2017 - The Year Bitcoin Finally Breaks Free
Bitcoin is set for a bullish market, Ethereum is here to stay, traditional investment vehicles and cryptocurrencies will marry and Blockchain awareness shall grow globally, according to an expert. The year 2016 saw an influx of Blockchain startups, with Ethereum showing a lot of promise before the DAO breach. As 2017 begins, Bitcoin has broken the $1000 mark and will achieve a new level of market capitalization. Jason Cassidy, a Blockchain expert and president at CryptoConsultant.com, tells Cointelegraph his expectations within the crypto environment over the course of the year. The end of....
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The price of bitcoin inched upward over the course of trading today, passing $1,000 for the first time on CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index since early January 2014. Though the price (at press time) was still shy of a three-year high of $1,023 set in January of that year, the milestone nonetheless marks a bright beginning to 2017 for the digital currency. (Bitcoin appreciated by more than 100% in 2016). The price had reached as high as $999 earlier in the day only to fall back to the $960s, a pattern that was similarly observed over the last week of trading as bitcoin failed to build momentum....
Blockchain had a good run in 2016 with a lot going on, including over $1.5 bln invested in startups, Bitcoin breaking out of the $700 resistance level and the likes of IBM and Microsoft betting the shop on this new pervasive technology. We saw Barclays Bank’s first live commercial banking transaction, Hyperledger’s very promising Corda technology coming of age and, of course, more attacks requiring more forks. In addition, the Scaling Conference in Milan showcased some amazing projects that bode well for Blockchain’s amazing future. So what does 2017 hold for the Bitcoin Blockchain? On par....
Ethereum has finally broken free from a multi-year-long consolidation phase, reigniting bullish sentiment across the crypto market. After spending over three years struggling to hold above the $4,000 level, ETH has now confirmed a decisive breakout, a move seen as the start of its next major rally. With momentum building and technical indicators aligning, analysts suggest that a run toward the $7,000 region could be closer than ever Ethereum Breaks Free After 1,146 Days Of Consolidation Mags, a popular crypto analyst on X, recently shared a bullish update, noting that ETH could be on track....
Many would agree that 2016 was the year of Ethereum, as the smart contract platform and its native token have experienced an incredible boom in the first half of the year when Ethereum price increased from less than $1 to over $20. The second half of the year was a little bit rougher, though, with a high-profile multimillion-dollar investment DAO platform being compromised and a series of attacks causing the Ethereum Foundation to opt for emergency hard forks causing a split in the Blockchain. Despite the fact that the exchange rate has since dropped, ETH was still named as one of the....
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