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

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Time Stamp: August 18, 2020 10:24 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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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

Two Attacks on ETC Network Leave Community Needing a Solution, Fast

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Time Stamp: August 16, 2020 9:15 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Ethereum Classic, a 2016 hard fork from Ethereum’s main blockchain, has suffered multiple concerning network attacks over the last two years. Two such attacks occurred within a seven-day span, totaling millions of dollars in losses. With the dust settling from the two 51% attacks, further details are now coming forward, as provided by a number of industry experts.“There is no debate about the attacks,” ETC Labs CEO Terry Culver told Cointelegraph on Aug. 7, answering a question on whether or not the network difficulties were in fact 51% attacks. “Community

Bitcoin a Hedge Against Elon Musk Mining Asteroid Gold, Say Winklevoss Twins

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Time Stamp: August 14, 2020 8:38 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Winklevoss Twins suggested that Bitcoin (BTC) is a better investment than gold because the metal’s supply will increase after Elon Musk starts mining asteroids.In an interview with internet personality and Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, the Winklevoss Twins claimed that Bitcoin is a better investment than gold because gold does not have a fixed supply:“There’s billions of dollars of gold floating in asteroids around this planet, and Elon [Musk] is gonna get up there and start mining gold. [...] That’s why gold is a problem, because the supply isn’t

Tron (TRX) Forms Textbook Bear Signal Despite Rally in the Altcoin Market

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2020 9:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Tron (TRX) has been a sleeper cryptocurrency over the past few weeks. While it has rallied like many other digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum, TRX has not been focused on by many analysts. According to the Tom Demark Sequential, the popular altcoin is on the verge of reversing to the downside after a multi-day rally. Analysts beg to differ, arguing that Tron is actually on the verge of a massive upswing triggered by months of consolidation. Tron may be further suppressed by Bitcoin, which may lead the crypto asset

Title Token for Blockchain Estate Registry, Part 3

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 6:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The advantage of the cross-blockchain protocol for public registries is that it can unite any number of existing ledgers in one ecosystem and does not need to upgrade the protocols of such blockchains. In simple terms, the protocol works as an aggregator of tokens across blockchains. The protocol conceptually comprises two major elements:The format requirements for an entry by knowing the standard of a record, the user’s machine can automatically collect records from various ledgers in one bundle.The hook, which is the algorithm that scans blocks of ledgers and extracts

Ransomware Attacks Demanding Crypto Are Unfortunately Here to Stay

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Time Stamp: August 8, 2020 3:00 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Year after year, the ransomware landscape changes dramatically. In 2019, a new resurgence of attacks occurred as businesses and government institutions became the main targets of ransomware, given their capacity to yield larger payouts. The most recent attack was against Garmin, a navigation systems company, on July 23. Due to the attack, many of its online services such as customer support, website functions and company communications were affected. Reportedly, the Russian cybergang Evil Corp launched the attack, demanding $10 million in cryptocurrency to restore access to Garmin’s services. Overall, according to a

Analyst: Bitcoin Just Posted the “Most Important Breakout” in BTC History

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Time Stamp: August 6, 2020 7:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Bitcoin has been seeing some incredibly bullish price action throughout the past several days and weeks The cryptocurrency is now consolidating at just below $12,000 as its buyers attempt to catalyze another leg higher Despite facing resistance at this level, the crypto has yet to see any type of harsh breakdown here One recent technical development is creating a new source of bullishness amongst traders The cryptocurrency just broke out of a multi-year bull pennant, with this being the “most important breakout” in BTC history – according to one trader

Ethereum eSports Betting: How to Get Started

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Time Stamp: August 4, 2020 10:33 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Nowadays, if you are interested in gambling, it’s hard to say you have never heard of cryptocurrency. It is no longer the question of what is cryptocurrency but rather which cryptocurrency is the best option. When you looking at one’s financial options, it is hard to make a blanket call on what is the best route to go, but as far as what we can see, when it comes to online gambling one of the best and most rewarding routes to go would be making use of Ethereum in the

Ethereum’s Compound (COMP) Slides to Multi-Month Low Despite DeFi Explosion

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Time Stamp: August 2, 2020 4:30 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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While Bitcoin and Ethereum have seen notable bounces since imploding on Saturday evening, Compound and other altcoins are underperforming. The Ethereum-based coin is down 7.5% in the past 24 hours as per data from Coin Market Cap. This comes in spite of the fact that decentralized finance (DeFi), which Compound is a market leader in, has seen strong adoption. Altcoins could see further losses against Bitcoin and the dollar if the market leaders continue to undergo bouts of volatility. Compound Slides Lower In Spite of DeFi Strength The Ethereum-based Compound

Dramatic $17,000 Bitcoin Peak Possible Within Weeks Based on Halving Fracal

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Time Stamp: August 1, 2020 3:00 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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If a fractal plays out on Bitcoin price charts matching the previous halving post-consolidation breakout, the cryptocurrency could keep on climbing from here. The target, if the rally takes a similar path, would put valuations of the top cryptocurrency at between $15,000 to $17,000 before peaking. Bitcoin Breaks Out: What Happens Next Will Be Fast and Furious Bitcoin price exploded early last week on the heels of gold setting a new record and the government committing to another $1 trillion in stimulus spending. Inflating money supply has prompted a flight

Bitcoin Reddit Roundup – July 2020

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Welcome to the second edition of Reddit Roundup by Nik and Flip of Bitcoin Magazine! This roundup contains 45 links to the best quality content that was uploaded to Bitcoin Reddit this month. Most links come from the popular r/bitcoin, but we also retrieved posts from other forums as well, such as r/BitcoinMining. In this roundup there are 10 different categories of links: Privacy, Adoption, Development, Security, Mining, Business, Education, Regulation & Politics, Archaeology (Financial Incumbents) and, last but not least, Memes, Fun, And Other. Big shoutout to Sam Wouter,