In a recent interview, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor said that bitcoin is an institutional-grade “safe-haven” asset and that the premium crypto was a solution to the “store of value problem” that “everyone” faced. He stated: First of all, Bitcoin itself is an institutional-grade safe-haven asset and it’s engineered to be superior to gold in all...Read More
With Bitcoin holding firm between $22,500 and $23,500 for the past few days, one would expect the market’s altcoins to hold steady and consolidate as well. However, while Bitcoin has remained bullish, many alts were unable to sustain their market momentum, with the likes of Binance Coin, Chainlink, and EOS exhausting themselves on the price...Read More
Khurram Shroff, Chairman of IBC, or International Blockchain Consulting Group, believed that cryptocurrencies could replace bullion in the future. Speaking about Wall Street’s “renewed interest” in crypto markets, the Dubai-based executive also believed that Bitcoin’s scarcity “helped maintain buoyancy” in such markets. Shroff said in a report: Decentralized cryptocurrencies are sparking renewed interest on Wall...Read More
Bitcoin’s $23,000 price breach lifted the broader altcoin market over the past week. This is evident by the fact that altcoins have risen in tandem with the king coin. However, minor corrections in Bitcoin’s price have also seen altcoins move into red territory. Altcoins like ETC as CRO have been more prone to these corrections,...Read More
Blockchain tracking company WhaleAlerts identified that crypto whales moved 365.7 million XRP in total, in the last 24 hours. Overall, the XRP transaction amounted to $98,162,899. An anonymous whale made the biggest transfer of funds by moving 181 million XRP, worth about $53 million, at the time. On 23 Dec, 18:57 UTC, even Ripple participated...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Consensus dictates that the cryptocurrency market is a bull market right now. And yet, Tezos has fallen by 58% since 13 August. In fact, during the latest price rally in November, the crypto-asset hardly...Read More
Digital asset trust company BitGo announced on 24 December that it has $16 billion in assets under custody (AUC). Industry experts believe this could be because big investors are seeking institutional-grade security for custody. Moreover, BitGo CEO Mike Belshe claimed that the firm was seeing “unprecedented interest” from institutional investors as a result of the...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Bitcoin SV recently registered a drop quite similar to the one witnessed on 25 November, with BSV treading a similar support level too. Although a lot of altcoins are in disarray, some are trending...Read More
The United States has been seeing many crypto-centric businesses come under stricter regulatory scrutiny lately. This was evidenced by the fact that the Treasury Department and other agencies on Wednesday asked the aforementioned firms to tighten protections against money laundering, while on the topic of the recent question of stablecoin regulations. According to a statement...Read More
Bitcoin’s price took a minor hit in the last 24-hours, with the cryptocurrency’s price dipping below $23k briefly, before recovering to trade at $23,162. The aforementioned time period was also evidence of Bitcoin’s influence on the crypto-market, with many altcoins going into a downward spiral following the king coin’s price correction. Source: Santiment Despite the...Read More
Bitcoin’s correction was a drag on the broader market and it saw altcoins like Tron, Waves, and FTX Token move lower on the charts. While Tron and Waves seemed to have been drastically affected by Bitcoin’s movement, FTT’s daily loss was minimal compared to the other two. Tron [TRX] Source: TRON/USD, TradingView Tron’s price has...Read More
News of the SEC lawsuit against Ripple has sent the price of XRP on a downward spiral, with the cryptocurrency falling by over 32% in the last 24 hours alone. Following the same, reactions were quick to come from all corners of the crypto-community, with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse calling the lawsuit ‘illogical,’ claiming that...Read More
After Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, registered a slight correction in its price, altcoins such as Bitcoin Cash, NEM, and Decred followed suit and fell down the charts too. Bitcoin Cash [BCH] Source: BCH/USD, TradingView Bitcoin Cash’s price registered a lot of volatility in the month of December. At the start of the month, the...Read More
Bitcoin has been trading above its 2017 ATH for almost a week now and yet, it seems to be showing no signs of heading lower, despite the many attempts by the market’s bears. Interestingly, Bitcoin bears might have to face more bad news since, at the time of writing, it looked like the cryptocurrency’s price...Read More
With Bitcoin’s price undergoing a slight correction on the charts, many of the market’s altcoins were reading red, at the time of writing. In fact, popular altcoins like Chainlink, Cosmos, and Dash saw their prices fall by up to 16 percent in the past 24-hours alone. Chainlink [LINK] Source: LINK/USD, TradingView Chainlink’s performance over the...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice Bitcoin’s market has been trending lower over the past few days and in light of its correlation with the rest of the market, the altcoin market is dipping too. Ethereum, the world’s second-largest...Read More
Among the likes of Litecoin, Steem, and Zcash, LTC seemed to be the only alt holding up as its 2-month returns stood at a staggering 126% at press time, while the rest were in negative territory. With the alt season on its way, these altcoins might see some positive changes in their price soon and...Read More
Binance KR, the South Korean wing of crypto-exchange Binance, announced today that it will be closing down. All new registrations and deposits will be closed on 24 December 2020, while withdrawals will close on 29 January 2021. In light of such a development, non-Korean citizens who have BKRW at Binance.com will be able to trade...Read More
Santiment analysis found that ever since SEC announced its charges against Ripple, a number of wallets with large amounts of XRP seem to be shrinking. Santiment data indicated that wallets that hold 10 million XRP and more – worth more than $490,000 – have been on the decline. XRP whale addresses have dropped by 18,...Read More
Altcoins Bitcoin SV, Ontology, and Compound were trading in the red at press time, unable to sustain recent levels that were set after Bitcoin’s momentous $23K price breach. Bitcoin SV [BSV] Source: BSV/USD, TradingView So far, December has been a rough month for Bitcoin SV as it has been unable to sustain the level it...Read More
Bitcoin continues to be a digital asset with great demand in the market and retail and institutions are in a race to get their hands on as many BTCs as possible. From the institutional side, Grayscale has been filling its Bitcoin bag with more and more BTC like many others. According to a recent update,...Read More
Disclaimer: The findings of the following article are the sole opinion of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice The Bitcoin market has been surging at press time, while the market of Chainlink has been noting a drop. This inverse relationship between the two has been because of the low correlation between the...Read More
Institutional interest in Bitcoin may have led to new highs but miners have always emerged as the main proponents of Bitcoin price rallies. Such was the case in 2017 and in 2020, there have been a few signs from miners’ involvement in the price rally. Bitcoin miner’s outflow has dropped over 68% since November 2020...Read More
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today issued a statement and requested for comment on the issue of “custody of digital asset securities by broker-dealers.” The federal agency believed this would encourage innovation around the application of Securities Exchange Act Rule to digital asset securities. According to the Commission, a broker-dealer operating under certain...Read More
Inspired by Bitcoin’s recent price surge, altcoins Monero and Algorand shot higher along with the broader market, while Stellar went against the trend and registered a decline in price. Stellar Lumens [XLM] Source: XLM/USD, TradingView Unable to sustain the upward momentum set by Bitcoin’s price, Stellar has seen a volatile month of December. Last week...Read More
Cardano’s price is witnessing a roller-coaster ride and is currently trading at $0.1506 with a market cap of $4.7 billion making it the 10th largest crypto in the world. With bitcoin treading slow, altcoins have a chance to surge, and the same opportunity can be seen with Cardano. Cardano 4-hour chart ADAUSD TradingView As seen,...Read More
The altcoin market took a bit of a beating over the past few hours as many large-cap coins turned red on the charts. Bitcoin Dominance rose to show 68.68% at the time of writing, Ethereum saw a rejection at $640 in recent hours and was likely to test the $583 level of support. Zcash was headed...Read More
Crypto fund manager Bitwise announced that the firm’s Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund has liquidated its position in XRP. Recently, US Securities and Exchange Commission accused Ripple and two of its executives that they allegedly raised over $1.3 billion through an unregistered, “ongoing” securities offering. Bitwise’s decision was a result of the SEC charges. The firm...Read More
China has been the only nation until now that has been quite confident about the release of its own digital yuan. The central bank of China, the People’s Bank of China [PBoC] has been taking steps to move ahead with the development of its digital currency ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. Its progress has also...Read More
Bitcoin trading above the $23000 level quickly caught up with retail traders and became the new norm on spot exchanges. When the price dropped below the ATH, the narrative of buy the dip meant buying above $22000, and this price range was the new dip. However, the cryptocurrency market is fast, and traders may have...Read More
