Category: Bitcoin
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Thursday, January 04, 2018
Bitcoin Price Forecast 2018 - Will 2017 Crypto Bubble Mania Repeat? / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The crypto coin gamblers had a wild ride during during 2017 which saw early year bets on Bitcoin at sub $2000 for the first 4 months of the year converted into a $20k Mid December bubble peak! Buying interest increased all year, with many asking me how to buy, hold and trade bitcoins, and then came the mania phase as bitcoin lifted off beyond $5k, where with each $1k rise I would be repeatedly asked when bit coin would peak.
Wednesday, January 03, 2018
Comparing Bitcoin and the NASDAQ Internet Bubbles / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Harry_Dent
Cycles reoccur throughout history, but they more rhyme than duplicate.Each bubble tends to get more extreme than the last one because there’s more wealth to chase it. Wealth is concentrated in the top 1% to 0.1% and grows exponentially (income does not).
The greatest bubble of our lifetimes was the tech bubble in the Nasdaq from late 1994 into early 2000. That built over a period of five years – the typical time frame for most stock bubbles.
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Tuesday, January 02, 2018
Bitcoin Crash Not Over, Crypto Gamblers Prepare for Spike Down to $5,000 / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The crypto gamblers have had a wild ride during during 2017 where early year bets on Bitcoin at sub $2000 for the first 4 months of the year convert into a $20k Mid December bubble peak! Whilst I had no interest in bitcoin or any other of the crypto's, I did pay some attention to its rise later in the year because so many people kept asking me how to buy, hold and trade bitcoins, and later still I kept being asked when they should sell, right upto the day bitcoin peaked at $20k!
And then came the inevitable crash to 10k, with the bitcoin as of writing recovering to trade at USD 13,300.
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
2017 Was The Year of The Cryptocurrency! Happy Bitcoin New Year / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Jeff_Berwick
What a year for cryptos it was!
To put it in perspective, bitcoin could fall 90% from current levels and it will still have outperformed stocks, bonds, and real estate in 2017.
Bitcoin started 2017 at $960.79.
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Sunday, December 31, 2017
Bitcoin Trading Alert: Strong Correction and Possible Rebound / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Mike_McAra
Crazy week, huh? Bitcoin is firmly in the scope of mainstream media, and the recent very volatile action makes it only a better story. On Bloomberg, we read:
Bitcoin resumed its tumble on Thursday after South Korea said it was eyeing options including a potential shutdown of at least some cryptocurrency exchanges to stamp out a frenzy of speculation.
South Korea has been ground zero for a global surge in interest in bitcoin and other digital currencies as prices surged this year, prompting the nation’s prime minister to worry over the impact on Korean youth. While there’s no immediate indication Asia’s No. 4 economy will shutter exchanges that have accounted by some measures for more than a fifth of global trading, the news is a warning as regulators the world over express concerns about private digital currencies.
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
How Bitcoin Could Crash The Financial Markets / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: John_Mauldin
BY PATRICK WATSON : Bitcoin mania is starting to look like a religion.
I say that because both bitcoin and religion involve faith in the unknowable. Some bitcoin investors believe the cryptocurrency, along with the underlying blockchain technology, will be a vital part of a new, decentralized, post-government society.
I can’t prove that won’t happen—nor can bitcoin evangelists prove it will. Like life after death, they can only say it’s out there beyond the horizon.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2017
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Sunday, December 24, 2017
How To Put Bitcoin & Other Cryptocurrencies Into An IRA / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Jeff_Berwick
When it comes to government, The Dollar Vigilante has been quite clear that our view is that government is an illegitimate and unnecessary evil.
And, we’ve been even more clear on our view of extortion or as the illegitimate government calls it, “taxation”, with our article, “A Letter To The IRS: Go ***** Yourselves You Bunch Of Criminals.”
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Saturday, December 23, 2017
I Wouldn't Touch Bitcoin, Risk of Collapse Too Big / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: EWI
Bitcoin's 50% crash was not entirely unexpected
"Wild" doesn't begin to describe Bitcoin's price action. This spring, it traded as low as $1200. Last week, BTC futures topped $20,000.
Yesterday (December 21), in an article by newsmax.com, Elliott Prechter warned about Bitcoin's future:
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Friday, December 22, 2017
The Main Characteristics Of Bitcoin / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Boris_Dzhingarov
Bitcoin is a newer form of currency, the difference being it is completely digital. Nobody controls bitcoin, they are not printed in a factory, they are completely held and created electronically. They are only used to buy things electronically, and you can invest in bitcoin if you wish. The price of bitcoin changes hour by hour so it’s best to keep an eye on when is the right time to invest. If you are new to bitcoin, below are a few characteristics to help you understand bitcoin better before you invest.
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Friday, December 22, 2017
Bitcoin: Gold Rush in the Wild Wild Math Game / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: EconMatters
Bitcoin has become a buzz word in the investing community, not as an alternate currency unit replacing the fiat money, but as an asset class with a spectacular 1,600%+ return this year, valuation almost doubled just in the December month alone. Bitcoin was heading towards $20,000 before pulling back to $15,000 level on 12/21/2017. The entire cryptocurrency market capitalization rose above $600 billion for the first time on Dec. 18, 2017.
Thursday, December 21, 2017
Bitcoin: Here's Why the Push Above $20,000 Was in the Cards / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: EWI
Bitcoin: Here's Why the Push Above $20,000 Was in the Cards
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
How To Get Bitcoin In Your Stock Portfolio / Currencies / Bitcoin
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Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Bitcoin and Friends in 2018? Let’s ask some crypto geeks / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Mark_Blair
We are the real deal, readers, sleep-on-a-mattress-in-front-of-the-keyboard crypto-currency geeks.
‘How will cryptos behave overall in 2018?’
If you haven’t figured out yet that cryptos are a basically political phenomenon, you are behind the curve. Fiat currencies are an insight into the soundness of national economies. National economies are failing in slow motion. Their representative fiats thereby look less and less appealing. People want to get out of those. So cryptos are going to boom.
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Here’s Fiat Money’s Advantage over Bitcoin That Many Seem to Forget / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: John_Mauldin
BY PATRICK WATSON : Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you know bitcoin prices have gone bananas. I’m not even going to quote any numbers. Anything I say will be laughably wrong by the time you read this.
Could some virtual currency that only exists on a computer screen really be worth these crazy prices?
Maybe. If you think it will become a major medium of exchange, bitcoin is far underpriced.
That’s a big “if” we’ll discuss in a minute.
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Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Will the Bitcoin Bubble Last- Some Lessons From History / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Steve_Marks
Everyone is talking about bitcoin. The new cool story in the news is an interview with someone whose friend gave them ten bitcoin for a present or to pay of food or gas on a trip, who is now putting a deposit down on a house. The explosion and growth of bitcoin has caught a lot of people by surprise and has left a number of people kicking themselves they didn’t pick some up when it was considerably cheaper than its current price of around $17,000 per bitcoin. It is incredible how much it has grown and it has spawned all manner of debate about whether it is a bubble set to pop or if it will just continue to grow and grow and grow before becoming one of the most valuable possessions in the history of the world.
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Monday, December 18, 2017
Bitcoin to Hashgraph: The Crypto Revolution (Hidden Secrets of Money) - Video / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Submissions
Today, mankind stands at a crossroads, and the path that humanity chooses may have a greater impact on our freedom and prosperity than any event in history. In 2008 a new technology was introduced that is so important that its destiny and the destiny of mankind are inextricably linked. It is so powerful that if captured and controlled, it could enslave all of humanity.
But if allowed to remain free and flourish - it could foster unimaginable levels of peace and prosperity. It has the potential to replace many functions of Wall Street and even of government, as a tool to empower individuals. In the latest episode In the latest episode of Hidden Secrets of Money, Mike Maloney examines this technology and its incredible potential.
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Monday, December 18, 2017
Bitcoin Conspiracy Theory / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Michael_Pento
If you’re like me you must be wondering why there is so much media obsession around Bitcoin even though its market cap is just $300 billion, which amounts to only about 1/3 the size of Apple Inc.? And, more importantly, why the U.S. Government and Federal Reserve have become so enamored with cryptocurrencies.
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Sunday, December 17, 2017
Bitcoin Smashes Through $18k… and Now $19k As Insane Jim Cramer’s “Kibosh” Threat All Hot Air / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Jeff_Berwick
Many people thought that once bitcoin futures began trading on the CBOE that it would allow Wall Street to smash the price of bitcoin lower.
Or, as Jim Cramer said, “kibosh” bitcoin.
Of course, if you listen to anything Jim Cramer has to say, well chances are you’ve lost a lot of money.
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Sunday, December 17, 2017
As Bitcoin Breaks All-Time Highs Near $18,000 Its Future Has Never Been So Uncertain / Currencies / Bitcoin
By: Jeff_Berwick
Bitcoin has yet again hit another all-time high today of $17,645.89 on the Coindesk Price Index.
Yet, while much of the traditional financial world are piling into bitcoin, the direction of bitcoin has perhaps never been so unsure.
I’ve posited my conspiracy theory of how Blockstream and others may have surreptitiously hijacked bitcoin. But, whether that is the case or not, one thing is absolutely for sure; Bitcoin has changed dramatically in the last year from its initial intention and objectives as outlined by Satoshi’s white paper.
The title of the white paper itself, after all, was “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”
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