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Stellar lumen price started a downside correction from the $0.1380 zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading near $0.1300 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1280 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start another increase if it clears the $0.1315 and $0.1355 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is trading above $0.125 against the US Dollar, like bitcoin....

XRP price started a fresh decline from the $0.658 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.625 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.619 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend losses if it breaks the $0.584 support zone. XRP price is struggling below $0.650 against the US Dollar, unlike Bitcoin. The price could...

The widely anticipated approval of over a dozen spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States could be a sell-the-news event that would cause the price of BTC to move in the opposite direction. According to the latest weekly report from market analytics platform CryptoQuant, the prediction is substantiated by market participants sitting on high unrealized profits from BTC’s recent ascent. A Sell-the-news Event Applicants for the spot Bitcoin ETFs have been in...

As the crypto industry expands, the community stays on the lookout for significant events that can affect the growth trajectory of the ecosystem. From the look of things, 2024 happens to be full of them. One such event is the creation and implementation of clear crypto regulations in major regions like the European Union. The crypto community is also watching out for the approvals of several Ethereum exchange-traded products and the jail sentencing of the FTX founder and...

Bitcoin’s price has been consolidating for a while now, failing to continue the significant bullish momentum observed over the past few months. Yet, things are still looking positive for BTC in the short term. Technical Analysis By TradingRage The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the price has been aggressively attacking and breaking through resistance levels one at a time. Yet, the market is currently consolidating above the $40K level as the bullish momentum has faded away....

Apple, which announced its Vision Pro headset in June, saw its share price grow by 55% in 2023. Meanwhile, Amazon stock gained 79% as its AWS division pushed for AI-focused products. But these leading “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks did not make it into the top ten by yearly returns for 2023. The tech industry stocks that did were all Bitcoin mining stocks. Moreover, Wall Street’s top ten performers this year included not one, not two or three, but four Bitcoin mining...

It was another challenging year as one war continued without an evident conclusion (Russia-Ukraine), and another one broke out in the Middle East. Numerous countries are trying to fight off the increasing inflation, some with bigger success than others. With just hours left of 2023, it’s interesting to compare the performance of the world’s largest stock market indexes, gold, which typically performs better during uncertain times, and Bitcoin – an asset that has been...

These two blue chip, large-cap, top-ten cryptocurrencies may not seem to have much in common. But they settled into a similar price range in December, according to market data from CoinGecko. In the first two weeks in December, after XRP price found support around the $0.60 level in late November, ADA tokens rocketed up from key support at the $0.35 handle to settle in at that same $0.60 support level. These two altcoins each recently scored a Binance listing with USDC as a...

XRP performed fantastically in 2023, with 87% YTD gains the final week in December and an eye on $1 in 2024. That’s impressive, given Ripple’s legal woes with the SEC lawsuit since 2020. In December, XRP’s price continues to trade with support at $0.62 and a descending line of resistance from $0.72 on Nov. 6 to $0.67 on Dec. 8 to $0.65 on Dec. 25. In any case, it’s important to look at some of the key dates that are approaching in Ripple’s lawsuit that may serve as a catalyst...

As altcoins surge in various directions, it’s noteworthy that the market has not undergone a 25% drawdown in the past 12 months for 234 consecutive days, marking the lengthiest streak since 2011. Even as altcoins continued to fly across the board, Bitcoin has emerged as a winner and one of the top-performing crypto assets so far. Data also suggest that Bitcoin currently holds the top position among blockchain networks in terms of transaction fees over the past seven days....