Crypto news

Cryptocurrencies and the hip hop industry continue to intertwine as famous rapper Meek Mill plans to expand his portfolio with Shiba Inu. This comes shortly after he purchased Bitcoin and Dogecoin. Meek Mill Plans to Buy Shiba Inu The skyrocketing popularity of meme coins, led by Dogecoin, caught the attention of multiple celebrities. The trend, perhaps started by Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk, kept snowballing and is now deeply connected to the US hip hop scene. Robert Rihmeek...

XRP/USD – Bulls Bounce Back Above 2020 High Key Support Levels: $0.82, $0.75, $0.65Key Resistance Levels: $0.89, $1.00, $1.05. Like most cryptocurrencies, XRP had a rough week in which it dropped by a steep 41%. It reached a low of $0.62 yesterday but managed to rebound to close the daily candle at around $0.79. The bulk of the weekly price drop occurred on Wednesday when XRP fell from $170 to reach as low as $0.75 (.786 Fib). On that day, it managed to rebound to close the...

A bullish case isn’t on many people’s minds – but signs are cropping up that Bitcoin may indeed be headed for a trend reversal. Here are some signs explaining why BTC might be overdue for a renewed uptick. Bitcoin reached its all-time high of almost $65K on April 14, 2021, a little over a month ago. However, over the past 10 days the price violently broke down from the $50K mark and even reached $30K last Wednesday. Bearish sentiment affected the whole crypto market, as...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar companies such as Tesla and SpaceX – has taken more jabs at the bitcoin mining process. Elon Musk Isn’t Done Asking Mining Questions People were shocked last week when Tesla announced it would not be accepting bitcoin payments for goods and services despite claiming it would do so back in March. Sadly, this sent bitcoin into a huge downward spiral, and at the time of writing, the world’s biggest and most...

Michael Hsu – the new chief of the OCC – revealed that the US independent bureau plans to put under review its crypto guidelines offered over the past year. He added that all federal banks should provide interpretive letters and guidance, including issues around digital assets alongside pending matters. Is Stance Towards Crypto Getting Tougher? The United States Office of the Comptroller of Currency, which regulates all national banks and federal savings associations, will...

Over the past year, we have heard that bitcoin is a necessary ingredient of a successful portfolio. That so many hedge funds, wealth managers and other individuals and firms in charge of handling customers’ money are working hard to give them access to crypto, and that anywhere between one and three percent should be allocated to bitcoin. However, according to Societe Generale, this is not quite true. Societe Generale Thinks Gold Is Stronger Than BTC Whether these firms...

Bitcoin chopped downwards today towards $31K, looking to retest local lows made earlier in the week just around the $30K mark, according to Bitstamp. According to data from Bybt, over the past 12 hours the crypto markets saw liquidations of over $1.2 Billion in trader positions. As of writing these lines, BTC price is decreasing 15% over the past 24 hours, whereas major altcoins were hit even harder, with ETH down 21% to a current daily low of $1730, XRP down 24% to $0.65 –...

Illinois will soon become the 3rd state in the U.S. to pass legislation that would favor Bitcoin with a new digital asset charter, which will be granted to a special purpose trust company instead of a traditional bank. Announced by crypto-advocate and Wall Street Veteran Caitlin Long, Illinois will be the third state, followed by Nebraska and Wyoming, to embrace cryptocurrencies as part of their plans to explore emerging financial technologies. ILLINOIS abt to be 3rd US...

Bitcoin’s price has fallen once again following news from China. The Asian country says its regulatory authorities will begin cracking down on all mining and trading activities. China Seeks to Limit Trading and Mining The country has always had a rather up and down relationship with the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. At one point, there was more bitcoin activity occurring within China’s borders than any other region. China is also home to both Bitmain...

ETH/USD: Is Ethereum Losing The $2K Mark? Key Support Levels: $1,888, $1,800, $1,625. Key Resistance Levels: $2,000, $2,275, $2,400, $2,800. ETH is down by a steep 55% over the past eleven days, the day ETH saw its all-time high around $4,400, as the coin dropped beneath $2,000 earlier today. The cryptocurrency suffered a steep decline on Wednesday during the cryptocurrency market crash as it dropped from over $3,400 to reach as low as $2,036, according to Bitstamp. Despite...