Chainlink was recording strong gains on the charts amidst speculation that its rally could be stronger than Bitcoin’s once again, like it was in July. Bitcoin had climbed to $13,300 at press time and it might just head higher, with many other altcoins posting gains too. However, while Waves noted a bearish divergence, Dogecoin continued...Read More
For most of the year, the world’s largest and most dominant cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has noted a strong correlation with the world of traditional finance. In fact, over the course of 2020, the S&P 500, Gold, and Bitcoin have been the focus of the market, given the growing uncertainty and some speculation with regard to Bitcoin’s...Read More
With Bitcoin seemingly consolidating just below the $13,000-level, buying momentum for most alts has also subsided over the weekend. In fact, technical indicators for NEM and VeChain turned neutral from bullish as some selling pressure started to creep into the market. Cardano too seemed to lose bullish momentum as it faced rejection at a key...Read More
During a recent interview, Michael Novogratz, CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings, shared his views on why he doesn’t see Bitcoin being used as a currency in the next 5 years. As a proponent of the store of value narrative for Bitcoin, Novogratz highlighted a few key reasons why he believes the price of Bitcoin will rise...Read More
At the time of writing, Monero had recorded gains of just over a percent, in the last 24 hours. However, the digital asset, over the next few trading sessions, could be expected to rise towards a crucial pivot level, ensuring a bullish rally. STEEM, on the other hand, maintained a neutral outlook as consolidation possibilities...Read More
Ethereum’s price has been on an impressive recovery sun since it fell on 12 March. In fact, since Black Thursday, ETH has surged, with the cryptocurrency recording a 64 percent hike over its pre-12 March trading price. While the increase in demand for DeFi and the subsequent loss of steam has led to many questioning...Read More
The news that Paypal would introduce its users to Bitcoin and Ethereum was considered an emphatic victory by many in the community, with the same propelling the price from $12,200 to $13,100. The on-chain metrics for the crypto-asset had been quite bullish over the past couple of weeks, but breaking news has a way of...Read More
The simple mathematical concept of a transitive property explains that if A = B, then B = A. So, in the cryptocurrency world, if 1 BTC = $13,000, then $13,000 = 1 BTC. Using that base-case, let’s scale down the equation. $1,000 can fetch you ₿0.076, and hence, scaling it down, $500 can get you...Read More
After an extended period of uncertainty, Litecoin and Polkadot’s values registered significant gains, with both alts picking up good buying momentum on the charts. Further down the crypto-ladder, the mixed signals also coincided with bearish divergence and low market volatility, in the case of Dogecoin. Litecoin [LTC] Source: LTC/USD on TradingView Litecoin was seen trading...Read More
Open Interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange has nearly doubled over the past 30 days. In fact, Aggregate Open Interest across top derivatives exchanges is up by 31%, with the response to Bitcoin’s steep rise in price evident when Deribit, BitMEX, and OKEx’s price charts are analyzed. Aggregate Open Interest || Source: Skew Back in July...Read More
Bitcoin was trading at $12,960 at press time, with Bitcoin’s market dominance holding at 61.8%, a figure that has slowly risen over the past few weeks. Ethereum shared this bullish sentiment as it conquered a strong region of resistance. However, many altcoins were unable to keep up, suggesting that traders had pulled funds from stagnant...Read More
XRP’s price broke out of a temporary period of consolidation, with the cryptocurrency, over the past week, establishing a strong uptrend just like many altcoins in the market. However, the question remains whether or not the present bullish momentum in the market will sustain itself and help improve XRP’s price. At press time, XRP was...Read More
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index noted a reading of 73 at press time as Bitcoin surged towards $13,000 and momentarily saw many large-cap altcoins follow suit. While Tron attempted to reverse its downtrend as it appeared to break past its trendline resistance, the bears were quick to enter the fray. Further, Algorand might face...Read More
Following a dip in Bitcoin’s bullish sentiment, the crypto-market also appeared to be in a phase of price consolidation. Decred, particularly, underlined a bearish setup on its trading charts, while the bulls in the Binance Coin and Augur markets appeared to give in to a brief period of price consolidation. Binance Coin [BNB] Source: BNB/USD...Read More
Ontology is in the news after it recently announced that it is building a sharded blockchain on top of Polkadot, one that connects multiple chains together across a single network. Our new collaboration with @ParityTech to integrate #DeID into @Polkadot is just kicking off! Not only will #Ontology bring cross-chain liquidity to this #Parachain, but...Read More
Bitcoin SV’s fortunes don’t seem to be getting any better as the year progresses. Its press time trading price was a far cry from its early-2020 valuation after it seemingly peaked in August. Following the same, BSV has continued to depreciate over the past few months. However, the question still remains – Can the cryptocurrency...Read More
EOS was trading above a level of support on the charts, but buying volumes for the crypto-asset were falling. Further down the crypto-ladder, IOTA seemed to be forming a bullish pattern, but it wasn’t complete yet. A drop in IOTA’s value would invalidate the same. Compound was on a short-term uptrend and its direction in...Read More
During a recent AMA with IOTA’s founders, Dominik Schiener and David Sonstebo shared some insights for the community and the larger crypto-space concerning IOTA’s progress in the wake of Chrysalis phase 2’s launch. An important step in the development of the IOTA protocol is the roll-out of Coordicide – IOTA’s scalable distributed ledger, on the...Read More
Tezos was trading within a tight price range as the market’s bulls valiantly defended a critical region of support. Ontology’s movement exhibited the potential to break out upwards while Maker was on an uptrend. Tezos [XTZ] Source: XTZ/USD on TradingView Highlighted on the attached chart is the demand zone. The cryptocurrency’s price dipped briefly beneath...Read More
Interestingly, at the time of writing, the bullish sentiment for the market’s altcoins seemed to be nearing an end after the Bitcoin bulls too, entered a cooldown period. This indicated that post a brief price surge, a south-bound trend was visible in EOS and Stellar Lumens (XLM). Despite this, the XLM market continued to be...Read More
As the crypto market displayed strong buying sentiment, the bullish trend added to the valuations of most altcoins for a third consecutive day. Maker gained almost 3.5 % in its valuation since yesterday, signaling bullishness in the short-term period. XRP too sided with the bulls noting some gains on its trading charts. While for Ontology the...Read More
For a while now, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of San Francisco-based crypto payment company Ripple has been tweeting about the need for regulatory clarity. Garlinghouse revealed that he is considering moving Ripple’s headquarters to London over the lack of clear regulations with regard to cryptocurrencies in U.S. Garlinghouse especially considered relocating to the UK because the...Read More
Bitcoin’s ATH of $19k is still 33% away. Bitcoin’s price is up 14.85% in the past 7 days and market conditions are conducive for further growth. From smart money inflow of over $550 Million within 2 weeks to drop in inflow on exchanges, nearly all charts signal the bullish sentiment. Map of spent Bitcoins ||...Read More
Ken Kurson, member of payment protocol firm Ripple’s board of directors, was arrested on Friday and has been charged by federal prosecutors in Brooklyn for cyberstalking in connection with his divorce. Authorities have also accused the Ripple board member of sending threatening and stalking messages to several people. Reports state that Kurson allegedly threatened an...Read More
Stablecoins are hotter than ever, with Tether’s trade volume surpassing Bitcoin’s by 55% in the past 24 hours. Led by surges in the USDC and USDT, the total number of stablecoin daily active addresses has topped 265K. Stablecoin Active Address || Source: Coinmetrics The above chart by Coinmetrics is smoothed using a 7-day rolling average....Read More
Calling the prospects of introducing a CBDC in Russia “very real,” head of the Central Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina said on Friday, a pilot launch of the Russian CBDC, or the digital ruble, “is possible” at the end of 2021. The news follows a recent opinion of an official from the Russian Central Bank’s...Read More
The PayPal announcement and the subsequent hike in Bitcoin’s price came at a great time for the altcoin market since many alts were struggling with the downtrend they have been on since mid-August. This speaks to not just Bitcoin’s overwhelming dominance of the crypto-market, but also to its high correlations stats with the rest of...Read More
It is easy to forget that Bitcoin, other than being a revolutionary asset in the current financial system, was initially created with the goal of Peer-t0-Peer transactions without any intermediaries. While discussions with respect to P2P volumes are limited in the space, Arcane Research’s new report brought the P2P scenario under a new optimistic light....Read More
Major crypto exchange Binance announced today that its investment and incubation arm, Binance Labs has made a strategic investment in a new blockchain-based decentralized streaming protocol, called Audius. Binance Labs led the extension round for Audius which was worth $1.25 million. The community-owned music sharing protocol is yet to launch on mainnet, and had earlier...Read More
Following Bitcoin’s week-long price surge till its breach of the $13,000 level; Chainlink and Tezos also appeared to be bullish, with the two alts trading in green zones at press time. DASH on the other hand succumbed to selling pressure, after going through a short breather of bullish sentiment just a few days ago. Chainlink...Read More
