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Today is yet another tumultuous day in the cryptocurrency market. The massive volatility, propelled by the fact that Elon Musk’s Tesla revealed a purchase of $1.5 billion in BTC, caused over $1.34 billion liquidated both long and short positions, though bulls had the upper hand.Things happen quickly in the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin was trading rather calmly earlier today, making progress towards the $40,000 level after failing to sustain it during the weekend.However, everything changed...

Following the $1.5 billion Bitcoin purchase announcement coming from Tesla, the primary cryptocurrency saw a huge hourly surge of almost 15%: from the $39K range to a new all-time high at $44,899, according to Bitstamp.Quick recap: bitcoin surged to its previous ATH of $42,000 on the 8th day of January. From there, it started a consolidation phase as it formed a descending triangle pattern with a floor at $30,000, which held nicely as the bottom of the triangle.After a false breakout signal...

Bitcoin’s price exploded in the past hour following an announcement from the electric vehicle giant Tesla that it had purchased $1.5 billion of the primary cryptocurrency in January. However, the massive volatility and perhaps growing interest have caused technical difficulties for the Malta-based exchange Binance.CryptoPotato reported earlier today that Elon Musk’s Tesla had allocated $1.5 billion in Bitcoin in January 2021, per a Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...

Stellar lumen price is trading nicely above the $0.3500 and $0.3600 support levels against the US Dollar.XLM price is holding gains above the $0.3600 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a key rising channel forming with support near $0.3590 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could start a strong upward move as long as there is no downside break below $0.3590.Stellar lumen price is showing positive signs above $0.30000 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Ripple price remained stable above the $0.3500 and $0.3650 support levels against the US dollar.The price is now trading near the $0.4300 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a key declining channel forming with resistance near $0.4300 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair could start a steady increase if it clears the $0.4300 and $0.4400 resistance levels.Ripple price is trading in a positive zone above $0.3500 against the US Dollar....

As those of us in the crypto space realize, the world of bitcoin and digital assets has a nasty habit of attracting bad actors and financial crime. The latest scheme involves messaging service Discord and ads promoting free cryptocurrency for users.Discord Users Need to Be On the LookoutAs the old saying goes, “Nothing in life is free,” and many Discord users are learning this lesson right about now. Researchers with Kaspersky Labs have issued a warning to customers of the messaging firm,...

Bitcoin has been growing heavily as of late. The currency is trading for nearly $38,000 at press time, and many investment firms are allowing their customers to begin investing in it granted they have no experience or are curious about its hedge properties. Bitcoin is now being viewed as a store of value, or rather a tool that can keep one’s wealth steady during times of economic strife, but according to Sebastian Siemiatkowski – the chief executive officer of Klarna AB – nobody should be...

Many of today’s leading DeFi projects are popular because of their governance tokens – something that hasn’t really been the case back in the ICO boom of 2017.Now, the yield farming hype has created many new governance tokens to control a project’s properties. Yet, these tokens have been abused in various ways, acting as a monetary incentive instead of a true representation of voting power.In theory, a governance token gives the token holder voting power to influence the DeFi project’s...

Elon Musk is back at it again. This time around, he’s back to his old habits of pushing Dogecoin, calling it “the people’s coin” in a recent tweet and pledging enough support for the asset that it has risen by about 75 percent in the last 24 hours alone.Elon Musk Calls Dogecoin the “People’s Coin”Musk is one of the most confusing figures in the cryptocurrency arena. As the CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX, no doubt the South African entrepreneur has a good handle on technology, but he seems to go...

ADA/USD – Cardano Climbs Into 4th Ranked PositionKey Support Levels: $0.6, $0.54, $0.5.Key Resistance Levels: $0.67, $0.7, $0.78.Over the past three days, Cardano has managed to surge by a total of 45% after rising from $0.44 to reach the current $0.66 level. On Friday, the cryptocurrency penetrated beyond the upper boundary of an ascending price channel as it turned parabolic.Yesterday, it broke beyond resistance at $0.55, allowing it to climb above $0.6 and reach as high as $0.67. Today, It...