United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged a cryptocurrency trader for allegedly being involved in a ponzi scheme defrauding more than $5 million from over 170 investors. The accused, Jeremy Spence, who goes by the name “Coin Signals,” was charged in Manhattan Federal Court for “soliciting funds” for various crypto funds that he operated. ...Read More
Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director, and founder of SkyBridge hedge fund made bullish statements about Bitcoin and called it “a good long-term investment.” While predicting upcoming volatility and correction, Scaramucci believed the digital asset would only increase in price. Alongside SkyBridge Partner and the Chief Operating Officer, Brett Messing, Scaramucci claimed that the...Read More
Grayscale’s dropping BTC premium is sounding alarm bells for investors and traders alike. Alarm bells isn’t an understatement, especially since the premium plummeted to 2% from about 30% back in December 2020. What does this mean? Well, the premium may have been the only motivation for institutions to invest in GBTC, and not Bitcoin. This...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Polkadot has been one of the market’s top performers in 2021, with the cryptocurrency’s price action speaking for itself. In fact, since 28 December, the crypto-asset has risen by a whopping 300%, a figure...Read More
Global regulators have always branded cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin, as a tool for illicit activities such as money laundering and crime financing. Even the newly-confirmed US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently raised concerns over the same issue. Experts like ECB President Christine Lagarde and Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary have also called for a unified global regulatory...Read More
US-based crypto trader and miner Simon Byrne has six Nvidia RTX 3080s graphics cards in the trunk of his BMW i8 car which is able to run the mining rig. According to HardwareTimes, the car’s internal battery can power the crypto mining equipment, however, Byrne keeps the trunk open to prevent the rig from overheating....Read More
Bitcoin, at the time of writing, was eyeing a 3-week losing streak for the first time since June 2020. While the 7-day period hasn’t concluded yet, a market close below the $32,300-mark will register a third red-weekly candle in a row. Now, while market sentiments didn’t seem to be particularly bearish at press time, certain...Read More
Tron hovered above its support level, but the market’s bulls could struggle to keep the price afloat in the short-term. Verge moved within a confined channel as momentum sided with neither the bulls nor the bears. Finally, Dogecoin fell below the $0.0085-resistance, but the indicators projected a bullish bounceback. Tron [TRX] Source: TRX/USD, TradingView Tron’s...Read More
Bitcoin‘s price might due for another correction after CryptoQuant’s Exchange Whale Ratio hit 0.87, a level last seen when BTC dipped to its yearly open at $28,956. While Bitcoin did see a surge yesterday as the price pumped to $34,800, the surge was met by holders waiting to sell their BTC. This sell-off is getting...Read More
Bitmain Technologies CEO Jihan Wu is reportedly stepping down from his role in the mining company. The Chinese billionaire cryptocurrency entrepreneur published a cryptic tweet on 26 January that mentioned a settlement with Bitmain’s co-founder and Wu’s rival, Micree Zhan. Regarding the settlement between Bitmain’s two co-founders Resilio Sync key: BEHPKSVC4IHNZ7YXP2K5TAVZYVYUAO57E — Jihan Wu (@JihanWu)...Read More
Bitcoin Cash floated above its 200-SMA and a move below this level was not expected over the next few trading sessions. ALGO’s short-term movement was mixed and a move in either direction would be dependent on cues from the broader market. Finally, DGB formed a bullish divergence on the CMF, projecting that the price could...Read More
Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu officially announced his resignation in a signed statement published on Tuesday. An excerpt from Wu’s cryptographic message reads: “The disagreement between Micree and myself, the two co-founders of Bitmain, has been finally settled in an amicable and, more importantly, a constructive manner.” As part of the settlement, fellow co-founder and rival...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Monero‘s price was hovering just above the lower trendline of a bearish pattern at press time, with the crypto anticipating a bounce higher. A successful bounce could push the privacy coin’s price up by...Read More
EOS was trading below its 200-SMA and projected a prolonged bear market as its indicators favored the selling side. XEM targeted a move above the $0.229-resistance, backed by a surge in trading volumes and buying activity. Finally, COMP failed to breach its immediate resistance and a shift of momentum towards the bearish side could see...Read More
India is looking towards adopting blockchain technology for remote voting. This comes despite the country’s stance against cryptocurrency trading. Blockchain Technology in India’s Voting Process According to The Wire, on Monday (Jan. 25, 2020), Sunil Arora, India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), announced the plans to use blockchain technology in a mock trial for remote voting....Read More
Bitcoin‘s price is range-bound in the short to medium term for sure, but in the long-term, the price has been showing no bullish signs. Hence, an obvious place to turn to is the past. Although the past tells a brief and unclear story, it is a story that cannot be ignored. The history of Bitcoin...Read More
Donald Trump is no longer President of the United States. Democrat Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States and Janet Yellen is the Treasury Secretary in his administration. Despite a change in government, the underlying problems in the economy remain the same. The question thus is – Does this change the trajectory...Read More
Stellar Lumens traded below its 20-SMA and underlined a bearish market as the price headed towards its $0.24-support level. WAVES moved below an ascending parallel channel and a fall towards the $6.4-support could offer confirmation to the pattern. Finally, DASH found support at $130, but limited buying activity and trading volumes could keep the price...Read More
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Many of the market’s altcoins gained significantly on the price charts around the 17th and 18th of January. However, this wasn’t to last, with the likes of Cardano, Cosmos, and YFI soon depreciating on the charts on the back of Bitcoin’s lacklustre performance. ADA, ATOM, and YFI’s movements weren’t uniform though, with the alts’ recovery...Read More
The Chicago-based company has increased its position to GBTC by about 24% from October to late December, according to a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The financial institution now owns 30,454 GBTC shares. Founded in 1908 in Chicago, Rothschild Investment Corporation is a registered financial brokerage, dealer, and a member of...Read More
The current frenzy in the crypto sphere has instigated arguments surrounding bitcoin’s capacity to replace fiat currency, and notable individuals in the conventional banking sector have recently expressed their opinions on the subject. Central Bank executives Weigh in on the Future of Crypto About two weeks ago, the president of the European Central Bank, Christine...Read More
While Ethereum, the world’s largest altcoin, may have had a good few days on the price charts, this hasn’t been the case for the rest of the market’s alts. In fact, while ETH surged to a new ATH, the likes of Bitcoin SV, Ontology, and Zcash continued to depreciate. This wasn’t unexpected, however, especially since...Read More
Numerous large U.S. endowments from universities including Harvard, Yale, Brown University, and the University of Michigan have been buying crypto currency on exchanges according to reports. University endowments are traditionally comprised of money or other financial assets such as crypto that are donated to academic institutions. The report, featured on Bloomberg, stated that Coinbase mentioned...Read More
A recent study revealed that Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrencies no longer have the bad reputation that haunted them in the past. In fact, it seems that as the years go by, the preference towards digital tokens is beginning to overtake historically favored assets such as gold and silver. SimpleMoneyLife —a site focused...Read More
