Experts often say the altcoins rally with Bitcoin, and even fall with it. On 21 January, Longhash revealed that in the last seven days, 92% of crypto tokens “outperformed Bitcoin.” Bitcoin rallied to new ATHs and has remained over the $30,000 range, which still accounted for less volatility compared to previous rallies. However, with increasing...Read More
When stories of Bitcoin millionaires began to emerge alongside the asset’s rally, Ether’s users also had a tale or two to share. An anonymous hodler who bought Ether, when it was trading at $2, is apparently “fully out of the game.” The trader who goes by the handle “u/FollowMe22” on Reddit apparently sold Ether recently....Read More
Bitcoin Cash, Synthetix, and Algorand posted losses over the past few hours as Bitcoin saw a wave of selling pressure. The defense of $32,000 for Bitcoin, or the lack of defense, would have a major impact on the altcoin market as well. Bitcoin Cash [BCH] Source: BCH/USDT on TradingView BCH formed a descending triangle pattern...Read More
Polkadot price was showing good buying pressure even though it hit a new ATH at $19.5. The price consolidated for almost 3 days before it proceeded to surge a whopping 18.86% in a single 4-hour candle. However, this surge was put to a halt as Bitcoin began falling on the charts. As a result, Polkadot’s...Read More
For the third time, China’s southeastern city of Shenzhen will issue the nation’s digital currency as part of an ongoing pilot program to test China’s central bank project among its citizens. Authorities will giveaway digital currency in the “red envelopes” event, which will be worth 200 yuan (about $31) each, through a random draw. In...Read More
Analysts at JP Morgan have argued against Bitcoin’s (BTC) value proposition as a competitor to gold, saying the largest crypto by market capitalization is not a suitable hedge during periods of market uncertainty. Bitcoin is Least Reliable as a Hedge During Market Crunches According to Bloomberg, JP Morgan strategists John Normand and Federico Manicardi have...Read More
Bitcoin’s dominance is currently at 64.8% in comparison to 2017 in which its dominance was over 68%. The current crypto market cap is well distributed among top altcoins and stablecoins. After the price rallies in the current market cycle, nearly 100% of crypto wallet addresses are profitable. However, the same doesn’t hold true for altcoins...Read More
Litecoin was under short-term bearish pressure and was likely to head toward the $135 level of support over the next few hours. Dash was on the verge of losing $113 as a level of support as it saw a wave of selling pressure rise and FTX Token showed a dip in buying volume, even as...Read More
Viewers of the giant gaming and entertainment brand, World Poker Tour, will be able to earn TFUEL tokens while watching poker content after WPT announced the integration of Theta Network. The partnership will also enable WPT to lower the video delivery CDN costs by 50% while increasing user engagement by employing Theta’s blockchain. Theta Integrated...Read More
Grayscale Investments have one of the largest total-assets under management in the cryptocurrency industry. With the likes of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major assets under their belt, their net AUM on 13th January was reportedly worth close to $25 billion. With GBTC or Grayscale Bitcoin Trust being the most popular among other products, Grayscale’s Ethereum...Read More
On-chain liquidity protocol, Kyber Network announced a host of improvements to its architecture primarily due to a proposed upgrade to Kyber 3.0, which will transition “Kyber from a single protocol into a hub of purpose-driven liquidity protocols.” According to a blog post, Kyber’s architecture change will be implemented in two phases dubbed Katana and Kaizen,...Read More
Thanks to its overwhelming dominance and market share, Bitcoin’s performance on the charts is bound to affect the performance of the market’s altcoins. At press time, the king coin was trading at $34,811 with a trading volume of 40.5 billion. Source: CoinStats BTC’s insistence on consolidating below the $37,000-mark for most of the week pinched...Read More
Binance Coin like every other altcoin is undergoing a correction that has caused a drop of 14% in 48 hours. By the looks of it, this drop will continue, at least until Bitcoin stops crashing. However, Bitcoin whales are depositing their holdings on exchanges suggesting that the whales might not stop anytime soon. Hence, BNB...Read More
Is Ethereum recovering from the correction post the new ATH or approaching a sell-off? This is a burning question for many retail traders as the bloodbath across the altcoin market continues. Ethereum was ranking #1 in terms of transaction volume, though the asset beat Bitcoin to it, the top driving factor was the social volume...Read More
After weeks of bullish movement, it would seem that Bitcoin is finally consolidating on the price charts. Interestingly, due to the high correlation most of the market’s altcoins share with the world’s largest cryptocurrency – BTC, altcoins such as Tezos, BAT, and Zcash mirrored its movement. However, these cryptos didn’t do so equally, especially since...Read More
Over $3 billion worth of ETH is now staked in ETH 2.0, representing 2% of the total supply of ETH in existence. Vitalik Buterin called this the ‘ultimate bet on progress’ as over 4800 users have now deposited 32 ETH or more. However, data from etherscan reveals that 31.2% of deposits come from Exchanges and...Read More
Employees of the large provider of cloud migration, app development, and software engineering services, Sequoia Holdings, could start receiving their salaries in various cryptocurrencies. Some of the options include Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum. Founded in 2012, Sequoia Holdings, LLC is a provider of advanced analytic solutions, agile software development, cybersecurity products, and other IT-related...Read More
Ethereum’s price rally was in full swing, before the 5.9% drop in the past 24 hours. The price has dropped from the ATH and Ethereum is now trading at the $1300 level. Nearly all cryptocurrencies are bleeding currently, including Bitcoin, with a massive 24-hour price drop of 5.2%. This hasn’t affected the sentiment of retail traders...Read More
Bitcoin price crashed by around 7.7% as of Thursday after experiencing a similar crash of 9.5% the day before. Unlike yesterday, today’s crash seems to be whales dumping their holdings and this is happening on Coinbase. Bitcoin price crash: What caused it? Source: CryptoQuant Bitcoin whales have begun depositing their holdings on to exchanges since...Read More
Lawyers representing the self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto, Craig Steven Wright, have sent letters to two websites, asking them to remove BTC’s whitepaper. While bitcoin.org has refused to do so, noting that these claims are meritless, bitcoincore.org has deleted the whitepaper. CSW Lawyers Demand BTC Whitepaper Removal Popular Bitcoin contributor, going by the nickname “Cobra,” who was...Read More
XRP tested the $0.3 level of resistance repeatedly, and flipping this level of resistance to support would be a significant development for the bulls. EOS showed neutral short-term momentum as it traded above a level of support. IOTA climbed past $0.45 and targeted the $0.54 level of resistance. XRP Source: XRP/USD on TradingView XRP has...Read More
According to reports, ETH miners raked in nearly 20K ETH in gas fees last week on top of block rewards. This was largely due to Ethereum’s price rise over the past few weeks as the cryptocurrency recorded gains of over 108% since last month. In fact, ETH is poised to become even more valuable going...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice The past week has seen Cardano trade between the $0.32 and $0.385 price range. Levels of importance within this range are highlighted and the short-term outlook for the coin appeared to take a turn...Read More
Despite maintaining long-term bullish views on bitcoin, Guggenheim Partner’s Chief Investment Officer Scott Miner believes that the asset will not surpass its early 2021 top of $42,000 again. As such, he doubled-down on his short-term bearish perspective, saying that BTC could drop as low as $20,000. Is Bitcoin Heading For $20K? It’s safe to say...Read More
Ethereum reached its two-year highs at $1440 but was unable to push past. Climbing above $1450 would set $1625 as a target for bulls while falling beneath $1290 could see ETH revisit the $1150 support level. On the other hand, Monero showed bearish momentum and was trading just above a crucial level of support while...Read More
We are pleased to announce that 100x Group, the holding structure for the BitMEX platform, has joined Global Digital Finance (GDF), the leading industry body championing the adoption of digital finance. As a GDF patron board member, we’ll work closely with our peers to advocate for a more inclusive, empowering, and better regulated digital financial...Read More
In a lengthy blog post titled ‘The State of Eth2’ lead developer Danny Ryan has published an update on progress made on Beacon Chain and what is in store for 2021. Ryan added that the separate designations of Ethereum imply a ‘false sequentiality’ in that one is being left behind for the other. Instead, the...Read More
