Strong bullish currents have been the norm across the crypto-market lately, with Bitcoin not being the only crypto-asset breaching ATHs consistently. In fact, hot on the heels of BTC, Ethereum, Chainlink, and Binance Coin have also registered their own new highs. Thanks to its correlation with the world’s largest cryptocurrency, it’s no surprise that Litecoin...Read More
Litecoin was quite bullish on the charts. The $190 region offered some resistance, but longer-term momentum is on the side of the bulls and demand is likely to drive the prices higher. Litecoin 12-hour chart Source: LTC/USD on TradingView Litecoin swept past the range highs but faced some selling pressure in the $192 region. Undeterred,...Read More
Is the alt season finally here? That’s a tricky question to answer right now. While yes, much of the altcoin market is hiking on the charts, most alts are doing so on the back of Bitcoin’s own surge. However, it was still unclear whether the rest of the market would be able to sustain its...Read More
Leo Polovets of Susaventures mentioned in a curious tweet today that he increasingly feels that startups would benefit from copying Tesla and MicroStrategy by putting a fraction of their cash into Bitcoin, he noted, “Worst case you lose a few percent of your bank balance, best case you might extend your runway by 25+%. Asymmetric...Read More
Mastercard’s recent move to enable crypto on its network is a significant update that will help further Bitcoin’s adoption and make it mainstream. However, following the purchase of Bitcoin by Tesla and MicroStrategy the obvious next step was to consider Bitcoin payments, however, a critical question is, are retail traders willing to spend their Bitcoin...Read More
After consolidating above $20 for a prolonged period of time, Chainlink has finally managed to breach the $30-price level, checking off another valuation target for the year 2021. In fact, in the year 2021 alone, Chainlink has surged by close to 172%, with the crypto recording YTD returns of 132%, at press time. In the...Read More
Cardano highlighted an area at $0.86 to defend over the next few hours before it could make an attempt at $1 once more. Tezos climbed toward $4.25 and had the momentum to break past, while rejection would see it revisit $4. VeChain surged past $0.038 and targeted $0.046. Cardano [ADA] Source: ADA/USDT on TradingView Although...Read More
It’s been a good few days for the cryptocurrency market. While Bitcoin, the sector’s leading cryptocurrency, has surged on the charts to touch a new ATH on the back of a Tesla-fueled hike, altcoins such as DOT and ADA have arguably outperformed BTC with their own price performances. What’s more, according to many, exchange tokens...Read More
XRP climbed back above the $0.52 mark after retracing the gains made on its recent surge to $0.75. Cosmos rose above $20 but faced some selling pressure near $22 while Dogecoin succumbed to short-term bearish pressure. XRP Source: XRP/USD on TradingView After reaching a local high at $0.75, XRP was forced back to $0.4 hours...Read More
Bitcoin’s price has rebounded from the correction that followed the new ATH and the asset is now trading close to $48000, well on track for price discovery beyond the ATH. As the price continues rallying, a total of $602 Million worth of Bitcoin short positions got liquidated in the aftermath of the Tesla news. If...Read More
It’s been a good few days for the crypto-market, with its price fortunes given an impetus a few days ago by the news of Tesla’s $1.5 billion purchase of Bitcoins. Following the same, the world’s largest cryptocurrency pumped on the charts, and thanks to BTC’s correlation with the rest of the market, the altcoin market...Read More
Cardano’s native cryptocurrency, ADA was trading at $0.9203 at the time of writing and is currently the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap. For a token that surged by over 400% since the beginning of the year, questions arose as to what exactly caused the sudden surge in its price. According to Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson,...Read More
Ethereum found support at $1700 and rose higher with $2000 as its target. Aave threatened to drop toward $480 in the coming days, and Monero shot past the $200 mark with $220 the next level of resistance for the bulls to test. Ethereum [ETH] Source: ETH/USD on TradingView Ether broke out of an ascending triangle...Read More
Tezos surged above the $4 mark and went past the previous all-time high at $4.44, which Tezos registered on August 13, 2020. Since registering an ATH back in 2020, XTZ had sunk into a downtrend that lasted well into November, where it found its bottom at $1.79. In December, Tezos attempted to climb past $2.4...Read More
Bitcoin’s price performance on the charts lately has had a ripple effect on the rest of the cryptocurrency market. On the back of the world’s largest cryptocurrency surging, many of the market’s alts climbed too. Litecoin, Algorand, and Digibyte were among the cryptos to surge, with the movement giving a much-needed impetus to these cryptos’...Read More
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Rapper Jay Z have come together to make a 500 Bitcoin donation to teams in Africa and India. The Twitter Co-Founder updated his status on the platform to announce the collaboration earlier today. JAY-Z/@S_C_ and I are giving 500 BTC to a new endowment named ₿trust to fund #Bitcoin development,...Read More
New York could become a ‘hub for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies’ if Andrew Yang is elected as the city’s mayor. Mayoral Candidate – Andrew Yang tweeted in support of cryptocurrencies earlier today, stating his intent to make the world’s financial capital more crypto centric. As mayor of NYC – the world’s financial capital – I...Read More
Alabama resident has been charged in a SIM-swap hack, targeting victims to steal over $150,000 worth of cryptocurrency. According to local news, authorities alleged that the resident is a 22-year-old man named Joseph Chase Oaks who now faces a string of charges. Prosecutors have accused Oaks of identity theft, computer trespass, and tampering, as well...Read More
UK resident from Nuneaton has been charged for importing illegal drugs bought with Bitcoin; he will now serve a two-year prison sentence. Authorities alleged that the resident named Dylan Bailey, who is 19 years old, used the dark web to purchase ecstasy and paid Bitcoin for the illegal tablets. A supplier in the Netherlands sent...Read More
For Bitcoin, 2020 was a monumental year, with its block reward halving followed by greater institutional investment culminating in the bull run which Bitcoin has managed to sustain to date. While institutions did look at digital assets like Bitcoin with a bit of suspicion once, the narrative has changed dramatically as Bitcoin is now being...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice The cryptocurrency market has seen significant bullish momentum over the past week. With Bitcoin registering a new ATH on the charts, many altcoins including Polkadot have all started on their own uptrends. In the...Read More
According to data from XRPscan, in the past two days, co-founder of Ripple, Jed McCaleb moved roughly 40 million XRP from his “tacostand” wallet, which was named and activated when McCaleb was still working with Ripple. The former tech chief is very active when it comes to selling his XRP; a fact earlier noted by...Read More
Exchange Bitcoin reserves have dropped steadily to correspond with the cryptocurrency’s price rise, with the number of Bitcoin withdrawals from exchanges recently climbing to a 3-year high. This is an incredibly bullish sign during a bull run. It is safe to say that Tesla’s latest purchase has fueled the price rally and it may be...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice The volatility in the Bitcoin market has been driving the value of the rest of the cryptocurrency market higher on the charts. Major altcoins such as Bitcoin Cash [BCH] registered a trend change as...Read More
Bitcoin SV dropped under a level of retracement following its recent gains, with the crypto retesting the same level as resistance. Basic Attention Token surged past $0.5, but it remains to be seen if the bulls can push higher. Finally, Compound showed signs of rising above its resistance level at $494. Bitcoin SV [BSV] Source:...Read More
The past week saw Bitcoin’s price surge by over 18 percent, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency trading close to $45,000, at press time. It should be noted, however, that following reports of Tesla investing over $1.5 billion in Bitcoin, BTC climbed to register a new ATH above $48,000, before corrections set in. The question thus...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Chainlink’s price has been on the rise since the start of the week. In fact, this has been the trend across the larger crypto-market lately, especially on the heels of Bitcoin’s bull run. Interestingly,...Read More
Synthetix’s latest governance proposal has passed successfully, with the same approving the creation of sTSLA – a synthetic asset that will provide on-chain exposure to Tesla’s shares. The proposal to introduce sTSLA, or SIP110, was put into motion on 10 February, with the proposal passed successfully after a unanimous vote by Synthetix’s The Spartan Council....Read More
Chief Executive of Uber and Expedia Group, Dara Khosrowshahi says that Uber will accept Bitcoin as a form of payment provided the company sees a real need for it to do so and if there is a benefit from accepting the digital currency. Source: Twitter/CNBC Squawk Box In a recent interview with CNBC Squawk Box...Read More
Bitcoin’s rally has taken some interesting turns this market cycle. In fact, despite a minor correction to the $45000-level, there is a lot of bullish sentiment among traders. This can be attributed to institutional demand and the anticipation of further demand since Twitter has expressed an interest in buying Bitcoin off its balance sheet, post-Tesla’s...Read More