In brief: In a recent tweet, the team at BitTorrent (BTT) has highlighted why the BTFS file system is better than Filecoin (FIL). The teams behind both projects have been throwing jabs at each other ranging from accusations of plagiarism and going as far as claiming the other is ‘vaporware’. Filecoin’s (FIL) Mainnet is set...Read More
In brief: Robinhood has secured $280 Million Series F funding after an $8.3 Billion valuation. The funding will drive a push to expand the platform globally. Robinhood also plans on scaling the platform and offering more products to users. The team at the popular trading platform of Robinhood has announced that the firm has secured...Read More
The fully-decentralized network of stablecoins, PegNet, announces the launch of the first mobile wallet for Android users to easily convert pegged asset tokens. PegNet wallet hosts 42 stable pegged asset tokens of the top fiats, cryptocurrencies, and commodities gold and silver PegNet is the first proof-of-work oracle-based stablecoin network for DeFi Fixed $0.001 cost for...Read More
There are always questions as to which Dapps are effectively popular and which are just a flash in the pan. A new report by DappRadar shows that high-risk projects will always attract a certain crowd, for some reason. It is always intriguing to see how the Dapp ecosystem evolves. High-Risk Dapps Remain Popular With so...Read More
Ethereum investors have been accumulating and holding substantial amounts lately. More than 77% of ETH in externally owned accounts (EOAs) has not moved in the past six months, new data revealed. Ethereum Investors Hodl And Accumulate The price of Ethereum, similarly to most cryptocurrencies, went through violent turbulence lately. Starting 2020 at about $131, reaching...Read More
The leading digital asset management company, Grayscale Investments, has purchased nearly 50% of all mined ethers in 2020. The firm outlined the increased interest from institutional investors, hinting that the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 could be the reason behind both. Grayscale On ETH Buying Spree New information on the matter indicated that the total number of...Read More
By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, author at RoboForex Blog On Friday, April 24th, the Ethereum keeps growing smoothly, generally trading at 188.70 USD. On D1, ETH/USD keeps growing. The quotations are moving inside an ascending channel, periodically correcting. Currently, they are testing 50.0% Fibo. The MACD is still above zero. Judging by all factors, we may conclude that...Read More
In brief: Everyone was shocked when US Oil prices hit zero and global futures contracts fell hard into negative territory. Such an event had not been anticipated by the team at the EMX exchange. The team halted trading of its USOIL-Perp contract. Trading of the perpetual contract is yet to be reopened as the team...Read More
By Mike Co In recent days, stablecoins have grown by nearly $3 billion. As a brief primer, a stablecoin is “a digital currency designed to maintain price parity to some ‘stable’ asset. A stablecoin can have its value ‘pegged’ to fiat money, to gold, to other digital currencies, to exchange-traded commodities, etc.” There are currently at least...Read More
In brief: The price of US Crude oil fell hard to $0 with its futures contracts going as far down as $-40. The once in a lifetime event, shook the crypto markets with Bitcoin (BTC) going back below $7,000. At the time of writing this, the price of Ethereum (ETH) is holding the $168 support...Read More
In brief: A new report by eToro and The Tie shows that the number of Twitter users discussing XRP has fallen drastically. The report also indicates that members of the XRP army have continued to decline since January 2018. The new stats could indicate a continuous trend of capitulation by XRP investors. Times have drastically...Read More
In brief: On the 19th of April, the Tron network recorded its highest daily increase in new accounts. This feat was noticed by a senior Tron Community member. Justin Sun was baffled by the sudden increase. However, it could be due to the Just (JST) token scale next month and the allure of staking TRX....Read More
In brief: The Coronavirus crash of mid-March has resulted in a lot of crypto traders being cautious. The dominance of stablecoins is proof that they are waiting for favorable crypto conditions to get back to trading. Staking crypto on the various exchanges has provided an alternative to trading and/or storing value in stablecoins. The Bitcoin...Read More
In brief: Bitcoin (BTC) encountered massive resistance as it tried to break $7,300. At the same time, its trade volume has been dropping together with its dominance in the crypto markets. In our analysis of Bitcoin (BTC) a few hours ago, we were cautiously optimistic that the King of Crypto was on a slow and...Read More
The popular cryptocurrency data aggregator, CoinGecko, reviewed the events in the digital asset market in Q1 2020. According to the report shared with CryptoPotato, Bitcoin ultimately ended up losing 11% of its value, but some altcoins and stablecoins managed to record gains and decreased BTC’s dominance. Bitcoin’s Q1 Data The unexpected outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic put...Read More
Top cryptocurrency, Ethereum has recorded a remarkable market dominance in the early days of this quarter. As of today, Sunday 19th April 2020, the bitcoin rival cryptocurrency touched the 10% market dominance mark, signaling inbound upward waves in market traction and price momentum. In a landmark that could be described as one of the many...Read More
In brief: Evidence points towards US citizens using there $1,200 stimulus checks to buy Bitcoin (BTC). Grayscale Capital’s recent quarterly report provides a clue as to institutional interest in Bitcoin (BTC). The King of Crypto is hovering around $7,200 and looks set to start a climb up to $8,000. For the last 72 hours, Bitcoin...Read More
In brief: The team at Binance has completed one of the largest coin burns of BNB to date. The Binance Chain community recently released a whitepaper outlining plans to enable smart contracts. Binance Coin has its eyes set on erasing all losses experienced in March. In December of 2018, Ethereum World News hinted that Binance...Read More
One of the world’s leading cryptocurrency asset management companies, Grayscale Investments, has registered its strongest quarter to date. Despite the violent price developments in the market, the firm has raised over $500m, and its 12-month product inflow crossed the $1b mark for the first time. Grayscale On The Rise According to the quarterly report published...Read More
The total value transferred on the Ethereum network reached full parity with Bitcoin last week. It’s mainly due to the increasing role of stablecoins in the market as they are responsible for 80% of all transactions on the Ethereum blockchain. Ethereum Network Transfer Value Parity With Bitcoin A publication revealed by Ryan Watkins, a researcher...Read More
Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, published a new white paper for a solution called Binance Smart Chain. It’s a new blockchain that will run in parallel to Binance Chain and will also support smart contract functionalities. Binance Announces Smart Chain Blockchain In a recently published whitepaper, Binance announced the development of Binance Smart Chain...Read More
In brief: Stablecoin market capitalization has reached a whopping $8 Billion. This value stored in stablecoins has zapped away some market capitalization from Bitcoin (BTC). With central banks minting fiat, stablecoins are backed by currencies prone to inflation. An ideal future is where all trading is denominated in Satoshis. Recent news has highlighted that the...Read More
In brief: In a previous analysis of ETH/USDT, we had identified $148 as a solid support zone. ETH/USDT tested this support zone twice, bouncing off of it on the 16th of April. ETH/USDT is currently valued at $170 and looks set to continue on its upward trajectory towards $200. With the Bitcoin (BTC) halving now...Read More
Ethereum is moving strong with a trading value of $155 against the US dollar. Ethereum price will be touching the peaks with the bullish breaks if it crosses the $160 and $162 resistance level. ETH prices are escalating higher and higher and are showing positive growth at $155. The bulls will be attracting audiences with...Read More
An interesting analysis of the performance of the Ethereum network reveals some changes as to what fees are being paid. Feed pays to miners exceeded the uncle reward paid to miners in March. Fees Paid By Users Greater Than The Cost Paid By The Network Ankit Chiplunkar, the head of research at the popular data...Read More
In brief: Some traders thrive during crypto market volatility and can make profits regardless of the trend. A variety of savings options are available for holders who prefer to play the long game. One method is to save using popular exchanges such as Binance. A second is through MyCred which has a liking to Litecoin...Read More
In brief: Gold is thriving as the Feds and other global Central Banks continually print fiat to cushion against the possibilities of a recession. The IMF has warned that the world is on track to experience its worst recession since the Great Depression of the 1920s. Bitcoin and Crypto enthusiasts have been monitoring Gold in...Read More
The Maker Foundation is being sued in a class-action lawsuit for $28 million over the March 12 event that caused over $2 million in liquidations. The lawsuit alleges that the team behind the Makerdao project did not explain the extreme risk of loss to investors. Also read: ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black...Read More
In summary: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has blossomed in the last year as more projects utilize the Ethereum blockchain due to its smart-contract capabilities. Currently, there is over 2.7 Million ETH locked up in DeFi DApps. Maker DAO transactions take up 49.36% of the ETH locked up in DeFi platforms. Can Tron (TRX) exceed this with...Read More
In brief: Binance Launchpad will conduct its second crowdfunding campaign of 2020 with the Cartesi Project. In an earlier analysis, $15.50 had proved a difficult ceiling to break for Binance Coin (BNB). BNB has since broken this resistance and looks set to attempt erasing all losses of March. Opening the twitter page belonging to the...Read More
