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14.08.18 19:15
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: Bitcoin Will be Much Stronger This Time Around
The cryptocurrency market has been largely bearish this year, with Bitcoin having fallen below $6,000 in June. However, cryptocurrency experts who have been observing the market and considering factors other than just speculation, they feel that is a healthy correction of the market, and that the future of the market, driven by adoption, is bright.
Willy Woo Still Bullish on Bitcoin
Willy Woo, the renowned cryptocurrency analyst, recently tweeted that the cryptocurrency market this year is stronger than it was at the same time in 2014. According to his tweet, there is a lot of buying going on behind the fear and capitulation in the market. His tweet was accompanied by a chart with OBV indicators comparing the price of Bitcoin between December 2017 to August 2018, and December 2013 to January 2015.
The recent pop higher is being attributed to anticipation over the SEC decision on a number of bitcoin ETF applications due August 23. This batch from ProShares was submitted back in December, so the regulator could no longer extend the deadline for their ruling unlike they did so for VanEck/SolidX.
Arthur Hayes, CEO of BitMEX, took Lee?s prediction even further and stated that bitcoin was likely to reach $50,000 by the end of 2018. This caused many traders to scoff; if bitcoin was struggling to reach $25,000, how would it reach the doubled figure of Hayes? prediction?
Nevertheless, we still have four months to go before 2019 is ready to ring in, so it?s a bad idea to use the term ?never.? At the same time, bitcoin has lost nearly 70 percent of its value since January, dropping from a near $20,000 down to where it is now. Four months simply doesn?t seem like a long enough period for bitcoin to pick itself back up and head into the five-figure range.
In fact, bitcoin attempted to add $400 to its price in 20 minutes during Wednesday?s early morning hours, but the spike couldn?t last. Bitcoin ultimately shot up to $6,800 following an alleged distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on BitMEX in which hackers forced a site offline, but later fell right back down to $6,400. This suggests that bitcoin?s current figure is either offering extreme support or extreme resistance and preventing the currency from moving further. https://nulltx.com/...y-remains-as-is-likely-wont-reach-five-figures/
Bakkt wurde vor etwa zwei Wochen vorgestellt und wird von der Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), der Muttergesellschaft der New Yorker Börse, betrieben. Auf der Börse sollen ab November Kryptowährungen handelbar sein und die Plattform ein vollständiges, reguliertes System zum Kauf, Verkauf, Speichern und Aufbewahren von BTC und Altcoins bieten.
Ein besonderes Augenmerk gilt dabei den Bitcoin Futures, die ?physisch? ausgegeben werden. Dies bedeutet, dass die Bitcoins tatsächlich im Besitz der Bakkt sind und nicht nur Wetten auf den Bitcoin-Preis, wie bei den Bitcoin-Futures der CBOE und CME, darstellen.
Kelly Loeffler, die CEO von Bakkt, hat einen neuen Blogbeitrag veröffentlicht, in dem sie erklärte, dass die neue Handelsplattform der ICE kein Margin und Leverage anbieten bieten wird:
"Mit unserer Lösung ist der Kauf und Verkauf von Bitcoin vollständig besichert oder vorfinanziert. Unsere neuen täglichen Bitcoin-Kontrakte werden nicht auf Margin gehandelt, nutzen kein Leverage oder dienen auch nicht dazu, einen Paper Claim auf einen realen Vermögenswert zu erstellen."
Ihrer Ansicht nach würde dies Bakkt von den bestehenden Terminmarkt- und Kryptowährungsbörsen unterscheiden, die Margin- und Leverage-Dienste anbieten.
Dies ist auf den ersten Blick eine sehr erfreuliche Nachricht für den Kryptomarkt. Auch wenn Loeffler schreibt, dass sie kein Margin oder Leverage nutzen werden, gibt es allerdings Bedenken, dass Bakkt andere Hebel anbieten könnte, sogenannte ?Secret Leverages?.
A Spiking Price Could Mean Bitcoin Ends the Year on a High Note https://nulltx.com/...ould-mean-bitcoin-ends-the-year-on-a-high-note/ Fundstat?s Tom Lee is back in the news and betting on a $20,000 price once again. Despite the nasty drops and bitcoin?s up-and-down behavior as of late, he still believes the currency could end the year on a solid note.
Lastly, he also confirms that hedge funds have gotten heavily involved in the crypto market, and believes they?re influencing the arena like they never have before.
?I do think in 2018 trading has shifted,? he comments. ?I do think hedge funds are playing a role right now.?