With Bitcoin surging past $10,000 for the first time in two months and marking its first real big-money move since the halving, is the 2020 bull run here? Well, it’s still too early to say, and global markets are dealing with a host of challenges, but for Bitcoin to sustain this breakout and continue on,...Read More
Altcoins may have driven the crypto-market over the past few months. However, Bitcoin was again in the driver’s seat this week after the world’s largest cryptocurrency hikes considerably, going on to break all its immediate resistance levels. The effect on the rest of the market was instant, with the likes of Cardano gaining exponentially. However,...Read More
While the story of the day is Bitcoin’s move and consolidation above $10,000, the altcoins with momentum already in the bag are surging. Chief among the altcoins in market capitalization is Ethereum, with the second-largest cryptocurrency in the market shooting through the roof. Buoyed by the Bitcoin breakout, Ether has mounted a market capitalization of ...Read More
The latest hike in Bitcoin’s price came at a good time for the rest of the altcoin market. While many were under the impression that the same had exhausted all its momentum, Bitcoin’s performance gave fresh impetus to altcoins to rise again. This was the case for alts such as Litecoin and Tron. However, others...Read More
Bitcoin has recently concluded one of its best trading weeks of the past three months with a move over $10,000. Since the beginning of the week, the premier cryptocurrency has seen a 6.5 percent price increase which has taken it past $9,600 and then past the five-figure mark after a month of trading in a...Read More
Cardano has been the most dominant altcoin in the market since it recouped 100 percent of its lost price in June. At press time, it is posting a double-digit 24-hour price gain, the highest among the top-10 and occupies the 6th spot on the coin ladder, with a market capitalization of $3.83 billion, ahead of...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article attempt to analyze the short-term trends forming in the Litecoin market and its impact on the price. Litecoin’s price rise has been nothing short of expected and unexpected. Expected because being digital silver to digital gold, the cryptocurrency was bound to see an anchor-effect of a Bitcoin rise....Read More
The last few days have seen the crypto-market note a trend reversal of sorts. While most large-cap cryptos like Bitcoin and XRP finally saw some price movement that pushed these cryptos up the charts, few of the past few months’ best-performing cryptos like Chainlink and Tezos registered corrections. The latter’s movement was especially interesting since...Read More
Since its inception, Bitcoin has been the most popular payment tool among criminals operating in the markets of the darknet. Even today, with mainstream attention, global regulation, and billions in daily traded volume, the use of the decentralized, censorship-resistant, and universal cryptocurrency has not waned, but its sourcing has changed, which can open up a...Read More
The crypto-community has been in a buoyant mood over the past few days owing to a recent decision taken by the United States’ Office of the Comptroller of Currency. The decision, encapsulated in an interpretive letter the OCC sent to an unnamed bank, stated that nationally chartered banks and savings institutions may now offer crypto-custody...Read More
Narratives are important. They underline not only the credibility of a certain market, but they also shape the direction such an industry will be taking. However, narratives often have a tendency to be fudged, exaggerated, and sometimes, be false. This cannot be truer for the cryptocurrency market, a sector that has often struggled to dissociate...Read More
Bitcoin’s darknet ambitions have changed since Silk Road During its early days, before Bitcoin became “fool’s gold” for get-rich-quick investors, it was used as the main currency on the darknet. Think of the darknet as the space under your bed, dirty, desolate; barely acknowledged, never cleaned. The only time you come in contact with it...Read More
EOS and Ethereum Classic were among the altcoins to profit from the appreciation in Bitcoin’s price a few days ago, a development that came on the heels of U.S regulators giving the green-light to national banks with respect to crypto-custody services. However, not all alts followed the lead, with some like Basic Attention Token refusing...Read More
Bitcoin surged past $10,000 for the first time in over two months marking the cryptocurrency’s big-move since its halving. Since early-May 2020, amid economic strife, the cryptocurrency was locked in a tight-channel, trading between $8,800 and $9,500 with no hints of a move above or below, until today. At 0500 UTC Bitcoin began its move...Read More
Despite more and more people predicting that an altseason might be on the horizon, Bitcoin continues to be the market’s most dominant cryptocurrency with a share of over 60%. In fact, Bitcoin catalyzed the crypto-market over the last few days by noting a significant hike after the OCC announced that nationally chartered banks in the...Read More
Cryptocurrencies have tried to accomplish quite a lot in the last ten years. This is evident, particularly in the case of the world’s largest and oldest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. From being positioned as a decentralized form of cash that rivals traditional fiat to being considered as a robust store of value that gives gold a run...Read More
The cryptocurrency market has been stuck in a rut for quite some time now, with most of its major cryptos choosing to consolidate their positions. In fact, Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has been noting a kangaroo market of sorts, one wherein it has been jumping between its immediate resistance and support. This trend in...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article attempt to analyze the long-term trends forming in the Litecoin market and its impact on the price The cryptocurrency market has been struggling under a lot of pressure lately, a development that has inhibited its growth. Such downward pressure was shared by many of the market’s cryptos like...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis attempt to foresee Bitcoin Cash’s price movements until the second week of August Bitcoin Cash’s price has continued to find it very difficult to go past its 12 March price levels. Over the course of the past few months, BCH’s price has continued to bounce between $215 and...Read More
Stablecoins have become the “staple food” of the cryptocurrency industry as they make the on/off-ramp easier and faster. Hence, stablecoins play a vital role in understanding the health of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. This article takes a look at the stablecoin market over the last 5 months and tries to understand the changes, be it an...Read More
The prevailing market is a perfect training ground. While some assets are fairing very well, others are not. With the current and foreseeable economic outlook fairly weak, some macroeconomic assets are proving their worth and adhering to prevailing narratives. Gold, the age-old safe-haven and once the economic standard for the world, is certainly behaving as...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis attempt to foresee XRP’s price movement over the next 24 hours Over the past 7 days, XRP‘s value has registered over 10 percent in growth. However, the past few months haven’t been particularly inspiring for XRP’s price action, especially after having lost out to Tether in terms of...Read More
With respect to public perception, cryptocurrencies still occupy a grey area. While the use-cases of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been made evident over the past decade, there is still quite a bit of skepticism in the minds of individuals who aren’t entirely familiar with how cryptocurrencies operate. The asset class’s sensationalized association with bad actors...Read More
According to many in the crypto-market, the altseason may be soon upon us. That may be the case, however, the fortunes of these altcoins continue to be tied at the hip with that of Bitcoin. The latest price hike in the latter’s value was a case in point, with cryptocurrencies like Tron and Zcash climbing....Read More
Bitcoin trading is not for the faint of heart. Traders in the cryptocurrency market have to contend with $1,000 hourly movements, while negotiating an array of exchanges to arbitrage, many of which pump fake volumes and have individual premiums and can employ leverages in triple-digits, opening the floodgates for liquidations. Given the above backdrop, the...Read More
Despite the fact that the market’s altcoins have done well lately, the fact of the matter is that Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, continues to hold a market share of over 60%, a share owing to which it has high correlation indices with the rest of the market. However, the effect of BTC’s movement, especially...Read More
The cryptocurrency industry has been about creating a new world of finance, one where people are in charge of their own money. Here, Bitcoin was supposed to be the alternative to the financial system, however, in time, it has become more reliant on “crypto-banks.”In fact, according to Matthew Black, CTO at Atomic Loans, most activities...Read More
The altcoins market’s recent price movement may lead many people to believe that an altseason is indeed on its way. However, despite such hopes, the effect of Bitcoin’s price fortunes continues to be profound. The last few days were a reflection of that, with the rest of the market taking Bitcoin’s lead to record significant...Read More
The appreciation in Bitcoin’s price a few days ago had a profound effect on the value of the crypto-market’s altcoins. This was to be expected since despite many expecting an altseason in the near-term, the world’s largest cryptocurrency remains highly correlated to the rest of the market. At price time, Bitcoin’s price stood at $9510...Read More
The story of stablecoins has been extraordinary in 2020. After the collapse in March 2020, the rate at which Tether has exploded in terms of issuance and market cap has led many to believe that U.S dollar-pegged centralized digital assets will have a major say in Bitcoin‘s future. Now, when it comes to stable assets,...Read More
