Category: Markets and Prices

  • Erisx Launches Regulated Bitcoin Futures Market

    Erisx Launches Regulated Bitcoin Futures Market

    Crypto trading platform Erisx has launched a bitcoin futures market regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Its physically settled bitcoin futures contracts trade alongside its spot market which supports four cryptocurrencies. Erisx has obtained a license from the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and is currently approved to operate in 44…

  • Searching for Synthetix: Which Token Will Be Next Year’s 50x Winner?

    Searching for Synthetix: Which Token Will Be Next Year’s 50x Winner?

    [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh0GlzLiM6Y&w=560&h=349] If you bought synthetix (SNX) this time last year, you don’t need to read these words. You’re already rich after your moon bag lived up to its billing and pulled a 50x. Despite the era of undiscovered gems tapering off in 2018, there’s still a handful of tokens that achieve the impossible each…

  • Ross Ulbricht Uses Elliot Waves to Predict Bitcoin’s Trajectory From Behind Bars

    Ross Ulbricht Uses Elliot Waves to Predict Bitcoin’s Trajectory From Behind Bars

    Ross Ulbricht, serving life without parole for allegedly running the Silk Road marketplace, hasn’t allowed his detention to deprive him from monitoring bitcoin’s price action. In a new blog series titled Bitcoin by Ross, Ulbricht reveals that he is closely attuned to BTC’s price movements, and shares some suggestions as to where the market might…

  • Bakkt Launches Bitcoin Options in US, Futures in Asia

    Bakkt Launches Bitcoin Options in US, Futures in Asia

    Bakkt has launched two new regulated bitcoin derivatives products. Within hours of launch, Bakkt announced that over 1,000 futures contracts had been traded in Asia. The platform now offers four types of regulated bitcoin derivatives products: monthly and daily physically delivered bitcoin futures, cash settled bitcoin futures, and options on monthly bitcoin futures. Also read:…

  • How the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving Compares to Previous Cycles

    How the Upcoming Bitcoin Halving Compares to Previous Cycles

    For those standing very close to the crypto charts, it might be easy to get discouraged by the gloomy nature of recent markets. However, new comparisons of the current halving cycle to those in the past have emerged and might put some wind back into the sails of traders, hodlers, and cryptocurrency enthusiasts in general.…

  • Sideshift SLP Token SAI Gains Over 30% in Less Than 24 Hours

    Sideshift SLP Token SAI Gains Over 30% in Less Than 24 Hours

    Crypto exchange Sideshift’s SLP token, SAI, has scored remarkable gains in value this week. Its price jumped well over 30% on Thursday, from $0.0310 per coin early on Nov. 28 to over $0.0450 a few hours later, and to a record high of 0.0473 on Friday, Nov. 29. Also read: Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading…

  • Is Plustoken to Blame for Bitcoin’s Sell-Off?

    Is Plustoken to Blame for Bitcoin’s Sell-Off?

    Armchair theorists love postulating the reasons behind bitcoin’s latest price rise or sell-off. From China FUD to exchange hacks, anything and everything is fair game for blame. Plustoken is the latest bitcoin bear-maker that’s being credited with the last three months of downward price action. But is the revenue from a ponzi coin really responsible…

  • Gold and Silver Follow Similar Trend to Bitcoin, React to News About China

    Gold and Silver Follow Similar Trend to Bitcoin, React to News About China

    With crypto prices moving after almost every positive or negative bit of news related to China, gold and silver markets have been reacting to such events as well. With some exceptions, the overall trend in their value has been negative since September. The prospects of both digital coins and precious metals seem to be more…

  • When Bitcoin Overtakes Gold – How High Can It Go?

    When Bitcoin Overtakes Gold – How High Can It Go?

    Flashy bitcoin price speculation is a favorite game of crypto Twitter news outlets and commentators all over. After all, who doesn’t want to hear that their modest stash of satoshis could someday moon and be worth millions? Sensation aside, there remains a well-grounded case for continued rise in price where top cryptos are concerned, and…

  • How Crypto Winters of Bitcoin’s Past Compare to Today

    How Crypto Winters of Bitcoin’s Past Compare to Today

    Cryptocurrency and bitcoin proponents have been patiently waiting to see if crypto winter is returning as the recent price decline has shaken investors. Digital assets have been meandering aimlessly over the last week and in order to gain some perspective, it’s always good to study the last decade of previous bear market trends. Also read:…