Altcoins

Stellar lumen price started a downside correction from the $0.115 zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.1050 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.1040 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start another increase if it clears the $0.1050 and $0.115 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is trading above $0.1000 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin....

Ripple price started a downside correction from the $0.5850 zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.512 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.5080 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start a major increase above the $0.5120 resistance. Ripple price is consolidating near $0.500 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. XRP price...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced that a new way of tricking crypto fans and investors is making its way through illicit circles. The FBI Says the Latest Crypto Scam Targets Gamers The agency, in a statement, said many new pay-to-earn crypto platforms are ultimately stealing digital assets from those willing to try and invest or take part in company services. The way they do this is by offering fake rewards in both online and mobile games that users...

Bitcoin briefly dipped below $28,000 yesterday but has bounced off and currently sits inches above that line. As it happens quite frequently during the weekends, the trading volumes have declined, and even the more volatile by nature altcoins sit rather silent today. BTC Back Above $28K The start of this week saw some massive price fluctuations. It began with BTC’s price drop to $27,200 on Monday after fake news that Interpol had served Binance CEO CZ with a Red Notice....

The past seven days saw the broader cryptocurrency market cool down a bit, with some of the previous week’s leaders also taking a breather. Namely, Ripple’s XRP was unable to sustain the major gains it posted seven days ago and is lost around 5% throughout this week. It could just be setting itself up for another leg up, though. Let’s dive in. The total cryptocurrency market cap is down about $15 billion in the past seven days, which is indicative of it cooling down. BTC was...

The University of California in San Diego has been gifted $15 million in crypto by the Balvi Filantropic Fund, run by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. It’s easily one of the largest digital currency donations to ever be made to a school. The money will be put towards a program in which the school will perform research on aerosols. UC San Diego Is Getting a Lot of Crypto Funds Buterin mentioned in a statement: Over the last several years, it has become abundantly...

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom is “patient” and is currently only seeking to invest in projects that can prove their worth. Erstwhile BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes plans to beat returns offered by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Together with former BitMex head of corporate development Akshat Vaidya, Arthur Hayes founded Maelstrom Capital, a fund they plan would considerably outperform the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. The Maelstrom website describes the company as Arthur Hayes’...

The launchpad will allow Magic Eden to seamlessly onboard creators to the ecosystem and thus easily facilitate the creation of tokens on the Bitcoin network.  On Thursday, April 6, NFT marketplace Magic Eden said that it would be rolling out the creators’ launchpad for Ordinals. Thus, it will help creators to successfully inscribe their Bitcoin-based NFT collections. Similar to NFTs on Ethereum and other blockchain networks, the Ordinals protocol allows inscribing of digital assets on...

The past 24 hours saw a few altcoins increase by double digits while Bitcoin remains relatively stagnant around the coveted $28,000 level. That said, BTC’s dominance has increased slightly through the day, suggesting that the altcoin market is underperforming. Ripple’s XRP, on the other hand, is charting mild gains and is currently trading above an important level. Bitcoin Stagnates at $28K It appears that the $28,000 level is presenting considerable challenges for Bitcoin,...

Bitcoin cash started a decent increase above the $122 and $124 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $125 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $124.50 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $128.20 and $130 to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is consolidating above $124 against the US Dollar, similar to...