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The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Just a few days back we were discussing […]

Billionaire bitcoin evangelist Tim Draper has grudgingly shelved his ambitious plan to split California into three states. Draper, a venture capitalist and prolific cryptocurrency investor, wrote in a letter dated Aug. 2 that he will not appeal a court decision barring his initiative — formally known as Proposition 9 but better known as “Cal 3” […]

How much prices would have changed on an annual basis if they were measured in terms of bitcoins instead of dollars by Matt O’Brien August 10 at 9:57 AM Email the author There’s one thing a currency is supposed to do that bitcoin never has. That’s maintain a stable value. Indeed, as investment analyst Eddy […]

Hackers have set their eyes on the PGA Championship’s computer system in the latest cyber heist, demanding a Bitcoin ransom. According to Newsmax, the PGA’s computer system suffered a security breach leaving some files inaccessible unless a Bitcoin 00 ransom is paid. While viewers are glued to their screens, the PGA will be hard at work […]

Bitcoin (BTC) 00 has had a rough 2018, losing upwards of 65 percent of its all-time high reached in January. The last few weeks haven’t been particularly fun either – the world’s first and foremost cryptocurrency lost around 12 percent in the last week. It’s amid those declines that investors start questioning whether the price […]

A visual representation of the Bitcoin Digital Cryptocurrency. Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies would benefit from having more regulation and approval from various governmental agencies as announcements by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, can have an outsized impact on their prices. In early March the SEC released a statement […]

U.S. software company Intuit has been awarded a patent for processing Bitcoin (BTC) payments via text message (SMS), according to a filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) August 7. The patent, which outlines a system through which users can transfer BTC funds via sending an SMS on their cellphones, was originally […]

Bitcoin captured the attention of investors, celebrities and even NFL players in 2017, as its price soared from below $1,000 for a single coin at the start of the year to over $19,000 in December. The digital currency underpinned by blockchain technology — a decentralized ledger managed by a network of computers through complex math […]

Cryptocurrency technical analysts have been warning against buying on the dip after the sell-off that shaved $600 billion from the value of digital coins since January. Bitcoin fell on Thursday, suggesting traders are listening. A gauge of the 10 biggest, most liquid digital coins dropped to its lowest this year on Wednesday, triggering a flurry […]

Key Points Bitcoin price declined further and traded below the $6,200 support level against the US Dollar. There is a short-term connecting bearish trend line in place with resistance near $6,380-6,400 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is currently rebounding but it is likely to face many […]