November 2017
What Bitcoin Watchers Are Saying After the Surge Past $10,000
What Bitcoin Watchers Are Saying After the Surge Past $10,000 Bitcoin entered uncharted territory on Wednesday after breaching $10,000 for the first time, leaving investors to wonder how long the rally will go — and whether it will end in tears. The digital currency climbed as much as 4.4 percent to a record $10,379.53 […]
Bitcoin nears $10,000 mark as hedge funds plough in
Bitcoin nears $10,000 mark as hedge funds plough in Cryptocurrency now worth seven times an ounce of gold, with market cap higher than IBM, McDonald’s or Disney – but analysts warn of ‘a huge bubble’ Bitcoin mining consumes more electricity than Ireland Bitcoin has hit a record high after passing $9,000 (£6,700) and is close […]
Bitcoin cracks $9,600 just hours after breaking $9,000 level
Bitcoin cracks $9,600 just hours after breaking $9,000 level Bitcoin surged to yet another new record high on Monday The cryptocurrency jumped to an all-time high of $9,671.84 hours after cracking the $9,400 level on Sunday The digital currency has risen some 869 percent year-to-date Bitcoin surged to yet another new record high on Monday, […]
Rise of Bitcoins causes stir but questions linger
Rise of Bitcoins causes stir but questions linger Anthony Mburu and his fiancée Elizabeth John who recently attracted curiosity when he paid part of his dowry using Bitcoins, a form of digital currency, in Naivasha Kenya,considers himself a non-conformist. Having quit university in 2010 after just one semester of his engineering course, 26-year-old Anthony Mburu […]
Holding Strong – Failed Price Breakdown a Boon for Bitcoin Bulls
Holding Strong – Failed Price Breakdown a Boon for Bitcoin Bulls Bitcoin has witnessed decent two-way business in the last 24 hours. A drop below $8,000 during the Asian day was quickly undone and the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value once again approached record highs, hitting $8,333 this morning. At press time, bitcoin is […]
The current state of Bitcoin and Ethereum
The current state of Bitcoin and Ethereum While Bitcoin currently bears more resemblance to digital gold than digital cash — with its congested pending transactions log rendering it practically useless as a currency since the cancelled fork two weeks ago — the Ethereum network is looking healthier than ever and in a good position to […]
Crypto bull sees bitcoin at $11 500
Crypto bull sees bitcoin at $11 500 The bitcoin bulls are charging. A day after hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz said the cryptocurrency will end the year at US$10 000, Fundstrat’s Thomas Lee doubled his price target to $11 500 by the middle of 2018 — a 40% gain from current levels. Lee, who heads […]
Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange
Warning Signs About Another Giant Bitcoin Exchange SAN FRANCISCO — As the price of Bitcoin has soared, the virtual currency has edged toward the mainstream. Square, the fast-growing payments company run by the Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, has begun selling Bitcoins to ordinary consumers, and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will soon allow banks to trade […]
Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash – Can Both Survive
Bitcoin vs. Bitcoin Cash: Can Both Survive? Industry leaders comment on which will dominate the market: Bitcoin or Bitcoin Cash. You could be forgiven for thinking Bitcoin Cash was dead; the currency had slumped to about $600 before a sudden revival last week caused the price to soar to $2,600 while simultaneously knocking Bitcoin down […]
Roger Ver Declares Bitcoin Cash to Be True Bitcoin, Market Forces Bring More Attention
Roger Ver Declares Bitcoin Cash to Be True Bitcoin, Market Forces Bring More Attention Earlier this year, divergent groups within the original Bitcoin community could not agree on a particular protocol to be implemented in scaling the platform. Those who sought bigger blocks therefore hard forked away from Bitcoin and created Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Battle […]