Yaz Sheikh, Publisher at CoinCodex

Yaz Sheikh

Yaz is a cryptocurrency technical analyst with over seven years of technical analysis trading experience. As an Economics graduate, he has taken a keen interest in the future potential of blockchain in the financial industry. Removing crypto from the equation, Yaz loves to watch his favorite football team and keep up-to-date with the latest fights within the UFC.

Yaz Sheikh Latest Articles

Best Crypto Exchanges With Insurance Funds Against Hacks
Best Crypto Exchanges With Insurance Funds Against Hacks

Let’s face it, we all know that there is a risk associated with trading on centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. The main risk is a threat for an outside attacker to hack into the exchange's systems and steal funds from the exchange’s wallets. This has been a major problem for the industry that dates back to the infamous Mt GOX hack during June 2011, causing a major price dump in Bitcoin at the time.

Yaz Sheikh • 6 years ago
Bitcoin Price Analysis - BTC Breaks $10,000 For The First Time Since September 2019 - Will We Go Back Below Or Higher From Here?
Bitcoin Price Analysis - BTC Breaks $10,000 For The First Time Since September 2019 - Will We Go Back Below Or Higher From Here?

Bitcoin has increased by 3.32% over the past 24 hours of trading, bringing the price for the cryptocurrency back up above the $10,000.

Yaz Sheikh • 6 years ago
Bitcoin SV Halving To Occur Before BCH and BTC - Will Miners Switch Chains During The Interim?
Bitcoin SV Halving To Occur Before BCH and BTC - Will Miners Switch Chains During The Interim?

The Bitcoin SV effectively reduces inflation as fewer BSV coins are introduced into the economy per block. The constriction in supply is typically expected to reduce selling pressure from miners.

Yaz Sheikh • 6 years ago
Lisk Price Analysis - LSK Shoots Up By A Further 14% After A Majestic Start To 2020 - Can We Break $1.50?
Lisk Price Analysis - LSK Shoots Up By A Further 14% After A Majestic Start To 2020 - Can We Break $1.50?

If you have not been watching, Lisk has been on an absolute rampage within the markets this month after exploding by a total of 151% to reach a price of $1.40. It witnessed a further 14% price increase in today’s trading session that allowed it to climb as high as $1.60 before it rolled over and started to fall.

Yaz Sheikh • 6 years ago
Zcash Will Have Its First Ever Halving Later This Year, Hashrate Is Trending Upwards
Zcash Will Have Its First Ever Halving Later This Year, Hashrate Is Trending Upwards

The ZCash block halving is upon us! This will actually be the first block halving that ZCash has ever witnessed and it will occur at block number 850,000.

Yaz Sheikh • 6 years ago
Icon Price Analysis - ICX Explodes By 366% In 2020 Alone - What Is Going On With This Little Known Coin?
Icon Price Analysis - ICX Explodes By 366% In 2020 Alone - What Is Going On With This Little Known Coin?

Icon has been on an absolute SURGE over the past month as the cryptocurrency rises by 366%. ICX has continued to surge today by a further 50% and is showing no signs of slowing down. But, why is Icon surging so much?

Yaz Sheikh • 6 years ago
Basic Attention Token Price Analysis - Can BAT Break The Current Range and Turn Bullish?
Basic Attention Token Price Analysis - Can BAT Break The Current Range and Turn Bullish?

Basic Attention Token has started the year in a sideways trend as it ranges between $0.18 and $0.20. A break of this range will need to be established before we can ascertain the next direction of the market. The cryptocurrency is up by a total of 10% over the past 2 weeks as BAT has managed to rebound from $0.16, but it still must break $0.20 to turn bullish.

Yaz Sheikh • 7 years ago
Cobo Tablet Review: A Military-Grade Crypto Seed Storage Device
Cobo Tablet Review: A Military-Grade Crypto Seed Storage Device

Our Cobo Tablet review will help you decide if the Cobo Tablet is the right device for keeping your crypto recovery seeds safe and sound.

Yaz Sheikh • 7 years ago
Bitcoin Price Analysis - Bitcoin Collapses Beneath $7,000 - Will We Hit $5,000 Before Heading Back To $8,000?
Bitcoin Price Analysis - Bitcoin Collapses Beneath $7,000 - Will We Hit $5,000 Before Heading Back To $8,000?

So, it finally happened! BItcoin collapsed beneath the $7,000 level after seeing an epic 9% price decline over the past week of trading. Bitcoin saw a futher 4.20% price drop over the past 24 hours of trading that brought the cryptocurrency down toward the $6,558 level. Over the past 30 days, Bitcoin has now lost a total of 24%.

Yaz Sheikh • 7 years ago
Bitcoin Price Analysis - Increased BTC Volatility Is Looming as It Approaches Symmetrical Triangle Apex
Bitcoin Price Analysis - Increased BTC Volatility Is Looming as It Approaches Symmetrical Triangle Apex

Bitcoin saw a further 5% price fall this week, bringing the price for the cryptocurrency as low as $7,020. The cryptocurrency is battling to remain above $7,000 as the bulls continue to defend a symmetrical triangle pattern. Toward the start of the month, Bitcoin had broken out of an acute symmetrical triangle, but has now developed a longer termed pattern as it approaches the apex.

Yaz Sheikh • 7 years ago