Bitcoin (BTC) rallying is always a boon for exchanges: more trading volume means more revenue for an exchange. And if there is much hype around the increasing price, it builds the zeal for speculation that attracts both new and old participants, which, again, beefs up the bottom line of exchanges.
The craze for buying Bitcoin (BTC) the first two weeks of February is starting to dissipate as the weekend has not been very kind to the king of cryptos.
The man used Helix, a darknet-based cryptocurrency service for laundering millions of dollars.
It's only the second month of the year, and the most popular altcoin Ethereum (ETH) has already surged 92%, outshining Bitcoin (BTC) that appreciated 41.8% so far.
The majority of sanctions imposed on North Korea are there to kill off any of the reclusive state's nuclear ambition that began since 2006 when the country launched its first test. But despite being exiled from the world's financial system, DPRK remains creative in finding ways to fund its weapons of mass destruction, and there are data to back it up.
The market wondered what's behind this surprise move and some point to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's statement in front of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee. Powell, who withstood hours of questioning, was also asked by Rep. Bill Foster, a Democrat from Illinois, for his take on cryptocurrencies.
Ethereum, after two weeks of gains, is nearing $250, and JP Morgan's deal may have something to do with this new 2020 high. The largest U.S. bank by assets is reported to be looking into merging Quorom to blockchain software company ConsenSys.
Tom Lee has upped his previous Bitcoin price prediction to $40,000.
While cryptocurrencies face opposition across the world and struggle to gain legitimacy, the blockchain technology that is at there core may revolutionize how business is done in other sectors including banking.
The TD Sequential Indicator, which was developed by Tom Demark, founder, and CEO of DeMark Analytics, was able to warn investors that BTC might be on the verge of a drop on several occasions and with pinpoint accuracy.
Ethereum (ETH) followed Bitcoin's five-day rally wherein it traded from $188 on Wednesday and went up to as high as $230 on Sunday. Both the top two cryptocurrencies are leading the rest of the market with gains since last month.
Bitcoin (BTC) has finally reached the five-digit mark after trading below it since October last year.
Just when crypto naysayers think that BTC's parallel move with gold in January is a one-off coincidental occurrence, it went up again as a result of the virus.
Both the top two cryptos have had gains in the past month and will look to conclude the week on a positive note based on its current bullish momentum.
Bitcoin (BTC) is trying to keep the streak that started in the first few days of January alive as it approached its highest point since October last year. BTC hit the $9,700 mark on Wednesday afternoon before it fell slightly under $9,600 a few hours later.
A Biz Stone-backed company developed a way to make owning the most popular crypto simple for anyone. The BTC banking app of the British company is available on iOS devices, and the process isn't that much different from downloading any other app on the App Store.
So far, the better performing digital asset between the top two cryptocurrencies by market cap is Ethereum (ETH), and it's not just in price that the top altcoin has outperformed the king of cryptos.
On Monday, a total of 4,040.54069820 Bitcoins will be auctioned out by the United States Marshals Service (USMS) on Feb. 18, according to its official website. At the current price of $9,275 per BTC, that's equal to approximately $37 million.
Is there real merit to a $100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) prediction or are those who make these claims just not in tune with reality?
Bitcoin (BTC) might be the investment of the past decade, but Palo Alto, California-based automaker Tesla, so far, is the better investment between the two in 2020.
When Bitcoin reached its 2019 peak in June, it began a half-year-long slide, but 2020 seems like the wind has changed for the most popular crypto. Is this all in anticipation of the halving? That could be a possibility, but as for the recent surge past $9,000, it's being attributed to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Bitcoin (BTC) is on a three-day rally and has finally gotten over the $8,800 hump, managing to trade above $9,000 at least before falling back under it as of press time. Similarly, altcoin Ethereum (ETH) is also down a similar path of three straight days in the green.
