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In 2023, Bitcoin has delivered remarkable gains, surpassing the initial recovery phase and resuming an upward trajectory. The crypto-asset’s price has been hovering a little over $34,000 as it continues to ride on the coattails of spot ETF hype. But it is approaching the overheating zone, something that investors should pay attention to. According to CryptoQuant’s latest analysis, investors should be “cautious” and not “over-bet on their investments. Bitcoin Approaching...

Technical Analysis By Shayan Ethereum’s recent market activity has introduced a sense of uncertainty, with the price consolidating within a narrow range and lacking a clear direction. The situation becomes pivotal if the price manages to surpass the 200-day moving average, indicating the potential for a significant surge. Examining the daily chart, Ethereum encountered a substantial resistance zone at the 200-day moving average, positioned at $1.8K. This led to a sideways...

The market expects the UK’s apex bank to hold off on increasing or decreasing interest rates even as economic data is falling. The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to hold UK interest rates on Thursday due to recorded price pressures and a decline in economic activity. At the moment, the market is pricing a 93% chance that the apex bank will not increase or reduce rates. UK inflation came in at 6.7% in September, higher than analysts expected but unchanged from August’s figure. The BoE...

The new developments come after a court-mandated phased liquidation process, enabling FTX to sell digital assets worth a total of $3 billion on a weekly basis.  A flurry of activity in the crypto space last night grabbed the attention of industry watchers as the wallets associated with bankrupt crypto exchange FTX and its sister company Alameda Research transferred around $13.1 million in various digital assets to multiple exchanges overnight. Data from Spotonchain revealed that the...

The creator of the second largest stablecoin USDC with a market cap of about $24.7 billion announced that it will support only business institutional accounts. In a strategic move to review its relations with customers, Circle, a leading and regulated stablecoin issuer, informed its individual account holders that they will not be serviced by the end of this month. Circle wrote an email to its individual customers informing them to redeem their coins before November 30, as only...

The AWS Blockchain Node Runners has so far integrated Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL), thus making it a major step for the latter to become a Web 3.0 hub that supports scalable smart contracts. Solana (SOL), a leading smart contract blockchain with a smartphone in the market dubbed Saga mobile, has announced that infrastructure nodes are now available on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Blockchain Node Runners repository for easy access by Web 3.0 developers. The Solana team announced the...

Solana price started a strong increase above the $30.00 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $35 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a connecting bullish trend line forming with support near $35.75 on the 4-hour chart of the SOL/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $38.00 and $38.80 to continue higher in the near term. Solana price is trading in a positive zone above $35 against the US Dollar, like...

Bitcoin price started a consolidation phase below the $35,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $34,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $33,800 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise if it stays above the $33,120 support zone. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $33,120 against the US Dollar. BTC...

Markets are turning away from bonds and into assets like Bitcoin (BTC) as “safe haven” stores of value as global war conflicts heat up, an Allianz Economist told CNBC in an interview last week. The analyst for the $2 trillion financial services firm explained why the Treasury market has been so volatile this month, and why he believes a recession awaits the United States in early 2024. Explaining The Treasury Selloff According to Allianz chief economic advisor Mohamed...

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has released a report relaying its belief that the digital asset market may be in the early stages of a bull run. According to the latest edition of the Bitfinex Alpha report, several dynamics like bitcoin’s (BTC) ascent to the $35,000 price range and increasing institutional interest in the leading digital asset show that the market is gearing up for a bull phase. Bitcoin’s Surge and Large Liquidations Bitcoin’s surge to the $35,000 range on...