Day: September 15, 2017

The trial of Ryan Kennedy, founder of the now-defunct dogecoin exchange Moolah, began in U.K. courts this week.

Things are still not looking great in the world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. With a 19.72% loss over the past 24 hours, the Bitcoin price has taken a turn for the worse.  In fact, the Bitcoin market cap is down to $50bn despite a rather high 24-hour trading volume. It is evident the markets are still reeling and there will be plenty more blood in the water.

Bitcoin Price Will Go Below $3,000

While it appeared as if the Bitcoin price might stabilize around $3,500 yesterday, things have gotten a lot worse over the past few hours. Any support building around those levels has been obliterated by traders. Right now, it seems more likely the Bitcoin price will dip to below $3,000 as there is still no bottom in sight. Any remote attempt to break this downward momentum is quickly negated thanks to people actively selling cryptocurrency as we speak.

If there is one positive note to take away from all of this, it is how the Bitcoin trading volume picked up significantly. More specifically, the past 24 hours generated over $3.2bn in trading volume, which is nearly double the volume of earlier this week. Then again, it is evident there are more people selling than buying Bitcoin right now, which means there will not be any upward momentum for quite some to come.

If this trend continues for a few more days, we may see the Bitcoin price drop back to late 2016 levels. All gains made during the first eight months of 2017 are being wiped out as we speak. Keeping in mind how there was a major Bitcoin price correction earlier this year already, this new dip may push the price down to a value well below that dip. It is unclear what the future holds, but no one can deny the sellers and bears are dominating the Bitcoin markets right now.

What is rather remarkable is how Bitfinex still generates so much trading volume right now. More specifically, the company has over $520m in trading volume, which is over three times as much as the second company on the list. OKcoin and Bitstamp complete the top three, but they are well behind the rest of the world. There is also a new arbitrage gap between Chinese and Western exchanges right now, as Chinese platforms trade Bitcoin at $2,730, which is well below the current market average.

All of this negative momentum is also weighing heavily on the Bitcoin market cap. Whereas this market cap was trying to surpass $75bn not too long ago, It now struggles to remain above $50bn. A lot of money is exiting the cryptocurrency scene as we speak, although no one knows for sure if it will come back at some point. The news out of China effectively warrants a bear market for quite some time, although we can only hope it won’t last weeks or even months.

For the time being, there is nothing positive about the Bitcoin price. In fact, the only upside is how it hasn’t completely crashed to zero just yet. Nor will that happen anytime so, but it is evident the bottom is not in sight just yet. No one knows where things will go from here, but a Bitcoin price dip to below $2,800 is not unlikely whatsoever. It is a very volatile market right now, which creates opportunities for both gains and losses alike.

The latest rumors from China suggest regulators are demanding all trading ceases by the end of the month.

Dubai Financial Services Authority has issued a public warning against initial coin offerings to investors.

Chinese bitcoin exchange ViaBTC has announced it will be closing its website at the end of September – the second exchange in as many days to do so.

Fujitsu is joining up with a Japanese banking association in a bid to help member banks build and test real-world blockchain solutions.

Details emerge on how China is advancing its campaign against the digital currency sector.

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