All these years, Bitcoin has been called different names, it has phased, morphed into being different things; from being an asset used in the dark web to an asset that aids in speculative trading. Between name-calling and morphing, Bitcoin has evolved into an asset that is now being considered as portfolio diversification and even as...Read More
The Ethereum ecosystem has had quite a few developments taking place on Decentralized Finance [DeFi] and with regard to the stablecoins based on its platform. As the market gathers interest, the launch of Ethereum 2.0 is much-awaited. According to the pioneer of ETH 2.0 multi-client testnet, Afri Schoedon the launch may take place by November...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin admitted in a tweet that the higher transaction fee on the second-largest blockchain network is opening the door to security risks. However, he said that the fee market reform EIP 1559 will solve this. Higher Transactions Fees Vs. Block Reward Encourage Malicious Mining In a recent tweet, Buterin said that the...Read More
Disclaimer: The following price prediction should materialize in the next 7-days or less. Ethereum’s sideways movement below the upper resistance of $250 and consistent movement above and below $233-$227-$216 has been fairly evident since the start of June 2020. The last significant rally was witnessed during the end of May and since then, similar to...Read More
It is a known fact that Bitcoin volatility has been low for quite a while now. With low volatility, the volumes for both Bitcoin futures and options have reduced. With such small price movements after the halving, Bitcoin seems to have become less desirable in comparison to many of the market’s altcoins. At press time...Read More
To mark the occasion of reducing the KYC requirements, KickEX exchange is organizing a mass trading contest with prizes for 100 the most active traders, starting the 21st of July. Contest participants need to make a deposit of $20 or more, trade on the exchange, then they are automatically classified for a prize draw with...Read More
Chainlink’s price decreased by 7% overnight. It may resume the uptrend if the previous monthly breakout level can hold as support. LINK/USD: Price Holding Above $7.1 Key Resistance Levels: $7.83, $8.2, $8.9 Key Support Levels: $7.11, $6.86, $5.7 LINK/USD. Source: TradingView Earlier this month, Chainlink saw an impressive 95% surge to reach $8.9 on July...Read More
Following reports that Russia may introduce new legislation that would essentially criminalize cryptocurrency usage, a recent document revealed that the country is reviewing an updated version of the “Digital Financial Assets” (DFA) bill that excludes criminal allegations. No Prison In Russia For Cryptocurrency Usage? As CryptoPotato reported recently, members of Russian’s lower house (the State...Read More
For many in the cryptocurrency space, a ‘safe-haven’ is an egregious word. To be a ‘safe-haven’ would imply that Bitcoin is not the ‘only haven,’ to be a ‘safe-haven’ would imply that Bitcoin is an unlikely option in a testing time, and would mean Bitcoin is still an outlier. No no, there is no place...Read More
XRP saw a nice 1% price hike today as the coin edges back toward $0.20. It has been trying to reclaim $0.2 for the past 10-days but has failed on each attempt. Against Bitcoin, XRP continues its recovery as it found strong support at 2100 SAT. XRP/USD: XRP Bulls Struggling To Reclaim $0.2 Key Support...Read More
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex Blog On Tuesday, July 21st, the BTC rate is growing. The cryptocurrency is generally trading at 9307.56 USD. On D1 of BTC/USD, the picture has not changed much since last week. The pair is still trading at the upper border of the descending channel between 100.0% and 61.8% Fibo. Another...Read More
Major altcoins in the digital asset industry are currently having quite a ball over the course of the past week. Prices are entering a period of volatility and assets are following their individual trend in the market. Cardano and Stellar continued to ascend in their respective markets whereas ALGO tokens are facing a minor depreciation...Read More
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is all the rage in 2020 as projects in the field continue to explode. The total value locked in lending protocols has skyrocketed throughout the year. And while there are plenty of exciting projects, one seems to stand out with its unique approach. The project in question is Ampleforth (AMPL). It addresses...Read More
Disclaimer: The following article attempts to analyze the emerging trends in the short-term XRP market and its impact on the price. XRP has moved down the CoinMarketCap list to the fourth position, while Tether [USDT] takes its place. This was possible due to a booming USDT ecosystem and a dormant XRP market cap. As the...Read More
After adding Stellar to its Samsung Blockchain Keystore, the tech mogul has also featured another cryptocurrency project under its kit. Namely, this is the Decentraland Marketplace application that has already been added to Samsung’s Blockchain Wallet, as per a recent report. Decentraland Joins Samsung Blockchain Wallet According to an official announcement, the smartphone giant Samsung,...Read More
The leading digital asset management company Grayscale Investments has received approval from FINRA for public quotations for two more of its cryptocurrency products. Consequently, shares of both Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCHG) and Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTCN) have become the first publicly-quoted securities in the US deriving value from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) And Litecoin (LTC)....Read More
The altcoin market has been witnessing a consolidation phase along with major crypto assets. Despite the slow pace in price movement, many other small-cap assets have witnessed great volatility in the past couple of days, whereas major cryptocurrencies bounced around its immediate resistance and support. Bitcoin Cash [BCH] Source: BCH/USD on TradingView The Bitcoin Cash...Read More
The UK’s HM Treasury, who acts as the ministry of economy and finance, said it might give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) a free hand to monitor advertisements issued by unauthorized firms, including those related to cryptocurrency. HM Treasury Proposes that FCA Supervise Cryptocurrency Promotions As of today, finance companies that are not under the...Read More
Litecoin, owing to the misfortune of the other altcoins in the market seems to have climbed up the ladder. Currently occupying the 8th spot, LTC has moved past Binance Coin and Chainlink, which have both seen over 3 percent price declines in the past 24-hours. Litecoin’s market cap of $2.74 billion is only marginally ahead...Read More
Recent research has indicated that Ethereum has ‘blown past Bitcoin’ in terms of daily settlement value, which is a testament to how much economic activity has increased on the network. Ethereum Beats Bitcoin on Economic Activity Messari researcher, Ryan Watkins, recently posted his findings stating that a quarter ago, Ethereum had just about reached parity...Read More
Although the altcoin market remains highly volatile, most price movements in the past 24 hours have been sharp retraces with a few exceptions. Bitcoin, on the other hand, remains stable and hasn’t left its familiar trading territory of about $9,150-$9,200. In the traditional financial markets, the three largest US indexes are in the green as...Read More
We are launching a LTCUSD quanto perpetual swap contract with up to 33x leverage on 30 July 2020 at 04:00 UTC. This is the fifth quanto contract to be launched on the BitMEX platform, offering users further diversification of trading opportunities. It follows the successful introduction of the XRPUSD and BCHUSD quanto perpetual swaps and...Read More
