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by raaner12
Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:09 am
Forum: Press
Topic: Consensus by ignorance: How bandwagoning can kill Bitcoin
Replies: 0
Views: 1427

Consensus by ignorance: How bandwagoning can kill Bitcoin

When a single Tweet could mean the diffewhrence between a bull run and a fatal crash, you know you’re gambling on dangerously shaky graound.

When bandwagons drive a $300 billion market

The past few years, the attention garnered by cryptocurrencies has led people rushing to online exchanges ...
by raaner12
Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:41 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Bitcoin Price Continues to dip as Futures Trading Draws Near
Replies: 0
Views: 1496

Bitcoin Price Continues to dip as Futures Trading Draws Near

As was somewhat to be expected, the Bitcoin price is suffering from a massive sell-off all of a sudden. With the Bitcoin futures launch coming closer, things could have gone in either direction. No one is surprised to learn the market is effectively going through some big dips right now, and it will ...
by raaner12
Fri Dec 08, 2017 3:10 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Nicehash Loses $70m Worth of Bitcoin Due to Security Breach
Replies: 0
Views: 1647

Nicehash Loses $70m Worth of Bitcoin Due to Security Breach

Cryptocurrency and related activities have attracted the attention of many cybercriminals. In most cases, these criminals go after exchange users or online wallet services. However, they will target any other service which stores Bitcoin balances at some point. In the case of Nicehash, a security ...
by raaner12
Thu Dec 07, 2017 10:09 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Steam Stops Accepting Bitcoin
Replies: 0
Views: 1438

Steam Stops Accepting Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s most recent rallies have been great for holders and for greater awareness of the cryptocurrency itself. However, between sell orders and buy orders, with new money entering and leaving the market, Bitcoin’s price has become incredibly volatile again. While there is opportunity in ...
by raaner12
Thu Dec 07, 2017 5:10 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Tim Draper Advises Argentinian President to Adopt Blockchain and Bitcoin
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Views: 1097

Tim Draper Advises Argentinian President to Adopt Blockchain and Bitcoin

Tim Draper is a prominent figure in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. He is best known as a Bitcoin investor, entrepreneur, and evangelist. Most recently, he recommended Bitcoin to the president of Argentina. It was an interesting comment, although it is doubtful much will come of it ...
by raaner12
Mon Dec 04, 2017 8:09 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Ukrainian Firm Looks at Bitcoin to Bypass Sanctions
Replies: 1
Views: 3232

Ukrainian Firm Looks at Bitcoin to Bypass Sanctions

There are many reasons why companies should or could accept Bitcoin payments. One would be to attract more customers from around the globe, or even to reduce overhead costs. For Ukrainian shipping company Varamar Ltd., the main reason is very different. This company is using Bitcoin as a way of ...
by raaner12
Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:17 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: CME and CBOE Receive Regulatory Approval for Bitcoin Futures Contracts
Replies: 1
Views: 2449

CME and CBOE Receive Regulatory Approval for Bitcoin Futures Contracts

The past few weeks have brought major changes for Bitcoin in the financial sphere. More specifically, we are seeing more and more entities attempting to expose customers to Bitcoin. Both CME Group and CBOE Global Markets have now officially received regulatory approval to offer their Bitcoin futures ...
by raaner12
Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:11 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Drivechain Team Submits Two Sidechain-Related BIPs
Replies: 0
Views: 1092

Drivechain Team Submits Two Sidechain-Related BIPs

Scaling Bitcoin is still a very talked-about topic in the developer community. On-chain scaling isn’t the approach most people are willing to explore right now. Instead, we see initiatives such as Drivechain focus on bringing sidechain technology to Bitcoin in the future. Two new proposals have been ...
by raaner12
Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:06 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Bitcoin Price Surges Again as $12,000 Becomes a Likely All-time High Target
Replies: 1
Views: 2003

Bitcoin Price Surges Again as $12,000 Becomes a Likely All-time High Target

The positive Bitcoin price momentum is still in place as we speak. Thanks to some strong gains over the past few days, we are looking at a Bitcoin price of over $11,800 right now. It is only a matter of time until this value surpasses $12,000, which would send some shockwaves throughout the ...
by raaner12
Sat Dec 02, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: John McAfee Now Predicts a Bitcoin Price of $1M by Late 2020
Replies: 3
Views: 5018

John McAfee Now Predicts a Bitcoin Price of $1M by Late 2020

John McAfee has become a pretty interesting personality in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. He has launched a major mining operation which continues to attract a lot of attention. Moreover, McAfee is quite bullish on the Bitcoin price itself. After making an early prediction of US$500,000 ...
by raaner12
Mon Nov 27, 2017 8:09 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Latest Bitfinex DDoS Attack Has Platform Users Concerned
Replies: 0
Views: 1339

Latest Bitfinex DDoS Attack Has Platform Users Concerned

Every time a major Bitcoin exchange suffers from a direct denial of service attack, there will be people who claim something else entirely is going on. More specifically, the Bitfinex platform is experiencing such an attack as we speak. Some people have posited that it is not an attack, but rather a ...
by raaner12
Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:57 am
Forum: Press
Topic: BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis November 22 2017
Replies: 1
Views: 3799

BTC/USD and BTC/JPY Technical Analysis November 22 2017

Bitcoin remains volatile, as we have cleared the 8200 level now. It looks as if we are going to continue to find a “buy on the dips” mentality, and therefore selling is all but impossible to do at this point, as Bitcoin seems hell-bent on going to the $10,000 level. Overall, there should be a “hard ...
by raaner12
Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:00 am
Forum: Press
Topic: Survey Says 88% of Japanese Have Heard of Bitcoin
Replies: 0
Views: 1739

Survey Says 88% of Japanese Have Heard of Bitcoin

A recent survey of 10,000 men and women across Japan shows that 88% of them have heard of bitcoin. Among those that have bitcoin, 47% said that they have used it in retail stores but long-term investment is most respondents’ main reason for purchasing bitcoin.
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by raaner12
Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:09 am
Forum: Press
Topic: American Investors Plan to “HODL” Bitcoin Until Price Hits $196,000
Replies: 4
Views: 5826

American Investors Plan to “HODL” Bitcoin Until Price Hits $196,000

A new survey asks when Americans would sell all their Bitcoin holdings and other questions.
When would an average investor completely exit Bitcoin? A new survey among Americans indicates a price of $196K.
LendEdu commissioned a survey in November 2017 of 564 Americans who had invested in Bitcoin ...
by raaner12
Thu Nov 16, 2017 1:04 pm
Forum: Press
Topic: Wall Street Fears Bitcoin Futures Will “Destabilize the Real Economy”
Replies: 0
Views: 1904

Wall Street Fears Bitcoin Futures Will “Destabilize the Real Economy”

Wall Street is not happy about a pending cryptocurrency futures market set to open before Christmas this year, and some of the biggest names in the sector are voicing their concerns, ramping up rhetoric by issuing grave warnings bitcoin and its kind are not welcome to their speculative party.
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by raaner12
Wed Nov 15, 2017 7:29 pm
Forum: In the news
Topic: Turning Tide? Bitcoin Tops $7,000 As Price Pushes Up
Replies: 0
Views: 800

Turning Tide? Bitcoin Tops $7,000 As Price Pushes Up

Bitcoin is maintaining a bid tone today, with prices testing the $7,000 mark.
As per the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization rose to an intraday high of $7,009 at 11:25 UTC. At press time, the bitcoin-U.S. dollar (BTC/USD) exchange rate is around ...
by raaner12
Mon Nov 13, 2017 7:52 pm
Forum: In the news
Topic: Why Aren’t There More Women in Bitcoin?
Replies: 11
Views: 3789

Why Aren’t There More Women in Bitcoin?

Take a look around the crypto community, both in meatspace and online, and it would be fair to say that the majority of participants are male. This is borne out in a recent survey of 2,000 Americans which shed light on the makeup of the bitcoin space, highlighting a stark gender divide. In fact ...

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