Wednesday, Jan. 9 — crypto markets are continuing to show mixed signals, with most of the top market cap coins seeing mild changes both red and green. Bitcoin (BTC) is holding justabove the $4,000 mark, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization from Coin360 Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has been jaggedly trading sideways over the past three days, and is currently down a mild 1.4 percent on the day, trading at $4,048. Having broken the $4,000 resistance on Jan. 6, Bitcoin spiked to around $4,100, subsequently continuing to fluctuate range bound between $4,000 and $4,100. As compared with its lower price …

Japanese IT giant GMO Internet Group has published the latest monthly disclosure on its in-house crypto mining operations, confirming that it took a steep hit in overall mining revenue. GMO released the disclosure in a publicly available document on Jan. 8, also revealing a steady increase in its monthly Bitcoin (BTC) mining rewards. As previously reported, GMO’s consolidated losses for Q4 2018 totalled 35.5 billion yen ($320 million), with its unconsolidated loss tallying at around 38 billion yen ($334.5 million). As a result, the firm announced it would be shutting down its hardware manufacturing business, but would nonetheless continue its …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Will 2019 be a year of recovery for cryptocurrencies? One of the important events to watch out for is the launch of International Exchange’s (ICE) crypto trading platform Bakkt. While the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) currently offer Bitcoin futures trading, both of their products are settled …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The first ever bitcoin was mined 10 years ago on Jan. 3, 2009. Since then, the original cryptocurrency has been on a wild ride. The naysayers continue to believe that Bitcoin is a scam and it can neither become a currency nor can act as a store of value. However, the staunch believers …

Friday, Jan. 4 — after crypto markets tipped back into red yesterday, most cryptocurrencies are today seeing some further corrections. All of the top twenty coins by market cap are seeing tempered losses on the day, as data from CoinMarketCap shows. Top cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC), a day after the tenth anniversary of its genesis block, is down over 2 percent over the 24 hours to press time, and is currently trading around $3,798. The coin has failed to break back above the $4,000 price point, despite several bursts of growth over the course of the past week — and has …

Thursday, Jan. 3 — after some positive inklings of growth earlier this week, crypto markets have today dipped back into the red, with most of the top twenty cryptocurrencies by market cap seeing losses capped below 6 percent, as data from CoinMarketCap shows. TRON (TRX) is one of the only outliers among the top coins and the strongest top twenty performer on the day, up just 1 percent. The market is evidently responding positively to news that stalwart peer-to-peer torrent client BitTorrent has launched a TRON-based native token for its users — the company’s first major move to tokenize its …

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. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The new year has started on a cautious note. Venture capital investor Fred Wilson expects crypto markets to show some “signs of life” this year, but he does not anticipate it to act as a safe haven. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) expects new investors to enter the asset class following the launch of …

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. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. It is the last day of a very tough year for crypto traders. While 2018 started on an upbeat note, it is ending with uncertainty. Traders and analysts are divided on whether cryptocurrencies have bottomed out. This, in a way, is good, because markets are cautious and excesses have been removed. There are a …

Monday, Dec. 31 — on the cusp of the new year, all but one of the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap are in the red, as data from Coin360 shows. Losses among the larger cryptos are tempered, with most losing 2-3 percent, and losses capped at 6 percent. Market visualization by Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) has seen a mild loss of around 2 percent over the 24 hours to press time, currently trading at $3,816. The closing week of 2018 has been a volatile one, with Bitcoin breaking above $4,200 Dec. 24, before sustaining several days of losses to trade …

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. Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Crypto markets have given up some of their recent gains, which is expected. Rarely do markets bottom without forming a basing pattern. Entrepreneur Charles Shrem believes that the current dip is due to the expiration of Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and some last minute tax selling. One good thing about …

Friday, Dec. 28 — markets have taken a renewed plunge, with virtually all of the top 100 cryptocurrencies in the red and many high market cap alts seeing losses of between 5 and 12 percent, as data from Coin360 shows. Market visualization by Coin360 Fourth-largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has led the downturn, seeing a steep 12.15 percent loss on the day to trade at $126. Today marks a low-point on the alt’s 7-day chart, at the start of which it was trading over $220. Bitcoin Cash 7-day price chart. Source: Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin Cash Price Index Bitcoin (BTC) has seen …

Dec. 27: Bitcoin (BTC) is staying stable while major altcoin markets are showing signs of a fresh downward trend, led by Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Market visualization from Coin360 Data from Cointelegraph’s price tracker and Coin360 showed a mixed but broadly calmer top twenty assets by market cap, compared to last week’s volatile activity. BTC/USD, which had gained over $1,000 to hit intra-week highs around $4,230 Dec. 23, has since begun a U-turn, hovering around $3,800 since Christmas Eve while trading in a narrow corridor. At press time, the pair traded around $3,806 and down just a fraction of a percent, …