Altcoins

Ripple price declined steadily, but it is holding the $0.2740 support zone against the US dollar.The price is currently attempting a decent recovery above the $0.2800 resistance zone.There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $0.2860 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair is facing an uphill task near the $0.2950 resistance and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).Ripple price is slowly moving higher above $0.2800 against...

Many banks are beginning to issue their own digital currencies. It can be implied that the likes of Libra may have caused these banks to look into establishing such assets, but according to a new report, bitcoin is the real reason many of these institutions have taken the next steps.Bitcoin May Have Given Birth to Many Bank-Issued Digital CurrenciesLibra is a scary currency for most banks in that it’s looking to establish itself as a global currency that virtually every country can gain...

Central banks are now consistently looking to release their own centralized digital currencies. While these assets are nothing like bitcoin – the latter gives financial independence to its users, while the former currencies are controlled by individual firms – it’s likely that these coins will all get in the way of each other, and that the likes of both bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra will be competing head to head with many of these bank-issued currencies.Libra Is Scary to Most BanksOne of the...

Bitcoin and most large-cap altcoins have recovered from yesterday’s price dives. However, most altcoins are still far from their last week’s all-time highs.Bitcoin Back To $11,600The largest cryptocurrency by market cap dipped to the $11,400 support following another unsuccessful attempt to reclaim $12,000. The nosedive seemed somewhat steep, and speculations rose that BTC may be aiming to close a CME gap at $9,600.BTCUSD. Source: TradingViewAs CryptoPotato reported, Bitcoin futures...

Grayscale Investments has announced that the price of bitcoin could potentially explode in the coming months given how much bitcoin is mimicking its 2016 behavior.Grayscale: Expect Bitcoin to Be More BullishIn a recent report, the institutional crypto trading platform writes:The current bitcoin market structure parallels that of early 2016 before [bitcoin] began its historic bull run. Amidst unprecedented monetary and fiscal stimulus, investors are searching for ways to protect against an...

Most of the cryptocurrency market is in red today. Bitcoin tanked to $11,400 briefly, but large-cap alts are losing more substantial chunks of value, thus helping BTC to reclaim some ground in terms of market domination.Bitcoin Drops FurtherBTC looked promising yesterday as the asset headed for another face-off with its well-known nemesis at $12,000. It hovered just beneath it for a while, but the bears took control and didn’t allow even to touch that psychological level.In the next few...

Bitcoin’s price had seen a four-day decline of over $1150, while the altcoins suffered even harder.Despite that Bitcoin is currently trading around the consolidation range from a week ago, we cannot ignore this week’s false breakout to $12,500. This turned to be a fake-out, and the bearishness that came out of this is clearly seen on the following days.As can be seen on the 4-hour chart, BTC was forming a bullish triangle ($12K as an upper angle), and even after the above mention false...

Yearn Finance continues to make headlines and to exceed expectations within the field of decentralized finance (DeFi).After becoming the first altcoin after ZEC’s early days of trading to flip Bitcoin’s price convincingly, the protocol achieved yet another milestone today – it has over $1 billion in total value locked within its ecosystem.Yearn Finance Hits $1 Billion TVLIn a Twitter announcement shared about an hour ago, yEarn.Finance officially disclosed that the protocol has received more...

The cryptocurrency market has recovered from some of the losses it registered in the past few days. Bitcoin is up by 1%, while some altcoins are marking impressive double and even triple-digit gains with OMG Network leading the pack.Altcoins With Massive MovesThe altcoin market became accustomed to significant fluctuations, and the past 24 hours don’t disappoint. One alt stands above all – OMG Network. OMG has exploded in value in the past few weeks and especially since yesterday, when the...

Bitcoin cash price corrected lower, but it stayed above the $280 support against the US Dollar.The price is currently recovering, and trading above the $295 level and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $288 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair must break the $305 and $310 resistance levels for a fresh increase in the near term.Bitcoin cash price is slowly moving higher towards $300 against...