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Ethereum price is struggling to recover above the $1,600 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $1,600 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,620 the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could recover, but it is likely to face sellers near the $1,600 resistance zone. Ethereum price is declining below $1,600 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD remains at a risk of...

A new report has surfaced from the Wall Street Journal, outlining insider communications between members of Binance and Binance US. Additionally, the messages discuss how best to deal with regulatory oversight, which is a major point of interest for any business eager to do business in the United States. However, the report hints that Binance’s early days may have been fraught with the issues typical of dotcom startups. Less Compartmentalized Than Previously Believed...

Kraken has had a tough time with the United States regulatory agencies. Despite the difficult environment, the crypto exchange is planning to roll out its own bank. Marco Santori, Kraken’s chief legal officer, revealed Kraken Bank is very much on track to launch. Kraken Bank According to Kraken Support, the offering will initially be available to the existing clients of the exchange in the US. Potential international expansion is also in the cards. Its official website states...

Alameda Research – sister trading firm to the now bankrupt FTX exchange – is suing the world’s largest Bitcoin fund on behalf of FTX’s debtors and affiliates. The company demands that Grayscale permit redemptions on its Bitcoin and Ethereum Trusts, which could cumulatively unlock over $9 billion for the trust’s shareholders.  Grayscale’s Bitcoin Stash Per a press release from the FTX Debtors on Monday, claims have also been filed directly against Grayscale CEO Michael...

The negative sentiment in digital asset investment products reached the fourth week recording an outflow of $17 million. Confirming the same, the latest edition of the CoinShares report stated, “The poor sentiment likely represents continued investor concerns over regulatory uncertainty for the asset class.” Institutional investors are feeling the pressure as the US regulatory agency, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), continued to target the crypto entities in the...

The President of El Salvador – Nayib Bukele – disclosed that the country’s tourism sector has increased by 95% since it embraced bitcoin as an official means of payment. He criticized some central banking institutions, including the Federal Reserve, claiming their policies have washed out a big chunk of people’s savings. As such, Bukele expects a lot of individuals from the West to focus on decentralized financial instruments. ‘We Get Some Rebranding’ El Salvador’s political...

While many were excited when Yuga Labs announced its first ordinals NFT collection last month, the exact nature of its auction process is proving highly controversial.  Casey Rodarmor – the inventor of Ordinals – called the NFT giant’s sale “degenerate” due to putting its participants’ Bitcoin holdings at risk.  The Problem With Bitcoin Auctions In a Twitter thread on Sunday, Yuga Labs published details surrounding how its upcoming “Twelvefold” auction would work. Twelvefold...

Ethereum’s price action has been very choppy in recent weeks after facing rejection from a significant resistance. However, there are multiple levels that could provide support and hold the price in the event of a deeper pullback. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price was rejected from the $1800 level and the higher boundary of the large symmetrical triangle pattern earlier in February. It has since broken below the 50-day moving average,...

Following an extended period of uncertainty and consolidation, XRP has approached the narrow range of its multi-month triangle. The mid-term outlook of XRP will be determined by a breakout from this triangle, while the current price action suggests a bearish trend. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, XRP has been forming a symmetrical triangle pattern and has now reached the narrow range of the triangle. However, the cryptocurrency was...

The cryptocurrency market has stalled in the past few days in a rather untypical fashion, but all that can change this week as there’re multiple major events and announcements coming from the world’s largest economy. It starts with US Fed Chair’s testimony to Congress and spreads to jobless claims as well as the unemployment rate. Powell to Testify The US central bank reversed its monetary policy after the COVID-19 pandemic began to fade away and started rising the interest...