decentralized, digital currencies may prove to be a profitable investment. However, you may also want to consider… The post Bitcoin vs.

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Examining The Growing And Worrying Case Of Cryptocurrency Derivatives Around The World

The Worrying Case Of cryptocurrency Derivatives Around The World The world of cryptocurrencies is eagerly awaiting the upcoming Bakkt physical bitcoin derivatives to be launched this year. The possibilities that these new investment assets hold for bitcoin and the overall cryptocurrency market include increasing liquidity in the market and investors’ adoption rates too. However, cryptocurrency […]

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Four Experts Weigh in on Stablecoins

Stablecoins have long divided opinion in the crypto community, with some believing they’re needed to gradually convert the masses away from fiat, whereas others have grave concerns about these dollar-pegged assets.

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The Next Big Thing or a Total Monstrosity? Four Experts Weigh in on Stablecoins

Stablecoins have long divided opinion in the crypto community, with some believing they’re needed to gradually convert the masses away from fiat, whereas others have grave concerns about these dollar-pegged assets.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Range-Bound Market Coiled for Next Move

For the better part of a month and a half, bitcoin has been fairly range-bound and unable to establish new lows or new highs. There are some bullish and bearish setups on the horizon for bitcoin, so let’s check out both sides of the argument because currently the market is sitting in the middle of Indecisionville — the most immediate sign of which is this glaringly obvious head-and-shoulders bottom reversal pattern:Figure 1: BTC-USD, Daily Candles, Head-and-Shoulders BottomThis current pattern is nothing more than a setup at the moment, but it represents one potential outcome of this sustained consolidation.

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New Equities Report Shares Latest FinTech Predictions For 2019 With Blockchain And Crypto Assets

These Are The Latest FinTech Predictions For 2019 The FinTech industry has been growing over the last few years. Virtual currencies and Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen in 2018 but development teams behind it continue to perform and do a good job with it.

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Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin is Society’s Best Hope for Private Electronic Money

The CEO of the cryptocurrency exchange and platform BitMEX said that Bitcoin is one of the best hopes for the society to have private digital money. The exchange is one of the most important trading platforms available in the market.

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Neutrino: A Privacy-Preserving Light Wallet Protocol

Lightning is all the rage these days and, while it's an exciting development, users currently have to have a full node running in order to transact in it. In this article, I'm going to introduce Neutrino, a new protocol for light clients to get the data that they need while preserving privacy and without trusting a central server.

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Bitcoin vs. Gold: A Relative Strength Comparison

When you measure the relative strength (RS) of Bitcoin vs. gold or other metals and major financial markets, you witness a bias-free view of its comparative strength (or weakness). These… The post Bitcoin vs.

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Ten Years Later, a Reflection on Bitcoin’s Genesis and Satoshi’s Timing

October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency.

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Can Bitcoin Scale?

The ongoing debate about whether or not Bitcoin can scale sufficiently on its path to mass adoption has led many people to question if it will ever reach that point at all.

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PayOutPro: Bitcoin Revenue Sharing System and Knowledge Plans?

PayOutPro is a marketing web-based platform that grants its users access to their available services or knowledge plans. By becoming a member of this site, the users are offered a marketing portal, a how-to marketing training, and a revenue sharing opportunity.

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Gateway Partners CEO: “We are for Biscuits, Not Bitcoins”

The CEO of successful investment house Galaxy Partners has stated that he sees Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency as a highly risky investment. It is for these reasons that Viswanathan Shankar will not be allocating any of his fund to the emerging technological and financial innovation.

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Why Ohio’s State Treasurer Backs Decision to Accept BTC For Tax Payments

As tax season is rapidly approaching, some states, like Ohio, have decided to set a new standard for the rest of the country to follow. Back in November, Ohio became the first state in the U.

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Non-crypto Companies Now Starting to See the Potential Use of Blockchain in Their Operations

As the technology behind cryptocurrencies, blockchain has always been associated with these digital assets. In fact, there was a time when blockchain was only discussed in connection with cryptocurrencies.

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4 Key Bitcoin Dates to Watch For in 2019

With 2018 finally over, the focus now is on what lies ahead for Bitcoin in 2019 after a year-long bear market. Mark your calendars and keep a watch for these events that could have a massive impact on Bitcoin price this year.

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Bitcoin’s Institutionalization: Dates to Watch in 2019

It’s been over a year since the Cboe and CME listed the world’s first bitcoin futures contracts, the first ever bitcoin investment product to hit the legacy market.

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These Were The Most Irresponsibly Cryptocurrency Price Predictions for 2018 from Bitcoin Experts

During 2017, several virtual currency supporters and analysts gave their opinion about crypto prices for 2018. At that time, Bitcoin (BTC) and other virtual currencies were skyrocketing and bulls controlled the market.

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South Korea Submits Six Cryptocurrency-Related Bills To The National Assembly For Market Regulation

South Korea Submits Cryptocurrency-Related Bills To The National Assembly To Regulate The Market According to data provided to news. Bitcoin. com by South Korea’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC).

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Blockchain Analysis Is About to Get Harder as P2EP Enters Testing Phase

Yet another tool is being added to Bitcoin’s growing number of privacy solutions. Thought up at a brainstorming event attended by Bitcoin developers and privacy researchers last summer, Pay to Endpoint (P2EP) is a relatively new trick that utilizes the well-known CoinJoin mixing technique to make blockchain analysis much harder.

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Security Researchers Reveal Wallet Vulnerabilities On Stage at 35C3

In a demonstration titled “Wallet. fail,” a team of security researchers hacked into the Trezor One, Ledger Blue and Ledger Nano S. Unfortunately, it appears as if their findings were first put on display at the 35th Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) in Leipzig, Germany, rather than through accepted Responsible Disclosure practices, which would have allowed the manufacturers to patch the vulnerabilities and protect their customers from any potential attack.

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Analysis: Bitcoin Transactions at 10-Month High While Fees at 2-Year Low

BTC has hit a 10-month high in transaction volume. Meanwhile, tx fees are at a multi-year low. These figures indicate that factors such as scaling improvements to the Bitcoin protocol, and the relatively modest price of bitcoin, have made transactions in the cryptocurrency extremely affordable.

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Kraken stirring the Ripple pot: Is it Ripple or XRP and why does it even matter?

One of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges on the market, Kraken, announced that they’ll introduce XRP and Bitcoin Cash BCH margin trading on its platform. The addition will expand their margin offering to 8 assets, as these two will now be tradable alongside Bitcoin (XBT), Ethereum (ETH), Ethereum Classic (ETC), Augur (REP), Monero (XMR), and Tether […] The post Kraken stirring the Ripple pot: Is it Ripple or XRP and why does it even matter? appeared first on CaptainAltcoin.

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Bitcoin Is The Answer: Paypal Bans Cybersecurity News Outlet

To many, Bitcoin is a censorship-resistant, decentralized, immutable, and borderless transactional tool that transcends centralized boundaries. But for many Westerners, these inherent features aren’t something that’s all too useful in day-to-day life.

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A look at Experts Bitcoin Price prediction For 2019

2019 is just some few days away, and just as expected, more predictions are trooping in. These predictions are important to investors who plan on getting into cryptocurrency investment. Mike Novogratz, an ex-hedge fund manager, has predicted that Bitcoin will take the year by storm.

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There May Be (Some) Tax Relief Options if You Sold Your Bitcoin at a Loss

For investors whose first time investing in bitcoin was in 2018 or after late 2017, there is a high likelihood that they have incurred substantial losses for the fiscal year of 2018 if they haven’t sold yet.

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These Developers Claim They Can Crack Any Hardware Wallet

On Dec. 27 at the 35th Annual Chaos Communication Congress (35C3) event, three individuals from a startup called Wallet Fail allegedly hacked the most popular hardware wallets and revealed their secrets on stage.

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Bank of America Files Patent to Develop Blockchain-Based ATMs for Faster Transactions

The Bank of America (BOA) on December 26, 2018, filed a patent that allows them to develop blockchain based devices to handle cash. These are cash handling devices whose aim is to bring about efficient, faster, and traceable transactions, according to a Finance Magnates report.

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Could Ripple’s Multi-Billion Dollar XRP Reserves Pose a Risk to Token Holders?

Ripple, the custodial company to the open-source cryptocurrency XRP, owns 60 percent of all XRP ever created; these holdings are valued at $22 billion at current prices. Furthermore, company ‘insiders’ also hold a large percentage of circulating XRP.

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Bitmain Reportedly Will Sack More Than Half of Workforce

The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days.

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Bitmain Reportedly Will Sack Up to 85 Percent of Workforce

The Chinese crypto mining company Bitmain has apparently been hit hard by the bear market and is looking to sack more than half of their entire workforce. Credible rumors of this story first began to circulate on Maimai, China’s equivalent to LinkedIn, as anonymous sources on a site frequently used by Bitmain employees began reporting that the company was looking at massive layoffs in the next several days.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Steady, RBI Might Legalize Cryptocurrencies

Latest Bitcoin News Even if there are regulatory questions about the legitimacy of digital assets and other blockchain derivatives as cryptocurrencies, these solutions are finding use cases. Bitcoin is especially an innovation borne out of necessity, and ten years later, the asset has been disrupting thanks to its inherent properties as privacy, speed, and general.

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Some Weird Places You Can Spend Your Bitcoin

Have you ever considered actually buying something with your Bitcoin? It’s actually very depressing seeing people only associate the digital currency with a trading asset. Bitcoin has so much potential and so many ways you can use it.

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What is Bitcoin Gold (BTG)?

Numerous cryptocurrencies try to imitate Bitcoin in many different ways. Not all of these projects are equally successful, which is only to be expected. In the case of Bitcoin Gold, there have been some significant setbacks and improvements along the way.

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“larger fraud” Bitcoin Private developers manipulated the market with 2 million BTCP, Research Alleges

Using a Bitcoin codebase, researchers from Coinmetrics.io a cryptocurrency research firm discovered while running an update on Bitcoin private full node, that about 2 million BTCP was inserted into some shielded addresses by BTCP developers during the import of bitcoin to Zclassic(ZCL) a hard fork of Zcash: In verifying these figures, we ran a BTCP […] The post “larger fraud” Bitcoin Private developers manipulated the market with 2 million BTCP, Research Alleges appeared first on ZyCrypto.

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