“Financial privacy is like a fundamental right”, says Jesse Powell, CEO, and Co-founder of Kraken. But Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are pseudonymous, i.e., transaction information is easily available for further analysis. In response to this, new technology has been developed over the years to recreate privacy by restoring anonymity. While this gave rise to privacy...Read More
Decentralized Finance [DeFi] protocols have been gaining popularity with the returns they have been churning out for the users who have locked in Ethereum [ETH] on the platform. This growth of the protocol can be visible in the total amount of ether locked in the applications, which has noticeably tripled in a period of one...Read More
The bearish lows of December 2019 were overcome with the recent collective surge witnessed by the crypto market. Bitcoin silver’s counterpart Litecoin experienced a similar hike over the period as the 7th largest digital asset breached its psychological resistance of $50. Litecoin was valued at $59.60 at press time with a market capitalization of $3.77 billion....Read More
Ethereum classic is the latest altcoin to go bananas this month. | Source: mk1one/Shutterstock.com The ethereum classic price (ETC) rallied 40% over the last 24 hours. ETC has more than doubled this week. ETC is now a top 10 cryptocurrency by market cap. An ETC futures product that launched this week catalyzed the price action....Read More
Last week was nothing but volatile for Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market. Fortunately, the volatility did well. Seven days ago, Bitcoin was trading at around $7,950, while today, the cryptocurrency stands at almost $8,900. This marks an increase upwards of 13% for the past seven days. It’s worth noting, however, that this time altcoins...Read More
Following this week’s triumphant Bitcoin rally, it seems that dozens of altcoins have been seeing significant price jumps. And today, it would seem that Ethereum Classic has jumped on the bandwagon too. In fact, ETC has seen a huge surge of about 40% over the course of the last 24 hours and as of today,...Read More
Bitcoin has managed to consolidate higher in the charts after a few consistent surges; other major assets have followed BTC’s path in improving their respective valuations. Despite rising market caps, the address profitability for certain major cryptos has not mirrored their current market performance. Data from intotheblock.com indicated that a majority of the addresses holding...Read More
Institutional flows into bitcoin may explain why the number one cryptocurrency bottomed in December. | Image: shutterstock.com There are several theories that can explain the current bitcoin pump. The revelation that Grayscale raked in close to $200 million in Q4 investments may explain why the cryptocurrency bottomed out in December. New investments must keep flowing...Read More
Bitcoin saw a serious 12% price increase this week, allowing the cryptocurrency to rises toward the $8,800 level. BTC actually managed to rise into the $9,000 resistance level today but has since rolled over and fallen slightly. The latest price increase saw Bitcoin rising well above the 200-days EMA as it approached resistance at $8,960...Read More
Today, we will be reviewing some of the market opinions and Stellar Lumens historical prices, so that we can formulate an XLM price prediction for January 2020. Stellar Overview The Stellar project was developed by Jed McCaleb, initially as a fork of Ripple, but then in 2015, the platform was rebuilt and had its blockchain...Read More
Binance will list a new set of FTX leveraged tokens that will allow users to open 3x long or short positions for Bitcoin and Ethereum. This comes less than a month after the Maltese-based exchange made a strategic partnership with the derivatives exchange, FTX. Binance Lists New Type Of Leveraged Tokens The leading cryptocurrency exchange...Read More
Bitcoin briefly crossed $9,000 on Friday, setting the stage for a potentially bigger move higher. | Image: shutterstock.com Bitcoin may target $18,000 if past halving performance plays out. In the immediate term, bitcoin must overcome $9,000. BTC price briefly overtakes that level Friday. Analysts, traders and crypto enthusiasts all over the globe are cheering on...Read More
XRP has seen a 13% price surge this week as it reaches resistance at $0.234. Against BTC, XRP continues to trade sideways as it straddles the 2600 SAT level. Once XRP manages to overcome $0.2345, the coin might surge back toward $0.30. Key Support & Resistance Levels XRP/USD Support: $0.22, $0.20, $0.185 Resistance: $0.2345, $0.25,...Read More
After touching $115 on December 18, ETH grew by nearly 50% in the month that followed. While 2019 was not too favorable for Ethereum, 2020 might push it to greener pastures. Valued at $161 at the time of writing, ETH has a market capitalization of nearly $17.7 billion, with almost $14.6 billion worth of ETH...Read More
The critical situation between Telegram and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took another step forward. The market regulator now claims that the popular messaging company saw its upcoming Gram token as securities and thus should fall under established regulations. Is Gram Token A Security? Telegram’s controversy regarding its TON blockchain and its native...Read More
The QuadrigaCX scandal was a landmark case that became a red flag for the entire cryptocurrency community. The aftermath of it, however, isn’t over. Securities regulators in Canada are now preparing to clamp down on cryptocurrency exchanges which take custody of digital assets. QuadrigaCX Aftermath: CSA Publishes A Notice The Canadian Securities Administration has issued...Read More
Bitcoin started to penetrate the global industry from the mid of 2010. Though the initial journey for the cryptocurrency was not up to the satisfactory soon it started to shape the future of the traditional banking system. People are habituated with the traditional baking system and to transfer their own money, they have to pay...Read More
Cryptopia, Christchurch-based cryptocurrency exchange, recently announced that its directions hearing has been rescheduled to Feb. 11-14 at Christchurch High Court. The hearing was earlier scheduled with a New Zealand court for February 3, 2020. The exchange’s tweet on Jan 17 read, The #Cryptopia directions hearing has been rescheduled to 11-14 Feb @ Christchurch High Court....Read More
Coinbet24 is a crypto-friendly online casino and sportsbook. Their operation started back in 2015 as the website offers a wide variety of bitcoin betting markets as well as tons of casino games. The platform’s software was created in-house by a team of experts that have more than 40 years of experience in the gambling industry....Read More
Cryptocurrency has always remained a sore subject in any country’s regulation. Due to the lack of knowledge, cryptos are not receiving the intended growth scope. Some of the regions have fully regulated cryptocurrency laws, while some are on the verge of regulation. Moreover, there are even some regions where crypto is totally a banned subject....Read More
2020 has so far been particularly positive for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market. Starting the year at around $7,100, BTC currently trades at almost $9,000, charting notable increases throughout the entire week. In the past 24 hours alone, Bitcoin gained another 3% to its value, increasing from around $8,650 to about $9,000...Read More
The Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange, Binance Holdings Limited announced entering into a strategic partnership discussion with Z Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Z Holdings Corporation and TaoTao Inc., a Japanese licensed cryptocurrency exchange. The official release stated, “Z Corp, a subsidiary of Yahoo Japan, and TaoTao will continue discussions and deliberations with Binance and begin preparation to launch...Read More
Bitcoin has been holding steady around the $8,700 region after facing an influx of selling pressure that forced it to lose its previously held position within the $8,800 region. Data suggests that this selling pressure was quite massive, despite BTC only seeing slight losses.Bull’s ability to absorb the majority of this selling pressure may be...Read More
