Bitcoin is stealing capital from thousands of similar cryptocurrencies as it goes on to become the benchmark asset for its kind. The world’s first and foremost cryptocurrency saw its value surging against altcoins since October 2018. The ETH/BTC instrument, representing the exchange rate of the second largest blockchain project Ethereum against bitcoin, dropped by 63…
After registering a dismissive performance late last week, bitcoin has opened Monday with a bang. The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate surged by $780, or 7.88 percent, to establish its intraday high towards $10,680, according to data provided by CoinStats’ cryptocurrency portfolio management app. The move uphill appeared technical – wherein traders found psychological support around the…
Bitcoin is giving the People’s Bank of China sleepless nights, according to a new report by the Nikkei Asian Review. The media coverage highlights how people in China have shown a middle-finger to the capital control measures imposed by their central bank and government. They are purchasing bitcoins en masse and using them in offshore…
Bitcoin is sliding downwards as investors await the meeting of global central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, starting today. The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate today plunged to $9,810.44, according to data provided by CoinStats’ cryptocurrency portfolio management app. At its weekly best, the pair was trading as high as $10,879.38. The move downward came despite warnings…
A fund manager associated with Pennsylvania-based investment management firm Valley Forge has questioned the safe-haven status of both Gold and its digital rival Bitcoin. Dev Kantesaria said in an interview with Business Insider that both the assets are no less than collectibles. “You are actually not buying any protection, you’re simply speculating,” the analyst noted….
The big secret at the core of Bitcoin is the identity of its creator, the pseudonym known as Satoshi Nakamoto. There have been many who claimed they created the benchmark cryptocurrency protocol – and failed.
Bitcoin is no longer behaving as a safe-haven asset for investors looking for refuge from shrinking stock markets. The benchmark cryptocurrency dropped by more than 15 percent this week. It established a weekly low of $9,577 on Thursday, according to data fetched by CoinStats’ cryptocurrency portfolio management app. While there was a minor jump as…
Bitcoin traded lower on Wednesday as the US delayed its plans to introduce fresh tariffs on some Chinese goods, registering yet another instance wherein the cryptocurrency shows correlation with macroeconomic events. The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate established an intraday low of $10,574.08, according to data fetched by CoinStats’ cryptocurrency portfolio management app. That brought the pair’s…
Companies based in New Zealand can now pay salaries in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, according to a new ruling. The New Zealand Inland Revenue announced on August 7 that companies which choose to pay their employee in cryptocurrencies can file for tax deduction under the existing scheme. The move verified bitcoin as a legal wager-payment method,…
Pro-Brexit UK prime minister Boris Johnson today instructed the civil service to make arrangements for divorcing the EU without a deal on October 31. “I would very much prefer to leave with a deal — one that must abolish the anti-democratic Irish backstop, which has unacceptable consequences for our country. But I recognise this may…
