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PayPal’s decision to enable its users to interact with cryptocurrencies directly on its platform continues to attract popular individuals’ attention. The latest to acknowledge the significance of this move were the Head of Facebook Financial, David Marcus, and Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya. Banks Will Follow PayPal, Says Marcus Arguably the most significant piece of news recently came last week when the giant online payment processor PayPal announced it will soon...

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is the latest popular individual to criticize the apolitical approach recently taken by the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Just the opposite, Ripple has offered employees paid time off to vote and volunteer in the upcoming US Presidential elections. Ripple CEO Disagrees With Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, the Chief Executive Officer of the veteran US-based digital asset platform Coinbase, raised lots of controversies recently after a blog post....

After marking two consecutive yearly highs in the span of a few days, Bitcoin has calmed but still hovers over $13,000. Most alternative coins have remained relatively stable, and the market cap is yet to break above $400 billion decisively. Bitcoin Stays Above $13k Although Bitcoin started the weekend with apparent stagnation, the asset entered Sunday on a roll. BTC was trading at $13,100 but sharply exploded to a fresh 2020 high of above $13,350. Shortly after, though, the...

Stellar lumen price traded to a new monthly high at $0.0878 against the US Dollar.XLM price is currently correcting lower below $0.0850 and testing the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $0.0840 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could correct lower, but the $0.0800 and $0.0785 support levels might provide support.Stellar lumen price is trading in a positive zone above $0.0800 against the US Dollar, similar...

Ripple price started a fresh increase after it cleared the $0.2500 resistance against the US dollar.The price is now trading well above the $0.2520 pivot level and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There are two bullish trend lines forming with support near $0.2520 and $0.2480 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair is likely to start a fresh rally if it clears the $0.2590 and $0.2600 resistance levels.Ripple price is trading is a bullish zone above...

Bitcoin has finally done it. After months of waiting, the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has surged past the $13,000 line. The currency has been making its way towards this figure for the past several days following an announcement by PayPal that users can now utilize crypto to purchase goods and services, and the news has had positive impacts on cryptocurrency everywhere.Bitcoin Is Again Reaching the TopBitcoin is now trading for its highest position in over a year, and many...

Bitcoin continues with the 2020 records and just a few hours ago marked a fresh high of above $13,350. Most alternative coins followed suit with impressive increases, but the market has calmed since then. The entire cryptocurrency market clocked at above $400 billion. Bitcoin To Yet Another 2020 High CryptoPotato reported a few days ago that the primary cryptocurrency exceeded the August 2020 high of about $12,500 and reached $13,200. What followed was a slight retracement to...

As per the market estimates, the Jack Ma-backed Ant Group will list its shares at the Hong Kong and the Shanghai STAR at 69 yuan per share price. This could further boost Shanghai’s status as the fastest ever-growing market in the world.China’s Ant Group is preparing for a dual listing on the Hong Kong as well as Shanghai Stock Exchanges. At $35 billion, this could be the world’s largest-ever IPO in history beating the record of Saudi Aramco‘s $29.4 billion listing last December.Sources...

Bitcoin has been spiking as of late thanks to news that PayPal is permitting users to purchase goods and services with cryptocurrency. However, according to Paul Tudor Jones, inflation is so bad right now that this is proving to be a heavy motivator behind everyone trying to get their fingers on bitcoin.Paul Tudor Jones Has Some Praise for BTCWhile news of PayPal accepting bitcoin payments is certainly huge, Jones – a billionaire investor – comments that people’s attitude towards bitcoin is...

With bitcoin’s latest rally beyond the $13,000 mark, it seems like the next bull market is here. It can be seen from BTC markets that have been on fire for the last 7 days, including derivatives. The latest data shows that bitcoin futures markets on Binance have clocked the highest 24h BTC futures volumes amongst all platforms. This comes amid the exchange registering $760 million in open interest. Binance Experiences Explosive Bitcoin Futures Market Action Bitcoin rallied...