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Cryptocurrency exchange Luno – based in London in the United Kingdom – has stated that it will soon add Ripple’s XRP to its list of tradeable assets for customers to enjoy.Ripple Is Coming to Luno CustomersThe news comes after Luno engaged in a year-long poll in which all its customers were asked which new asset they would be the most interested in trading or purchasing in the future aside from bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), as the exchange already offers these assets to its users. Ripple...

Bitcoin is good, but gold is still much better.Analysts Say Gold Outranks BTCThat’s the sentiment of most analysts, today. At the time of writing, bitcoin – the number one cryptocurrency by market cap – is not doing so hot. The asset has fallen by another $400 overnight as fears of the coronavirus continue to swell throughout the globe, and it doesn’t look like things are going to ease up anytime soon.There has been an idea meandering throughout the crypto space for some time that gold and...

Another bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal is in the garbage. This time, the application came by way of two companies known as Wilshire Phoenix and NYSE Arca Inc., both of which wanted to “mix bitcoin and short-term treasuries.”Arca Is Pushed AsideThe proposal from both ventures was immediately dashed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), thereby removing another opportunity for crypto enthusiasts to trade professionally. A regulator commented in a statement:The Commission...

As most stock markets continue bleeding out due to the coronavirus outbreak, three biotech stocks have been defying the urge as the companies are working on a vaccine or a cure for the deadly coronavirus.Three major biotech companies, which are working on developing a vaccine or cure for the deadly coronavirus, have seen their stock markets defy the overall market plunge. The select biotech companies have either announced testing the vaccine on human victims or in the process of verifying a...

According to Ripple CTO, the new exciting features are coming from the Ripple developers. They will allow third-party tokens to work on top of the system. Also, XRP Ledger will soon have the ability to eliminate accounts of possible network spammers.Ripple’s XRP price falls together with other markets. But David Schwartz doesn’t care as the Ripple Ledger, XRP and the longtime holders will soon receive a significant boost. A company presents a new type of transactions for externally created...

Bitcoin lost a serious chunk of its Dollar value this week. Down about 12% over the past seven days, the cryptocurrency is currently trading at around $8,700. It’s essential to see where it goes from here. From above, there’s the 200-days moving average at $8,800, which has now turned to resistance. Bitcoin hasn’t closed a day below the 200MA since January 27th this year, and it’s entirely possible for today to be the first day. This would probably spell trouble for the bulls.All of this...

The rapidly spreading coronavirus appears to have pulled down the global traditional investment markets with Bitcoin joining the fall, giving up its hypothetical store of value status. The current BTC price is around $8,600.Everything in every market is currently red. As the coronavirus epidemic continues to spread, the stock markets keep crumbling with bitcoin right behind them in a downward spiral. The S&P 500 and the Dow seemed to enter a correction on February 27, representing a 10%...

Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin shared his thoughts regarding Bitcoin price mocements. He claims the Stock to Flow model doesn’t work for Bitcoin or any other crypto asset.Vitalik Buterin says that you shouldn’t make financial decisions solely after reading the news. The classic Stock to Flow (S2F) model is not working with Bitcoin. Major news announcements, as well as world disasters such as coronavirus, do not affect the crypto market. Buterin says that there are 95% of the articles on the...

With AMZN stock down 4%, the e-commerce is facing competition from Walmart that is working on a new service Walmart+ to surpass Amazon Prime. As coronavirus reaches for more countries outside China, tech companies are suffering stock collapse. This week, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) plunged 6% each. AMN Healthcare Services Inc (NYSE: AMN) and Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) dropped 7.3% and 5.6% respectively. Further,...

MKM partners prepared a list of stocks that may have the greatest chance of doing well during the times of the coronavirus. The list includes AAPL, FB, NFLX and others.Some all-weather stocks could lift investment portfolios even amid coronavirus. This comes at a time when markets are plunging. While this isn’t investment advice, these stocks could help mitigate the risk associated with sideways markets. Here’s the kicker: most of them have something to do with serving home-based services....