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Litecoin price started an upside correction from the $105 support against the US Dollar. LTC price is still trading well below $140 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $140 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $135 and $140 to start a fresh increase in the near term. Litecoin price is struggling to gain pace above $130 against the US Dollar, unlike...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar companies such as Tesla and SpaceX – and Jesse Powell – the CEO of popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken – are duking it out on Twitter, and the bitcoin price is taking it hard. Elon Musk and Jesse Powell Go Head to Head The fight began when Powell called out Musk over recent comments regarding the bitcoin mining process. Elon Musk had originally stated a few months ago that he would permit bitcoin...

Mark Cuban seems to have been a crypto fan for some time. Recently, he praised both bitcoin and Ethereum and claims to hold a substantial amount of both. However, one of the more recent coins to receive backing by the billionaire investor has tanked big time, and as a result, Cuban is stepping in and calling for clearer regulation regarding stable currencies. Mark Cuban Has Taken a Crypto Hit At press time, it is unknown which stable currency garnered Cuban’s attention,...

Bitcoin has been hit hard over the past two months. Despite trading at a new all-time high of roughly $64,000 per unit in mid-April, the currency has tanked and is currently trading for around $35,000, knocking nearly $30K off its price from two months ago. For some investors, however, the present circumstances are no big deal, and they are continuing to see their bitcoin earnings grow. One of these investors is Adam Traidman, the CEO and co-founder of the popular crypto...

Tron price traded below the $0.0500 zone before it started a decent recovery against the US Dollar. TRX price is now trading well below $0.0600 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0580 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The pair could start a major recovery if there is a clear break above $0.0580 and $0.0600. TRON price is slowly recovering above $0.0500 against the US Dollar,...

Bitcoin price extended its decline below the $30,000 support and tested $28,800 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $35,000 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $34,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear the trend line and $34,500 to move into a positive zone in the near term. Bitcoin price is recovering higher above...

Blockchain Capital remains a major tech backer in the DLT space with investments in numerous crypto and DLT projects. Fund V with $300M Funding According to a press release published on Monday (June 22, 2021), Blockchain Capital has closed funding for its Fund V LP. The capital raise reportedly drew participation from several high-profile backers including global payment giants Visa and PayPal. Capped at $300 million, Blockchain Capital’s latest fund was oversubscribed likely...

With Ethereum continuing to show a lot of gall and hutzpah during this current bear market, many are wondering if the asset will eventually become the world’s most powerful cryptocurrency by market cap. As always, bitcoin is still in the number one spot, but Ethereum is continuing to show heavy promise, and Wall Street along with several retail players are experiencing more interest in the asset. Ethereum Is Gaining Serious Momentum Ethereum is the second largest...

Chicago is building itself up as a leader in the world of blockchain and crypto. The region already hosts a bitcoin ATM operator and a crypto mining facility and is looking to add a whole lot more to the mix. Chicago Is Becoming a Real Crypto Hub David Carman is a fintech consultant and board member with Global DCA, a crypto industry association in Chicago. He says that over the years, people within the city have grown to love digital assets, and the market itself is...

A professor at Cornell University believes that bitcoin can never accomplish all it has set out to do unless it manages to get past three big hindrances. According to Eswar Prasad, professor of economics at the educational institution, bitcoin still suffers from several flaws that are preventing it from being stronger than many of its altcoin cousins. Eswar Prasad: BTC Still Has a Way to Go In an interview, Prasad points to the idea that bitcoin mining is extremely...