January 19, 2021

Crypto crime drops, but Bitcoin-ransomware increased in 2020!

Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis found that cryptocurrency-related crimes fell by more than 53% last year and that crypto activity that was connected to crimes was a mere 0.34% of transaction volume or $10 billion worth of transfers. This is still much lower than criminal activity numbers reported in 2019, which represented 2.1% ($21.4 billion) of...
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Why $2,000 isn’t a long shot for Ethereum

Bitcoin climbed to its new all-time high on 9 January 2021 and at press time, it seemed like it might be Ethereum’s turn to set a new ATH of its own, three years on from its previous one. Beginning the day at just over $1,250, one can argue that breaching its old ATH and setting...
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UK’s National Health Service to Monitor COVID-19 Vaccines with Hedera DLT

UK’s National Health Service is planning the implementation of an Internet of Things project to build and manage COVID-19 vaccine provisions. The solution will use a pubic distributed ledger network – Hedera Hashgraph. Monitoring COVID-19 Vaccines Supplies Using DLT According to an official announcement, the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) will aim to digitally monitor its...
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Bitcoin likely to halve than double in value, according to this Deutsche Bank survey

A new survey by Deutsche Bank recorded investors’ opinions on Bitcoin. Respondents were asked specifically about the digital asset as well as electric car company Tesla. More than half of people surveyed (about 56%) now think that Bitcoin and Tesla are more likely to halve than double in value.  Source: Twitter A majority of respondents...
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Ethereum: New ATH or not, this is what you should know

While at press time Ethereum’s price was going parabolic, it would seem that Ethereum’s daily transaction volume has been going parabolic too, according to Messari’s Crypto charts. In fact, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency is now settling over $12 billion in daily transactions. To put that figure into perspective, that is $3 billion more than Bitcoin....
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Thieves Stole About $450,000 from Crypto Trader at Knifepoint

A Hong Kong woman has fallen victim to a gang of robbers after conducting a crypto transaction worth almost $450,000. Gang of Four Steal $450K From Hong Kong Crypto Trader According to a report by the South China Morning Post, a female crypto trader was held at knifepoint by a gang of thieves, who stole...
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EOS, Basic Attention Token, Maker Price Analysis: 19 January

EOS eyed a breakout from its press time channel to touch the $2.91-resistance level. BAT formed an ascending triangle on the chart and a northbound breakout can be seen over the coming days. Finally, MKR moved within a fixed channel and although the price was bullish, a move above its press time resistance level was...
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Bitcoin overtakes tech as most crowded trade in Bank of America survey

Bank of America’s monthly survey revealed that the long position in Bitcoin is the most crowded trade as of January this year. This would be the first time that the leading asset has replaced ‘long tech’ from the first place. Additionally, short US dollar is the third most crowded trade according to the survey. Trade...
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What to expect if Bitcoin hits its floor price of $29,000

Over the past week, a couple of market contradictions shook the Bitcoin industry. After a rally that had been ongoing since Q4 of 2020, BTC finally recorded a weekly loss for the first time since September 2020. However, while the crypto-asset consolidated under the resistance level of $36,500 for a majority of the time, its...
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Tezos Price Analysis: 19 January

Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Tezos’s price looked ready for a breakout from its 3-day long consolidation on the charts. This breakout is expected to be bullish considering the prior trend. In fact, a 10% to 20% surge seemed...
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Long Bitcoin Unseats Tech Stocks as the Most Crowded Trade in January, BofA Reports

Trading above $35,000, Bitcoin continues to pass milestone after milestone as reports show that the cryptocurrency received the most capital inflow this month compared to tech stocks and traditional investments.  Long Bitcoin Wins Most Crowded Trade A recent survey conducted by the Bank of America on fund managers with over $500 billion in AUM reveals...
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xSigma CTO discusses LPs rewards and what xSigma brings to the DeFi space!

The DeFi ecosystem took the crypto ecosystem by storm in 2020 after undergoing a rapid bullish rally. The landscape of finance based decentralized applications witnessed billions of dollars in investment, as certain projects such as Yearn Finance, Uniswap, and SushiSwap created a massive stit in the market. However, after the momentum started to decrease, various...
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Tron, NEM, Zcash Price Analysis: 19 January

As Bitcoin closed in on the $37,000-mark, the altcoin market looked to move in alliance with the king coin. Similarly, altcoins like TRX, XEM, and ZEC all flashed green during press time. Although momentum rested with the market’s bulls, indicators on TRX and XEM registered the possibility of a bearish pullback towards their respective support...
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Bitcoin and broader crypto-market: Will India regulate it in 2021?

While Bitcoin’s price has more than doubled from its previous all-time high of $19,666 for the first time in almost 3 years, not a lot seems to have changed for India. For a country with 1.35 billion in population and a GDP of $2.7 trillion, getting on board with cryptocurrency aka digital/virtual currency seems to...
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Binance Coin, Cosmos, Dash Price Analysis: 19 January

Binance Coin and Cosmos touched record levels after a surge in market leaders BTC and ETH‘s charts lifted the broader cryptocurrency market. Further down the crypto-ladder, DASH registered a breakout and was heading towards the $136.38-resistance level. Binance Coin [BNB] Source: BNB/USD, TradingView Binance Coin cooled off from its all-time high and traded close to...
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The First Decentralized Crypto Volatility Index (CVI) To Be Launched By COTI

Cryptocurrency traders that want to benefit from the infamous market volatility would be able to do so by taking advantage of COTI’s recently launched Crypto Volatility Index (CVI). Users will be able to place positions in anticipation of significant fluctuations in either direction. The First Decentralized Crypto Volatility Index COTI is a blockchain project that...
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Grayscale Now Owns More Than 3% of Total 21 Million Bitcoins That Will Ever Exist

The leading digital asset manager Grayscale continues to tighten its grip on the bitcoin supply. According to recent estimations, the company now owns over 3% of all the 21 million BTC that will ever exist. Grayscale’s BTC Domination Launched in 2013, Grayscale is the largest cryptocurrency asset manager with over $27 billion in assets under...
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Bitcoin SV Price Analysis: 19 January

Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Bitcoin SV’s price was stuck in a low volatility zone, with 4-hour candles varying between -3% to +3% returns. While the trend seemed to be continuing, BSV seemed to have retained its bullishness as...
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Monero, Ethereum Classic, Dogecoin Price Analysis: 19 January

Despite Bitcoin clawing back to regain the $36,000-mark, altcoins such as Monero, Ethereum Classic, and Dogecoin remained cautious and awaited further cues to make a definitive move on the charts. In fact, a bullish scenario could see XMR topple its present resistance and move towards $162.4. ETC showed bullishness, at the time of writing, but...
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With Ethereum nearing ATH, is $1,600 on the cards too?

Ethereum‘s price is on a parabolic rally right now, and it is very close to hitting a new ATH on the charts after breaching its previous ATH, a level set back in January 2018. In fact, its surge has been quite similar to Bitcoin’s when it was near its 2017-highs. If the same does come...
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CoinShares Launches A $200M Bitcoin ETP On Switzerland’s SIX Exchange

The cryptocurrency asset manager announced the release of a new Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP), in which every unit will be backed by 0.001 BTC. The custodian will be a joint venture developed by CoinShares, Nomura Holdings Inc, and Ledger. According to a Bloomberg report, CoinShares’ newest Bitcoin-related product will go live today – January 19th,...
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