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
Democrats from the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would pay eligible Americans $2,000 a month until U.S. unemployment numbers return to pre-covid-19 levels. Under the proposal, any American citizen 16-years or older making less than $130K per year would receive monthly funding from the federal government. Also read: Minting Basic Income – US...Read More
Bitcoin.com’s Exchange continues to grow and during the last few months, the platform has added support for a number of well known tokens. This week, the trading platform has added support for the Reserve stablecoin (RSV) and the project’s utility token (RSR). Bitcoin.com Exchange users will be able to trade RSV and RSR with trading...Read More
Peter Schiff, the CEO of the Investment Advisory company Euro Pacific Capital is seen questioning the bitcoin developments. In a recent tweet, he questioned the bitcoin enthusiast “ How do you accept bitcoin as a Collateral for a loan? “ The tweet plots a condition to users asking “ How do you get your money...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
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
Around the Block #5: Downstream Impacts of the Recent Market Crash on Lending, Stablecoins, and DeFi Coinbase Around the Block, sheds light on key issues in the crypto space. In this edition, Justin Mart analyzes three industries impacted by the recent market crash. Lending Markets: Behind the Scenes on What Drives Rates The crypto lending markets have seen...Read More
Quick take: Top Bitcoin analyst cautions that a Bitcoin bottom is not in. BTC might retest $7,970 in the right environment. However, if the stock market crashes again, BTC will also go down. The Bitcoin halving is approximately one month away and BTC is currently holding the earlier mentioned $7,200 – $7,300 support zone. The...Read More
Ever since the supreme court quashed the banking restriction imposed by the central bank, interest in cryptocurrency has been rising in India, including on peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces. The local crypto community is growing despite the nationwide lockdown and rising covid-19 threat. Also read: 2x Bitcoin — Wanna Double Your BTC to the Moon? Forget About...Read More
In brief: Bitcoin has led a resurgence in the crypto market and looks set to erase all losses experienced in mid-March. With BTC currently experiencing sideways movement, Ethereum could experience a second wave up. The Eth 2.0 upgrade of Serenity, is scheduled for July 2020. There is a general sense of optimism in the cryptocurrency...Read More
Quick take: Poloniex recently launched LaunchBase, its homegrown IEO platform. Tron (TRX) is the sole digital asset approved for investment on LaunchBase. Could TRX experience a run in the markets similar to BNB’s in 2019 when Binance Launchpad was launched? On the 5th of April, the crypto exchange of Poloniex announced that it had a...Read More
With the recent coronavirus spread and its overall effect on the global economy, some people believe the powers that be are preparing a financial reset. During these times, a number of bitcoiners think a bitcoin-induced form of fiat currency demonetization will take place, otherwise known as ‘hyperbitcoinization.’ However, a few speculators believe digital assets in...Read More
Cryptocurrency and blockchain projects are coming together to play their part during the coronavirus crisis. Waves is the latest project to get involved, as a charity campaign has been launched. The coronavirus crisis has shown the world how donations are more than necessary these days. Coronavirus Efforts by Crypto Projects Raising money can be very...Read More
In brief: The team at Tron had been working on a DeFi platform known as Djed. The Mainnet was launched today, April 4th. The DApp has been rebranded to JUST. Decentralized Finance, or simply DeFi, has been one of 2020’s highly anticipated use cases of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. As the name suggests, DeFi plans to...Read More
In brief: Tron (TRX) and BitTorrent (BTT) community member, pointed out that the Tron network has functioned flawlessly since its launch. For close to two years, the Tron Mainnet has continued to live up to expectations of the community. Its Bug Bounty program is one reason the network continues to thrive. The backbone of any...Read More
India is currently under a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak. News.Bitcoin.com talked to executives of local cryptocurrency exchanges to find out the impact of the lockdown on cryptocurrency trading. They revealed that more people are actually trading cryptocurrencies on their platforms since the lockdown began. Also read: IMF Declares Global Recession, 80 Countries...Read More
In brief: The team at Binance has made 3 major announcements in less than 24 hours. Firstly, Binance launched a new Fiat on-ramp for the South African Rand (ZAR). Secondly, the team launched a new OTC trading portal. Thirdly, flexible deposits are now available for Litecoin (LTC) and Tron (TRX). The last 24 hours have...Read More
By Nemil Dalal, Daniel Que, & Pete Kim 2019 has been called The Year of Decentralized Finance (“DeFi”), with the money locked up into decentralized finance protocols skyrocketing. In 2020, these protocols are starting to provide global access to financial services like savings and exchange. To encourage growth in USDC and DeFi, Coinbase launched the USDC...Read More
In brief: The Bitcoin dominance on Coinmarketcap is steady at around 65%. Ethereum’s dominance in the market currently stands at 8.23%. In the past few days, ETH has had a hard time reclaiming the $140 support zone. The ETH/USDT 6-hour chart is exhibiting bearish signs that are further confirmed by a possible death cross on...Read More
In brief: Binance Coin was not spared by the crypto market turmoil seen on the 12th and 13th of March. BNB dropped to a level of $6.40 last seen in February of 2019. The prominent alt-coin might reclaim $14 but the general trend is still in a downward trajectory. However, possible news developments at the...Read More
By Luke Youngblood Introduction Since our launch in 2018, Coinbase Custody has been driving innovation on behalf of our clients, who increasingly want to participate in the networks that they have invested in. These new forms of network participation extend beyond providing the most secure and trusted digital asset custody available, and include activities like...Read More
Coinbase Around the Block, sheds light on key issues in the crypto space. In this edition, we analyze recent market activity and Bitcoin’s Value Proposition. BTC and other crypto assets saw a ~50% price decline earlier this month on March 12, marking the single largest one-day drop in Bitcoin’s price since 2013. These moves coincided with...Read More
In brief: Bitcoin has so far defied the Death Cross which is evident on the daily chart. The King of Crypto is currently trading at $6,350, reclaiming the important $6,000 support zone. However, the current price movement is reminiscent of 2018 and could fall further as all markets are affected by the Coronavirus. With the...Read More
Porn sites have been experiencing increased traffic as the number of people under lockdown or quarantine rises due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many of these sites accept cryptocurrencies, including Pornhub. The popular porn site currently offers residents of some countries free premium membership for a limited time to help them stay home during the covid-19...Read More
In brief: In the last week, two prominent crypto exchanges have launched Bitcoin USDT perpetual contracts. They include Bybit and KuMex (KuCoin’s derivatives platform.) Tether (USDT) is ranked 4th according to market cap. Its website states the company has $6.229 Billion in assets. Trading of Bitcoin futures contracts has become more popular as crypto traders...Read More
In brief: Bitcoin (BTC) has had an eventful weekend as it dropped from $6,700 to $6,000. The King of Crypto has tested the $6,000 support zone a few times. This area of support is crucial as a death cross is forming on the daily chart. At the time of writing this, all global citizens are...Read More
The Crypto Industry is always rolling on trends and buzz since it’s the all-time peak period in Dec 2017. Ethereum still continues to be the second-largest crypto network in the Industry. Thus Saturday, the Ethereum Co-founder took to twitter about the achievements of ETH in the past 3 years and also listed things to happen...Read More
At present, the whole crypto market is bleeding red. Bitcoin price sloped 10% with major sell-off and is currently trading at $6190. While the well-known cryptocurrencies are facing a major bearish trend their is always an exception for few altcoins. EDC blockchain has tripled its value for the last couple of days. At the time...Read More
With the advent of the new announcements and new updates, major Crypto bulls have entered the market. Bitcoin and other altcoins have been trading in the green zone since and are still going strong. Some of the altcoins like Maker, Binance (BNB), etc surged considerably by more than 10%. At present Ripple price (XRP) is...Read More
