Bitcoin is ending the week with another dip added to its roster. The currency – which less than 24 hours ago was trading in the low $40,000 range again – has fallen by about $5,000 at the time of writing and is now trading for just over $35,000.Bitcoin Has Experienced Another Major SlipWith the first few weeks of January in the books, it appears bitcoin is having difficulty making up its mind about where it wants to be for now. Initially, the currency hit a new all-time high of roughly...
Read More »ETH Soars Towards $1300: Only 11% Away From ATH (Ethereum Price Analysis)
ETH/USD – Bulls Return To Bearish .886 Fib Resistance.Key Support Levels: $1,200, $1,165, $1,100.Key Resistance Levels: $1,300, $1,350, $1,392.Ethereum saw a whipsaw-like action in trading this week after starting above $1,300 and dropping into the $1,050 support (.382 Fib Retracement). From there, it rebounded on Wednesday as it pushed higher but became stuck at a short term falling trend line.ETH then headed lower but found support at $1,165 (.236 Fib Retracement). It rebounded from this...
Read More »Polkadot Price Analysis: DOT Skyrockets 30% In 24 Hours, Is $20 Next?
DOT/USD – DOT Sets New ATH At $18.15.Key Support Levels: $17.30, $16, $15.35.Key Resistance Levels: $18.15, $18.65, $19.55.Today, DOT surged by 30.5% to set a new ATH price at $18.15. The cryptocurrency is now up by a total of 88% this week after bouncing from support at $8 on Wednesday. From there, it continued higher until it hit resistance at $15.10 (1.618 Fib Extension) on Thursday.It stalled at this resistance yesterday, but today’s 30.5% price surge allowed it to break beyond $15.10 as...
Read More »Michael Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital to Jump Into BTC Mining
Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy is planning a significant leap into the Bitcoin mining sector. Galaxy Digital Mining will be the designated new fraction of the investment company. The upcoming project will reportedly focus on establishing a new business body aimed at providing financial services for miners.Delivering Financial Services to MinersAccording to an official press release, the Galaxy Digital Mining project will be launching in 2021. The new company will connect with already existing...
Read More »Kraken Halts XRP Trading For US Users Following The SEC Charges
The San Francisco-based veteran crypto exchange Kraken is the latest platform announcing plans to halt Ripple (XRP) trading starting at the end of January. The decision will affect only US-based citizens, while all services will remain operating as intended for customers located outside of the country.Starting on January 29th at 5 pm PT (or January 30th at 1:00 UTC), Kraken will suspend XRP trading for users based in the United States. The near 10-year-old exchange said that residents need to...
Read More »Market Watch: Polkadot (DOT) Replaced Ripple on The Top 4, Chainlink (LINK) New All-Time High
Following an unsuccessful attempt to overcome the $40,000 price tag over the past two days, BTC headed south once again to an intraday low of about $34,500. Simultaneously, while most alternative coins were in the red, the two large-caps – Chainlink and Polkadot – have both exploded to new all-time highs.Bitcoin Dips To $34.5K But Quickly RecoversThe primary cryptocurrency managed to recover the losses following a “Black Monday” style crash that drove it back to the $30K price area in a...
Read More »The Good Ol’ Fake Crypto Giveaway Scam Still Generates Over $500K a Week, Report
It seems that the old crypto giveaway scams are not as old and outdated as we though. People are still falling in 2021, feeding the scammers with large amounts of money.As hard as it may seem, there are still plenty of people who think Elon Musk is going to give them money if they send him Bitcoin (Spoiler Alert: He won’t, no matter how rich he is), and the gambit has been revived in the last few days, attracting unwary people non-stop.Bleeping Computer and Metamask estimated that in about...
Read More »UBS Compares Crypto to MySpace, Says Prices Could Go to Zero
The giant financial services company UBS Wealth Management is the latest organization to warn investors about the potential risks of the cryptocurrency industry. The entity has issued guidelines indicating that the price of each digital asset could plummet to zero at any point, and people need to be prepared to lose it all.UBS Wealth Outlines Crypto RisksThe Switzerland-based giant wealth manager issued a warning aimed at investors cited by Bloomberg. It reads that despite the recent bullish...
Read More »The Latest Example of Crypto Crime Involves Some Unlikely “Fishermen”
Crypto crime cannot, should not, and must not be tolerated. This is the newfound attitude that we’re seeing as of late as the digital currency industry becomes more mainstream and legitimate. Unfortunately, with the rise of bitcoin and so many other cryptocurrencies in recent months, it appears that many individuals out there are taking chances and engaging in crypto crime so they can garner assets that don’t naturally belong to them.Crypto Crime Continues Despite Many Efforts to Stop ItThe...
Read More »Report: Mt Gox Creditors Could Claim 90% Of The Owned Bitcoins After A CoinLab Deal
Nearly $5 billion in bitcoin could make their way back to Mt. Gox users following a deal between creditors and CoinLab. Nevertheless, the agreement is still reportedly subject to creditor acceptance.Bloomberg reporter Matt Leising offered a brief explanation of the story earlier today, noting that CoinLab has reached a deal with Mt. Gox creditors for 90% of the bitcoins they are owned.Should the deal indeed proceed, the creditors would receive over 135,000 bitcoins out of 150,000. With...
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