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Major Coins Trading Sideways, Bitcoin Hovers Around $8,000 [cointelegraph.com]
Bitcoin seven-day price chart. Source: Coin360 | The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk. You should conduct your own research when making a decision.
The leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC), is trading sideways, up by 1.18% over the last 24 hours to trade at around $7,970 at press time. Bitcoin has seen low volatility during the day, having dropped to as low as $7,752, while the intraday high reached $8,198.
At the beginning of the day, Bitcoin dipped below $7,800 after the coin touched its four-month lows on Sept. 24, when it crashed $1,500 in 24 hours. The major coin has since been hovering around the $8,000 price mark.
U.S. Dollar Shortage Caused Bitcoin to Crash, Says CIO Travis Kling [ccn.com]
Volume similarities between the $6,000 breakdown and the recent drop point to a bigger issue than manipulation. | Source: TradingView
When the top cryptocurrency plunges, retail investors are quick to point to market manipulation as the primary driver of the drop. There’s even an existing theory that the cryptocurrency often slides when the expiration of the CME futures contracts approaches.
However, the volume on September 24th, when bitcoin breached the $9,000 support, rivals the volume on November 14, 2018, when the cryptocurrency took out the $6,000 support. This is an indication that big players are exiting the market.
Bitcoin Hangs on $8,000 After Another Hit - Price Analysis [cryptoglobe.com]
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BTC chart by TradingView[/caption]
BTC chart by TradingView
Phase two of Bitcoin’s (BTC) capitulation has begun, as the leading crypto’s price claimed another leg to the downside last night (September 26). It would seem that a general downtrend is forming on the short to medium term, and the main question in the immediate future will be: where is the bottom?
DAILY BITCOIN PRICE DOESN’T MATTER, SAYS MARK YUSKO [bitcoinist.com]
https://twitter.com/CNBCFastMoney/status/1177338457728983046
The bitcoin price bloodbath which began on Tuesday (September 24, 2019) did see BTC drop from the mid-$9,000 to below $8,000 for the first time since June.
For Yusko, BTC at $5,000 still isn’t a signal to sell, instead, the investment manager said such a price level is a perfect buying opportunity.
According to Yusko, bitcoin as an asset is akin to Amazon shares. Commenting further, the Morgan Creek chief quipped:
Fear & Greed Index Drops to Extreme Fear in the Lead Up to Bitcoin Options Expiration [coin360.com]
Against the background of an abrupt Bitcoin price downfall, the Bitcoin Fear & Greed Index, which tracks sentiment among investors, has dropped to 12 yesterday and just slightly recovered to 24, thus indicating extreme concern.
Bitcoin Price Collapse: Possible Reasons [u.today]
https://twitter.com/BryceWeiner/status/1175979236751863810
After the Bitcoin price recorded a drop by 15 percent on Tuesday, two days after that it went 8 percent lower. Overall, after the first decrease, the BTC price dropped another 10 percent by today.
At press-time, the major cryptocurrency is trading slightly above $8,000.
Meanwhile, experts and community members on Crypto Twitter offer their reasons of the BTC price collapse. U.Today has brought them together in one article for you.
Market Commentary: Is This Price Cycle Different? [cryptobriefing.com]
“It could be ‘selling the news’ on the launch of Bakkt, which has so far seen much lower than expected volumes of trading go through its platform following months of hype. It could also be in response to the rapid decline in Bitcoin’s hashrate (amount of computation in the system) though this now seems less likely as the hash rate has somewhat recovered.”
Bitcoin on the Brink: CME BTC Futures set to expire as Bakkt Futures launch fails [ambcrypto.com]
Source: TradingView
Bakkt, the Intercontinental Exchange’s crypto-brainchild, was slated to spur institutional Bitcoin markets with its flagship physically delivered Bitcoin Futures contracts, with the CME’s hold looking to slip and with it, their periodic push-and-pull of the market looked to decline.
From the perspective of institutions, investment, and price discovery, the hold of the CME was rung in the heads of Bitcoin proponents periodically at the expiry of every Futures contracts, which the sensitive cryptocurrency markets always seemed to respond to. Until last month.
Analytics: Bitcoin HODLers Still Confident, Price Drop Caused by Traders [ethereumworldnews.com]
Bitcoin hasn’t had the best of weeks. Since Sunday, the cryptocurrency has fallen in price by more than 20%. This move has left many traders stumped, wondering what in the world took place in the underlying market to send digital assets plummeting.
Cynics of the Bitcoin market have suggested that the rally to $14,000 and the subsequent dump was “one final pump and dump” enacted by whales so this subset could cash out these tokens.
It has been no secret that central banks around the world are struggling to keep their economies going. As governments continue to find their way in what has been a deteriorating financial and geopolitical situation, it has become necessary for Central banks to implement every available tool and measure to ensure the economy does not go down. While so far, for many it seems to be working, Germany’s Deutsche CEO has warned that Central banks are running out of conventional ways to “cushion” the blow of a real economic crisis.
Impressive or just ‘meh’? Binance.US’ first week performance by the numbers [micky.com.au]
Binance.US volumes by market pair and by currency (Binance.US)
It has slipped a bit since then, however, and currently sits as the 112th largest crypto exchange.
The exchange currently supports the following digital currencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), XRP, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Binance Coin (BNB), Cardano (ADA) and Tether (USDT).
Binance to Launch Staking Service for Suite of Cryptocurrencies [btcmanager.com]
Binance has formally announced they will launch a staking service for networks such as NEO, Ontology, Stellar Lumens, and Komodo, September 26, 2019. Staking has been gaining an increasing amount of attention of late as more and more network look at Proof of Stake (PoS) as a replacement for consensus through the energy-intensive Proof of Work (PoW).
Analysts Believe the Blockchain Device Market will Reach $1.29 Billion by 2024 [thecoinshark.net]
According to a study carried by the analytical company MarketsandMarkets, the blockchain device market will grow on average by 42.5% per year and will reach $1.29 billion by 2024.
Researchers evaluated the prospects for various blockchain devices:
smartphones;
cryptomats;
terminals
hardware cryptocurrency wallets;
and various wearable electronics.
Binance just revealed that their crypto staking platform is live. Initially, it will support 8 assets: NEO, ONT, VET, XLM, KMD, ALGO, QTUM, and STRAT. With Staking, Binance users will be able to grow their funds by receiving monthly rewards & distributions simply by depositing and holding funds on Binance. Users will earn staking rewards without needing to set up any nodes, worry about minimum staking amounts, time lengths, or any other technical requirements.
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국내 첫 미디어 연합 블록체인 컨퍼런스 ‘KBW 2019’ 열린다 [blockpost]
블록체인 기술과 산업에 전문성을 인정받는 미디어 5사가 공동으로 아시아 최대 규모 블록체인 컨퍼런스 ‘코리아블록체인위크 2019(KBW2019)’를 오는 9월 27일부터 10월 4일까지 개최한다.
국내 최대 블록체인 행사 '디파인' 열린다...디센터 등 5개 미디어 주관 [decenter]
9월30일부터 10월1일 양일간 그랜드 인터컨티넨탈 서울 퍄르나스에서 팩트블록의 ‘코리아블록체인위크(KBW) 2019’ 주간(9월27일~10월4일) 중 메인 행사로 열리는 디파인 컨퍼런스에는 국내외 주요 기업들과 블록체인 프로젝트들이 대거 참여할 예정이다.
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