Altcoins

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...

The altcoin market is under fire. Major cryptocurrencies like Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC), Cardano (ADA), and many others – are plummeting in value. The heatmap below is pretty indicative of the troubles that the market is going through. It also reveals that investors are anything but confident right now. Source: Coin360While it’s anyone’s guess why exactly that might be, two things happened in the past few days that might provide some sort of an explanation. SEC Names 13...

Cardano is taking a massive beating throughout the past few days. The cryptocurrency is down a whopping 23% in the last 24 hours alone. The majority of the altcoins are also trading well in the red, triggering liquidations of close to $400 million. Cardano (ADA) and a bunch of other altcoins are plummeting today. ADA alone is down 23% in the past day as investors fear a potential clash with the SEC. Data from Coinglass shows that the entire market’s liquidations have ramped...

While the current FUD surrounding crypto is regarding the SEC suing crypto exchanges for selling securities, history often repeats itself, and the last bull market saw crypto prices plummet as Tesla dropped BTC payments due to environmental concerns. Therefore, cryptos that take sustainable climate action could perform well next time the sustainability narrative arises. We have already seen the top altcoin, Ethereum, make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. After...