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The drop in the price of Bitcoin on July 10 to $9,100 was led by Bitstamp, data finds, coinciding with selling by BTC miners. According to data from CoinMetrics, a sell-off on Bitstamp led the market-wide plunge of Bitcoin (BTC). The top cryptocurrency by market capitalization dropped $150 within seconds on the exchange, well below […]
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Decentralized mesh networks are a technological lifeline in a disaster, allowing to check in on family and access crypto funds. Hurricanes and typhoons, earthquakes, cyberattacks and solar flares: There are many disasters, both natural and human-made, that have the potential to disrupt our digital-centric societies. With an estimated 4.5 billion people using the internet, many […]
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Bitcoin’s correlation to the S&P 500 has reached a new all-time-high, what does this mean for BTC price? Lately, Bitcoin price has been showing record-high levels of correlation with traditional markets and on July 9 the correlation between the S&P 500 and BTC reached a new all-time high. Data from Skew shows that the one-year […]
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A drop in Bitcoin trading resulted in a six-month low of Bitcoin’s annualized volatility. Though Bitcoin’s (BTC) correlation with gold has diminished, the asset’s correlation with the S&P 500 stock market index is on the rise, researchers from Kraken exchange found. Kraken Intelligence, a research arm of major United States cryptocurrency exchange, Kraken, released a […]
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Analysis of futures behavior is strongly reminiscent of the days before BTC fell to $3,600, Cointelegraph Markets’ filbfilb warns. Bitcoin (BTC) futures were worrying analysts on July 10 as volume data suggested serious weakness and the potential for a major pullback. Uploading a weekly chart of CME Group’s Bitcoin futures to Twitter, Cointelegraph Markets analyst […]
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A massive 18.52 million BTC buy order on Bitfinex will save Bitcoin from dropping to $0, thanks to Alistair Milne. Bitcoin (BTC) can crash hard, but not so hard that it ends up costing $0 — because one man is going to buy all of it. In tweets on July 9, entrepreneur and outspoken Bitcoin […]
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While Bitcoin’s value seems to have stagnated over the past few months, some believe that a price surge is just around the corner. As the global economic engine continues to reel from the effects of the slowdown induced by the novel coronavirus, it’s still not clear how much devastation the pandemic has actually caused. For […]
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Tezos price looks ripe to follow in Chainlink’s footsteps for a massive rally and even new all-time highs given the correlation of these two cryptocurrencies. Altcoins have been taking the spotlight as massive surges are seen across the board. Some have been making 1,000% moves or more as Aave (LEND) and Zilliqa (ZIL), for example. […]
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Seven-day average hash rate passes 123.4 EH/s for the first time as network fundamentals defy bearish price action. An essential Bitcoin (BTC) metric has hit a new all-time high as miners pledge ever more computing power to securing the network. Data from various resources including Blockchain confirms that on July 6, Bitcoin’s seven-day average hash […]
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The price of Bitcoin is consolidating below $9,300 but this isn’t necessarily bearish as a major breakout may be in the works. The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has been ranging between $8,600 and $10,500 since the halving. During the two-months’ sideways action, the market started to heat up and […]
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