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Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/CNY downside capped by 10–day MA, good to buy on dips

Dec 16, 2016 13:07 pm UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/CNY is seen trading above on Friday. The pair has once again jumped slightly after declining till 5416 levels (BTCCCHINA). It is currently trading around 5496 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart...

Digital Currency Revolution

Digital Currency and Blockchain Weekly Round-up – December 16th, 2016

Dec 16, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Digital Currency

Microsoft partners with AMIS and ITRI for Asias first blockchain consortium Technology giant Microsoft has partnered with AMIS and the Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) to form Asias first and...

Digital Currency Revolution

ETH/EUR trades slightly below daily Kijun-Sen, dip till 6.65 likely

Dec 16, 2016 11:12 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/EUR pair has broken a minor support at 7.50 and declined till 7.40 (KRAKEN). It is currently trading around 7.56 at the time of writing. Ichimoku analysis of daily chart shows: Tenkan-Sen level: 7.56 Kijun-Sen...

Digital Currency Revolution

Breadwallet launches ‘buy bitcoin with cash’ feature in beta

Dec 16, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Digital Currency

Bitcoin wallet-Team Breadwallet has announced a new feature for buying bitcoin for cash and has invited theUS and Canadian iOS users to beta test the feature. We are constantly working on new features to improve the...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: BTC/GBP faces resistance at 161.8% fib, good to go long on breakout

Dec 16, 2016 10:49 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/GBP hit a fresh high of 633.33 levels on Friday and is currently trading slightly lower at 631 levels at the time of writing (Coinbase). Long-term trend: Bullish Short-term trend: Bullish Ichimoku analysis of...

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BTC/USD trades rangebound, further bullishness only above 793

Dec 16, 2016 10:14 am UTC| Digital Currency

BTC/USD continues trading flat on Friday and is currently hovering around 778 levels at the time of writing (Bitstamp). Long-term trend: Bullish Short-term trend: Bullish Ichimoku analysis of daily...

Digital Currency Revolution

FxWirePro: ETH/USD rejected at 21-DMA, good to go short below 7.40

Dec 16, 2016 09:42 am UTC| Digital Currency

ETH/USD fell to 7.72 levels on Thursday and is currently trading at 7.83 levels, well below 21-day MA, the time of writing (Kraken). Ichimoku analysis (Daily chart): Tenkan-Sen: 8.08 Kijun-Sen: 8.11 Trend...

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Economy

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Politics

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Science

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About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

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Technology

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