Market Summary: 1/25/15-2/1/15
After seeing the Bitcoin price spike to $300 earlier this week, the market has been on a steady decline. In total, Bitcoin has dropped 38% this week, from a peak of $307 to approximately $223. Bitcoin’s price increased exponentially due to announcements from the Winklevoss Twins about Gemini and Coinbase’s new exchange. For the cherry on top, Google has integratedCoinbase into its Google Now application for Android. This app shows notifications in the format of cards; the Coinbase card allows you to view the price of Bitcoin based on the Coinbase Exchange, as well as viewing any....
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A commonly quoted piece of advice that is the theme of this market analysis is one by Baron Rothschild, an 18th-century British man who was also part of the famous Rothschild banking family. The quote goes “Buy when there’s blood in the streets”, but I’ve also heard “even if it is yours” appended to the end. I cannot confirm origin nor legitimacy of the appended ending, but it further proves the point and theme of this week’s Market Analysis. With the New Year just starting, Bitcoin is starting the year with the same downward trend as of last year, which is discussed in the previous....
Bitcoin Analysis. Bitcoin has been increasing consistently over the last seven days, to a currency price of $244.58. The last time we saw this price was before the crash where Bitcoin took a 40% dive in two days, which is discussed in the previous Market Summary. We started this week with Bitcoin under $200, and has increased by approximately 25% over the duration of this week which I believe is due to one critical information of news: the Winklevoss Twins. Gemini: Winklevoss Twins Exchange. The Twins originally got into Bitcoin in 2012 reportedly having $11 million in Bitcoin, and in 2013....