Altcoins

The stablecoin ecosystem has also been impacted by America’s war on crypto, with a clear divergence happening between the top two issuers. Tether supply has reached an all-time high of 83.36 billion USDT, according to the firm’s transparency report.  Industry analyst Will Clemente commented: “The divergence from USDC is striking, reflecting easier access to treasuries for US-based USDC holders and regulatory uncertainty for US-based Circle. What was once a competitive...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission went ham on crypto exchanges last week by filing toothy lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. While crypto exchanges and altcoins are in the hot seat, the regulator is leaving BTC and ETH alone, at least for now. When news of the SEC’s lawsuit against Binance and Coinbase hit markets, the prices of all assets plunged across the board. BNB crashed 10% in 24 hours. It lost another 5% on Sunday and kept dumping on Monday to a...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Binance head Changpeng Zhao has taken to Twitter to warn Justin Sun – the main executive behind crypto firm Tron – against using his own funds to garner the exchange’s new SUI tokens. Zhao to Sun: Your Money’s Not Welcome! Zhao has made it clear that these units are designed more for retail traders and that he...

While the SEC’s designation of some cryptocurrencies as securities has shaken the market, the development companies behind these assets have strongly rejected the regulator’s characterization. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit against Binance and Coinbase has resulted in widespread volatility in the crypto market. As part of its legal actions, the regulator identified 19 new cryptocurrencies as securities. According to the SEC, “Coinbase makes these...

While some Democrats have been criticized for their regulatory stance on cryptocurrencies, it is essential to recognize that not all members of the party hold an anti-crypto position. In recent years, the world of crypto has grown in popularity, particularly among the younger population and the US Democratic Party’s stance on crypto regulations in recent times has raised concerns among influential figures in the industry. Cameron Winklevoss, the co-founder of the crypto exchange Gemini,...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Stellar lumen price is struggling below the $0.0880 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.0880 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0855 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Ripple price started a downside correction from the $0.5450 zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.520 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.530 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The...

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that some of the largest altcoins, such as ADA, MATIC, and SOL, are unregistered securities. Most assets slumped in value shortly after the allegations went out. Now, though, the organizations between the blockchains and the tokens have published official statements to refute the SEC’s claims. Polygon Responds MATIC traded at $0.9 last week, just a few days before the SEC went after Binance and Coinbase, alleging in the lawsuits...

The market took a beating over the past 24 hours, and certain altcoins performed a lot worse than others. A lot of the worst-performing cryptocurrencies were also named in the lawsuit that the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed against Coinbase. The agency alleges that they are securities. These include Cardano’s ADA, Solana’s SOL, NEAR, Polygon’s MATIC, and so forth. Bitcoin is down 3.4%, while Ethereum – 5.7%. Even though both of them decreased, it’s nowhere near...

The past 24 hours saw the majority of altcoins crash by a considerable margin and there are no signs of slowing down. However, there’s also a clear discrepancy between the price performance of certain altcoins to that of Bitcoin and Ethereum, both of which have remained relatively resilient. Bitcoin Dominance Soars Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin’s dominance increased to around 46% (data from CoinGecko). This is a major difference. The metric tracks Bitcoin’s share relative...