2017: The Year of Altcoins, Forks, and Five Digit Bitcoin Prices

On December 30th, 2016 the price of bitcoin (BTC) was $960 USD, and since then the price had risen 1,941 percent 350 days later to an all-time high of $19,600 across global exchanges. Now the price rests at roughly $13-14K but a lot more has changed this year besides the significant price rises of bitcoin … Read more

Markets Update: BTC Value Against the Dollar Continues to Slide

Another holiday cryptocurrency market slump is here as bitcoin, and a broad swathe of other digital assets, are hitting new lows during New Year’s Eve weekend. On Saturday, December 30 around 7am EDT, the price of bitcoin (BTC) touched a low of $12,240 across global exchanges after coasting along at $14,300 for most of Friday’s … Read more

Five Trading Strategies to Build BTC Wealth During Altcoin Downtrends

During a remarkable year for Bitcoin, and especially the past six months, many altcoins have seen an ever-dwindling BTC price. In response, many traders have shifted their focus to prioritizing dollar profits rather than Bitcoin. While it is much easier to be USD-profitable while Bitcoin surges, there are still a number of strategies traders employ to continue … Read more

Market Update: BTC Value Consolidates After Bouncing

BTC markets have produced sideways consolidatory price action in recent days, following bitcoin’s dramatic crash from almost $20,000 USD to test a low of approximately $11,000, and ensuing bounce up to the 0.618 retracement area. Most major altcoin markets have bounced in concert with BTC. Also Read: Seven Deadly Trading Mistakes Every Rookie Makes Bitcoin Markets … Read more

Markets Update: Deflated Digital Asset Prices Bounce Back

The price of bitcoin (BTC) has rebounded significantly since our last markets update. BTC markets reached a high of $16,100 across many global exchanges around 11:00 am EDT on December 26. The price spike is a big jump from yesterday’s weighted global averages of $13,800-14,000 per BTC on Christmas day. Also read: Bundesbank Board Member: … Read more

Crypto Assets Bolster the Season of Giving in 2017

The season of giving is here, and individuals all around the world have been giving away lots of valuable cryptocurrencies during the holidays. As the digital asset economy continues to gain value, people have been donating to charitable causes more so than ever before. See also: Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Moves Sideways During the Holiday Lull … Read more

Markets Update: Bitcoin Price Moves Sideways During the Holiday Lull

The price of bitcoin has dropped considerably since it touched its all-time high of $19,600 per BTC on December 17. Since then markets have been quite bearish across the board, leading to lows in the $11K zone on December 22. Bitcoin markets have rebounded since then, and the price per BTC across global exchanges has … Read more

Data Over Drama: Bitcoin Cash Versus Bitcoin Core Transactions

Over the past few weeks, people have been complaining about high transaction fees and slow confirmation times on the bitcoin core network. Since then other coins like bitcoin cash, dash, and litecoin have seen price spikes and more people utilizing these blockchains for lesser fees and more reliable settlement times. Also Read: Wikileaks Founder Responds to … Read more

Bitcoin Cash Price Rebounds Strongly and Eyes $3,000 Target

The past two days have been pretty rough for most cryptocurrencies. When the Bitcoin price takes a big tumble, all alternative currencies will automatically follow suit. Thankfully, things are improving again, as can be seen by looking at the Bitcoin Cash price. More specifically, the Bitcoin Cash price is slowly approaching the $3,000 mark again. … Read more

Markets Update: Major Crypto Markets Dump in Unison

The majority of crypto markets appear to have regained correlation with bitcoin, with BCH, ETH, LTC, DASH and many other major markets dumping in unison with BTC. For bitcoin, today’s retrace down to test the $11,000 USD line comprises the sixth consecutive day that BTC has lost value after testing the $20,000 area, whereas BCH … Read more