LongFin Corp. Makes A Surprising Double Reversal

It is a good thing news releases do not yet go out as irreversible blockchain transactions. In yet one more bizarre story involving a cryptocurrency/blockchain company, LongFin (LFIN) issued a press release over GlobeNewswire that suddenly seemed to validate its recent price run-up. Several hours later, the company asked its audience to ignore that press … Read more

Bitcoin Price Extremes Once Again Follow Google Search Trends

The trading volatility in Bitcoin (BTC) is delivering a healthy number of extremes. These accumulating extremes are helping me build associations between Bitcoin price action and Google search interest in the cryptocurrency. The latest round of extremes delivered some eye-opening associations which could help traders in the near future. This week, on January 15th, Bitcoin … Read more

Picture THIS Blockchain: Eastman “Cryptocurrency” Kodak

Source: KODAKOne “The KODAKOne image rights management platform will create an encrypted, digital ledger of rights ownership for photographers to register both new and archive work that they can then license within the platform. KODAKCoin allows participating photographers to take part in a new economy for photography, receive payment for licensing their work immediately upon … Read more

The Speculations of Morgan Stanley

The raging bull market has helped facilitate instant excitement any time a company announces a cryptocurrency-related project or product. Xunlei Limited (XNET) is one of several companies that have enjoyed such a boost. XNET soared from just over $4 to $25 in less than two months on the heels of crypto-news. Source for charts: FreeStockCharts.com … Read more

Bitcoin’s Latest Sell-Off Tests the Bottom Signaled By Google Trends

At the time of writing, Bitcoin (BTC) just experienced another large one-day loss…currently around 10%. Source: Yahoo Finance A week ago, sellers panicked and sent Bitcoin careening toward $10,000 as an orderly pullback from all-time highs suddenly became chaotic. Buyers quickly moved in and the cryptocurrency stabilized. Until last week’s low gets violated, I am … Read more