Crypto news

Ethereum Classic (ETC) has had an exciting start of the year. ETC price has climbed and the token briefly made it to the top ten coins recently. At the time, the leaderboard was dominated by three bitcoins and two eths for several hours.This copy clone of Ethereum can be merged into Ethereum 2.0 in the same way as a new shard-like eth’s current Proof of Work (PoW) chain will be integrated. Ethereum’s co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, publicly said that it is technically very possible. He...

Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has completed its Q4 2019 burn of the Binance coin (BNB). It was the 10th quarterly token burn the exchange has done since the launch of the BNB in July 2017. The event, which took place during the weekend, saw a total of 2.2 million BNB worth more than $38 million destroyed. Although the figure represents a mere 1.1% of the total supply of BNB, it is Binance’s second and third-biggest burn in terms of USD and BNB, respectively. What Is A Token...

Less than a week ago, Coinspeaker reported that payment giant Visa now owns fintech startup Plaid. Visa acquired the San Francisco-based company in an interesting deal worth $5.3 billion. As we reported, the figure is more than double of Plaid’s 2018 valuation and is expected to stoke the fintech flame already burning in the company.So far, reactions to the acquisition have been great as people believe that their collaboration will do wonders for the fintech industry.The financial world is...

One of the most “unpopular battles” in the crypto universe is definitely one of Ripple. The efforts of the company to prove that XRP isn’t a security became a prolonged battle.This exact battle could hold the key to XRP’s future and it has been held forth again. Be it as it may, there has been a lawsuit that may present Ripple as an issuer and the seller of the coin. Do not forget, XRP is one of the largest by market cap. At the time of writing the market cap of the coin was $10,33 billion...

Starting today, January 21, the annual World Economic Forum 2020 is kicking off in Davos, Switzerland, with global leaders seen participating. Like always, this will also be a four-day event going up to January 24.This year’s WEF 2020’s theme is “Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World”. Like every year, global leaders will speak on issues of the global economy and wider participation of countries for overall sustainable growth. Besides, there will also be talks on avoiding trade...

Over the past two days, we had seen the price of Bitcoin trading mainly under a very tight range between $8600 and $8700.As a reminder of the recent price action, Bitcoin had gone through a decent rally since starting the new decade.However, right after touching the significant 200-days moving average line (marked light green on the following daily chart), Bitcoin got rejected, plunged more than $700 intraday, and trading safely around the $8600 mark since then.In the micro-level, we can see...

Sudden bearish action is causing FUD in the market If ETH reclaims $180, buyers are likely to gain more control. The bullish trend is on hold for now amidst major correction.ETH/USD: Sudden Correction Still Causing Panic For BuyersKey Support Levels: $159, $147, $136Key Resistance Levels: $177, $188, $200Against USD, Ethereum’s price saw massive growth over the last couple of weeks. At the time of writing, ETH is priced at around $168, with approximately 2.68% gains over the last...

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has reportedly submitted a framework to oversee digital wallets holding large amounts of value. If approved, it would also include Facebook’s controversial stablecoin, Libra, and its digital wallet – Calibra.APRA To Oversee Calibra?Upon its announcement, Facebook’s Libra quickly attracted the attention of watchdogs. The social media mogul also created a blockchain-based digital wallet called Calibra, that would store and move the future...

South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has started to review the crypto regulation in the country. In particular, they are reviewing a crypto taxation plan. As South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency has reported, the Korean finance ministry may introduce a 20% tax on crypto gains.Until now, the authorities considered profiting from digital assets as capital gains, and the tax law in South Korea did not see cryptocurrency trading profits as taxable income. However, with the regulatory rule...

As the world remains in crisis over the recent conflicts between the U.S. and Iran, looking at Bitcoin price, we can say that the major cryptocurrencies experiences one of the best weeks in recent years.Bitcoin Trading Volumes through the Roof in 2020Bitcoin has been around for a while and has seen its ups and downs, leaving the public constantly questioning the direction this popular cryptocurrency will go next. We have seen incredible spikes in value as well as quick drops, which has left...