Altcoins

During Friday morning’s Asia trading session, Bitcoin reached its highest price since January 2018 as it topped out at $16,490 according to Tradingview.com. The massive move has built upon November’s momentum adding a further 5% to the king of crypto over the past 24 hours. This week alone, BTC has made 7% and since the beginning of the month less than a fortnight ago, it has cranked 20% outperforming nearly every other traditional asset class. Chart – tradingview.comBTC...

Two indigenous tribes from the northern region of Brazil  have joined forces to create a cryptocurrency to save their future and have access to a decent income after a lack of attention from that country’s government. The two tribes are known for their with ancestral rivalries. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro is known for his derogatory —perhaps even racists— comments on the country’s indigenous peoples, repeatedly asserting that any attention towards indigenous lands and...

Is decentralized finance (DeFi) dying? Or here’s a better question… Is the DeFi space on the verge of suffering?The DeFi Space Isn’t as Strong as It Used to BeThese are the thoughts that are likely going through the minds of crypto analysts and industry experts alike at the time of writing. Bitcoin has been the biggest digital hit of 2020, having risen by more than 50 percent since mid-March. The currency is doing better than ever, but it’s come with a catch. All those who were invested in...

China is proving itself to be a hard nut to crack when it comes to crypto. The country is on the verge of releasing its new digital yuan to the public, and already the nation wants to make sure it doesn’t have any competition to worry about. Thus, it is cracking down on all cryptocurrency exchanges, and it appears another one doing business in China has just shut its doors permanently.China Has Shut Down Another Trading FirmToken Better is a prolific cryptocurrency trading platform based in...

The US-based venture capital firm Social Capital will launch a new program enabling investors from all backgrounds to employ the company’s resources to generate “outsized returns on an initial capital base of millions of dollars.” SC’s founder and CEO, Chamath Palihapitiya, announced the new venture called Emerging Managers on Twitter. He highlighted several issues new investors could face when starting. Those include establishing a capital base without a track record,...

EOS struggled to continue higher above $2.627 and declined recently against the US Dollar.The price is currently trading above the $2.435 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $2.552 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could start a strong rally if it clears the $2.552 and $2.620 resistance levels in the near term.EOS price is struggling to gain bullish momentum above $2.600...

Litecoin price started a downside correction after testing the $65.00 resistance against the US Dollar.LTC price is currently testing the $58.00 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a key contracting triangle forming with resistance near $60.00 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is likely to resume its rise if it clears the $60.00 resistance level in the near term.Litecoin price is correcting gains and trading near $58.00 against...

Tron price started a downside correction after trading as high as $0.0267 against the US Dollar.TRX price is currently just above $0.0250 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major contracting triangle forming with resistance at $0.0252 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex).The pair is likely to start a strong increase if there is a clear break above $0.0252 and $0.0255.TRON price is currently consolidating above a key support against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin...

During the past 24 hours, Bitcoin tanked to $15,100, but it has recovered since then and trades around $15,400. Most high and mid-cap altcoins have outlined substantial gains and have reduced BTC’s dominance to below 64%. Bitcoin Price Slides But Recovers After peaking at nearly $16,000 last week, Bitcoin has struggled with maintaining such a high price tag. It dropped below $14,300 a few days after, but managed to initiate a false breakout towards $15,800 when news broke...

ADA price is holding the ground above the $0.1000 and $0.0980 support levels against the US Dollar.The price is now facing hurdles $0.1080, but it is well above the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1030 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price is likely to start a strong upward move if it clears the $0.1080 and $0.1100 resistance levels.Cardano price is showing positive signs above $0.0980 against the US Dollar,...