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Bitcoin failed to reclaim the $27,000 level yesterday and has stalled at around $26,500 as of now. The altcoins are in no better shape, with minor losses coming from most larger-cap ones. Chainlink is the only one with a notable price increase. BTC Back at $26.5K Last week was expectedly less volatile, aside from a brief spike on Saturday that pushed bitcoin to a then-multi-day peak of $26,400. After failing to continue upwards, BTC retraced to $26,000 and spent the rest of...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Linear Finance has fallen victim to an attack that resulted in the complete depletion of liquidity in its Linear USD (LUSD) token. Following the incident, Linear Finance’s team apologized to the community and implemented various safety measures. LUSD Price Collapses to Zero On Sept. 21, Linear Finance announced it had experienced a security breach, leading to the complete drainage of all LUSD liquidity on the PancakeSwap and Ascendex...

Bitcoin cash price started a downside correction from the $225 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $215 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $212 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to move down if it breaks the $204 and $198 support levels. Bitcoin cash price is declining from the $225 zone against the US...

PayPal – the world’s biggest digital payment platform – has announced the release of a new USD-pegged stable asset it’ll use to enter the digital currency market. PayPal is Delving Deeper into Crypto PayPal has had a strong background in crypto. A former executive with the firm – David Marcus – lent plenty of energy and time to aid Facebook’s failed Libra project, which would have seen a new stable currency payment outlet formed on the social media giant. Also,...

The rapid increase in the value of Immutable’s IMX token has attracted not only the interest of crypto fans but also remarks from industry experts. In a surprising turn of events, ImmutableX (IMX) is experiencing a remarkable surge of 38.1% in just a few hours this morning following a corresponding trading volume spike. Recent data from CoinGecko revealed that IMX went from a modest $0.55 to an impressive peak of $0.76. The Driving Force Behind the ImmutableX Volume Surge The rapid...

eToro will be in a position to offer cross-border crypto services after the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory framework goes into effect in December 2024. An investing platform with over 32 million registered users, eToro, has announced that it is ready to offer crypto-related services in the European Union (EU) after its application for registration under the Crypto Asset Service Provider (CySEC CASP) was approved. The company, however, announced that its Europe entity will...

Ripple’s expansion plans come months after its partial victory in its ongoing legal battle with the US SEC. In a strategic move aimed at addressing ongoing regulatory issues in the United States, Ripple, a blockchain payment company, is gearing up to significantly expand its workforce in international markets. In an interview with CNBC on September 13, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said without revealing the actual locations that over 80% of the company’s new hires for the year will be...

EOS price is eyeing a fresh increase from the $0.525 support against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $0.56 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.5740 on the 4-hour chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise toward the $0.62 and $0.64 resistance levels. EOS price is recovering above $0.56 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. The price might...

Litecoin started a downside correction from the $68.25 zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $62 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $64.85 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $65.80 resistance. Litecoin price is correcting gains from $68.25 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin....

The native token of Ripple – XRP – has topped another recent ranking by becoming the most traded alternative coin on US-available cryptocurrency exchanges this year. The asset and its surrounding developments have been among the trendiest topics in the crypto community lately, possibly playing a role in the increased trading volume.  Leaving DOGE and SHIB Behind According to Kaiko’s analyst Dessislava Ianeva, cumulative trade volume in 2023 involving XRP has soared to $30...