Bitcoin miners zijn begonnen met het signaleren voor Taproot activatie en crypto aanhangers kijken uit naar de grootste bitcoin update in bijna vier jaar. De mijnbouwoperatie Slush Pool heeft het eerste blok gedolven dat signalen gaf voor Taproot en sindsdien hebben de pools Foundry en F2pool ook meegedaan met het geven van signalen.

Bitcoin-blok: 681.458 signalen voor Taproot

Het is lang geleden dat het Bitcoin-netwerk een grote upgrade heeft gezien en de laatste keer dat het gebeurde was in 2017, terug toen BTC-deelnemers Segregated Witness (Segwit) activeerden. Sindsdien discussiëren Bitcoin Era over de volgende grote upgrade Taproot. Het Taproot-voorstel werd in januari 2018 geïntroduceerd door softwareontwikkelaar en Bitcoin Core-bijdrager Gregory Maxwell.

Afgelopen oktober werd Taproot geïntroduceerd in de Github-repository als een pull-verzoek geïnitieerd door Bitcoin Core-programmeur Pieter Wuille. Ogenschijnlijk kan Taproot helpen om BTC te schalen en bitcoin-transacties meer privé te maken. Het protocol dat zal worden ingezet als het tot consensus komt, is een soft fork die de scripts van de blockchain verbetert voor privacy-centrische en complexe transacties.

„Taproot is een voorgestelde Bitcoin-protocolupgrade die kan worden ingezet als een voorwaarts compatibele soft fork,“ merkt de Github „Taproot-Activation“ documentatie op. „Door het Schnorr-handtekeningschema te combineren met MAST (Merklized Alternative Script Tree) en een nieuwe scripttaal genaamd Tapscript, zal Taproot de flexibiliteit van Bitcoin’s smart contract uitbreiden, terwijl het meer privacy biedt door gebruikers complexe smart contracts te laten maskeren als een gewone bitcoin-transactie.“

Om te upgraden moeten netwerkdeelnemers tot consensus komen

Volgens de traditionele regels moeten mijnwerkers, om de Taproot-activering te laten plaatsvinden, de nieuwe consensusregels binnen een bepaalde periode overnemen. Op het moment van schrijven zijn er meer dan een dozijn blokken gemijnd met blokken die tekenen voor de activering van Taproot. De drie verschillende pools bekend als F2pool, Foundry, en Slush Pool zijn allemaal begonnen met signalering. F2pool is momenteel de grootste mining pool per hashrate op het BTC netwerk, voor zover het hash distributie betreft.

Terwijl een groot aantal BTC-aanhangers positief is over de Taproot-activering, is er al controverse ontstaan over de manier waarop je BTC kunt upgraden. Half april berichtte Bitcoin.com News over software-ontwikkelaar Luke Dashjr en zijn angst tegen miners die upgraden met de

„Speedy trial“-activeringsmethode. In een bericht zes dagen geleden raakte Gregory Maxwell, ook bekend als „nullc“ op Reddit, in een verhitte discussie verwikkeld in een thread genaamd „Taproot activatie status“.

Het is al een tijdje geleden dat Bitcoin (BTC) is geüpgraded en zoals gebruikelijk zijn mensen sceptisch over blockchain deelnemers die tot consensus komen na de Segwit2x gevechten in 2017. De koppigheid en de lange tijd hebben ertoe geleid dat mensen spreken over dingen als ossificatie, bitrot, en bitcreep. Bovendien bekritiseerde eind 2020 Blockchair’s hoofdontwikkelaar, Nikita Zhavoronkov, Taproot woest op Twitter.

Ondanks enkele meningsverschillen, denken veel mensen dat het bereiken van consensus over Taproot en zelfs met de betwistbare activeringsmethoden, de upgrade dit jaar zal plaatsvinden. Krakenfx Editor Pete Rizzo schreef onlangs een uitgebreide Twitter thread over het Taproot consensus onderwerp na het doen van een Clubhouse evenement in maart.

„Ja, er zijn meningsverschillen. Nee, dit lijkt niet op debatten die hebben geleid tot eerdere netwerksplitsingen,“ zei Rizzo.

Vanaf zondag 2 mei 2021 is ongeveer 25% van de SHA256 hashrate van het netwerk akkoord met de Taproot activatie. Er is een signaleringsperiode van 2.016 blokken en „1.802 Taproot blokken over tot [de] soft fork is vergrendeld,“ zegt het webportaal taproot.watch. „Taproot zal niet vergrendelen met de huidige signaleringsratio (7,14%),“ voegt de pagina toe.

I possessori di token DMG prendono su Twitter per piangere mentre le loro partecipazioni crollano del 75%.

DeFi Money Market, uno dei primi progetti che mirano a portare gli asset del mondo reale sulla catena, ha annunciato bruscamente la scorsa notte che ha „cessato le operazioni“

„A seguito di indagini normative, DMM si sta chiudendo“, si legge in una dichiarazione sul sito web del progetto. „[…] Bitcoin Freedom si rammarica della necessità di questa azione e desidera ringraziare la comunità DMM per il suo supporto e la partecipazione attiva a questo progetto.“

Il sito web ha fornito agli utenti istruzioni su come riscattare gli mToken produttivi e ha affermato che i rendimenti dei token sarebbero scesi allo 0% il 10 febbraio.

„Siamo sicuri che tu abbia domande, ma purtroppo non siamo in grado di rispondere alle domande in questo momento“, aggiunge la dichiarazione.

Il progetto ha anche confermato l’arresto in un paio di Tweet:

Insieme a RealT e ad altri progetti di tokenizzazione immobiliare, DMM è stato uno dei primi a tentare di portare risorse del mondo reale nel panorama DeFi. Hanno offerto tassi di interesse superiori al 6% sui loro token supportati da prestiti per auto reali. Il progetto è stato lanciato con il supporto di un oracolo Chainlink costruito su misura e con il sostegno dell’investitore miliardario Tim Draper .

Alcuni hanno ipotizzato che il controllo normativo a cui fa riferimento il team nel suo annuncio potrebbe essere legato al suo lancio di token fallito . Poco dopo la loro vendita simbolica, ci sono state segnalazioni che documentavano la società caricata per dimostrare che il sostegno del prestito rivelava inavvertitamente le identità dei titolari del prestito.

L’annuncio ha portato a un rapido declino del token di governance DMG di DeFi Money Market. DMG attualmente scambia a $ 0,093 centesimi dopo essere caduto da $ 0,53 massimi la scorsa notte.

Tuttavia, potrebbe esserci qualche speranza per i titolari. Nella dichiarazione di DMM, il progetto affermava che „un ulteriore fondo di risorse disponibili è stato istituito per facilitare il riscatto dei token DMG“ e che „seguiranno“ ulteriori informazioni su questo fondo.

• Ein IT-Ingenieur bittet um die Erlaubnis, in einer Mülldeponie nach einer verschwundenen Bitcoin-Festplatte zu suchen.
• Das Gerät enthält Berichten zufolge etwa 7.500 Bitcoin, die derzeit über 200 Millionen Dollar wert sind.

Da die größte Kryptowährung in den letzten Monaten einen exponentiellen Wertzuwachs erlebte, recken viele Menschen, die in den früheren Jahren Tausende von BTC verkauft haben, jetzt wahrscheinlich bedauernd den Kopf. Ebenso melden sich diejenigen, die den Zugriff auf ihre Bitcoin-Wallets verloren haben, zu Wort.

Heute bittet ein IT-Ingenieur aus Newport (im Vereinigten Königreich) selbstbewusst um die Erlaubnis, auf der Mülldeponie der Stadt nach einer verschwundenen Festplatte zu suchen. Die Bitcoin Hero in dem Gerät sind beim heutigen Kurs schätzungsweise über 280 Millionen Dollar wert.

Über 280 Millionen Dollar fälschlicherweise entsorgt

Der 35-jährige Mann aus Newport, James Howells, erzählte, dass er die Bitcoin-Festplatte irrtümlich weggeworfen hat, weil er fälschlicherweise annahm, dass es sich um das leere Gerät handelte, das er hatte. Howells‘ erster Versuch, nach der verschwundenen Festplatte – die 7.500 Bitcoins enthielt – zu suchen, erwies sich als erfolglos, da die Stadtverwaltung dies nicht erlaubte.

Für dieses zweite Mal versprach der IT-Ingenieur aus Newport jedoch, etwa 25 Prozent des Wertes der Bitcoins – 52,5 Millionen Pfund oder 71,6 Millionen Dollar – der Stadt als Covid-Hilfsfonds anzubieten. Howells erklärte auch seine Strategie für die Suche nach der Bitcoin-Festplatte in der Mülldeponie und auch die Sicherheitsmaßnahmen, die sie ergreifen werden, um sicherzustellen, dass die ungesunden Gase aus der Deponie nicht entweichen.

Howells glaubt, dass sein Bitcoin immer noch zurückgeholt werden könnte

„Die Art und Weise, wie die Deponie im Jahr 2013 funktionierte, war, dass, wenn eine Mülltonne voll war, sie eine Seriennummer erhielt, in den Tagebau geschleppt und dort vergraben wurde. Sie wurde auch mit einer Referenznummer versehen“, erklärte der Ingenieur. „Wenn ich also auf die Deponieaufzeichnungen zugreifen könnte, könnte ich die Woche identifizieren, in der ich die Festplatte weggeworfen habe; ich könnte die Seriennummer der Tonne identifizieren, in der sie sich befand; und dann könnte ich herausfinden, wo sich die Gitterreferenz befindet.“

Es besteht die Möglichkeit, dass das Gerät, falls es gefunden wird, nicht mehr funktionsfähig ist. Allerdings sagte der Newport-Mann, dass seine innere Festplatte möglicherweise nicht betroffen ist, die die Kernkomponente ist, die benötigt wird, um die Bitcoins wiederherzustellen.

Ethereum is by far the most undervalued cryptocurrency

Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of US crypto exchange Gemini and billionaire bitcoin investor, believes Ethereum is the most undervalued cryptocurrency.

Winklevoss pointed out that Ethereum is 50% away from its all-time high at around $1,400. In comparison, BTC is already up almost 50% from its previous record high. Winklevoss:

„Ether $ETH is 50% away from its all-time high. It is now easily the most undervalued cryptocurrency in the world.“

Ethereum outlook remains optimistic

There are several important reasons to be optimistic about Ethereum in the medium to long term.

First, the number by Bitcoin System of whales accumulating Ethereum has increased, according to Santiment.

According to Santiment analysts, the number of whales holding Ethereum has increased over the past two months. Santiment:

„After $ETH surpassed $750 for the first time in 31 months, we found that there are 39 more #Ethereum addresses holding $10,000+ $ETH than 2 months ago. Meanwhile, the number of addresses holding $1-10,000 $ETH has shrunk in that time.“

This trend shows that confidence is increasing among long-term holders and high net worth investors.

Secondly, Eth2 has launched, an upgrade that aims to significantly scale Ethereum’s blockchain network (Buy Now? Go here for instructions) over time. This could allow decentralised finance (DeFi) to grow exponentially in the coming years.

The total value tied up in DeFi has passed the $14 billion mark, after peaking at $16 billion. If Ethereum usage becomes cheaper through Eth2, DeFi could grow much faster.

Given Ethereum’s strong fundamentals and the increasing accumulation of ETH by whales, investors are generally positive about ETH.

Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss says he has owned a large holding of Ethereum for many years. Winklevoss:

„We have had a large pocket $ETH for many years. @Gemini was the first exchange in the United States to list Ether in 2016 (@NYDFS approved no less). Happy New Year!“

What’s next for ETH?

In 2021, analysts expect Ethereum to rally, especially as the listing of Ether futures on the CME draws closer.

The CME, which has become the largest bitcoin futures exchange after open interest, will list Ethereum in February.

The confluence of the CME listing, the whale accumulation and the generally positive sentiment around Ethereum as a store of value could drive up the price of ETH.

A pseudonymous investor known as Aftab writes on this:

„The long-term value of $ETH as a gas is: 1) creates a durable, utility-based demand (not just memes) 2) being needed by all users increases overall ubiquity and desirability 3) the combustion mechanism (under EIP-1559) destroys supply All of this strengthens ETH’s role as a SoV.“

Technically, Ethereum faces a strong resistance level at $840. But above that, there is little resistance until $1,000 – and finally, shortly after that, its record high is above $1,400. The key in the short term is to maintain the current momentum, and that a drop below $700 is avoided.

Bitcoin’s fear and greed index“ has never been so long on „Extreme greed

The Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index has been set at „Extreme Greed“ for over a month.
The recent price rally and bullish developments have strengthened investor confidence.
Such an exuberance in the market could point to an impending correction.

The Bitcoin Millionaire „Fear and Greed Index“ continues to stand on „Extreme Greed“. The instrument used to analyze market sentiment has not fallen below its peak since the beginning of November.

The fear and greed index now lasts for over a whole month and has never spent so many days at such a high level. According to the creators of the index, such overwhelming investor confidence could indicate an impending decline in Bitcoin prices.

Investors still greedy, as Bitcoin is close to its all-time high

The price of Bitcoin has increased by about 80% in the last two months. The leading crypto currency was traded at around $10,600 on October 5. Today, a single Bitcoin costs over $19,130.

The dramatic rise in price, which caused BTC to exceed its all-time high on some exchanges, also brought back immense optimism in the crypto-currency industry. This is illustrated by the crypto currency market sentiment analysis tool, the fear and greed index.

The Fear and Greed Index draws its data from market volatility, dynamics and volume, engagement in social media, BTC dominance and surveys. It aggregates these sources to give a score of 100, which corresponds to a general descriptor of either Extreme Fear, Fear, Neutral, Greed or Extreme Greed.

Since November 5th, the metric has been „Extreme greed“. This is by far the longest period of such market optimism in its history.

Even the slump below $16,700 at the end of last month has not shaken investor confidence in the market. The fear and greed index remained above 86 out of 100 points during the brief downtrend. It promptly rose again to 93. Anything above 80 stands for „extreme greed“.

Is the market too confident in the short term?

The recent rise in prices and the resulting market confidence seems to be due to large-scale purchases by a number of companies. These include MicroStrategy, which has just added another $50 million worth of BTC to its own colossal inventory, PayPal and Square, and Grayscale.

Contributing to the overwhelming bullish mood is the increasing number of valuations from the world of traditional finance and investment. Financial institutions such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan have all expressed optimism about the future of BTC. Even legendary investment figures such as Paul Tudor Jones and Stan Druckenmiller have expressed optimism.

Although the Bitcoin industry has much to be confident about, the aforementioned index itself suggests that BTC could be overbought – at least in the short term. The website where the tool is hosted suggests that this overwhelming greed could be a sign that the market is ready for a correction.

Those expecting a correction base their opinion on a maxim of the famous investor, billionaire and BTC denier Warren Buffett. Buffett coined the popular maxim: „Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful“.

Unfortunately, the fear and greed index has only existed since February 2018, so we cannot compare the latest phase of „extreme greed“ with the last time BTC approached $20,000 in December 2017.

However, most analysts agree on one point. The conditions for the current price rise are completely different from the earlier all-time high that preceded the prolonged bear market of 2018.

I media locali rivelano che i produttori di elettricità nello Yunnan, la quarta provincia cinese per tasso di hashish Bitcoin, sono stati costretti a smettere di fornire energia ai minatori criptoelettrici.

Le autorità della città di Baoshan stanno aumentando i loro sforzi per reprimere i minatori bitcoin.

Il 30 novembre, il reporter cinese Colin Wu ha postato su Twitter affermando che molti minatori gli hanno parlato del divieto. Ha condiviso quelle che sembrano essere copie scannerizzate di documenti ufficiali rilasciati ai produttori di energia:

Tuttavia, Wu ha detto che il divieto potrebbe essere stato imposto a causa di interessi economici e forse non è indicativo del desiderio di colpire le miniere di crittografia da parte del governo cinese:

„Non c’è bisogno di sopravvalutare l’impatto di questo incidente. L’atteggiamento delle compagnie elettriche locali cinesi nei confronti del crypto mining sta spesso cambiando. È più una richiesta di interessi economici che una pressione politica“.

È interessante notare che il divieto sembra aver coinciso con un calo di 24 ore del tasso di hashish globale di circa il 10%, da 140 esahashes al secondo a 125 EX/s. Ma la correlazione è tutt’altro che causale.

L’indice di consumo di elettricità Bitcoin dell’Università di Cambridge, o BECI, indicava che lo Yunnan era la quarta regione più grande della Cina per tasso di hashish minerario.

Ad aprile 2020, solo lo Xinjian, il Sichuan e la Mongolia Interna erano più grandi. Lo Yunnan rappresentava allora circa il 5,42% del tasso globale di hashish che lo collocava al di sopra di tutti i paesi, ad eccezione di Stati Uniti, Cina, Kazakistan e Russia.

A giugno, Wu ha riferito che il governo dello Yunnan aveva già ordinato la chiusura di 64 operazioni minerarie non autorizzate. Il numero comprendeva sette che al momento erano in costruzione. Pechino ha citato l’evasione fiscale e i rischi per la sicurezza, compreso il modo in cui le miniere sono state collegate alle centrali idroelettriche locali.

Nello stesso mese, una miniera locale di bitcoin ha preso fuoco, causando l’incenerimento di migliaia di unità. La repressione di metà anno è arrivata anche dopo l’esplosione del 29 maggio in una centrale idroelettrica nella provincia dello Yunnan, che ha causato la morte di sei persone e il ferimento di cinque. Si ritiene che l’esplosione abbia causato una maggiore applicazione degli standard di sicurezza delle centrali idroelettriche della zona.

Nell’aprile 2020, la rete statale dello Yunnan ha anche pubblicato un documento che mette in guardia i produttori di energia elettrica contro la deviazione non autorizzata dell’energia elettrica verso le miniere di bitcoin.

Today’s rise is accompanied by constantly growing volumes. Yesterday with more than $465 billion was for cryptocurrency the day with the highest trading volume since the end of February 2018.

Also yesterday, after an initial uncertainty, in the second part of the day purchases returned to the highest levels in recent years.

Analyzing the first three capitalized, Bitcoin, Ethereum and Ripple XRP, the current bullish trend started in early October is characterizing itself in a different way highlighting a general movement that remains driven by Bitcoin but, unlike the past Crypto Genius weeks, is transferring advantageous motivations also to Altcoin.

The Volumes of the cryptocurrency
Looking at the volumes traded over the last three days, there is an unprecedented amount of consecutive exchanges.

For Ethereum, yesterday’s day with over $3.9 billion traded recorded the third consecutive day above $3 billion. This has never happened before.

With almost $6 billion traded in 24 hours, it is also a record trade for Ripple XRP. Never before in the history of Ripple XRP have there been three consecutive days of daily trading on major platforms above $2.8 billion.

Positive crypto market
Even for today’s day the green sign continues to prevail with over 75% above parity. Between the big solo Ethereum (ETH) and Polkadot (DOT) I move in negative with decreases between 1% and 3%.

Both take a breath after the strong rises of the past few days with gains of over 30% in just five days.

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to do well, climbing 2% on a daily basis over USD 19,300, now a step away from the historical records of 2017. From current levels, just over 2% is missing to enter unexplored territory.

Stellar (XLM) with an increase of over 40% returns above 0.21 cents on a daily basis for the second consecutive day.

Positive day with a double-digit rise also for Ripple (XRP) up 10% even if at the mercy of short-term speculation causing rapid upward and downward swings during the same day.

Bitcoin’s market share rose above 61% with Ethereum slipping below 11.8% and Ripple trying to consolidate its dominance above 5%, the highest level in the last 13 months.

Although Ethereum continues to bleed, falling below 6.7 million ETHs stuck on the various decentralised protocols, with over $14.3 billion the total fixed asset value (TVL) on DeFi remains close to record levels.

Maker confirmed its leadership in the sector with $2.7 billion, followed by WBTC with $2.4 billion, recording a new record (124,480) of BTC transformed into Erc-20 tokens, equal to 74% of Bitcoin tokens.

Bitcoins (BTC)
The exponential rise of Bitcoin has brought the quotations back to one step from the absolute historical record recorded on December 17, 2017 to $19,891 recorded on the BitFinex platform.

Since the beginning of the current trend – mid-October – the rise has so far recorded only two days of weakness: 7 and 22 November. On both days, intraday speculation has caused prices to slide by just under 10%. It is this the data to take as reference in a similar context that from these levels does not find better references to consider in case of reversal of the trend.

Translated in operative terms it means that for the Bitcoin there are margins of movements to the decrease that until 17400 USD would not compromise the current upward trend. On the other hand, if the historical highs are exceeded by more than 19,900 USD, this could trigger a rise sustained by euphoria.

Ethereum (ETH)
The rise of the last five days has brought prices back above USD 600, the highest level since the beginning of June 2018. A gain of more than 30% in value in less than a week, partly unexpected after the uncertainty that has been characterising fluctuations below USD 500 since last summer.

The upward climb lacks valid short-term support, which is why it is necessary to wait for price consolidation in the coming days to define a level where to attract new purchases to support a climb to new records. Any downward speculative movement should not return below USD 480.

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Customers complain of late withdrawal on business that promised up to 10% profit with cryptomoeda.

The site Meu Pé de Bitcoin said it „does not work with investments“ when asked about overdue withdrawals from customers who recently registered complaints on the Complaint Here platform.

According to the complaints site, complaints against My Foot of Bitcoin have increased by 1,000% in about a month. Users of the platform charge for overdue company transfers.

However, Meu Pé de Bitcoin stated that it does not offer returns on investments in cryptomoedas, unlike the customers who charge the company.

My Foot of Bitcoin

The site Meu Pé de Bitcoin is pointed out as an investment business by customers who expect the profit promised by the cryptomoedas business. Although the platform claims that it does not make investments clients cite that they have invested in the company.

This is the case of an investor from Recife – PE who said she has requested the cancellation of a contract with Meu Pé de Bitcoin. By waiting more than 45 days, she concludes that she has not received the ‚investment‘ back.

„I made an investment in June 2020. For health reasons I had to cancel the contract on August 2nd and I was confirmed that within 45 days I would receive the amount due“.

According to the users of the platform, the business offered up to 10% profit in investments in cryptomoedas. With late withdrawal, Meu Pé de Bitcoin News trader scam is unaware of the profit offer on the platform, claiming that it „never offered“ profit to customers.

„We do not make applications for third parties, we enter into partnerships and partnerships with people who believe in our potential and honesty, for those who choose to form a partnership with us, in the form of applicable law, there is the receipt of pro-labore“.

Complain Here

Complaint Here received ten complaints against My Foot from Bitcoin in October 2020, where clients complain about transfers that the company has stopped doing in recent months.

The latest unfavourable complaint about the cryptomoedas investment platform reiterates that My Bitcoin Foot is „lying to people“. In this case, the investor who is from São Paulo – SP says that the company „does not pay right“, in a complaint filed last Thursday (5).

In addition to stating that he is disappointed with the deal, the client of Meu Pé de Bitcoin says that there are users who have been waiting four months for late withdrawal requests.

„I’ve only been disappointed with this company, I don’t recommend it. The company is not good, it doesn’t pay right, they always make excuses. There are people for more than four months without receiving the money. And now with this app, no one solves it, no transfer is made“.

In addition to denying that it offers investments in Bitcoin, the company claims that it does not have „leaders,“ confronting the announcement about the company’s „crypto potentiators.

„We don’t work with investments, so we have no investment leaders.“

Still contradicting the company, in a Facebook group called ‚cryptomime arbitrage‘ a possible crypto enhancer invites other investors to join ‚My Bitcoin Foot. The user promises profits of 0.05% to 3% per month and uses a filter in the profile photo with the business logo.

More time to pay

According to My Foot Bitcoin customers who have registered complaints on the site Reclame Aqui, the company is having problems with delayed withdrawals. One of the investors says that the business asked for more time to return the money from users who are canceling contracts.

Therefore, until then payments happened within 45 days after the termination of the contract. With the change this period increases to 75 days, as the investor from São Paulo – SP says.

„Now they are saying that it is 75 days to receive my money that I requested redemption. Very nice My Foot of Bitcoin. I don’t recommend it, they are lying to people“.

In response, Meu Pé de Bitcoin stated that it is a startup that „provides technology for establishments to receive in Bitcoin,“ refusing to offer any kind of investment in cryptomoedas.

About the complaints on the site Reclame Aqui, the site Meu Pé de Bitcoin states that everything is just a „big misunderstanding“ and that the registration of the complaints may be aimed at damaging the image of the business.

Continuation or correction? – Bitcoin has just had an explosive week and is getting a little closer to its price record of 2017. Will we see a continuation of the trend this week?

Bitcoin weekly: a convincing trend

Last week, the tension was at its height with Bitcoin tickling its resistance of $ 14,000. A week later, that level was widely broken down, and Bitcoin is trading at $ 15,332 at the time of writing.

The underlying trend is clearly bullish on Bitcoin. We are on price levels not seen for almost 3 years and the weekly closings of January 2018.

In weekly , the configuration is explosive . Bitcoin ends this year 2020 with a bang and is only a few cables away from being able to win the Grail : the ATH of 2017 at 20,000 dollars.

After breaking through $ 14,000, almost no chart resistance is holding us back to continue galloping north. A retest of this level is of course possible, but in no way invalidates the current uptrend of Bitcoin.

Bitcoin in everyday life: consolidation in sight?

The past week has been very bullish for Bitcoin. In the aftermath of the US elections , Bitcoin broke through its resistance of $ 14,000 with force, giving us a very nice bullish candle of 10% , a gain of more than $ 1,400 on the day.

Since then, we are again in the state preceding this beautiful candle: we consolidate .

The price came to test twice the 16,000 dollars without managing to cross them, and this level is for the moment well defended by the sellers. The rare passages under $ 15,000 were quickly swallowed up by buyers. The trend is bullish here too, and Bitcoin is consolidating in this range for now.

Bitcoin popular with its former enemies

Remember! A few years ago , Bitcoin was still considered “rat poison” or “terrorist currency” . Now, the king of cryptos continues to make great allies :

Legendary investor Bill Miller who describes Bitcoin as a safe haven ;
The JP Morgan business bank which recognizes Bitcoin as a credible alternative to gold ;
And maybe even US President Joe Biden? After all, he received huge donations from the cryptosphere for his campaign.

The question we could ask ourselves with such a bullish context is „where is the crowd?“ “ .

The Bahamas have just deployed their central bank digital currency (CBDC), the „Sand Dollar“. Its launch comes after a pilot program initiated in October 2019.

The Sand Dollar lands in the Bahamas

The Central Bank of the Bahamas (CBOB) today officially introduced its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), the “ Sand Dollar ”. This makes the Bahamas one of the first countries in the world to launch a CBDC beyond a pilot program .

The information was shared during a webinar broadcast on Facebook , on the dedicated Sand Dollar page. As of today, the 386,000 inhabitants of the archipelago can create their digital wallet on their smartphone and carry out transactions.

The entire Bitcoin Profit ecosystem will therefore transit through smartphones, and all Bahamian merchants can very easily accept it as a means of payment.

The central bank has chosen the company NZIA as its technological partner for the deployment of the Sand Dollar. Also based in Canada, South Korea, Singapore and South Africa, NZIA specializes in developing solutions compatible with existing regulatory frameworks and financial frameworks.

On the official Sand Dollar website , here’s how the Central Bank of the Bahamas justifies the introduction of this CBDC:

„The goal is to promote more inclusive access to regulated payments and other financial services for underserved communities and socio-economic groups, as well as reduce service delivery costs and increase transaction efficiency for financial services. across the Bahamas. “

Each Sand Dollar is backed by a Bahamian dollar, which in turn is pegged to a US dollar. In addition, the CBOB claims that the fees required to complete a transaction are negligible, without giving further details.

A CBDC quickly set up

This CBDC had been in the works for several years, although things really accelerated last year when it was publicly announced.

The Sand Dollar project had been the subject of a pilot program since October 2019 , when 48,000 units were in circulation on the islands of Exuma and Abaco, combining a population of 25,000 people.

Although the Sand Dollar is being rolled out nationwide fairly quickly, the project already looks quite mature . The Central Bank of the Bahamas ensures that its entire ecosystem is already operational.

The institution hopes in particular that at the end of this project, all inhabitants of the Bahamas will have equal and expanded access to modernized digital means of payment . At the same time, a reduction in cash transactions is also planned, a feature that will certainly be debated.

This new payment infrastructure is expected to reduce service delivery costs, increase transaction efficiency and improve the general level of financial inclusion of communities throughout the archipelago.

Along with Venezuela’s Petro (PRT) , the Sand Dollar is one of the first sovereign digital currencies to emerge . Although the challenge is less compared to the deployment of the digital yuan in China , the Bahamas are proving to the whole world their lead on a technology which is still very young.