After yesterday’s new all-time high at $67,000, bitcoin corrected today with a steep decline to below $64,000. On some exchanges, though, the crash was significantly more violent as BTC dropped as low as $54,000 on Kraken and to four digits on Binance.US. October 20th was a historic day for the primary cryptocurrency as it finally skyrocketed above its previous all-time high and peaked at $67,000. It happened on the wings of the recently approved Bitcoin Futures ETF in the...
Read More »FTX Closes $420 Million in Series B-1 Funding: Company Now Valued At $25 Billion
One of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, FTX, just revealed that it finalized massive funding round, the numbers in which are inspired by – you guessed it – the 420 and 69 meme numbers. Memes have become particularly popular and part of the cryptocurrency culture. From food-based tokens, apes, degens, and pop culture numbers, it appears that we’ve seen it all. Yet, Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX cryptocurrency exchange doesn’t stop to lift eyebrows. In a recent press release, it...
Read More »EOS Price Analysis: Bulls In Control Above $4.5
EOS price started a decent increase above the $4.65 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $4.75 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $4.50 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could accelerate higher if it clears the $4.90 and $5.00 resistance levels. EOS price is showing positive signs above $4.50 against the US Dollar, similar to...
Read More »Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Rally Gathers Pace above $200
Litecoin price found support near $170 and started a fresh increase against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $200 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $190 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise towards $232 unless it fails to stay above the $190 level. Litecoin price is climbing higher above $200 against the US Dollar, similar to...
Read More »Novogratz’ Galaxy Interactive Raises $325 Million to Engage with Blockchain-Based Games
Galaxy Interactive – the affiliate of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. – completed a $325 million funding round to expand further into the digital space. More than 70 LPs participated in the event, including institutional investors, endowments, strategic investors, and family offices. Youngsters Move from The Physical to The Digital World According to a recent announcement, nearly $150 million out of the $325 million has already been invested in new companies, which will join...
Read More »Mark Yusko On Bitcoin: There Could Be a Pause in Momentum if People Cash Out
Bitcoin is doing better than it has in a long time. The currency – which was trading for $64,000 per unit in April of this year – has suffered somewhat in recent months, experiencing some bearish behavior that ultimately brought it down below the $30,000 mark for a brief period. However, at press time, the currency is trading again above $60,000, and is only a few thousand dollars shy of where it was six months ago. Bitcoin Has Reached a New Pinnacle For the most part,...
Read More »VanEck Receives SEC Approval: Will Launch Its Bitcoin Futures ETF Next Week
Global investment manager VanEck is set to launch a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) next week, shortly after ProShares got the SEC’s green light to launch the first BTC ETF. As per a Wednesday post-effective filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), VanEck revealed it had secured approval from the SEC, and it’s now fully authorized to launch its BTC fund next week, after October 23, Saturday. VanEck first applied for the BTC futures ETF in August....
Read More »Coinbase Wants a Whole New Regulatory Department to Handle Crypto
In a recent statement, Coinbase – one of the largest and most popular cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – made a case for creating a whole new regulation department to oversee the processing of cryptocurrency transactions. Coinbase Has Some Big Ideas Regarding Crypto Regulation Right now, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are tasked with examining crypto activity and digital processes. However, these...
Read More »This Project Is Building a Metaverse for Trading Virtual Real Estate Based on Real World Maps
Trading virtual real estate is not a new thing in crypto world, but a project called ZIQ is doing it differently by combining virtual real estate with real world maps. ZIQ was first created to build a software or platform infrastructure where blockchain or cryptocurrency can be used, utilized and consumed in practice by users. One of its platform being built right now is ZIQ World, it’s a metaverse where users can trade virtual real estate based on 3D maps in real time....
Read More »3 Reasons Bitcoin’s ATH Looks More Bullish Now Than in April 2021
It’s been a wild few months for Bitcoin’s price. It went all the way up from around $65K in April, down to below $30K in July, and back to a new all-time high today – October 20th. Many are drawing comparisons between the market dynamics in April and now, and as BTC sits in price discovery, it’s worth looking at a few reasons for which things might be a lot more bullish currently compared to before. Retail FOMO Is Not Here First things first, one of the main catalysts of...
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