The market cap of Bitcoin was $210 billion, at the time of writing. Would it be a long shot to say that Bitcoin will overtake Google [$1 trillion] and perhaps, even Apple [$2 trillion], in terms of market cap very soon? Well, probably not. A few years ago, the same idea would have seemed completely...Read More
When volatility is low and the market sentiment is neutral, copy trading may be the best bet for retail traders. Social trading platforms have been around for a while, however, they are even more relevant now. Consider this – Finance Illustrated recently released a list of the top traders on the social trading platform, eToro....Read More
The hype of the crypto markets after Square announced a $50 million investment in Bitcoin catapulted the token above the psychological barrier of $11k, sparking a general optimism among BTC bulls… But the bears are also rubbing their hands as they wait for a price correction. According to data from the Bitcoin metrics company, Santiment,...Read More
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index stood at 55 on a day when Bitcoin bulls were attempting to push its price past $11,400. XRP showed signs of bullishness on the chart too, and interest from buyers in the crypto-asset could rise over the coming days as it also appeared to be on the verge of...Read More
Cardano noted a surge of over 12% in the last 48 hours, with ADA’s price chart picturing $0.0089 as its temporary bottom. At press time, however, the market was still deciding if this pump was an impulse wave or a fake pump. Should it turn out to be the latter, then we can expect the...Read More
Bitcoin Cash rose to test its resistance at $245, with the crypto expecting to note a minor pullback before another rise above its resistance. Synthetix Network Token was quite volatile in the short-term, but was likely to lose a strong level of support in the coming days. OKB was in a phase of consolidation and...Read More
Bitcoin registered a strong surge in price over the last few days, with the world’s largest crypto finally surpassing its $11k resistance to be valued at $11,363, at press time. However, the altcoin market too has been noting strong growth on the charts. Source: Coinstats Chainlink has been one of these alts, with LINK climbing...Read More
The altcoin market, in general, appeared to follow the movement of Bitcoin, with the latter trading at $11,348, at press time. Polkadot formed a bullish pattern and could break out to test the next level of resistance. EOS was in a short-term uptrend, but it was unclear if buyers’ interest would facilitate the coin’s recovery....Read More
In an official announcement earlier today, popular exchange KuCoin revealed that it will be launching USDT-Margined Polkadot (DOT) and EOS (EOS) Perpetual Futures at 16:00:00 on 12 October 2020 (UTC+8), supporting 1-50x leverage. Polkadot, an open-source project founded by the Web3 Foundation, is a sharded protocol that enables blockchain networks to operate together. After its...Read More
Bitcoin’s search results on Google are one of the hottest topics in the correlation narrative. You have for long read stories of Bitcoin’s correlation with gold, with the S&P 500, or specific tech stocks in particular – like Apple. However, this one is different because when you zoom out, it all starts blending in. In...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinion of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Bitcoin has surged by 8% over the last 48 hours, a figure that is not really uncommon to a volatile asset like Bitcoin. However, the surge included 2-3% candles with consolidation separating them. At...Read More
There are only three reasons why you take pleasure in an asset’s price fall. Either, you shorted it, knew it would tank, and didn’t buy it, or you enjoy seeing it lose value. In the Bitcoin market, or should we say the anti-Bitcoin market, this sentiment is quite popular. Given the deep disruptive nature of...Read More
Bitcoin’s adoption narrative over the past few years has been rather promising. With institutional investors stepping in along with more regulatory and tax clarity for digital assets and the larger crypto-market, 2020 has seen renewed interest in assets like Bitcoin. This has led to some of the suspicions surrounding crypto being debunked, while also contributing...Read More
The last few days have seen a lot of public debate and questions emerge around the use of FTX’s FTT token by Alameda and Sam Bankman-Fried to borrow assets for short-selling. The issue in question initially arose after people accused SBF, a well-known industry figure and CEO of FTX, of borrowing YFI, allegedly destroying its...Read More
11 days have passed since the CFTC issued its indictment against BitMEX’s senior management. However, despite its legal troubles, the popular crypto-exchange continues to operate with respectable daily trading volumes. This fuels the question – How important is BitMEX really to the larger crypto-ecosystem? Now, worst-case scenario, if the accused are found guilty, the exchange’s...Read More
ADA/USD – New Monthly High and Attempt Break Above 2019 Highs Key Support Levels: $0.104, $0.1, $0.0974. Key Resistance Levels: $0.114, $0.12, $0.123. Cardano bounced from the support at $0.0932 (.5 Fib Retracement) this week, which allowed it to surge by 15%. On the way up, ADA broke above resistance at $0.1 to close the...Read More
This week, Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority made a startling revelation. Cryptocurrency fraud victims have lost at least €10 million between May 2019 and September 2020, the financial regulator said. Belgians Have Lost €10 Million In Cryptocurrency Fraud Belgian citizens have lost almost 10 million euros to fraudulent crypto investment schemes. Belgium’s apex financial...Read More
Monero and Maker could be set for a minor pullback on the charts, before resuming their previous uptrend. Cosmos might break to the upside and post healthy gains, although a few more trading sessions would make Cosmos’ scenario clearer. Monero [XMR] source: XMR/USD on TradingView XMR was forming higher highs, while the momentum indicator (RSI)...Read More
Many investors in Uniswap’s governance token, UNI, were hurt by the token’s crashing price. While UNI had peaked in early-September with a value of $8.59 within days of its launch, it could not hold onto this value and soon began its gradual descent on the charts. Further, the low volatility period in September was followed...Read More
Although the cryptocurrency spot and derivatives trading volume declined on most platforms in September, Binance has taken the lead as the largest derivatives exchange, a new report revealed. Simultaneously, the regulated Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) saw steady Bitcoin futures performance, while the options trading exploded. Binance Takes The Top Spot For Derivatives Trading The data...Read More
Bitcoin was trading at $11,333, at the time of writing, While BTC’s short-term movement has been sideways somewhat, its long-term returns have outclassed returns from traditional assets such as the S&P 500 and even the U.S Dollar. Over a shorter timeframe, Bitcoin’s move above $11,200 had a bullish outlook to it, and it is likely...Read More
Following yesterday’s surge to about $11,500, Bitcoin has retraced slightly and trades at about $11,350. Most altcoins have also calmed after charting two consecutive days of gains. Bitcoin Steady Above $11K As reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency initiated an impressive leg up. Bitcoin went from about $10,900 to its new monthly high of nearly $11,500...Read More
