Cryptocurrency News Roundup for April 9, 2020

Even though the price is now just barely below the $7,000 mark as of press time, it was the lowest that BTC has dipped since April 6. Some analysts are of the view that Bitcoin is not out of the woods yet and could head lower into its third halving next month before eventually hitting all-time highs sometime around September. On that note, let’s quickly skim through some of the major new developments that have transpired in the cryptocurrency space on Thursday.

Analyzing the Halving Effect on Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV

So, the ‘halving season’ for the now-separated Bitcoin family finally kicked off on April 8 with Bitcoin Cash (BCH) undergoing its first-ever post-fork halving. And now, it’s the turn of the younger sibling, Bitcoin SV (BSV), also set to undergo its own halving on Friday. As you may know, both these coins forked off from the original Bitcoin blockchain in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Bitcoin (BTC), will also undergo its own halving — the third so far — on May 13, 2020 (tentatively). Things are not looking all that bright for BCH with grim on-chain metrics and little-to-no hope for any major price movement. The BSV chart, on the other hand, looks slightly more bullish. Read the Full Analysis

Bitcoin Difficulty Back Up to $8,000+ Levels

The Bitcoin network difficulty, a mechanism often cited as one of the many masterstrokes by Satoshi Nakamoto, is rising again in the wake of increasing competition among miners. In fact, the difficulty is again at the level it was when the price was above $8,000. Does that signal an imminent increase in price? Read the Full Article

BTC Worth $361 Million Moved for Fee of $0.50

Whale Alert (@whale_alert) has reported another massive BTC transfer. Turns out 49,342 BTC was recently moved for a fee of just $0.50. While such low fees are rightly hailed as one of the perks of the Bitcoin ecosystem, the transaction itself is raising some eyebrows given that identical amounts have been circulating around various wallets recently. It looks like somebody is shuffling huge stashes of Bitcoin around multiple wallets. Although, nobody really knows for what reason. Read the Full Article

Ben Askren Changes Twitter Name to Show Commitment to Bitcoin

Former UFC fighter and Olympic wrestler, Ben Askren (a.k.a. Funky) has been a self-proclaimed Bitcoin fan for a while now. However, he has now taken his commitment to the asset class to a whole new level by changing his name on Twitter to prove it. Read the Full Article

BTC Increasingly Behaving as a Safe-Haven Asset: Josh Goodbody (Binance)

BeInCrypto recently had the opportunity to engage Josh Goodbody, Director for Growth and Institutional Business at Binance, in a one-on-one conversation. We discussed various issues concerning Binance, Bitcoin, and of course, the current state of the global cryptocurrency market. Among other things, Goodbody also explained why he is on the same page with the growing perception that Bitcoin is increasingly behaving like a safe-haven asset. Read the Full Interview

Bitcoin Analysis for April 9

The BTC price is trading inside a short-term symmetrical triangle and a longer-term ascending wedge. A breakout from the triangle would likely take the price to the resistance line of the ascending wedge.

• The Bitcoin price is facing strong resistance from its 50-day moving average.
• The price is trading inside a short-term symmetrical triangle and a longer-term ascending wedge.
• A breakout from the triangle would likely take the price to the resistance line of the ascending wedge.

Read the Full Analysis