Litecoin is holding the key support at $70.00 against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $75.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $74.50 on the 4-hour chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $74.50 and $75.00 resistance levels. Litecoin price is recovering from the $70.00 zone against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin....
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The crypto bear market is officially over, and Bitcoin (BTC) will pump “significantly higher” over the next 18 to 24 months, according to popular trading analyst and Reflexivity Research co-founder Will Clemente. In a thread posted to X on Wednesday, the trader highlighted various on-chain signals that crypto inflows are coming back, and BTC is due for a rebound. Bitcoin’s Comeback One bullish signal lies in Bitcoin’s “realized market cap” – the total value of all BTC in...
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The Financial Accounting Services Board (FASB) announced on Wednesday that it has officially adopted fair value accounting for crypto assets starting next year. The change is expected to make Bitcoin and other digital currencies far more welcoming to hold on corporate balance sheets, despite their intermittent price volatility. FASB’s Major Accounting Change Per FASB’s latest Accounting Standards Update (ASU), the revised standard is a response to overwhelming stakeholder...
Read More »Is Tether Becoming America’s Defacto CBDC? Crypto Experts Weigh In
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Since the beginning of the month, leading asset management firm Ark Invest has been on a selling spree for the stock of the largest American cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase (COIN). Barely two weeks into December, the investment manager has sold more than $119 million worth of COIN. While Ark has been offloading the shares at several intervals over the past months, it doubled down on the sales after the stock surged alongside bitcoin (BTC) to a 19-month high. How Much COIN...
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[PRESS RELEASE – Great Cayman, Cayman Islands, December 13th, 2023] The launch of ABOND marks a significant milestone for ApeBond, especially following its transformation from ApeSwap. This strategic pivot from primarily being a DEX to focusing on bonding mechanisms aligns with our vision for a sustainable DeFi future. ApeBond has been working on Bonds since early 2022, and aims to become the #1 bonding protocol in DeFi ever. As a testament to this, ApeBond’s team was...
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Read More »Bitcoin Price Stuck at $41K as Traders Eye Fed Rate’s Decision
As the crypto market braces for the Federal Reserve’s decision, traders are showing caution, evidenced by a 40% drop in trading volume over the last 24 hours. Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s leading cryptocurrency, finds itself in a period of consolidation around the $41,000 price mark, as traders eagerly await the Federal Reserve‘s interest rate decision, scheduled for today. Bitcoin’s Price Movement Bitcoin’s recent journey in the market has been characterized by volatility, with the price...
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