Bitcoin


Markets

'Short Bitcoin' ETP Available to Investors on Germany's Second-Largest Exchange

The new listing makes inverse trackers widely accessible to European retail investors.

Credit: Vitaliy Kyrychuk / Shutterstock

Markets

Bitcoin Faces Further Losses if Bulls Can't Disrupt Bearish Chart Pattern

Bitcoin has formed a bearish head-and-shoulders pattern with neckline support at $9,400.

H+S chart

Markets

Bitcoin's Coronavirus Sell-off Throws Cold Water on Safe-Haven Argument

As U.S. stocks tumbled on Monday by the most in six months amid renewed coronavirus fears, bitcoin barely budged - at least in terms of the notoriously volatile cryptocurrency’s trading history.

Already this year, bitcoin has suffered seven price declines of 3 percent or greater. Source: TradingView

Tech

How to Protect Bitcoin for Your Heirs With the Push of a 'Dead Man's Button'

What happens to your bitcoin after you die? Lightning developers think a "dead man's button" could be a new tool to passing your crypto to your heirs.

If a "dead man's button" isn't pressed one week, it is assumed the user is dead and the service automatically dispenses a "secret," which heirs can use to retrieve the crypto.

(Image via Library of Congress.)

Markets

$10K Proving a Tough Nut to Crack for Bitcoin's Bulls

Bitcoin needs to break past the session high of $10,028 to revive the immediate bullish setup.

btc charty

Markets

New 'Simpsons' Episode Features Jim Parsons Giving a Crypto Explainer for the Masses

The latest episode of "The Simpsons" breaks down the complex world of cryptocurrencies, with some success.

Jim Parsons explains cryptocurrency on The Simpsons. Credit: Fox

Markets

'Bullish' Comments on Reddit a Potential Bitcoin Signal

Could bullish comments on Reddit serve as a momentum indicator for bitcoin? That’s what a recent graphic by startup ChartStar suggests.

((Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin Chart Indicator Flips Bearish as Price Sees Weak Bounce From $9.4K

Bitcoin's daily money flow index has turned bearish for the first time since early January, supporting the case for further price losses.

btc chart

Tech

Bitcoin's Lightning Network Is Growing 'Increasingly Centralized,' Researchers Find

Bitcoin's lightning network is growing "increasingly centralized," making it more susceptible to attacks, asserts a new paper by security researchers.

lightning-image-from-rawpixel-id-440742-jpeg

Markets

Oil Prices Are Now More Volatile Than Bitcoin

For skeptics and traditional market investors, bitcoin is synonymous with extreme bouts of price volatility. However, in recent times, oil has become a relatively risky asset.

Image via Shutterstock