Det börsnoterade gruvföretaget Hive Blockchain (HVBTF) rapporterade en vinst under andra kvartalet även när företaget fortsatte sina „stora utgifter“ för att uppgradera sina gruvanläggningar.

Hive tog in 13 miljoner dollar i kvartalsintäkter från gruvdrift, enligt Q2-resultatrapporten tisdag, en ökning med 8% jämfört med föregående års 12 miljoner dollar.

Företaget hade en vinst på 7,4 miljoner dollar, eller 0,03 dollar per aktie, en betydande ökning från dess förlust på 1,8 miljoner dollar under samma period förra året, eller 0,04 dollar förlust per aktie. Bruttomarginalmarginalen utvidgades till 9,2 miljoner dollar, från en förlust på mer än 560 000 dollar förra året.

„Vi har kunnat sänka kostnaderna, vilket har lett till det högsta kassaflödet under ett kvartal sedan Hive blev offentligt för tre år sedan.“, Säger Frank Holmes, tillfällig verkställande ordförande. Kassaflödet var 10,6 miljoner dollar, jämfört med en förlust på 4,6 dollar året innan.

Som ett av de största eterbrytningsföretagen noterade Hive en minskning jämfört med året innan i bitcoin (BTC, -1,18%) gruvdrift på grund av att man avslutade tidigare molngruvavtal, vilket blev olönsamt. Företaget har dock ökat sin gruvkapacitet avsevärt och har använt vinstmarginaler för gruvdrift för att möjliggöra „förvärv och initial skalning“ av nya bitcoinbrytningsverksamheter.

Den pågående koronaviruspandemin har „försenat förmågan att förvärva och distribuera“ sin nya bitcoin-gruvverksamhet, sa Hollmes på företagets resultatanrop. Men företaget behåller sitt mål om 1000 petahash per sekund (PH / s) „i framtiden“, sade Holmes.

Andelarna i det Vancouver-baserade företaget har överträffat eters årliga avkastning med 880 procentenheter. Hive-över-the-counter-handlade aktier har vunnit mer än 1 200% hittills och var nära $ 1,22 vid den senaste kontrollen.

Företagets dominerande fokus på eterbrytning representerar dess hausseartade syn på cryptosoft i förhållande till bitcoin. „Vi tror att eter kommer att göra en stor inhämtning av bitcoin på relativ basis“, sa Holmes till investerare.

„Det har varit ett stort utgifter i kvartalet för att uppgradera alla våra anläggningar“, sade Holmes och tillade att processen fortfarande har „en lång väg att gå“. I slutet av januari 2021 sa han att han förväntar sig att Hive har uppgraderat helt från 4 GB GPU-gruvchips till 8 GB chips och „blivit en ännu större spelare“ inom gruvbranschen ethereum (ETH, -1,31%).

Utöver sin gruvkapacitet upprepade Holmes sin uppfattning att företaget fungerar som „en fullmakt för människor som är ovilliga att använda en kryptovalutautbyte eller skapa en egen plånbok och köpa kryptovaluta.“

Dollarvärdet av Hives kryptovalutaintäkter ökade till 10,7 miljoner dollar, en ökning med nästan 50% från 7,2 miljoner dollar under samma period förra året. Ekonomidirektör Darcy Daubaras berättade för investerare att Hive „gillar att hålla en inventering av mynt“ men företaget säljer nuvarande produktion för att finansiera sina pågående operativa uppgraderingar.

„Vi har varit tvungna att påskynda försäljningen av mynt lite för att finansiera uppgraderingar av GPU-gruvmarker“, sa Daubaras. „Men vi tycker att det är viktigt att ha en bra inventering av bitcoin och eterum.“

After a mixed week before, the vast majority of Altcoins increased in value and thus followed the price development of the crypto key currency Bitcoin (BTC).

Any attempts by the bears to initiate a major correction in the rate of the key currency Bitcoin (BTC) have so far failed

The price setbacks triggered by this for many Altcoins are also used to a large extent as entry opportunities. This bullish basic tenor increases the chances of a sustained rally in the overall market. Positive news about the increasing interest of other institutional investors in cryptocurrencies is also encouraging many investors in their crypto investments.

There is still great investor interest in the area of decentralized finance (DeFi) . The prices of Sushi (SUSHI) and Aave (AAVE) continue to show high volatility and are again among the top performers this week with strong price increases. In particular, a sustained stabilization of the Bitcoin exchange rate above 18,000 US dollars should consolidate the positive development on the overall market.

After a slight consolidation including a retest of the breakout level in the previous week, the price of Litecoin can rise again this week towards the annual high

Although the LTC price did not manage to break the high of 93.92 US dollars, the price is currently trading again above the EMA20 (red) at 82.45 US dollars.

Bullishe Variant (Litecoin)

If Litecoin can break through the resist at $ 84.97 in a timely manner, the resistance at $ 89.97 and the annual high at $ 93.92 will come into focus. If this strong resist area is overcome by the daily closing price, a rise to the 61 Fibonacci retracement at 98.47 US dollars should be planned. If the mood on the overall market remains bullish in the coming days, a subsequent rise in the direction of the 70s Fibonacci retracement at 108.36 US dollars is also conceivable. If the bulls manage to overcome this resistance level dynamically, the LTC rate should rise to around 125.59 US dollars in the medium term. Only when this important resistance level is overcome by the daily closing price, the maximum price target of 144.54 US dollars moves into the focus of investors.

The credit card company Visa has partnered with Circle to integrate USDC into their payments.

This is part of Visa’s Fast Track system, which is reinventing itself as „network for networks“.

Visa has also invested in companies that may be ready to take the reins if central bank digital currency launches.

The „king“ of the credit card industry, Visa, has partnered with Circle to use USDC on Ethereum. Even more digital integration is on the horizon.

Arrive at a collaboration

While crypto volatility has kept some payment companies at bay, Visa has plunged to connect its payment system to USD Coin ( USDC ). USDC was developed by Circle, a company specializing in digital payments.

While users trade cryptocurrency and make payments using the Circle app , the Visa partnership will focus its efforts on USDC. The stablecoin , which runs on the blockchain Ethereum has a total market capitalization of 2.9 billion. Each USDC is pegged to one US dollar and is backed one to one.

This new partnership will see Circle working with Visa to help integrate USDC into the card company’s platforms. Circle will also integrate its app with Visa processing, and both companies hope this translates into fast, cheap (and potentially international) payments.

In theory, USDC could be sent anywhere in the world where Visa is accepted. Additionally, upon completion of the Fast Track program, Visa will issue a credit card that will allow USDC cardless payments.

Although Bitcoin has been called a store of value, the adoption of a non-volatile asset on the blockchain has been elusive. Could this card fill this gap?

The USDC team also promises to implement a Layer-2 solution that will drastically reduce or even eliminate fees. Another claimed benefit: zero purchase fees through the Coinbase exchange . This potentially facilitates USDC transfers to and from bank accounts.

“This will be the first corporate card that allows businesses to spend a USDDC balance,” said Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s crypto manager.

Change the situation

On the tech side, the USDC runs on the Ethereum blockchain, which recently launched the genesis block of its version 2.0. This new proof of stake version of the blockchain could end network congestion and reduce fees.

Likewise, ETH2 intends to expand massively to very many nodes, rather than a few centralized companies.

More than just Visa

Recently, Visa has shown more interest in digital currencies. The company has invested $ 40 million in Anchorage, a crypto startup. “Continue to think of Visa as a network of networks,” Sheffield said. He suggested that Visa could expand to other stablecoins or other blockchain networks.

Sheffield described Anchorage as potentially crucial for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). If the US Treasury decided to release a digital dollar, Visa would likely be in a good position to take advantage of it.

The Bitcoin price remains volatile – the bears can still defend the $ 20,000 mark. The most important BTC price targets and the status quo of Bitcoin dominance.

The Bitcoin price has barely changed in a weekly comparison and has continued to trade above 19,000 US dollars since the last price analysis

The battle between bulls and bears starts a new round just below the all-time high. The first attempt to reach the old all-time high was repulsed by the bears on November 25th. As a result, the Bitcoin price fell significantly by $ 3,200. As already mentioned in the last analysis, there was another bullish counterattack only in the support area at 16,267 US dollars.

From here, the bulls launched a new attack attempt and bought Bitcoin again high towards the 2017 all-time high of $ 19,885. This price mark was surpassed for a short time yesterday, Tuesday, December 1st, and a new all-time high was established at 19,915 US dollars. A short time later, a lack of follow-up purchases and a bearish counterattack led to another sale of the key currency back to 18,089 US dollars.

The bears could not develop the same selling pressure again as in the previous week. For the time being, a higher high and higher low is forming above the EMA20 (red). However, bearish divergences are again evident in the RSI and MACD indicators. Today, Wednesday morning, the current daily candle moved within the range of the previous day at currently 19,119 US dollars, which is to be assessed as neutral.

Bullish scenario (Bitcoin price)

Investors‘ buying interest can still be described as strong. Although the volume has been decreasing in the last few days, as long as the BTC rate can stay above the EMA20 at the daily closing rate, there are definitely further chances of a breakout above the all-time high. If the bulls manage to move the reserve currency dynamically above 19,915 US dollars and let it rise to 20,089 US dollars, the chances of a sustainable breakout improve noticeably. If this resistance area is overrun with high volume at the daily closing price, a march through to the 200 Fibonacci extension at $ 21,113 should be planned. If this resistance is overcome dynamically, a follow-up movement of up to 23,887 US dollars is also conceivable. The maximum price target is initially the resistance at 26. 664 US dollars (261 Fibonacci retracment). If the BTC price does not turn significantly downwards at this resistance either, a price target in the area of ​​35,074 US dollars cannot be ruled out for 2021.