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Stellar lumen price is trading in a positive zone above the $0.0700 pivot level against the US Dollar.XLM price is likely to accelerate higher if it clears the $0.0750 and $0.0760 resistance levels.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support at $0.0710 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could rise steadily as long as it is above the $0.0680 pivot zone.Stellar lumen price is gaining bullish momentum above key hurdles against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XLM...

Ripple price started a decent increase and moved above the $0.2000 resistance against the US dollar.The price is now trading above the $0.2025 level and it is facing hurdles near $0.2065 and $0.2130.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.2015 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair is likely to accelerate higher if it clears the $0.2100 resistance zone in the near term.Ripple price is trading in a positive zone above $0.2000...

The process of crypto lending has gotten to be quite big. In fact, since the process was first introduced, as much as $8 billion in crypto funds have been borrowed by customers.Crypto Lending Has Gotten Big Over the YearsCrypto lending can be very tricky in that the currencies backing the loans are often vulnerable to volatility and price swings. That’s why companies like Celsius Network – which specialize in building crypto loans for users – never do anything unless the loan is based on a...

A man in New York City has been charged with laundering money through bitcoin. 28-year-old Vitalii Antonenko was arrested in March last year while arriving from the Ukraine to New York’s JFK airport after federal agents linked two bitcoin wallets to him that had been used to launder as much as $94 million in digital funds.Antonenko Will Face Criminal ChargesCrypto crime is no laughing matter. There are many cases seeping their way into the digital finance industry, and the methods used for...

The identity of Satoshi Nakamoto still has many bitcoin and crypto fans everywhere scratching their heads. Who is this man, and why has he never come out to garner the respect and praise he deserves for creating one of the world’s most revolutionary financial tools?Satoshi Nakamoto: The Mystery ContinuesTechnology expert and philosopher Ted Nelson has now emerged to say that he knows darn well who Nakamoto is, and it’s someone nobody’s ever thought of. He’s pointing the finger at Shinichi...

After fighting a legal case for two years, America’s largest bank, JPMorgan Chase will pay $2.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over extra fees on cryptocurrency purchases. In 2018, the plaintiffs – Brady Tucker, Ryan Hilton, and Stanton Smith – filed the lawsuit against JPMorgan in a Manhattan federal court, accusing the bank of charging customers additional fees in the form of cash advances for crypto purchases made with Chase credit cards.  JPMorgan Secretly Updated T&CThe...

Ethereum completes a daily 10% price increase, and a 7-day 15% gains, recording a current high of $245.ETH hit resistance at a bearish .786 Fib Retracement before dropping by 2.5% today down to the $235 price region.Against Bitcoin, Ethereum exploded to 0.025 BTC, which is a new 30-day high.Key Support & Resistance LevelsETH/USD:Support: $230, $225, $220.Resistance:$245, $250, $260.ETH/BTC:Support: 0.0245 BTC, 0.024 BTC, 0.0236 BTC.Resistance: 0.0255 BTC, 0.0259 BTC, 0.0263 BTC.ETH/USD –...

The value of ETH stored on its own Ethereum blockchain has been continuously decreasing in the past year, new research shows. While numerous ERC-20 tokens operate on the network, the growth of stablecoins presents the most substantial threat to cause a future “flippening.”ETH’s Role On Ethereum Blockchain DecreasesPer the research provided by Messari’s Ryan Watkins, ERC-20 tokens are rapidly approaching 50% of the total value stored on the Ethereum network.ERC20 Tokens On Ethereum Blockchain....

Over the past days, the Bitcoin price is seeing only one direction, which is in favor of the Bulls. The coin that was trading for $8600 just five days ago is now aiming to re-target the $10K mark. However, will it be so easy?On our most recent BTC analysis from Friday, we pointed out a critical descending trend-line, which started forming once Bitcoin reached the $10K mark for the first time this month (May 7).On both the 4-hour and the following daily chart, you can see this line marked by...

It’s funny how more than two weeks have passed since bitcoin’s famed third halving, and yet people are still talking about it as though it were fresh news. Bitcoin IRA – despite the big gap between now and the occurrence – has unveiled a new report that discusses the company’s alleged findings pertaining to the halving and what traders can expect in the coming future.Bitcoin IRA Reveals Some New DataA halving occurs for bitcoin every four years. The previous two occurred in 2012 and 2016,...