From what happened in the last couple of weeks, it appears that the crypto bull market is upon us. Bitcoin has been consistent with its volatility-induced rallies, and this is infusing confidence in investors. So much, so that VIP clients in Kraken’s latest Crypto Sentiment Survey say that BTC will skyrocket to about $36,000 in...Read More
Today marks the long-awaited genesis of Phase 0 in the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade roadmap which stretches ahead for the next couple of years. According to the Beacon Chain countdown, there is now less than seven hours to go before the genesis event spawns the first block on the new chain. The Beacon Chain explorer reports...Read More
Ethereum is currently retracting sharply from its previous and 30-month peak of $620. Even with a decline of around $100 to today’s prices of $525, ETH is still up over 300% since the beginning of the year. The confirmed genesis of the long-awaited Beacon Chain, which is Phase 0 of the even longer awaited Serenity...Read More
Founded in 1999, SBI Group is a financial services company based in Tokyo, Japan. Apart from offering numerous traditional financial services, the SoftBank Group subsidiary announced today a new cryptocurrency-related endeavor. SBI Group has introduced a digital asset lending service through its cryptocurrency arm – SBI VC Trade. The statement informed that the platform, dubbed...Read More
The much-anticipated upgrade of Ethereum from version 1 to version 2.0 will finally happen on December 1. This confirmation comes after the deposit contract fulfilled its ETH staking objective. ETH prices responded to the development by blasting past the $600 level. Ethereum 2.0 Deposit Contract Fulfils Staking Objective The Ethereum 2.0 deposit contract has met...Read More
Andre Cronje, the brain behind the popular DeFi protocol Yearn Finance and the most expensive cryptocurrency YFI, has unveiled yet another DeFi protocol called Deriswap. Obsessed With Capital Efficiency The project focuses on capital efficiency, an aspect of DeFi that Cronje said he is obsessed with. The YFI creator is set to change the current...Read More
ETH/USD – Ethereum Rejected By Rising Price Channel Upper Boundary Key Support Levels: $465, $447, $439.Key Resistance Levels: $490, $500, $511 On Monday, Ethereum found support at the $447 level, which allowed the coin to rebound higher. From there, it pushed higher to break $475 (September high-day close) and reach the resistance at the upper...Read More
Ethereum bulls are busy pumping the network’s native cryptocurrency ETH as if there’s no tomorrow. So much so that the asset almost tested the $500 resistance today. But what’s even more interesting is the gradual progress on the staking front for Ethereum 2.0’s launch. Depositors have already staked more than 100,000 ETH in the ETH2...Read More
Following the recent roller-coaster that resulted in a few massive four-digit price movements, Bitcoin appears to have calmed north of the $18,000 price tag. The alternative coins also followed the volatility ride but have ultimately lost market dominance against BTC. More interestingly, Bitcoin has managed to reach an all-time high value in terms of its...Read More
The world just witnessed the deeply debated (only from the ones who lost) results of the 2020 US Presidential election. More than a week ago. Republican party members, including their leader and the 45th President Donald Trump, crying foul calling the polls rigged. Nonetheless, Joseph Biden will take up the coveted position as the leader...Read More
ETH/USD – Ethereum Stalled By September High-Day Closing Price Key Support Levels: $445, $439, $430.Key Resistance Levels: $462.50, $475, $490. Etheruem reached as high as $475 last Friday, where it hit the resistance at the September high-day close. From there, it headed lower over the weekend, which was largely due to Bitcoin dropping back beneath...Read More
Bitcoin has overtaken the $16,000 price tag after struggling to remain above it during the weekend. Large-cap altcoins have fallen behind with slight decreases, while the DeFi field sees high volatility once more. Bitcoin Reclaims $16K As reported last Friday, Bitcoin’s impressive performance as of late took the asset towards a fresh yearly high of...Read More
Although BTC has recovered from the two dips beneath $16,000, so far over the weekend, the asset struggles with decisively reclaiming the coveted price level and the area between $16,000 – $16,250. Larger-cap altcoins have also lost some steam, but DeFi tokens have surged in value. Bitcoin Stalls Around $16K Bitcoin’s impressive performance as of...Read More
ETH/USD – Ethereum Stalled By September High-Day Closing Price Key Support Levels: $445, $439, $430.Key Resistance Levels: $475, $490, $500. Ethereum managed to surge higher from the resistance at $462.50 (bearish .886 Fib) yesterday as it pushed into the $475 resistance provided by the September High-Day closing price. Unfortunately, the coin was unable to continue...Read More
After marking a new yearly high of $16,500, BTC now seems to be retracing. The cryptocurrency dropped to as low as $15,750 and recovered to where it’s currently trading at $15,880. Most altcoins are following suit. The Correction Begins? There’s a saying for traders that goes – ‘what goes up, must come down.’ In other...Read More
When the Crypto Twitter community reacts, it does so in a big way. And when the guys from the Bitcoin neighborhood unite, there’s nothing to stop them, especially when it comes to criticizing traditional financial institutions —whether they’re crypto-friendly or not. If this seems hard to believe, ask PayPal, who had to deal with significant...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw another 4% price hike this week, which had it breaking above the $16,000 level to reach as high as $16,491 today. The coin has since dropped slightly to trade at $16,135 at the time of writing. Last week, the coin had surged into the $16,000 level, which caused it to roll over...Read More
Bitcoin marches confidently towards new yearly highs while most alternative coins have failed in pursuit. Consequently, BTC’s dominance over the market has climbed above 65%. Red Dominates The Altcoins On a 24-hour scale, most alternative coins have either decreased in value or remained stagnant. Ethereum initiated a leg up towards $470, but the bears didn’t...Read More
ETH/USD – Ethereum Stalls At Price Channel Upper Border Key Support Levels: $456, $438, $430.Key Resistance Levels: $475, $490, $500. Yesterday, Ethereum managed to create a fresh high for November (and a new 2-month high) as it spiked into the $475 resistance (September high-day closing price). Before this, it was struggling to close above $456...Read More
After breaking the previous yearly high and briefly spiking to $16,000, BTC has retraced slightly and trades beneath that level. Simultaneously, Ethereum surged to a new high since early September, while Chainlink’s impressive weekly performance has taken the asset to the 5th spot in terms of market cap. Bitcoin Sees New YTD High But Retraces...Read More
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has temporarily suspended withdrawals for ERC20 tokens. Upbit and Huobi follow suit. The issue comes after Infura – an Ethereum infrastructure provider is also experiencing problems. The team announced earlier today that they are experiencing a service outage for their Ethereum Mainnet API. In a later update, they’ve revealed...Read More
During the past 24 hours, Bitcoin tanked to $15,100, but it has recovered since then and trades around $15,400. Most high and mid-cap altcoins have outlined substantial gains and have reduced BTC’s dominance to below 64%. Bitcoin Price Slides But Recovers After peaking at nearly $16,000 last week, Bitcoin has struggled with maintaining such a...Read More
ETH/USD – Ethereum Struggles To Break Above $456 Resistance Key Support Levels: $438, $430, $421.Key Resistance Levels: $456, $462.50, $475 Last Friday, Ethereum surged to $456 where it met the resistance at the upper boundary of a rising price channel. It failed to close a daily candle above this level as it moved sideways between...Read More
Bitcoin went on a wild ride yesterday when news of a COVID-19 vaccine broke out, but has calmed since then and currently trades at around $15,300. The leading alternative coins have also cooled down as Ethereum sits around $450 and Ripple at $0.25. Bitcoin Calms After Increased Volatility The primary cryptocurrency demonstrated high fluctuations in...Read More
Despite briefly tanking following the results of the US Presidential elections, Bitcoin has reclaimed the $15,000 mark and registered its third-highest weekly close. The altcoins have also recovered yesterday’s losses, and the market cap has jumped back to $440 billion. Bitcoin’s Third-Best Weekly Close Bitcoin peaked at a new yearly high on Friday as the...Read More
ETH/USD – Ethereum Forms Rising Price Channel Key Support Levels:$438, $430, $421.Key Resistance Levels: $445, $462, $475. Last week, Ethereum surged from a low of $380 to break above $400 and reach as high as $470 yesterday. Unfortunately, the buyers met resistance at the upper boundary of a rising price channel that spans over the...Read More
The official election of Joe Biden as the 46th US President resulted in a sharp nosedive for Bitcoin and the rest of the cryptocurrency market. While BTC dumped to a low of $14,350 at its Saturday’s lowest, the total market cap lost nearly $30 billion at one point yesterday. Biden’s Election Drove BTC Down? The...Read More
After increased volatility that took Bitcoin to $16,000 and $15,200, the cryptocurrency has calmed and trades around $15,500. The altcoins have surged in the past 24 hours as Ethereum is above $450, while Ripple is north of $0.26. Most impressively, Yearn Finance’s YFI token increased by around 100%. Bitcoin Calms After Record Days The primary...Read More
Bitcoin Bitcoin saw an extraordinary 15.3% price surge this week which allowed the cryptocurrency to scratch the $16,000 level today. It has since dropped slightly to $15,500 but is still very much bullish. BTC started the week at $13,200. From there it headed higher into the $13,800 resistance but stalled at the weekend. As the...Read More
Bitcoin has been surging in the past few weeks to consecutive yearly highs. Speculations emerged within the community if or when BTC will even surpass its 2017 ATH of nearly $20,000. At the same time, though, most alternative coins seemed to be dragging behind their leader. Bitcoin’s dominance highlights this – a metric that surged...Read More
