Binance has unveiled the ace up their sleeves, in vague terms, an alternative to Facebook’s Libra. The unveiling, dubbed “Venus Plan” is to end the financial hegemony by using technological innovation power that cryptocurrencies have brought forth. Venus is going to be an “independent regional version of Libra”. Unlike Facebook’s Libra, Venus, hopefully, will not...Read More
When you are dealing with cryptocurrencies and its financial ecosystem, one has to be calculative and consider volatility and major price swings as an important factor before making any investments. Sharpe Ratio, a measurement tool which is regularly used in the traditional financial markets, allows traders and investors to assess the return on investment in...Read More
Dash continued to improve its growth in 2019 and according to their official Reddit blog, Dash enjoyed a lucrative week. It was indicated that Dash had outperformed a total of 8 major coins in the past week. Simple moving average [SMA] of 47% was registered; with Dash outperforming 4 of the top 10 coins. Source:...Read More
The special economic zone of China located in Shenzhen province will now support research on digital currencies as reported by a local daily. China has been ambivalent on cryptocurrency, where they had earlier banned exchanges from operating in the country. However, a lot has changed in recent times. According to the report, “The Central Committee...Read More
XRP has been at the mercy of the bears in the market and has shown only a minimal recovery after the August 14 fall. However, the coin’s price shot up in the short term and breached its immediate resistance. 4-hour Source: Trading view In the 4-hour chart of XRP, an ascending triangle was formed. After...Read More
Over the years, Bitcoin has grabbed the attention of crypto Twitter repeatedly, with BTC always being a trending topic, yet the identity of its founder is surrounded by a cloud of mystery. Recently, crypto community’s attention was caught by yet another person claiming to be the “real Satoshi Nakamoto”. The news went viral on Twitter...Read More
Elliot Gunton, a 19-year old teenager from Mounteney Close in Norwich was sentenced to a 20-month prison sentence on 16th August. Gunton was also asked to pay back £400,000 for hacking services he offered in exchange for cryptocurrencies. A Norwich Crown Court on Friday sentenced him for his crimes after he pleaded guilty in earlier...Read More
Ethereum faced a massive slump on 14th August; the virtual asset witnessed a major drop of over 13 percent at that time of period which took ETH’s valuation below $200 dollar for the first time in a month. Ethereum continued to dwell under the $200 region following the fall. 12-hour chart Source: Trading View After...Read More
The price of XRP has been taking a hit since the fall of Bitcoin, and has been trading around $0.26. After the price broke on August 14, XRP had been observing alternate red and green candles, showing no sign of absolute recovery. Short-term prediction of XRP indicates a bearish pattern with no sign of relief....Read More
Ethereum is currently focused on upcoming hard fork Istanbul. However, this upcoming hard fork will not include the most-talked-about Ethereum Improvement Protocol, ProgPow. The main reason behind this move can be attributed to the security audit of the protocol. ProgPow has been one of the most-awaited upgrades as the protocols aim to tackle ASIC mining....Read More
2018 was a year to forget for the virtual asset industry. A majority of the assets were impacted by crypto winter which had prevailed after the bullish run in late 2017. In light of that situation, 2019 has been a positive year for digital currencies. Ethereum improved its valuation by almost 45 percent at press...Read More
The future belongs to those who prepare for it, and the long term of XRP demands preparation for a fall. The coin’s performance in the bull’s market has been bearish and with the fall of Bitcoin, the coin also registered a fall on August 14. Despite several tries, no relief was in sight for the...Read More
Digital silver has not had the best couple of weeks. With anticipation about its block halving raising its price by over 300 percent in 2019, the event itself saw bearish price movement. Litecoin, after reaching a high of over $140 in price two months prior to the halving, has seen a slump since. At press...Read More
Can the unstoppable force move the immovable object? Since the dawn of time, innovation is viewed from two different perspectives. One from the perspective of the innovator, and the other from the perspective of the innovation enforcer. With the world moving at such a fast pace, the unwritten rule is: innovate or perish, and in...Read More
The market experienced a surge in the number of transactions occurring between unknown wallets, as Bitcoin maintained its position above the $10,000 mark. The king coin was priced $10,413.87 at press time with a jump of 3.30% over the 24-hour cycle. As the crypto-market joined the bullish ride, the transfer of crypto coins also surged...Read More
Digital Silver, despite being the third-largest gainer in the top-10, in 2019 alone has been on a bit of a slump. Following its block halving at the start of the month, the 5th largest cryptocurrency on the market has lost 49 percent of its price since late-June when it was priced at $144. To put...Read More
The XRP’s price might have taken a hit over the past few days falling the Bitcoin dump. The coin has been moving towards stabilizing its price, but with the bears in the market, the recovery has been difficult. The short term prediction point towards a fall and rise trend in XRP’s price, while the long...Read More
A potential trader looking at Ethereum at the moment will be demoralized with its current price movement. At press time, the token indicated a price growth of 1.23 percent at press time but prior to that, ETH had slumped over 8 percent on 14th August. Ethereum’s one-day chart Source: Trading View If a trader was...Read More
One of the biggest news last year was the announcement made by the New York Stock Exchange’s parent company, Intercontinental Exchange. In August 2018, The firm announced that it would be venturing into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a new company – Bakkt. This turned out to be an extremely bullish news in...Read More
While the cryptocurrency world is ensconced with news of Bakkt confirming their September 23 launch of BTC futures, the altcoins are looking in awe. At press time, none of the heavyweight alternates to Bitcoin are trading in the thick of the green. Litecoin, fresh off its halving, has been on a downward slump, dropping by...Read More
A recent report by The Tie.io highlighted over-hyped cryptocurrencies on Twitter, and the details are not surprising. Less popular cryptocurrencies with low trading volumes exhibited high “Hype-to-Activity” ratios on Twitter, a social media platform that has become a battleground for scam bots and FUD stompers of the cryptocurrency market. The Hype-to Activity metric measured the...Read More
The Tron Foundation released its latest DApp Review, with the report revealing its growing dominance in the DApp ecosystem, as well as the increased use of smart contracts which surged to 1362 last week. The report highlighted the addition of two new DApps to the ecosystem; namely, Tron Name Service (TNS) and Zethyr Exchange. Tron...Read More
On July 8, Bitfinex, the noted cryptocurrency exchange, had announced the spending of 27% of all accrued margin trading fees to buyback and burn UNUS SED LEO tokens. In an update for the same, the exchange today informed the community of completing the redemption and burning of these LEO tokens. Bitfinex tweeted, “The new UNUS...Read More
The cryptocurrency market is as unpredictable as it gets. Volatility is always prominent and in order to predict an accurate trend, you almost need the ability to foresee the future. However, certain factors in chart analysis do not deceive, as prices often mediate between certain ranges. The breach of an estimated range or resistance is...Read More
Bitcoin’s [BTC] prices saw a sudden rise today, causing it to break its previous immediate resistance. Bitcoin also registered its biggest high of 2019. However, after the last candle closed, the coin was starting to dip. At press time, BTC was valued at $5,687.53 with a market cap of $100 billion. The 24-hour trading volume...Read More
Bitcoin’s [BTC] recent volatile fluctuations can be linked to the recent drama surrounding cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and their Tether [USDT] holdings. However, hours before the event, one exchange saw a massive Bitcoin price fall, leading to speculation surrounding pre-existing information about the market dip. Kraken, the American cryptocurrency giant, saw a notable “dump” of Bitcoin,...Read More
Most major cryptocurrencies on CoinMarketCap have been under the spell of the bear and continue to fall, at press time. However, if the long term performance of the coin is to be considered, most major coins have managed to register significant returns since the beginning of 2019. Ran NeuNer, crypto influencer and Founder of Onchain...Read More
