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Stellar lumen price is consolidating above $0.3600 against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading near $0.3680 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.3610 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if there is a clear break above the $0.3800 resistance. Stellar lumen price is trading well above $0.3500 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XLM price must...

Ripple price started a fresh increase above the $1.20 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading above $1.20 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $1.168 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could continue to move up if there is a clear break above $1.28. Ripple price is slowly rising above $1.25 against the US Dollar, unlike bitcoin. XRP price must...

Digital assets firm Genesis recently published its Q3 Market Observations Report, and it highlights some of the major trends across the market. This time, it shows the demand for bitcoin had faded during Q3 as institutions were exploring DeFi platforms and altcoins. BTC Demand Trends Downward Due to Institutionalization As per the report, BTC demand trended downward during Q3 due to the lack of opportunities for traders to profit from spreads between the BTC price in spot and...

El Salvador says it is looking to utilize some of the profits it’s made from holding and trading bitcoin to build roughly 20 schools throughout the country. El Salvador Will Rebuild Its Education System The announcement came by way of Nayib Bukele, the nation’s president. Not long ago, the nation of El Salvador took advantage of a bitcoin dip that saw the world’s number one digital currency by market cap fall to roughly $59,000 per unit. From there, the currency rose...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned about an “increase in scammers” employing crypto ATMs and Quick Response (QR) codes for fraudulent activities. The agency gave valuable tips on how individuals can protect themselves on such occasions. Beware When Using Crypto ATMs Quick Response codes – machine-scannable images that can instantly be read using a smartphone camera – can be used at cryptocurrency ATMs to send payments to an intended recipient. It seems bad...

In a new report, analysts at JPMorgan state that bitcoin has the potential to reach a whopping $146,000 per unit rather soon. JPMorgan Thinks BTC Is Heading to the Moon There have been several predictions as of late that bitcoin will potentially reach six figures in the coming months, but JPMorgan – which at times, has been rather bearish when it comes to bitcoin – is releasing one of the biggest predictions, though there are a couple of things that need to be taken note...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may appear all lovey-dovey with the idea of a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of late given its approval of the recent Pro Shares product. Sadly, this would not necessarily be true, as the firm has recently announced it will be pushing another ETF decision into 2022. The SEC Has Delayed Another Decision Regarding a BTC ETF The new ETF comes by way of a company known as Valkyrie. The firm had placed its ETF...

The government of Kazakhstan reportedly plans to put local companies working with digital assets under its regulatory scope. According to a proposed bill, those entities will have to give detailed information about their crypto operations to the country’s financial watchdogs to prove they have no connections to money-laundering schemes. Kazakhstan May Tighten Its Crypto Rules As reported by the local media Sputnik, the National Parliament of Kazakhstan passed a bill to make...

Elon Musk has asked his millions of Twitter followers whether to sell 10% of his Tesla stock. The question is what to do with the proceeds, and bitcoin proponents, such as Michael Saylor and Max Keiser, have explained the benefits if he decided to buy BTC with the money. Musk to Sell 10% of His Tesla Stock? The CEO of the world’s largest EV maker took a rather unorthodox approach in regards to his financial future. He asked his multi-million fan base on Twitter whether he...

In the past few days, we saw Bitcoin’s price nearly touching $60K again and it’s now important to reclaim the 21-ay MA in the near term. Meanwhile, the strong resistance continues to lie between $63.7K and $64.8K. The ideal scenario for BTC bulls would be to complete the cup and handle breakout above $63.7K and $64.8K, which should send the price to the range between $70K and $80K. There are still no signs of a distribution trend forming but we did see some light...