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On Friday, Apple shares closed 10.47% up, $425.04 per share. In the early trading today, Apple (AAPL) stock is 1.50% up, $431.42 per share. Last week, the U.S. tech giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) reported its fiscal Q3 earnings that blew past Wall Street’s expectations and brought Apple stock to a new all-time record of $425.04 on Friday, July 31. Expected to slightly stabilize and slow down, Apple shares went further up instead, having risen by 1.50% in the pre-market by the moment of writing.In...

As the DeFi market surges at an unprecedented rate, Huobi Group announced a new business unit Huobi DeFi Labs that will manage its investment fund focused on the DeFi space.DeFi is the hottest flavor of the season currently in the crypto market and exchange operator Huobi is all set to enter into it. On Monday, the Huobi Group announced a new fund to invest millions of dollars in the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) space.For this, the company has also launched its new businesses unit – Huobi...

Although history is not a precise indicator for future price developments, a popular cryptocurrency analyst made a compelling forecast showing that if Bitcoin repeats its 2016-2017 bull run with the same percentage increases, it will end up at $430,000 in 2021.Bitcoin At $430,000?The primary cryptocurrency has built a reputation for beating unfavorable odds in the past. Its volatility is well-known among investors with some historical price surges and drops. According to the popular...

Ethereum prices hit a two-year peak of $410 on Sunday. Ethereum has been sitting in a range bound channel around $230 for three months, but in late July, it finally broke out to surge 70% in less than two weeks.Sunday’s intraday high put ETH prices back at their highest since August 2018, a couple of months before a massive capitulation sent them back to double digits.ETH/USD. Source: TradingViewThe momentum has lifted the total crypto market capitalization to its highest level for over a...

Stellar lumen price rallied above the $0.1100 level and tested $0.1160 against the US Dollar.XLM price corrected lower sharply, but it found support above $0.0950 and $0.0920.There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1020 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could resume its upward move once it clears the $0.1060 resistance zone.Stellar lumen price is trading in a positive zone above $0.1000 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XLM price is likely...

Following the wild weekend ride in the cryptocurrency market, the situation appears less volatile now, at least among most large-cap assets. Bitcoin has returned to $11,200, while Ethereum hovers above $380. Some lower-cap altcoins, however, are displaying high fluctuations again.A Breath Of Stability For BitcoinThe weekend was nothing short than volatile for the primary cryptocurrency. On Saturday, Bitcoin went on a bull run and marked a new yearly high of above $11,700. Although it retraced...

Ripple price rallied significantly above the $0.3000 and $0.3100 levels against the US dollar.The price corrected lower sharply from $0.3260, but the bulls defended $0.2720.There are two key bullish trend lines forming with support near $0.2850 and $0.2785 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair is likely to resume its upward move once it clears the $0.2980 and $0.3000 resistance levels.Ripple price is trading in a strong uptrend above $0.2720 and $0.2800...

Bitcoin is arguably the dominant cryptocurrency throughout the digital asset space, but how much of its dominance is real?How Dominant Is Bitcoin, Exactly?When placed up against all other crypto assets, bitcoin’s dominance sits at roughly 60 percent. However, many analysts believe that placing it up against all other coins or tokens isn’t entirely fair, and that it should only be placed up against currencies that are trying their best to be legitimate money or that are working to replace...

Bitcoin has incurred another serious rise and is now trading for over $11,800.The FOMO Attitude Has Come Back to BitcoinMany analysts believe that an attitude of FOMO (or “fear of missing out”) has returned to the crypto space. With bitcoin on the rise of late, many new players are looking to get involved in the bitcoin market and play their hands, hoping to come up with a win. This is the same attitude that meandered throughout the crypto space in late 2017, when the asset was reaching its...

The last 24 hours have been nothing but volatile when it comes to Bitcoin’s price. The cryptocurrency went on a rollercoaster, surging above $12,000, dropping to $10,490, going back up and back down. In short – it’s been a wild few hours.Most interestingly, however, a user’s algorithm “went ballistic,” according to Changpeng Zhao, seemingly sending the price for the BTC/USD Quarterly Contract on Binance to $100,000.Bitcoin’s Price Going CrazyTo an outsider, the last few hours might seem like...