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In an update to a blog post from months prior, Coinbase has withdrawn its plans to launch a USDC APY lending program on the platform in response to mounting legal pressure from regulators. Coinbase Bends to the SEC The news was quietly released this Friday when Coinbase updated its June blog post that announced an upcoming lending product. After encouraging users to pre-enroll for its program, the team has now discontinued its waitlist, which attracted hundreds of thousands...

The success and popularity of the cryptocurrency asset, Dogecoin, continues to trend upward as BongaCams has just become the next on a growing list of market-leading companies announcing their adoption of the digital currency as a payment option.  Dogecoin, now the world’s 8th largest digital asset, is surging once again and continues to enjoy support from investors and celebrities alike, including Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has tweeted favorable comments about the...

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ETH/USD – Ether Plummets Into $3000 Support Key Support Levels: $2890, $2770, $2720.Key Resistance Levels: $3200, $3300, $3350. Ethereum fell a sharp 11.5% today as it crashed back to $3000. The cryptocurrency had dropped from near $4000 at the start of September as it fell into support around $3200 (.5 Fib Retracement) last week. A rising trend line bolstered the support, and it allowed ETH to rebound during the week. It reached as high as $3600 last week but rolled over on...

The financial world is watching Evergrande and what’s going on in China closely, as this has been undoubtedly the headliner for the past couple of weeks. Today, global markets tumbled as Evergrande stock price lost another 10%, sending Bitcoin well into the red with a decrease of around 8% in the past 24 hours alone. But is the pain over? Evergrande – Chinese Real Estate Behemoth Sags Evergrande managed to become one of the leading companies in China when it comes to real...

After a week of global stocks selling off and BTC managing to hold quite well, the pressure continues as SPX futures dropped sharply as fear and uncertainty regarding Evergrande’s $300B debt crisis remain. Investors need to be cautious as the SPX has broken a higher time frame structure, likely leading to increased volatility in the coming weeks. This will likely impact volatility in BTC as risk assets are highly correlated. Chart by TradingViewTechnical Support Tested – Key...

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Stellar lumen price started a strong decline from the $0.3400 resistance against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.3000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.3300 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to decline if there is a break below the $0.2800 and $0.2720 support levels. Stellar lumen price is gaining bearish momentum below $0.3000 against the US...

Ripple price started a strong decline from the $1.12 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $1.05 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key contracting triangle with support near $1.06 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend its decline below $0.9500 as long as it is below $1.12. Ripple price is showing bearish signs below $1.05 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Over the past few months, the idea of adding bitcoin or crypto to one’s retirement account has really picked up steam. There are many individuals out there that are looking for ways to diversify their portfolios as a means of preparing for retirement later in life, and thus they are looking to add cryptocurrencies to an IRA or similar product. a Crypto-Based IRA Doesn’t Have That Many Possibilities For many, inflation has become a very scary reality. Prices of goods and...