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There has been lots of discussion about the US government’s plans to provide direct cash assistance to Americans hurt by the coronavirus pandemic. I spoke to several people who were concerned about how they would receive their $1,200 payment. In one case, the person had just moved and was unsure whether they will still receive their check in the mail. I am sure this is obvious to readers of BitDigest but...
SUMMARY MARKET ANALYSIS:Crypto markets rallied off last week’s lows. PORTFOLIO STRATEGY:The risk / return profile looks attractive at these levels. WINNERS & LOSERSWinner: The Steem community who is taking a stand against Tron founder Justin Sun.Loser: MakerDAO token holders who are getting diluted due to poor performing loans. WEEKLY RANT:BitMex going down for maintenance makes me cringe, but it may have been for the better. FINANCING ACTIVITY:Bakkt, Argent, Phemex, and...
I heard a rumor earlier this week that a major bank (my bank) had limited cash withdrawals from ATMs. This turned out to be false, but banks are closing allowing employees to go into self-quarantine (Chase announced it was closing 20% of its branches and I expect more banks to follow) and there are already stories of people either withdrawing large amounts of cash (Bill Ackman) or banking systems being...
HEAVY TECHNICAL DAMAGE BUT A FEW SILVER LININGS Last week’s collapse in cryptocurrencies has left most chart patterns badly compromised with BTC breaking below its 2015-2020 uptrend. _HOWEVER, DESPITE THE TECHNICAL DAMAGE THAT IS NOW IN PLACE THERE ARE SOME SILVER LININGS DEVELOPING NOTABLY THAT BTC HAS HELD AND RALLIED FROM ITS 200-WEEK SMA, ETH HAS RECAPTURED ITS Q4 2019 LOWS AND ETH VS BTC HAS HELD KEY SUPPORT AT...
Every few days I ending up talking about one of the North American public companies participating in the digital currency ecosystem. While I will continue to report on their respective corporate announcements, I am going to start providing the following basic chart every week to show key market data. I am happy to consider adding names to this list. THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] SINGAPORE UPDATES AML CRYPTO GUIDELINES www....
I have looked at a lot of different technical analysis over the past several years and I recently discovered some new work from Technical Roundup, a shop based in the UK. I plan to start incorporating their bitcoin (BTC) analysis into BitDigest every Wednesday to provide a technical explanation for BTC’s price action. THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] RIKSBANK LOOKING TO AMEND CHARTER TO FINANCE BIS INNOVATION HUB www. bit....
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] ZIMBABWE DEVELOPING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK www. chronicle. co. zw The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has begun drafting a framework, a regulatory sandbox, to guide the use of financial technologies including digital currencies. The RBZ’s deputy director financial markets and national payment systems explained the proposed regulations would ensure that cryptocurrency companies would be vetted through the regulatory sandbox so as to meet regulatory requirements. [Members...
Back in December 2019, I started saying we’re in a “CRYPTO GOLDILOCKS ECONOMY” THAT’S “NOT TOO HOT AND NOT TOO COLD” – meaning, markets weren’t expensive, but they weren’t cheap either. THAT CHANGED THIS WEEK. Corona. Macro. Panic. Reason aside, Bitcoin’s price retraced to a low of $3,858 and now sits around $5,400, and its Market Cap / Cumulative Mining Revenue Ratio has fallen to 5.3x. As an investor in...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BOE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON DIGITAL CURRENCIES www. finextra. com The Bank of England knows “the way we pay is changing” and has released a Discussion Paper on central bank digital currencies. The BoE is calling on the public to share feedback on the challenges and risks associated with the BoE’s efforts to provide an innovated digital money while meeting its objective of maintaining monetary...
BTC stress tests its 2015-2020 uptrend at 7.7K. ETH tests key level at 180
Cryptocurrencies abruptly u-turned over weekend sending most back to key technical levels as global macro worries intensified. BTC is now testing important support at 7.5-7.7K that needs to hold to keep its longer-term uptrend intact, while ETH is also testing a key level at 180. BTC – BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT AS BTC IS OVERSOLD SHORT-TERM AT LONG-TERM TREND SUPPORT. Last week, we highlighted BTC was likely starting a short-term...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] JAPANESE FINANCIAL WATCHDOG INTRODUCES GLOBAL PLATFORM TO PROMOTE BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY www. finextra. com Japan’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency, is launching a global network to provide blockchain stakeholders with an open and neutral platform for multiparty dialogue. The Blockchain Governance Initiative Network” (BGIN - pronounced ‘BEGIN’) hopes to develop a common language and understandings among stakeholders with diverse perspectives, and build academic anchors through...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BILL CLARIFYING CRYPTO REGULATORS INTRODUCED TO HOUSE www.s3. cointelegraph. com The new Crypto-Currency Act of 2020 has been introduced by Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ). The revision of a 2019 draft, aims to clarify which federal agencies will regulate digital currencies and subsequently require these agencies to notify the public of any necessary requirements needed to create or trade digital assets. [Members Area Crypto] BELARUS WANTS...
