Bitcoin

Bitcoin could surge to $14,000 as short-term momentum improves, technical strategist Katie Stockton says | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Chesnot/Getty Images Bitcoin’s 8% surge on Wednesday could be just the beginning of an even bigger move higher if analysis from Fairlead Strategies’ Katie Stockton proves to be correct. In a note on Wednesday, Stockton said that improving technicals could shore up Bitcoin’s price to $14,000, representing a 10% jump from current levels. “Bitcoin has seen short term momentum improve within its long term uptrend and has a good amount of room to resistance, which is close to about… Source link

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Something Wicked This Way Comes?

Getty Bitcoin is a canary in the coal mine. When it jumps or dumps you can almost be certain the reason will pop up in the news in a few days time. Bitcoin is hopping and as such I’m looking at gold and sweating because Bitcoin has a habit of leading the bigger heavier haven assets like gold by a day or two and I love gold right now, but I am out of it because a crash in the stock market will pull gold shares down with it in the short term and that is what I feel is… Source link

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Bitcoin now more popular than sex

What feels better than watching Bitcoin (BTC) skyrocket on bullish mass-adoption news? For hodlers, there aren’t too many events in life more satisfying than a trip to the moon — and now the rest of the world seems to be catching on. Bitcoin, it seems, is outstripping sex — at least when it comes to Reddit users — which may come as little surprise to those of us who spend time on the “front page of the internet.” Source: Reddit. Reddit enjoys a massive audience of 440 million users and… Source link

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Bitcoin leaps to highest since July 2019 after PayPal opens service to cryptocurrencies | Currency News | Financial and Business News

Reuters Bitcoin spiked as much as 8% higher on Wednesday after PayPal revealed it will soon allow users to buy, sell, and hold the popular cryptocurrency. The leap pushed bitcoin to an intraday peak of $12,817.17, its highest level since July 2019. PayPal’s Wednesday announcement marks the latest move by a financial-services giant to accept cryptocurrencies. Billionaire investor and bitcoin bull Michael Novogratz deemed PayPal’s move “the biggest news of the year in crypto.” Source link

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Bitcoin soars to $12.9K as PayPal proves crypto is ready for everyone

Bitcoin (BTC) hit highs of $12,865 during trading on Oct. 21 as news that PayPal would support cryptocurrency continued to boost markets. Cryptocurrency daily market overview. Source: Coin360 BTC price closes in on 2019 highs Data from Cointelegraph Markets, Coin360 and TradingView confirmed Bitcoin’s best day in over a year as 24-hour gains topped 7%. At press time, hours after rising to $12,400, BTC/USD crossed $12,500 to only see resistance at just below $13,000. BTC/USD 1-hour price chart…. Source link

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First Mover: PayPal Rushes In and Bitcoin Breaches $12K, While USDC Gains on Tether

Bitcoin blew past $12,000 to its highest price in two months, bringing into view the prospect of a fresh 2020 high. The largest cryptocurrency was changing hands Wednesday around $12,200, within striking distance of the year’s high around $12,500. And that was even before the news emerged that electronic consumer payments giant PayPal had been granted a conditional New York state license for a partnership to buy and sell cryptocurrencies.  “Coupled with a seemingly constant flow of… Source link

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Bitcoin breaks above $12.3K after PayPal says Venmo will become a BTC wallet

Bitcoin (BTC) gained almost 5% on Oct. 21 as bullish price action combined with fresh corporate adoption news to boost gains. Cryptocurrency market daily performance overview from Coin360 PayPal takes BTC price to $12,400 Data from Cointelegraph Markets and Coin360 showed a strong 24 hours for bulls on Wednesday, with BTC/USD topping out at $12,400. At press time, $12,300 formed the focal point, around an hour after Reuters reported that payment giant PayPal plans to support Bitcoin and other… Source link

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Bitcoin trader shares 7 reasons to be bullish on BTC beyond $12K

Bitcoin (BTC) abandoning correlation with traditional markets will be its “biggest story” if it continues, one popular analyst says. In a series of tweets on Oct. 21, Cole Garner highlighted Bitcoin’s market decoupling among bullish price factors. Garner: Decoupling will be crypto’s “biggest story” Garner retweeted a chart of Bitcoin, gold, the S&P 500 and Ether (ETH), which shows Bitcoin striking out on its own, delivering positive returns while other assets floundered. The chart Source link

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Bitcoin average transaction value increases 500% since July

The average value of Bitcoin (BTC) transactions has increased dramatically since July this year.  The average transaction value was sitting at approximately $25,000 per transaction four months ago, but posted a yearly high on Oct 20 at $151,000 per transfer — representing an increase of more than 500%. Average Bitcoin transaction value. Source: BitInfoCharts The latest spike, as shown by crypto analytics platform BitInfoCharts’ data, saw the average value of a transaction increase almost… Source link

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