Bitcoin (BTC)

Square, the financial service company run by the BTC bull Jack Dorsey, has nearly doubled its gross profit in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same part of last year. Interestingly, a substantial part of that increase came from the company’s Bitcoin-related services, which have blossomed since the start of 2021. Square’s Gross Profit Skyrockets The firm, based in San Francisco, announced the impressive numbers in its Q2 2021 report sent to investors recently....

Kraken – a popular cryptocurrency exchange based in San Francisco, CA – has partnered with the University of Wyoming to ensure all future tech students get the resources they need for positions in the growing crypto space. Kraken and Wyoming Continue Their Working Relationship Kraken says it will offer scholarship support to students pursuing PhDs at the university. It will also work with college professors to create programs for students in the K through 12 range that...

Russia remains one of the most prospective and controversial markets for cryptocurrencies development. On the one hand, Russians show an active interest in bitcoin and other digital coins. On the other hand, the immaturity of the cryptocurrency regulations restrains the development of the market by making crypto businesses register legal entities under other jurisdictions. As a result, the budget is missing millions of rubles from these businesses’ taxes yearly. Will...

ETH/USD – Ether Hits $2600 After Breaking 100-day MA Key Support Levels: $2545, $2400, $2320.Key Resistance Levels: $2725, $2890, $3000. Etheruem saw an incredible 18% surge this week as it climbs inside the confines of an ascending price channel. The cryptocurrency broke above a descending trend line toward the end of last week and pushed above the 100-day MA level yesterday to hit $2600 today. ETH did surge as high as $2700 yesterday, allowing the coin to set a new high not...

After the false breakdown below $30k and the subsequent recovery, BTC continued higher, closing the week up 12.45%. Overall, price action has been bullish, as the cryptocurrency pushed above the 50-day MA and hit an intra-week high above the top of the trading range at $42.6k. Chart by TradingViewIt’s important to note that BTC has printed 10 consecutive green daily candles, is extremely overbought and overextended on the 4-hour and daily chart. With near-term overbought...

Stellar lumen price started a decent increase above the $0.2500 resistance against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.2500 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.2700 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to start another increase if there is a break above the $0.2850 resistance. Stellar lumen price is showing positive signs above $0.2500 against the US Dollar,...

Ripple price gained traction and it rallied above $0.7000 against the US dollar. The price is now trading well above the $0.6500 resistance and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.7000 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could continue to rise if it clears the $0.7500 and $0.7650 resistance levels. Ripple price is trading in a positive zone above $0.7000 against...

Though the Justice Department declined to comment for the article, Bloomberg was able to report last week that the DOJ is investigating U.S. banks and the backers of popular stablecoin USDT. There is some ongoing speculation about how this might affect bitcoin’s price. What’s Supposedly Going on With Tether and the DOJ? The Justice Department is reportedly seeking to determine the extent of U.S. banks’ knowledge of Tether Limited’s business and the prolific use of its...

It’s happened again, folks. Another major cryptocurrency scam is in the books, and a man simply going by the name of “Joseph” is the 70-year-old victim sadly paying the price. Joseph Has Lost Some Serious Dough Joseph ran his own business for many years and saved up a lot of money for his retirement. At 70 years of age, he was looking to the days where he could kick back and possibly purchase a mortgage-free bungalow that would allow him and his wife to enjoy their...

Everyone who’s even remotely interested in investing and trading is definitely aware of the GameStop saga. It was an event that shook the financial community to an extent that we hadn’t seen before. It all started on a subreddit called WallStreetBets, which went on to become one of the most popular subreddits out there, harboring over 10 million users. CryptoPotato had the pleasure of talking to its Founder – Jaime Rogozinski. In this interview, we talk about WSB’s past,...