Bitcoin retests $21K as it takes back ground from Ethereum ahead of The Merge

Bitcoin is up 10.3% on the day following an overnight rally taking it back over $20,000 and testing the $21,000 resistance. Interestingly, the ETH-BTC chart shows that Ethereum gave up its recent gains against Bitcoin — falling 4% on the day. Ethereum rose 4.5% against the Dollar overnight but fell by a similar amount against…

Ethereum Classic falls 13%; Cardano founder recommends Ergo for POW

Ethereum Classic (ETC) fell by 13.33% since Sept. 6 after Cardano‘s (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson suggested Ethereum miners shift to Ergo while Ethereum’s founder Vitalik Buterin said that ETC’s welcoming community made it a good coin to mine. ETC had been trading as high as $41.52, but it fell by 19.73% within half a day…

Bitcoin loses $19k as $100M is liquidated in less than 4 hours

Following a bullish start to Tuesday trading, where Ethereum gained 6% on Bitcoin as it marched back towards $2,000, the market turned to see Bitcoin lose $19k and Ethereum drop below $1,500. BTCUSD TradingView on CryptoSlate The sharp decline in Tuesday evening trading saw over $100 million in Bitcoin liquidations in the space of four…

BTC drops to near $20,700 after Fed Chair Powell’s speech

Bitcoin fell almost 5% to $ 20,822 after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke at Jackson Hole on Aug. 26, saying that restoring inflation back to ideal levels will take time. Powell briefly spoke at the event and talked about the importance of price stability. He noted that price stability is the “bedrock of the…

Bitcoin spikes to $24,000 as CPI inflation remains unchanged at 8.5%

The price of Bitcoin moved higher following the release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), showing no change in July. In anticipation of the data, Bitcoin rose from a local bottom of $22,600 on August 10 as investors awaited the inflation report. On the release of the…

Research: Miner data shows Bitcoin could have bottomed

Catching the coveted Bitcoin bottom requires analyzing more than just its price. One of the most reliable indicators of market bottoms has historically been miner data. Often considered to be one of the most resilient players in the crypto ecosystem, miners capitulate only when Bitcoin becomes too expensive to mine. Hash ribbons are a unique…