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XRP saw a strong 9.5% surge today as it reached as high as $0.27.This price increase caused XRP to create a fresh 5-month high.Against Bitcoin, XRP is recovering as it finally managed to break above the 100-days EMA at 2200 SAT.XRP/USD: XRP Bulls Reach Fresh 5-Month HighsKey Support Levels: $0.255, $0.245, $0.234.Key Resistance Levels: $0.27, $0.282, $0.29.XRP managed to surge by 30% this week. The coin had started the week by trading beneath the 200-days EMA at $0.21. From there, it broke...

Bitcoin shows no signs of slowing down. After painting a fresh high for 2020, the cryptocurrency continued to push, reaching $11,745 on Binance.In any case, BTC is not the only cryptocurrency that’s ripping this week. Ethereum (ETH) is also making tides on its own.Bitcoin’s Highest Monthly Close Since Dec 2017There’s currently no doubt that the bulls are back, and Bitcoin’s price is feeling their presence. As CryptoPotato reported earlier today, the state of the market is currently parabolic,...

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) fever appears to be heating up across the APAC region as The Philippines announces plans to study the possibility of issuing its own sovereign virtual “coin.”Committee to Study Modalities for Possible CBDC IssuanceAccording to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday (July 29, 2020), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor, Benjamin Diokno, revealed that the central bank has set up a committee for a potential CBDC project. The group will consider the...

Green is the predominant color in the cryptocurrency markets, with some massive gains across the leading cryptos. Bitcoin marked a new yearly high of above $11,700, while Ethereum exceeded above the $350 level.Bitcoin Rejoice At A New Yearly HighBitcoin’s first days in July were rather dull as it traded sideways in a tight range. It appears, however, that the primary cryptocurrency doesn’t want to repeat this dullness in August. During the past three days, BTC headed upwards from about...

Today is the first day of August, and this means that a few hours ago, the monthly candle of July closed.A surprising fact is that only once in its history, Bitcoin had recorded a monthly close higher than yesterday’s – and that was during December 2017 – the peak of the bubble.After two months of dull price action, while Bitcoin was mostly traded at around $9200, there came the breakout. And what a breakout it was.Looking at the following weekly chart, we can clearly see that the current...

A collaboration between the famous actor William Shatner and the DLT project WAX has sold 125,000 blockchain-based non-fungible token cards containing digital photographs of the actor’s memorabilia in less than ten minutes.William Shatner Sells Blockchain-based NFTsBorn in 1931, Shatners has been an active actor for nearly 70 years. The Canadian entertainer, who is also an author, producer, screenwriter, and director, is arguably most well-known for his iconic role as Captain Kirk in the...

This week was nothing short of exciting in the cryptocurrency markets. Bitcoin definitely woke up from its slumber and made a few aggressive moves upwards. Altcoins felt the pain as most of them decreased in value as the king of crypto took its toll. In seven short days, Bitcoin went from around $9,600 to $11,400, charting gains upwards of just shy of 20%. Earlier on Monday, the cryptocurrency catalyzed its performance, jumping from $9,800 to $11,200. After that, it...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform Paxful says that Russians are growing very weary of the coronavirus pandemic and that they are regularly turning to bitcoin as a means of keeping themselves safe and their wealth hedged against weakening economic conditions.Paxful Has Seen a Surge in Russian Trading ActivityThe pandemic has had some nasty effects on global markets around the world. The United States, for example, has released $1,200 stimulus checks to all citizens making less than $75,000...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia has signed a new law that will prohibit the use of cryptocurrency as a payment means in the country by 2021. Meanwhile, the Russian government recently deployed blockchain technology for its constitutional amendment.Crypto as Payment to Become Illegal in 2021According to a report by local news outlet RIA on Friday (July 31, 2020), the bill signed by President Putin will prevent citizens from using crypto to pay for goods and services in Russia. The bill...

In recent years, many of you who are interested in crypto, probably have noticed the continuous growth of the number of new exchange products that help earn from lending and margin trade.In case, there are unknown terms, a short note:Margin trading is trade with the help of borrowed funds. Turning to the details,  when a trader takes out a loan on collateral and sell borrowed funds. After that, if the rate of sold coins is dropped, a trader buys borrowed funds with a lower rate and pay back...