Since Bitcoin first appeared, a lot of Industries saw its immense potential and were immediately attracted by the enormous capabilities this new online currency could offer. Since the first Bitcoin transaction in 2010, when a Pizza was bought by 10.000 Bitcoins, Digital currency … | Continue reading
The use of blockchain technology in trade and financial services is the hot thing in the recent days. Now we have the first ever global conference focusing on these core areas, scheduled next month. ‘Distributed: Trade’, as the conference is called, will be held at the Washington … | Continue reading
The Japanese version of Yahoo Answers , OKWave has announced a strategic partnership with Breadwallet. Read more... | Continue reading
We are heading into the close of the European session on Monday, and it’s time to sort out our strategy for this evening’s trading. In this morning’s analysis we highlighted a pretty wide range, and based it on the latest swing lows and swing highs that presented themselves over … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Press Release: The blockchain application platform Lisk has hired two new community members and a PR company. Job openings are currently available for skilled developers and designers as Lisk continues to expand their team. May 20, 2016, Aachen, Germany – As Lisk prepares … | Continue reading
Compared with academic research carried out in previous years you may have noticed that many scholarly papers in 2016 have so far focused on analyzing Bitcoin’s potential future role, and in some cases examined user experiences of Bitcoin security and privacy [See: Krombholz, Jud … | Continue reading
Even more financial institutions are turning towards the blockchain these days, as the technology will help financial players reduce overhead costs and offer better security standards. DBS and Standard Chartered have partnered up to venture into the world of blockchain technology … | Continue reading
Ripple has always been an initiative to bridge the gap between blockchain technology and traditional banking. Now that this protocol has been showcased as an integration into Temenos T24, the future is looking for bright for Ripple and its partners. Temenos T24 Integration is a B … | Continue reading
It’s Monday morning, and we are about to kick off a fresh session out of Europe. Action over the weekend – as is becoming the norm – gave us plenty to discuss, and we’ll be using some of the key levels to carry forward into today’s strategy. Things were a little slow last week an … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price after correcting a few points vs the US Dollar found support and moved higher once again. There is a bullish trend line formed on the hourly chart (data feed via Kraken) of ETH/USD, which is acting as a support for the price. It looks like the price … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price recently made a break below the triangle consolidation pattern as illustrated in the previous update. Price rebounded off the $436 area and is showing a possible correction play. Any of the nearby inflection points might hold as resistan … | Continue reading
The Bitcoin network is weighed down by increasing number of transactions over the blockchain. Thanks to the smaller block size of 1 MB, which has not been upgraded since the days of Bitcoin’s creation. The increased load on the network has led to delays in confirmation of transac … | Continue reading
Ethereum has been getting a lot of attention in recent times, yet it remains unclear as to why people use this cryptocurrency so often. With the network surpassing 40,000 transactions per day, there have to be some legitimate use cases for Ether. But where’s the money going? Figu … | Continue reading
What really happened with Mt Gox, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange at one time which unfortunately went bankrupt? The bankruptcy was allegedly brought upon it due to the theft of huge amounts of bitcoin by hackers combined with mismanagement and embezzlement by Mark Karpeles, … | Continue reading
Despite the overwhelming success of The DAO so far, a lot of people are still unable to wrap their head around the concept. However, the project has attracted thousands of investors around the world, which is a feat that should not be ignored. But does the idea make enough sense … | Continue reading
The Bitcoin price will always remain a topic of significant debate, as there are those who feel the cryptocurrency is undervalued, whereas others predict stagnation or even a decline. Several Bitcoin experts weighed in with their thoughts recently, and there are some interesting … | Continue reading
If you ask anyone about the top cryptocurrencies at the moment, the answer will definitely be Bitcoin and Ethereum, followed by Ripple, Litecoin, Dash and so on. Most of them will also say that Ethereum will kick Bitcoin’s butt in the near future, thanks to its rapid growth. They … | Continue reading
Agentic Group, an elite global consortium of the global blockchain, cryptocurrency, and related companies has entered into a partnership with the Government of Bermuda to offer training on blockchain and digital currencies while fostering the digital currency ecosystem in British … | Continue reading
Key Points Bitcoin price declined sharply this past week, as it traded lower not only against the USD but also vs the ETH. There was a downside move towards the $435 support level, which prevented further losses. There is likely a double bottom pattern formed on the hourly chart … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price surged higher this past week vs the US Dollar and traded as high as $14.88 where it found sellers. I was expecting the price to test the $15.00 level, but it looks like there was a minor miss. There was a bullish trend line formed on the hourly chart … | Continue reading
The SEC is taking a very close look at all exchange-traded funds, and they might impose “enhanced attention” rules. Tightened regulation of funds could be on the horizon, which, if this proposal is approved, could end up affecting all Bitcoin ETFs on the market today. SEC Chairwo … | Continue reading
Sydney Stock Exchange has recently announced that it will be implementing blockchain technology for its equities market settlement and registration system. The new system will be developed and implemented in collaboration with Bit Trade Labs, a blockchain and distributed ledger b … | Continue reading
The Coinbase exchange platform will be going through several changes over the coming months, as they will rebrand to GDAX and add two new cryptocurrencies. Ethereum support has already been confirmed, and it seems very likely Litecoin will be added as well. But what does this mea … | Continue reading
Fred Wilson, the partner at Union Square Ventures which happens to be one of the leading investment firms in the Bitcoin and blockchain technology sector recently spoke at a Coin Center Annual Dinner event held on May 2, 2016. In the event, he spoke about his experiences with the … | Continue reading
So that’s it. Another week’s worth of bitcoin price trading gone, and one during which we saw plenty of unpredictable, yet perfectly tradable, price action unfold. As ever, however, the end of the traditional financial week far from means the end of our trading week. Bitcoin’s de … | Continue reading
BTC Markets, the Australian Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange, has announced that it will soon be supporting Ethereum DAO on its platform. The new option will allow holders to transfer the ownership of their DAO tokens by trading it for either Bitcoin or Ethereum, says an announcemen … | Continue reading
The war between traditional finance and Bitcoin is far from over the by the look of things, as Barclays has shut down several Pingit accounts belonging to cryptocurrency exchanges. As one comes to expect, Barclays did not even bother to notify the sellers in advance. Barclays Doe … | Continue reading
In yesterday evening’s analysis, our primary focus was a relatively tight scalp range, and more specifically, how we would approach our intraday strategy using this range in order to take advantage of any overnight volatility. We suggested that – as a result the large decline we … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Press Release: 247Exchange.com, the international cryptocurrency exchange now allows its Canadian and Australian customers to pay in Canadian Dollar (CAD) and Australian Dollar (AUD) through their credit and debit cards, saving them from the currency conversion charges. M … | Continue reading
Exciting times are ahead for Coinbase customers and Ethereum enthusiasts, as the exchange platform will support ETH trading soon. Additionally, the company will rebrand to GDAX, and the new website and logo will be coming soon. GDAX Rebrand and Ethereum Trading Similar to most ot … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price continued to trade with a bullish bias vs the US Dollar, and may test my final target of $15.00 soon. Once again, my yesterday’s idea of buying dips worked, and the price bounced after a minor dip. The highlighted bullish trend line formed on the hou … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price has formed higher lows and lower highs, creating a symmetrical triangle consolidation pattern on its daily and 4-hour time frames. Price seems to have finally made a break below the triangle support, indicating that bears have taken cont … | Continue reading
The Asian countries have exhibited tremendous economic growth in the past few years. While China and India make the icing on the cake, Philippines is right around the corner. As the country’s economy grows, adoption of latest technology in the economic sector should also grow han … | Continue reading
The Mt. Gox lawsuit is keeping a lot of Bitcoin enthusiasts on edge as of late, as many affected victims are still holding out hope of a [partial] refund. But over in Canada, the class action lawsuit against Mt. Gox has been dismissed, which is not good news at all. Canadian Mt. … | Continue reading
The European session is about to close for the day, and the US afternoon is set to take over the lion’s share of the bitcoin price market volume. As ever, the second of our two daily bitcoin price analyses will cover our approach going forward into the US afternoon and beyond int … | Continue reading
LinkedIn, the professional networking site now has millions of users’ credentials in the public domain. These credentials from the beginning of this decade are up for sale on the deep web. Nothing is private or secure on the internet. Whether it is your photos stored on a cloud p … | Continue reading
Now that The DAO is making media headlines all over the world, Ethereum community members are coming up with new ideas to take the DAO concept one step further. Whether or not Global Banking Network will ever be implemented, remains to be seen, as there are a lot more questions t … | Continue reading
It’s morning time in Europe again, and as such, time to put forward our first analysis of the day in the bitcoin price. We’ve been craving some volatility over the last few days, and action last night finally gave us that volatility. Having initially gained to overnight highs jus … | Continue reading
Press Release: CoinWarz, a platform that allows miners to compare cryptocurrency mining profitability, recently launched their Ethereum mining calculator. The launch was timed perfectly with ‘The DAO’ crowdfund – a project with the potential to push Ethereum mining profitability … | Continue reading
The Gambling Industry is one of the industries that has grown a lot since Bitcoin first appeared. Since Bitcoin was the perfect currency to be used in the internet, online Casinos have been thriving since 2012. Since Bitcoin first appeared, many businesses such as Ponzi and pyram … | Continue reading
Key Highlights Ethereum price did not stop climbing against the US Dollar Intraday, and moved above the $14.00 level. My yesterday’s idea of buying dips worked perfectly, and if you entered a trade, then I suggest to book partial profits. Also, yesterday’s highlighted bullish tre … | Continue reading
Bitcoin Price Key Highlights Bitcoin price is still stuck inside the ascending channel pattern on the 4-hour time frame and still hovering around support. Price has been consolidating above the $450 level for quite some time, as bears are trying to find more energy for a downside … | Continue reading
Trezor, the hardware Bitcoin wallet from SatoshiLabs will soon allow users to store ether in it as well. The latest news snippet is making rounds on the internet communities. The claims about Trezor extending support to ether is also backed by the respective source code for the h … | Continue reading
Chinese capital controls have an impact on the local economy, but also on any payment service provider dealing with the yuan. Alipay, which is the country’s largest payment processor, cannot continue their overseas expansion die to even tighter capital control rules. Alipay Will … | Continue reading
The Wednesday session is drawing to a close in Europe, and it’s time to take our second look at what the markets presented today, and in turn, use this action to put forward a potential trading strategy as we head into the US afternoon, and beyond that, into the Asian session thi … | Continue reading
Ever since Satoshi dropped the Bitcoin protocol on the world, it’s changed how people transact and has expanded our basic understanding of mediums of exchange. Bitcoin is a better system than fiat, credit cards and traditional trading tools. The digital currency is a first class … | Continue reading
Silk Road is reincarnated for the fourth time. The deep web marketplace is back online after its predecessors were forcibly shut down by the law enforcement agencies resulting in the creator’s arrest and incarceration. Silk Road used to be a network of trade routes traversing thr … | Continue reading
Messaging tools are an interesting area to explore as far as Bitcoin payments are concerned, given the global appeal and reach by both forms of technology. BitPay and Vodi have been thinking along those same lines, and their partnership brings cryptocurrency to messaging tools. B … | Continue reading