Down We Go: $38 Billion Evaporated as Bitcoin, Altcoins Net Double Digit Losses

For those calling for the end of the bear cycle- hold tight a little longer. Following the extended sideways market movements, a price explosion was imminent. Unfortunately, this action took place in favor of sellers, as Bitcoin continues to tumble over the course of the past 24 hours. Altcoins have similarly followed suit. Last night, […]

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Markets Slide as Price of Bitcoin Dumps to $7,300

Up until just hours ago, Bitcoin and altcoins have had a relatively quiet week. An extended sideways trend has kept volatility at impressive lows. However, recent price action on Bitcoin may have awakened the charts back to massive fluctuations that typically define cryptocurrency markets. Earlier today, global cryptocurrency markets were poised to exit the week […]

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Price of Bitcoin Slides Below $8,100 Amid Consensus Woes

TheMerkle Hashgraph Consensus ModelThis week has marked the duration of the fourth annual Consensus conference, the largest cryptocurrency conference in the world. As attendance more than quadrupled from 2017, to over 9,000 attendees, there was plenty of hype and heavy anticipation of the positive effect Consensus 2018 would have on cryptocurrency markets. Unfortunately, the conclusion of Consesnsus 2018 has not had the positive impact expected. Since local highs from May 15, the global cryptocurrency market has net a loss of over 10%, and this trend has not yet shown signs of slowing. In contrast, the previous three conferences had spawned massive bull runs,

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Altcoins Slide as Price of Bitcoin Falls Below $9,000

TheMerkle Ethereum market CorrectionAs is always expected with major surges, cryptocurrency markets have seen a significant drawback following strong performances across the board since local BTC lows of under US$7,000 earlier in the month. Following impressive Bitcoin and altcoin gains earlier in the week, global market capitalization has fallen about 10% in the past day. While many speculators feared what would happen when Bitcoin approached the US$10,000 resistance, the price never quite made it to the benchmark. After reaching highs of about US$9,750 last night, BTC saw significant decline. After falling to local lows of around $8,800, the king of crypto recovered slightly to its

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Market Tumbles as Bitcoin Price Approaches US$11,000

TheMerkle Bearish Cryptocurrency MarketsFor some investors, these past 24 hours have represented a state of panic, as cryptocurrency markets are experiencing a major drawback after an explosive December and first half of January. With Bitcoin down over 20%, only one coin on the top 100 outside of Tether (USDT) has maintained its dollar value in the wake of the current Bitcoin dump. Neblio (NEBL) is the only currency in the top 100 on Coinmarketcap that has appreciated in the past 24 hours, gaining 1% in USD to achieve a price of US$23.86. Beyond that, only 22 of the other 99 currencies on the

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