On 2 February, Ethereum reached a new all-time high above $1,500, across major exchanges, just days before the launch of the CME Ethereum futures contracts, which is slated for 8 February. The surge in price could have been a result of several positive announcements about the second-largest crypto by market cap. Source: TradingView Recently, asset...Read More
Indecisiveness is the current market sentiment for Bitcoin. While some metrics indicate that a 2nd bullish rally might be incoming, other factors are suggestive of further corrections. With Bitcoin continuing to consolidate in the mid-$30k range, the reset of certain metrics and accumulation activity might project a potential change in the crypto’s price. Grayscale is...Read More
Most discussions on the subject of Bitcoin’s institutional involvement always hint at the common objective of these institutions. These organizations are clubbed together under one idea, that they believe in the assets, and they want to attain exposure into crypto through Bitcoin. It is not a false narrative, but over the past few months, most...Read More
Bitcoin’s second attempt at making it past $40,000 failed last week, with all eyes now on the cryptocurrency’s next big move. Interestingly, while BTC was trading at $34,855 at press time, outflows from spot exchanges were up too. In fact, 15,000 BTCs have flown out of Coinbase at the $32,400-price level. Such significant Bitcoin outflows...Read More
A month after crypto fund manager Bitwise surpassed $500 million in assets under management (AUM), the asset manager now filed for regulatory approval to list its Bitcoin fund on OTC markets. If the fund gets the green light, it plans to offer Bitcoin exposure to investors at lower-cost with an expense ratio that is 0.50%...Read More
Monero flipped the $143-resistance level, but a move above $148 was unlikely as the bullish momentum slowed down. IOTA registered rangebound behavior as trading volumes were weak. Even though DOGE was predicted to fall in the short-term, uncertainty shrouded its future trajectory. Monero [XMR] Source: XMR/USD, TradingView The market’s bulls regained the $143-price level as...Read More
On 30 January 2021, XRP registered its biggest 48-hour spike in over 3 years. Surging by 170% on the price charts, the crypto-asset ascended from $0.278 to a yearly high of $0.75. Source: XRP/USD on Trading View In fact, the crypto-asset almost matched its 2020 high. However, right after the top, it registered a massive...Read More
A Mood of the Nation survey by India’s CoinDCX a few months ago had revealed that for 68% of the respondents, legal and regulatory clarity is a major concern. Thanks to recent developments, these concerns are likely to get even more compounded. According to a statement made by Anurag Thakur, Indian Minister of State for...Read More
Dealing with market volatility is common in the case of Bitcoin and the current narrative is heading in a similar direction. While the market is still in a considerably bullish bracket, the likelihood of a reversal keeps floating about in the space. Now, according to recent data, a major change may be afoot, one that...Read More
Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy acquired additional Bitcoin worth about $10 million in cash on 2 February. The company made the purchase at an average price of approximately $33,810 per Bitcoin. The development follows MicroStrategy’s earlier purchase made on 22 January 2021. According to its last announcement, MicroStrategy acquired $10 million worth of Bitcoin, paying roughly $31,808...Read More
Grayscale has been at the head of a lot of Bitcoin-related developments over the past few months. It is in the news again today after its GBTC premium turned negative for the first time after its launch in 2013. The aforementioned premium represents an “overpayment” on behalf of mostly institutional buyers that seek Bitcoin exposure,...Read More
Bitcoin SV was projected to move within its range and a break above the $183-resistance level did not seem likely. On the contrary, BAT traded within its parallel channel and a breakout seemed imminent over the next few trading sessions. Finally, ZEC managed to rise above its upper trendline, but the price could reverse its...Read More
PrimeXBT is the latest crypto-exchange to delist XRP after an announcement earlier today revealed the removal of the XRP/USD, XRP/BTC trading pairs. The delisting will take effect from Wednesday, 10 February 2021, at 15:00 UTC. Prior to this, the XRP pairs will be transferred to ‘reduce only’ status on Friday, 5 February 2021, at 15:00...Read More
LINK seemed to be targeting a move above its $24.29-resistance, but weak momentum meant that the market’s bulls could struggle to lift the price on the charts. Healthy buying activity and an uptick in trading volumes backed STEEM for a rise above its $0.19-resistance. Finally, MKR’s bearish cycle could spill over to the next few...Read More
With the landscape for CBDCs heating up, many countries have accelerated their efforts to issue a central bank digital currency. China has had the most progress on this front, with the country conducting several test runs by distributing its digital yuan to its citizens through ‘red packets.’ According to a paper published by European policy...Read More
According to the United States Department of Justice (DoJ), a man from Ontario, California, has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of illegally operating a crypto exchange. On 29 January, the DoJ release stated that the accused, 49-year-old Hugo Sergio Mejia was also pleading guilty to money laundering offenses in United States District Court....Read More
Gold and Bitcoin supporters are likely to keep arguing with each other as both gold advocates and Bitcoin maximalist stick to their own school of thought. Recently, MicroStrategy CEO, Michael Saylor predicted that in the future, investors are more likely to opt for Bitcoin over the yellow metal. In an interview with Andrew Henderson of Nomad...Read More
Cryptocurrencies ranging from Bitcoin to joke, token Doge, have seen much mainstream support in the past week. After Elon Musk said “he was a supporter of Bitcoin” and OnlyFans star Mia Khalifa bought Doge, another new celebrity has shown support for the coins. This time it was Gene Simmons, from the rock and roll band...Read More
Altcoins BNB and COMP maintained their January uptrend as their price set new records at press time. Nevertheless, they were primed for a reversal as the indicators flashed bearish signals. DCR was rejected at $66.8 resistance, but strong trading volume suggested that the price would eventually break above the resistance mark. Binance Coin [BNB] Source:...Read More
With a $6.9 billion market cap, Stellar has remained close to the top-10 cryptocurrencies and consolidated fairly after its rally during the 1st week of January. XLM re-tested its support a few times but rather than consolidating low, it has continued to bridge the gap nears its yearly high of $0.414. The long-term analysis remains...Read More
“The store of value generation” is what entrepreneur Mark Cuban termed young crypto investors as. In a blog explaining this narrative, the billionaire today seemed to caution older generations and Wall Street stalwarts. He stated why the idea “that a crypto asset could be a store of value” is not “crazy.” Old Schoolers say that...Read More
Binance established Binance Smart Chain [BSC], a new blockchain a while ago and it has become popular among users. The platform that already homes over 100 projects has added a new service to BSC to keep up with the demands of its users. According to Binance Smart Chain news, Binance added delivery of ETH 2.0...Read More
Amid the recent GameStop share hike frenzy, Robinhood faced much criticism from enraged users and policy-makers alike, for suspending trading services for retailers. According to the Wall Street Journal, Robinhood has raised another $2.4 billion from its shareholders. The WSJ report cited sources familiar with the matter and stated: Robinhood Markets Inc. raised another $2.4 billion...Read More
Although the month of January saw Bitcoin and Ethereum rise towards record levels, a correction soon followed and the market leaders saw their gains drop. The rest of the altcoin market reacted in a similar fashion and fell on the charts after a solid start to the month. Similarly, altcoins LTC, VET, and ETC were...Read More
Unlike the 2017-rally, Bitcoin currently indicates strong fundamentals. The growth has been such, over the course of 2020 and the beginning of 2021, that the digital asset has experienced massive capital injection. It is difficult to identify the source at times, as both retail and institutional investments come in a flurry. However, the growth of...Read More
Stellar Lumens climbed above its immediate resistance on the charts but the indicators did not favor an extended rally. Altcoins XTZ and DASH projected rangebound movement as there was a shortage of buyers in their market. Stellar Lumens [XLM] Source: XLM/USD, TradingView Stellar Lumens broke above $0.239 resistance after it witnessed some buying pressure over...Read More
The past few days have demonstrated how organized groups can shake the well-established stock market. This organized movement was even visible in the Dogecoin [DOGE] market due to which the price of the digital asset sky-rocketed. At the time, traders from around the world were interested in the Dogecoin hype, and probably due to this...Read More
Just a few days ago we saw Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla add Bitcoin to his Twitter profile, which caused a sudden pump in the value of the digital asset. As the market stabilizes from the surge, Musk has extended his support to Bitcoin and stated that it was on the verge of acceptance...Read More
Despite Ripple facing two lawsuits from the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission [SEC], its products still seem to be much sought-after. According to a recent update from one of the oldest RippleNet members, Kuwait Finance House [KFH], it is now launching an instant cross-border payments service to Turkey. As per the announcement, the bank...Read More
Cardano was unable to break above $0.367 but the overall trend was still bullish as the candlesticks remained above their 20-SMA and 50-SMA. Cosmos traded close to its immediate resistance and indicated the likelihood of an upward breakout as the indicators flashed bullish signals. Dogecoin cut its losses at $0.024 and was projected to move...Read More
