Running an ETH 2.0 validator node is a lucrative prospect, at least for ETH Maximalists. It takes 32 ETH to run one on your own. Naturally, since 32 ETH is a substantial amount, many have instead turned to pools. In fact, so far, 83,872 ETH have been staked. However, what’s interesting here is that a...Read More
Bitcoin’s price is now back on the key S/R zone (top green bar) between $15,900 and $15,860, as low weekend trading volume puts the brakes on bullish momentum. Since setting a new high of $16,475 on November 13, the leading crypto has printed 4 consecutive lower highs over the 4-hour time frame and is now...Read More
SushiSwap is one of the ‘forgotten’ DeFi projects in the space today, one that everyone certainly remembers. And, not for all the right reasons wither. In fact, in light of the aftermath of the Nomi/Sushi ordeal, SushiSwap has been passed up by many as an ‘investable project.’ However, it would now seem that the protocol...Read More
The world’s premier privacy coin, Monero appeared to break out of a short-term downtrend and could be set to move toward its resistance around the $127-level, provided it can defend an important level of support at $115 if the bears gain some traction over the next few hours. Further down the crypto-ladder, Basic Attention Token...Read More
Bitcoin has tapped the $16k-level twice and still, it is yet to sustain a breach or a capture of this level. What does this mean? Well, one can argue that this shows the market’s bulls are weak and ready to be farmed by the bears. “Ready to be farmed?” Yes, ready to be farmed. After...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinion of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice 16.78% and 48.22% – That’s how much Bitcoin has surged since 1 November and 1 October, respectively. Suffice to say, Bitcoin has been on a roll in the last quarter [since September – 34%]....Read More
DeFi’s total market capitalization stood at $15.8 billion against Ethereum’s market capitalization of $51.8 billion, at press time. This means that as of mid-November 2020, DeFi’s market capitalization is already over 30% that of Ethereum’s and it won’t be long before it explodes to surpass ETH’s own market capitalization. Since its launch in 2015, Ethereum’s...Read More
Let’s be honest, you were more surprised than anything seeing Bitcoin trade at over $16,000. You probably thought to yourself, “How long will this last?” With the cryptocurrency trading at its highest point since January 2018, and up by over 120 percent since the beginning of the year, the sentiment is firmly bullish, but that...Read More
Bitcoin Cash has been moving steadily down the charts over the past few days, with BCH likely to see more of the same in the near-term. While a break out of its downtrend was possible in the coming days, the same wasn’t visible on the charts yet. Finally, Algorand’s market appeared undecided in the short-term,...Read More
Brian Kerr, Co-founder and CEO of Kava Labs, is in the news after he recently asserted that by the end of 2021, DeFi as a general topic will move beyond its initial hype phase. However, this being said, Kerr added that there will still be some growth in specific areas – in particular, cross-chain products,...Read More
XRP/USD – Bulls Finally Break October Range Key Support Levels: $0.27, $0.261, $0.251.Key Resistance Levels: $0.271, $0.28, $0.286. XRP surged by 6.8% over the past three days, which allowed the coin to break above the upper boundary of a 2-month-old range at $0.261. This resistance was provided by a bearish .5 Fib Retracement and prevented...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’s latest failed attempt at a sustained breach of $16,000 has given the market’s altcoins the chance to do more, by surging higher or by stopping its slide down the charts. With Cardano, that...Read More
As Bitcoin’s price crossed $16,000 on spot exchanges, one expected that institutions would unload their bags and book profits. However, based on the Map of unspent Bitcoins from Whalemaps, inflows to whale wallets above $12,000 remain unspent. In fact, institutions seem to be buying and HODLing at the same time. The chart attached herein highlights...Read More
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index was noting a figure of 86, at the time of writing, with the same over 80 for over a week now. Ethereum was on a strong uptrend and pulled back to a level of support while Cosmos looked set to register a small drop in price. Enjin, on the...Read More
In 2019, cryptocurrency-related crime – thefts, hacks, fraud amounted to $4.5 billion. The latest data from blockchain forensics company CipherTrace shows that this number has fallen to $1.8 billion this year – a 60 percent reduction. Nonetheless, the DeFi space has seen an explosion in criminal activity. Mainstream Cryptocurrency Crime Declining Says CipherTrace In a...Read More
Bitcoin Cash (BCH), the crypto-market’s fifth-largest cryptocurrency, underwent its third hard fork today at 12:00 UTC after its network was split into two chains – Bitcoin Cash Node (BCHN) and Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH ABC). This contentious hard fork arose from a dispute between BCHABC and BCHN because BCHABC wants to implement an Infrastructure Funding...Read More
One of the most reputed DeFi traders in the business today, the pseudonymous DegenSpartan recently shared his critique on quite a few popular DeFi protocols that have a strong following with independent crypto-researcher Hasu. DegenSpartan has perhaps been most critical of Maker – the second most dominant DeFi protocol after Uniswap. Source: DeFi Pulse According...Read More
The Ethereum community was elated by the announcement of the deposit contract on 4 November, although it had been deployed three weeks prior to the same. Along with the announcement of deposit contracts, the team also released v1.0.0 of the spec with some minor updates. According to Ben Edgington’s latest update, the funds for the...Read More
Although BTC has recovered from the two dips beneath $16,000, so far over the weekend, the asset struggles with decisively reclaiming the coveted price level and the area between $16,000 – $16,250. Larger-cap altcoins have also lost some steam, but DeFi tokens have surged in value. Bitcoin Stalls Around $16K Bitcoin’s impressive performance as of...Read More
Bitcoin was trading just under the $16,000-level, having not yet offered a significant pullback for traders and investors to buy as it thundered past the $13k and $14k-levels. Tezos formed a bearish pattern that projected a near 10% loss for the coin in the coming days, while Decred made massive gains recently. Augur also formed...Read More
Americans have just elected Cynthia Lummis (R) as their first female pro bitcoin senator, and she seems ready to make history. Lummis (R) became senator-elect from the state of Wyoming after beating the democrat candidate Mike Enzi. She has a long and well-known career in politics, but few know about her proud past as a...Read More
