Ethereum Classic (CURRENCY:ETC) traded 4.8% higher against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on August 20th. In the last seven days, Ethereum Classic has traded up 1.8% against the US dollar. Ethereum Classic has a market capitalization of $666.15 million and approximately $566.95 million worth of Ethereum Classic...Read More
A voting platform built on Ethereum blockchain – Horizon State – has been shut down indefinitely. As soon as the company winded operations, its native cryptocurrency dubbed Decision Token (HST) faced a significant setback as it plummeted 56%. On their official Facebook page, the blockchain startup based in Australia said they are shutting down operations...Read More
Ethereum naysayers were out in force as the week began after co-founder Vitalik Buterin warned that the network’s blockchain was “almost full.” Buterin: ETH ‘Already Expensive’ In an interview with Canadian mainstream news outlet The Star, Buterin, discussed the future of Ethereum, along with the problems cryptocurrency faces on the path to broader adoption. Using...Read More
A recent run-up in the bitcoin price has been credited to a string of events: the US-China trade war, determined monetary easing by central banks, price manipulation via Tether’s stablecoin USDT, Facebook’s plans to launch its cryptocurrency, as well as a weakening Renminbi. But another factor may be lifting bitcoin as well: altcoins.New York-based Ark Investment...Read More
Bitcoin has failed the $11,000 test again although it was a pretty half-hearted attempt. Touching $10,948 on Coinbase, the price quickly retreated to currently trade at . Just as the 200 MA on the day chart is providing support, it is the 4-hour 200 MA that s the resistance that could prove a hard nut...Read More
During his recent interview, Vitalik Buterin stressed on key factors of scalability, account security and usability which will steer ahead of the mass adoption of digital currencies. The cryptocurrency community is closely watching all the developments taking place in the Ethereum ecosystem. Over the last year, Ethereum developers have been rigorously working on improving the...Read More
Ethereum’s failed attempt to correct above $205 culminates in a retreat under $200. The prevailing trend is strongly bearish especially with the RSI heading south. Ethereum formidable move from last week’s lows smashed through $200 hurdle. However, the failure to break above $205 allowed the sellers an easy-takeover. For this reason, Ethereum is retreating below...Read More
ETH price extended its recent upward move and tested the $202 resistance against the US Dollar.The price is struggling to gain bullish momentum above the $202 resistance area.There is a short term ascending channel forming with support near $198 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).The pair could decline a few points,...Read More
Ethereum’s price action has been closely tracking that of Bitcoin over the past several days, and ETH has been able to post a strong recovery from its recent drop to below $185.Analysts are now noting that Ethereum’s ability to break above the key resistance level of $200 may be emblematic of a shifting short-term trend,...Read More
Since April of this year when Bitcoin first spiked over $1,000 in a matter of minutes, sending the first-ever crypto asset out of its bear market depths, Bitcoin dominance has soared, indicating that much of Bitcoin’s rally was fueled by altcoin-driven selling. The impact can be seen in both Bitcoin’s price outperforming most altcoins by...Read More
ZenGo crypto wallet has announced the support for Facebook’s Libra testnet which gives its users a first-hand experience of using Facebook’s native cryptocurrency. Facebook announced its native cryptocurrency Libra in June 2019 scheduled to launch next year in early 2020. However, apart from its native crypto wallet Calibra, Libra is already getting the support of...Read More
Photo: PriceMinister / Flickr Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has completed registration of its cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet, which will go live next month, the company confirmed in a press release. Rakuten, which follows several major Japanese tech players in entering the crypto exchange market, renamed its product from Everybody’s Bitcoin earlier this month. The company...Read More
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin says improving blockchain scalability could slash costs “by over 100” for every crypto transaction. | Source: Abra/YouTube By CCN Markets: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says improving scalability could slash crypto transaction costs by a factor of “over 100.” That’s crucial, considering that blockchain has become so much “bigger than bitcoin.” Moreover, Buterin...Read More
Fidelity’s charity arm, Fidelity Charitable, has received more than $100 million in cryptocurrency donations since 2015. But according to the company, this year is not the best one for crypto donations. Fidelity Charitable has accepted cryptocurrency donations since 2015. As the company revealed late last month, in total, it has received more than $106 million...Read More
Crypto markets are moving this Monday as the top two aredriving gains. Over $15 billion has been added to total market capitalization sinceyesterday and altcoins are finally sharing some of the love. Ethereum Back at $200 One of the day’s top movers has been Ethereum which has made it back to the crucial $200 level....Read More
The weekend has been largely one of consolidation for crypto markets as Bitcoin has held on to gains to keep it in five figures. Monday morning, however, has seen some bigger moves on altcoin prices as they outperform their big brother in a rare upswing.Crypto Markets Gain on AltcoinsMost of 2019 has seen the altcoins...Read More
ETH price recovered recently and managed to climb above the $190 resistance against the US Dollar.The price is now trading nicely above the $190 and $192 resistance levels.There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support near $188 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).The pair is likely to continue higher,...Read More
As at 2019-08-18 average Ethereum Classic price is 5.64374807 USD, 0.00054269 BTC, 0.02877773 ETH. Ethereum Classic average change within 24 hour is 3.78 against USD, 0.78 against BTC, -2.9 against ETH. Weekly report: -3.62 against USD, 5.91 against BTC, 6.07 against ETH. Monthly report: -2.5 against USD, -1.69 against BTC, 9.45 against ETH. In this...Read More
Bakkt’s bitcoin futures and custody platform launch on 23 September is a shot in the arm for crypto, but in addition to boosting bitcoin it could also raise the profile of Ethereum. The long-awaited physically settled futures should qualitatively shift market composition toward greater institutional influence. A crypto trading and payments ecosystem, Bakkt is a...Read More
ETH starts trading above $184 and may cross $185 by the end of the day Ethereum to go bullish in the next 2 weeks surging up to $200 Ethereum may have slumped drastically in the last 2 weeks falling from $216 to its current value below $185. But, it is just a transitory phase, and...Read More
Many of those aboard the crypto hype train stand for assets that take control out of the hands of corporations and governments, into the hands of the user. The decentralization of cryptocurrencies serves not only to take control from the hands of governments, but from the hands of companies as well. With that being said,...Read More
Ethereum faced a massive slump on 14th August; the virtual asset witnessed a major drop of over 13 percent at that time of period which took ETH’s valuation below $200 dollar for the first time in a month. Ethereum continued to dwell under the $200 region following the fall. 12-hour chart Source: Trading View After...Read More
ETH price declined heavily below the key $200 and $190 support levels against the US Dollar.The price is currently consolidating losses after trading as low as $174.There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $195 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).The pair could start a strong upward move...Read More
ETC Price Analysis – August 17 Ethereum Classic price has been behaving astoundingly different. The coin is speculated to launch the upsurge of the market. ETC/USD Market Key Levels:Resistance levels: $6.5, $7.0, $7.5Support levels: $4.5, $4.0, $3.5 ETCUSD – Daily Chart Looking at the price chart, we can see that the volume of transactions is...Read More
Ethereum is currently focused on upcoming hard fork Istanbul. However, this upcoming hard fork will not include the most-talked-about Ethereum Improvement Protocol, ProgPow. The main reason behind this move can be attributed to the security audit of the protocol. ProgPow has been one of the most-awaited upgrades as the protocols aim to tackle ASIC mining....Read More
2018 was a year to forget for the virtual asset industry. A majority of the assets were impacted by crypto winter which had prevailed after the bullish run in late 2017. In light of that situation, 2019 has been a positive year for digital currencies. Ethereum improved its valuation by almost 45 percent at press...Read More
The Takeaway: Monolith turned a $16.9 million ICO into $25 million-worth of assets by riding the bull market of 2017 then taking out DAI loans. This DAI strategy is increasingly common among ethereum-centric startups. MakerDAO and Monolith are now collaborating to connect DeFi loans to a European Visa debit card. Ether fans can spend crypto...Read More
The developers of Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest platform for building decentralized applications (dApps), have finalized six different codebase modifications that will be activated during the next hard fork (backwards incompatible upgrade), called Istanbul. As discussed in previous meetings, Istanbul will be activated in two stages, with the initial phase incorporating all six code updates,...Read More
A potential trader looking at Ethereum at the moment will be demoralized with its current price movement. At press time, the token indicated a price growth of 1.23 percent at press time but prior to that, ETH had slumped over 8 percent on 14th August. Ethereum’s one-day chart Source: Trading View If a trader was...Read More
Photo: Shutterstock The high fluctuating Bitcoin prices since its launch have made altcoins a go-to investment option for most of the crypto enthusiasts and traders. If we go back to February 2017, it was the first time when the entire crypto community has realized altcoins potential as their market value went sky-high after the Bitcoin...Read More
