Crypto news

Ethereum (ETH) Co-founder Vitalik Buterin had some words for Elon Musk after posting on Twitter that Dogecoin could increase its block size by 900%. Vitalik had several counterarguments for Musk’s claims in a paper published on his personal blog. He emphasised that scalability and higher throughput can be achieved by simply increasing the network’s parameters. However, this could compromise the system to extreme centralisation and completely flip a blockchain’s original...

As cryptocurrencies continue to experience massive volatility, Barry Silbert, founder, and CEO of Digital Currency Group (DCG), the parent company of Grayscale and other crypto firms, believes that the next move of the asset class will be determined by what happens in the stock market in the coming weeks. “Where the crypto market goes from here is completely dependent on the stock market over the next couple weeks,” Silbert tweeted today. Silbert’s latest statement follows an...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Baldi Network, the world’s first decentralized synthetic asset issuance and transaction protocol on Huobi’s HECO chain, today has announced its release. Developed by the world’s leading blockchain developers, cryptographers, research scientists, and experts from finance backgrounds, Baldi enables the minting of synthetic assets that “mirror” the price behavior of real-world assets by reflecting the exchange prices on-chain—providing a...

Bitcoin is up by an impressive 18% since yesterday’s low at $31,100. It fell beneath the $36,750 (.786 Fib) support yesterday and ended up closing the candle at $34,760 (downside 1.414 Fib Extension) after dipping as low as $31,100 in the session. The session turned to be one of the worst days bitcoin had seen dollarwise. Today, following the huge rebound, BTC is attempting to recover and break back above the $36,750 – $37K level, once again. This pattern could justify a...

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...