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The Bitcoin Family Cashes in on Branding & BTC’s Latest Rally

It’s been roughly four years since the Bitcoin family went all-in on the alpha cryptocurrency. But it’s not just the latest price surge that’s bringing home the bacon. Didi Taihuttu, his wife, and three children spoke with Dutch news from the Algarve in Portugal, the latest stop in his worldwide adventure. The Dutchman accumulated the bulk of his bitcoin in early 2017 around $900, a move that paid off handsomely in retrospect. Despite a two-year lull in prices, the family managed to live off of their profits and even accumulated

Ethereum Rival Polkadot Launches Polkastarter DEX and Liquidity Mining

A new decentralized exchange has emerged in the already-crowded DeFi space. The platform is being offered by the Ethereum rival Polkadot network. Dec. 15 marks the official launch date of the Polkastarter DEX. The platform has been designed for cross-chain token pools and auctions, with the purpose of enabling projects to raise capital on the Polkadot network. Polkastarter was officially announced in September when the project listed its native POLS token on Uniswap. It has now gone live with the first liquidity pool offering rewards for swapping ETH for POLS.

Bitcoin and Gold Short-Lived Correlation Not a Sign of Comparability

The Bitcoin (BTC) and gold one-month correlation reached a record high of 68% as Bitcoin hit $12,000 early in August, but the correlation crashed by 20% the following week. Despite this, Bitcoin looks set to become digital gold in 2020 considering the price correlations and trends in the futures market.Both gold and Bitcoin are having a phenomenal year in terms of year-to-date returns. According to Skew Analytics, gold has a 27.93% YTD return, while Bitcoin has racked up a 71.68% YTD yield. Although Bitcoin sees much higher volatility than gold,

Bitcoin Bull Market ‘Confirmed’ Says PlanB as RSI Repeats 2016 Halving

The creator of arguably the most famous Bitcoin (BTC) price forecasting tool has declared that the largest cryptocurrency is in a bull market.In a tweet on Aug. 18, quant analyst PlanB, creator of the Stock-to-Flow series of Bitcoin price models, said that with a relative strength index (RSI) of 64, the bull market was “confirmed.”PlanB: BTC “looking strong”RSI is used to determine whether Bitcoin is overbought — or oversold — at a specific price point.Current behavior mimics that of previous halving cycles, with 2012 and 2016 both seeing solid RSI

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Market Roundup, and the Week Ahead

Leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin is cementing its position as a mainstream macro asset. As cryptocurrency was advertised on TV screens nationwide last week, and in the pages of the Financial Times, the bitcoin adoption rush has intensified. Day trading social media mogul Dave Portnoy is dabbling in cryptocurrency, and MicroStrategy, a listed company with over $1 billion in revenue, has chosen bitcoin as a reserve asset. Even former skeptic George Ball, chairman at investment firm Sanders Morris Harris, has advised investors that Bitcoin is a safe bet. These fundamental developments have

Former Prudential Securities Chief Executive Ball Bats for Bitcoin

Former Prudential Securities chief executive and current chairman of Sanders Morris Harris George Ball sees Bitcoin as a safe haven for those looking for different investments. In an interview with Reuters on August 14, Ball admitted he was previously a “Bitcoin opponent” but, with the government participating in the financial markets, he’s seen the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. “I’ve never said it before, but I’ve always been a blockchain and Bitcoin opponent but if you look now, the government can’t stimulate the markets forever. The liquidity flood will end and

Bitcoin Could See a Major Breakout in The Coming Days; Here’s Why

Bitcoin has been stuck in a tight trading range throughout the past several days This has offered little insight into the cryptocurrency’s short-term trend, as both its buyers and sellers remain at an impasse As for where it may trend next, analysts now seem to believe that it is coiling up for a major breakout This could lead it well past $12,000 in the coming few weeks There are a few factors that suggest this type of movement is imminent, including Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy’s foray into BTC Bitcoin