Crypto news

Ethereum has seen a small increase of 0.45% over the past 24 hours and it currently trades at $177.46. Over the past week, ETH dropped by a total of 5.58%, falling beneath the short term consolidation pattern that it was previously trading within.Ethereum remains the second-largest cryptocurrency as it holds a market cap of $19.26 billion. Looking at the ETH/USD 1-day chart:Since our last analysis, ETH dropped beneath the symmetrical triangle and fell into the current support at $176.19,...

Binance Coin saw a small price decline of around 0.48% over the past 24 hours and it currently trades at $18.34. However, the cryptocurrency is now down by about 13% over the past week and by 30% over the past 90 days, making it the weakest performing altcoin out of the top 10 projects.Binance Coin is now the eighth-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $2.88 billion.Since our previous analysis, BNB rolled over at the resistance provided by the 200-days EMA and started to fall. It...

The CEO of PayPal, one of the world’s largest and most established online payment processors, has revealed in an interview that he owns Bitcoin and no other cryptocurrencies. He also talked about Libra and why his company decides to withdraw from the project.PayPal’s CEO Owns BitcoinIn a recent interview with Fortune, the CEO of PayPal, Dan Schulman, shared his views on cryptocurrencies and revealed interesting insights about the work his company is doing in the field.He said that there is a...

Elliptic, a London-based provider of crypto-asset risk management solutions, recently published a report about the number of illicit transactions involving Ripple (XRP). It shows that $400 million, or 0.2% of all their transactions, are subject to illicit activities, mainly for scams and thefts.Ripple Used for Illicit ActivitiesAccording to the report published today, November 20th, $400 million of all processed transactions using Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency have links to illegal activities....

Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, a senior analyst at foreign exchange broker RoboForex, shares his insights into the future scenarios for Bitcoin price movement as well as possible price swings of major altcoins.The Bitcoin quotations failed to secure above the resistance level, and now a decline is very probable. However, if the buyers manage to push the price above $9800, growth will also become possible. The Bitcoin Cash chart looks interesting: there is a reversal pattern forming, promising growth,...

2017 will go down in history as probably the most pivotal year in the chronicles of cryptocurrencies. It was the year that they transitioned from being an obsession of “geeks” into something that captured the interest of governments, Wall Street analysts, media, financial institutions, and the average joe on the street.Exactly two years since the so-called “crypto bubble,” this piece tracks the evolution of the crypto market from 2017 at the price peak, until today, with a focus on new...

Michael Novogratz will be launching two different bitcoin funds.Novogratz wants to bring “the wealth of America” into the crypto market.The new funds would offer cheaper services than what competitors are offering.Galaxy Digital Holding CEO Michael Novogratz is launching two bitcoin funds that target accredited and institutional investors who have been waiting on the sidelines for a cheap and secure service way to access the pioneer cryptocurrency.Bitcoin is hovering around $8,000. | Source:...

The drop in bitcoin mining difficulty may be a sign of a strong selloff.Price should tumble as weak miners panic sell their BTC holdings.The drop would be an opportune time to buy the number one cryptocurrency.In the last few days, bitcoin has been hounded by fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) over miner capitulation. The FUD is largely fueled by the sudden drop in mining difficulty as well as bitcoin’s bearish price action. The number one cryptocurrency has failed to sustain its bullish...

As on date, a massive amount of data and content is being created and shared every second on the internet. Messaging apps like WhatsApp, Messenger, and Telegram have been the hot mediums to move data. One of the major challenges these companies are facing today is to segregate the right information.With such massive data available, users are usually overwhelmed with excess data. Now, to enhance the user experience, messaging giant Telegram has come up with a new Data Clustering Contest for...

Singapore has released the consultation paper on the proposed Bitcoin derivatives. Retail investors might not be allowed to trade in the crypto products. The Monetary Authority of Singapore says the move is driven by demand. Singapore’s central bank could soon authorize the trading of derivatives referencing cryptocurrency assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. As part of the preliminary plans being undertaken, the Monetary Authority of Singapore has released a consultation paper...