As Bitcoin’s price rallied above $24000 and hit a new ATH, it garnered most of the institutional and retail attention this week and over the past weekend as well. With all focus on Bitcoin, investment flow into altcoins dried up. With dropping demand, altcoin trader profits bled based on data on top 10 altcoins based...Read More
This was the week the entire cryptocurrency community has been waiting for. Bitcoin finally broke $20,000, setting a fresh new all-time high. But it was far from being done yet. After breaching the coveted $20,000 mark, BTC went on a rampage, taking down one target after another. Before the run was finally calmed down, the...Read More
Bitcoin’s price crossed the critical $18000 level recently and the weekly gain now stands at 11.44%. However, Bitcoin’s dominance is still at 66%. Since the price crossed $17000 without further resistance, the top 10 altcoins based on market capitalization have rallied. The weekly returns show gains in 9/10. Litecoin is leading the rally with 30%...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
A case of better late than never, the altcoin market is finally rallying behind Bitcoin, and Litecoin is following suit. With Bitcoin consolidating above $15,000 for the first time in 2020, LTC was trying to find its feet in the market. While uncertainty might plague its immediate trend, in the long-term Litecoin might re-test its...Read More
The Bitcoin market has been leading the altcoins trend for the longest time, but currently, some alts have been at a deciding junction. Litecoin [LTC] was one such alts at an indecisive position. The current price of LTC was at $52.67 and it can be an interesting point for both short-position and long-position. Litecoin 1-hour...Read More
When we talk about the accumulation of crypto-assets, only one corporation comes to mind this year – Grayscale Trust. In 2020 alone, Grayscale has accumulated more than 300,000 BTC, while also introducing a new digital asset trust associated with Litecoin. In fact, according to reports, the firm has registered over $1 billion in inflows in...Read More
Bitfinex Derivatives today announced the launch of perpetual contracts for EOS, Litecoin, and Polkadot. According to a press release received by AMBCrypto, trading went live on Bitfinex on 12 October at 9:00 AM UTC. Under this offering, each contract will be promising users up to 100x leverage and will be settled in Tether (USDt). The...Read More
Europol has named privacy integrated cryptocurrency mixing services as one of the most gnawing cybercrime threats of our times in the 2020 edition of its IOCTA report. Also, Monero is in the process of becoming the de-facto crypto coin for Darkweb transactions. Zcash and Dash are the next popular alternatives, the agency noted. Privacy Enhancing...Read More
Litecoin development news has been lacking recently, with all of the attention focused on Ethereum’s ongoing testing of Beacon Chain. That has changed with the recent launch of the MimbleWimble (MW) testnet. As it has only just gone live, there are a few nodes connected and mining, the official blog post stated. The MW protocol...Read More
With Bitcoin dropping down to $10,406 at press time, other altcoins were hardly finding any market momentum to facilitate a recovery. Litecoin, Vechain, and Ontology were all under a period of bearish pressure as the assets began to consolidate at a lower range. Litecoin [LTC] Source: LTC/USD on Trading View Litecoin’s high correlation with Bitcoin...Read More
Launched back in 2007 in Montreal, Canada, Pornhub is undoubtedly one of the largest, if not the largest adult websites out there. Pornhub Premium is the company’s source for HD adult videos, where users have to pay a fee to watch, and now they can do so using Bitcoin and Litecoin. Pornhub Premium Accepts Bitcoin...Read More
BAT lacked a significant trend in the short-term as it retraced to important levels after a recent surge. EOS could be flipping from bearish to bullish momentum. Litecoin continued to show bearishness. Basic Attention Token [BAT] Source: BAT/USD on TradingView BAT was trading at the 38.2% retracement level, after its spike to $0.443. It briefly...Read More
Ethereum Classic has dropped sharply since rising above $7.5 almost two weeks ago. It signaled that a further decline in price could occur. Monero also failed repeatedly to hold on to support levels. Monero could lose 10% in value over the next few days if its immediate support fails. Litecoin had also been sliding in...Read More
After Bitcoin’s dip to $11,400, the crypto market saw red for many coins over the weekend. At press time, Bitcoin was staging a possible recovery upward priced at $11,760. Large-cap altcoins also saw modest price gains and some indicated that their pullback was complete, and the previous uptrend might continue. Litecoin was holding on to...Read More
As one of the largest organizations managing crypto-investment trust funds for accredited and retail investors, Grayscale recently crossed the $6 billion-mark with respect to Assets under Management (AUM). That’s not all, however, as over the past few years, besides catering to institutional investors, Grayscale has also seen increasing retail demand for crypto-exposure through 401k savings....Read More
Litecoin, IOTA, and Dogecoin followed the market-wide setback after the recent dip Bitcoin experienced. Litecoin and IOTA look strong enough to hold without further descent. DOGE could be showing early signs of a possible downtrend. Litecoin [LTC] Source: LTC/USD on TradingView Litecoin saw a pullback after encountering resistance at $66. It was trading at $63...Read More
While segregated witness ‘SegWit’ adoption dipped after mid-March, the utilization of the protocol upgrade on the Bitcoin network is on the rise. Some industry pundits say time is running out for the declining set of non-adopters to embrace SegWit. Bitcoin SegWit Utilization Now Above 65% According to data from Transactionfee, about 65% of daily Bitcoin...Read More
Even as Chainlink and Bitcoin steal the limelight, one cannot forget Litecoin. The world’s first altcoin is currently in the 8th spot on the coin market, ahead of resurgent coins like Cardano and Binance Coin, trending with a daily gain of 7.13 percent, second only to Chainlink. Litecoin’s market cap was a strong $4.03 billion...Read More
Litecoin, VeChain and Algorand have all tested important short-term supports. VeChain looked poised for more gains. Algorand looked likely to move upward, while Litecoin broke below support and would look to maintain the psychological $50 level as well. Litecoin [LTC] Source: LTC/USD on TradingView Litecoin had a 24-hour trading volume of $2.6 billion. Ranked 8...Read More
Litecoin saw its price take a positive swing, as the rest of the coin market faltered. The 8th largest cryptocurrency in the market is among only two coins in the top-10 trading in the green, with a positive 24-hour price increase, the other being XRP occupying the fourth spot. With Bitcoin back below $12,000, the...Read More
Right now, it is a strange time to evaluate the digital asset market because there is still a lack of clarity. The early signs of bullish sentiment that emerged in early-August are now inconsistent across the board. No longer are the market’s coins registering hikes in unison with Bitcoin and Ethereum, with these alts identifying...Read More
Litecoin seems to be on the receiving end of the altcoin onslaught. In the past two months, Litecoin has been pushed down in the top-10 coins in the market by two individually surging contemporaries, Cardano back in July and Chainlink now. Digital silver now occupies the 9th spot with a market capitalization of $3.79 billion,...Read More
Messari crypto researcher, Ryan Watkins, has recently delved into the market values of the decentralized finance sector, comparing it to some of the other players in the crypto industry. He concluded that DeFi is still a minnow despite its massive growth in popularity this year. The entirety of what we call DeFi is worth less...Read More
Grayscale Investment, operators of the largest crypto hedge fund, is close to reaching a $5B valuation after adding $500M to its assets under management (AUM) is less than a week. Meanwhile, other cryptocurrency funds like Tetras Capital are shuttering after low returns despite market-wide recovery since Black Thursday. Grayscale Crypto Fund AUM at $4.8B Tweeting...Read More
The leading digital asset management company Grayscale Investments has received approval from FINRA for public quotations for two more of its cryptocurrency products. Consequently, shares of both Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCHG) and Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTCN) have become the first publicly-quoted securities in the US deriving value from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) And Litecoin (LTC)....Read More
Development updates from the Litecoin camp have been pretty thin on the ground recently as DeFi has been taking the crypto limelight. The good news is that the project’s scaling and privacy protocol, Mimblewimble, is still on track. Lead developer David Burkett recently posted the project’s June progress update, which confirmed that it is still...Read More
Digital currency markets are down on Sunday evening roughly 2.14% as global trade volume has slid by 31% this weekend. Coins like ethereum, bitcoin, litecoin, and bitcoin cash are all down between 1-2% in the last 24 hours. Crypto Assets Shed $16 Billion in Two Days At the time of publication, the cryptocurrency market capitalization...Read More
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Litecoin is holding up strong above the $45 level. The buyers have been able to mark that area as a territory and are now aiming to make a strong move towards $50. Although its however unknown how effortlessly buyer pressure may push price upwards, there exist some levels of major resistance as the price travel...Read More
