Altcoins

Centre Consortium members Circle and Coinbase have just launched an upgraded version of their popular USDC dollar-pegged stablecoin. Going live on August 27, USDC 2.0 aims to tackle high gas fees by allowing developers to delegate it to other wallets or take fees in USDC instead.Removing ETH From The PictureThe official announcement explained that most users need to keep a balance of Ether in their wallets to make transactions. It added that this resulted in unnecessary complexity:“This...

Bitcoin cash price started a major decline from well above the $300 level against the US Dollar.The price is currently trading well below the $280 level and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $272 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could start a fresh increase if there is a clear break above the $272 and $275 levels.Bitcoin cash price is declining and it is trading in a bearish zone...

EOS price started a fresh decline from well above the $3.500 resistance against the US Dollar.The price declined below the $3.200 support and settled below the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $3.200 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair could continue to move down below $3.000 as long as it is below $3.200.EOS price is declining and trading below key supports against the US Dollar,...

Litecoin price is currently trading in a bearish zone below the $64.00 and $60.00 levels against the US Dollar.LTC price is facing a major hurdle near $60.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $60.00 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair must break the $60.00 and $61.00 resistance levels to move into a positive zone.Litecoin price is currently following a bearish path against the US...

Following the rejection from the $12,500 resistance level on August 17th, Bitcoin has endured a downtrend that has seen it lose most of the gains incurred throughout the first half of the month.The increasing selling pressure behind it has taken many investors by surprise since some of the lower cap altcoins have entered full-blown bull rallies. While BTC continues flirting with the idea of a steeper correction, its price continues to bleed.Such market behavior was visible on August 25th as...

ADA price is in a bearish zone and it is trading below the $0.1300 pivot against the US Dollar.The price is currently struggling to recover above $0.1250 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break above a connecting bearish trend line with resistance near $0.1245 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The price could either rally above the $0.1250 resistance or it might dive below the $0.1200 support.Cardano price is struggling to clear $0.1250 against the US Dollar,...

Ethereum price started a fresh increase from the $380 support zone against the US Dollar.ETH price managed to recover above the $395 and $400 resistance levels.There was a break above a key connecting bearish trend line with resistance near $395 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is currently facing a strong resistance near $410 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).Ethereum price is slowly recovering higher from $380 against the US Dollar. However, ETH/USD must...

It looks like China is playing by its own financial rules. According to a new report released by blockchain security firm Chainalysis, the country moved as much as $50 billion in cryptocurrency out of the country last year as a means of avoiding present sanctions.China Has Its Own AgendaAs it stands, residents of China are only allowed to purchase up to $50K in foreign currency. Previously, many wealthy members of the nation sought to get around this rule by investing in real estate and other...

Stellar lumen price is currently holding the $0.0980 and $0.1000 support levels against the US Dollar.XLM price is facing many hurdles near the 55 simple moving average (4-hours) and $0.1080.There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.1024 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could move into a bullish zone if it clears the $0.1050 and $0.1080 resistance levels.Stellar lumen price is holding a couple of key supports against the US Dollar, similar to...

After a relatively calm weekend without any major price developments and following a retest of the $11,400 support on Friday, Bitcoin slowly recovers. It is currently trading around $11,700. Large-cap altcoins follow Bitcoin as ETH getting closer to $400 once again.After Friday’s crush, this is the day of the low-caps altcoins.Contrasting Altcoin MovesEthereum and Ripple display somewhat similar performances in the past few days lacking significant fluctuations, slightly up judging by the...