Ethereum (ETH)

Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24, where he added that he thinks Gary Gensler, chair of the SEC, thinks otherwise or at least hasn’t certainly declared one or the other.Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Behnam has reaffirmed that Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the crypto market, is a commodity.Behnam made this remark while speaking at the Regulating Financial Innovation event on October 24,...

The CFTC has been working closely with the SEC to help provide crystal clear cryptocurrency regulations.The cryptocurrency market is getting shaped by global geopolitics. In the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), under Chair Rostin Behnam, has been at the forefront of cryptocurrency industry regulations. However, it has been regarded as a friendlier regulator than the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).During a panel discussion hosted by law firm Lowenstein...

Ethereum price is gaining pace above the $1,300 level against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading above $1,320 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $1,320 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could climb further if it clears the $1,370 resistance zone. Ethereum price is rising above the $1,320 level against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could rise further if it clears the...

Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay a $1.26 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) due to what may have been an unlawful promotion of a new digital currency known as Ethereum Max. Kim Kardashian Settles with the SEC Kardashian is not in trouble for promoting the currency. This happens all the time with celebrities, though what Kardashian allegedly failed to do was tell all her social media followers she was promoting the asset that she had garnered...

It appears millennials are no longer interested in investing in crypto. At least not most millennials. A new survey suggests that the number of young investors seeking to put their money in assets like bitcoin and Ethereum has fallen from about 50 percent in 2021 to 30 percent in 2022. That’s a dip of about 20 percent – a big figure in just over a year. Millennials and Crypto Are No Longer a Match Much of this can likely be attributed to the idea that 2022 has been a...

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the crypto space in general have not been doing well for nearly a year. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen from its November 2021 all-time high of about $68,000 per unit to roughly $19,000 at the time of writing. That’s a loss exceeding 70 percent, and it makes the bearish conditions of 2018 look tame by comparison. The crypto market has also lost more than $2 trillion in valuation. Bitcoin Has Remained Somewhat...

Following news that both BlackRock and Fidelity have entered the digital currency market, many institutional analysts have predicted that within the next six months, bitcoin will reach a price of about $35,000 per unit, while Ethereum will jump into the $2,000 range. How Much Has Bitcoin Lost? On paper, this doesn’t look all that spectacular. After all, bitcoin – just 11 months ago – was trading at a new all-time high of approximately $68,000 per unit, so $35,000 would...

Gavin Wood – creator of Polkadot and co-founder of Ethereum – has exited his leadership position from the network’s major infrastructure provider, Parity Technologies. However, he will still remain closely involved with the company.  Though he will no longer be CEO, Wood will remain Parity’s majority shareholder, and will transition into a new role as its “Chief Architect.” “The role of CEO has never been one which I have coveted,” said Wood in a statement about the...

This week, we take a closer look at Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Binance Coin, and Solana. Ethereum (ETH) Ethereum’s price has remained largely flat with little volatility. For this reason, it is almost identical to seven days ago. Momentum and volume continue to move sideways with no perceivable trend at this time. The key support remains at $1,250, and the resistance at $1,400. The price is stuck in a channel, and it can comfortably move sideways until the end of the month...

The Ripple team believes the Hinman documents will reveal the SEC’s double-handedness in dealing with the case.The world’s richest man Elon Musk has seemingly thrown his weight behind Ripple as a new development in the Ripple-SEC case proves the blockchain company is one step closer to victory.After Ripple’s counsel, Stuart Alderoty confirmed the receipt of the long-awaited Hinman documents, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse took to Twitter to express his disappointment. After Garlinghouse’s...