Crypto news

Ethereum price is consolidating gains above the $1,500 level against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $1,600 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major contacting triangle forming with support near $1,540 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could climb further if it stays above the $1,440 support zone. Ethereum price is consolidating above the $1,500 level against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could rise further if it clears...

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – Binance – joined forces with the multinational financial services giant – Mastercard – to launch a prepaid card in Brazil.  The partners previously rolled out such a feature in Argentina. As reported by Reuters today (January 30), the Binance card is still in beta testing and should be available to users in the following weeks.  It comes as a result of the exchange’s goal to “broaden the connection between traditional finance and...

On January 30, Sorare, a Paris-based startup specializing in blockchain-based fantasy football games, announced its partnership with the Premier League, the top tier of English football leagues. The collaboration will launch digital cards featuring Premier League players for the Sorare game. Sorare’s fantasy football game is currently valued at $4.3 billion, and the terms of the multi-year agreement with the Premier League have not been disclosed. However, it is estimated to...

Bankrupt crypto lending platform BlockFi received court approval to put its Bitcoin mining business up for auction.  The company plans to sell its equipment as fast as possible, to take advantage of currently favorable market conditions. Selling While They Can BlockFi lawyer Francis Petrie told US Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan on Monday that the company has already received bids for many of its assets, and expects more to come, according to BNN Bloomberg. This comes a week...

The New York Department of Financial Services reportedly launched an investigation against Gemini, alleging that the cryptocurrency exchange told its 340,000 Earn users they were FDIC-protected. The program, which provided clients up to 7.4% APY on their holdings, went down after the platform’s partner – Genesis – halted withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy. The NYDFS Targets Gemini As reported by Axios, New York’s regulator started investigating the Winklevoss-led trading...

Elon Musk is moving ahead with plans to bring payment functionality to Twitter, bringing another revenue stream to the struggling social media giant.  Though the technology will primarily be fiat-focused, it will be built so that crypto-functionality can be added in the future. Twitter and Payments As reported by the Financial Times on Monday, Esther Crawford – Twitter’s Director of Product Management – has been working with a small team to map out the architecture for...

Stablecoins have been one of the most controversial areas of the cryptocurrency industry. But this has not deterred industry leaders to bring about new pegged tokens built on a secure foundation. The much-awaited Djed – which happens to be Cardano’s native overcollateralized stablecoin – is set to launch this week. Developed jointly by the layer 1 blockchain network, COTI, along with core Input Output Global (IOG) devs, the stablecoin is expected to benefit the overall...

The price of bitcoin has shot up in recent weeks and is now trading for over $17K. There is high anticipation that another bull run could be heading our way given that Jerome Powell – the head of the Federal Reserve – is slated to make a speech in the coming days about what the agency’s plans for inflation are. Could the Federal Reserve Aid BTC for Once? It is believed that Powell will announce soft inflation tactics, meaning his organization will be able to incorporate...

The popular Bitcoin price analyst Plan B has outlined a scenario that he predicts could propel Bitcoin’s price up to $1 million in the year 2025.  At a minimum, he expects the asset to rise above $100,000 that year – over 300% above its current price. Return to the Bull Market In a video published on Sunday, Plan B emphasized his belief that Bitcoin’s pump in January confirms that the asset’s 4-year cyclical price bottom is now behind us. From here, he forecasts the start of...

Over the last week, Bitcoin has seen many bullish on-chain and technical signals. However, reaching a significant resistance level at $24K, there has been a battle between the bulls and the bears. The main question is whether it is the beginning of a bull market or just a bull trap. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart Bitcoin’s impulsive uptrend has been halted by the psychologically significant resistance level of $24K. Meanwhile, the price has entered a...