Out of the over $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrencies liquidated, $2.1 billion came from Bitcoin trades, $1.01 billion from Ethereum trades with $115.4 million coming from XRP trades.Bitcoin (BTC) price fell below $40,000 for the first time in over three months, hitting an intraday low of around $36,000 at 7:30 am ET. The coin has dipped for the fifth day in a row, down 21.9% within the last 24 hours bringing its losses this month to over 35%, the most for a single month since November 2018....
Read More »NBE and LuLu Exchange Inks Partnership to Utilize Ripple’s Cross-Border Payment Network RippleNet
The NBE and LuLu Exchange partnership with Ripple comes as one of the latest pieces of evidence that the company’s business is healthy and growing.Blockchain payments firm Ripple Labs Inc unveiled on Tuesday that the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and LuLu International Exchange, a financial services operator based in the United Arab Emirates has inked a strategic partnership to facilitate interstate remittances using the company’s global payment infrastructure RippleNet.Cash remittances are...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Bulls Try to Stay Above an Important Level Following 11% Weekly Increase
XRP/USD – Bulls Finally Push Above Symmetrical Triangle Pattern Key Support Levels: $1.50, $1.30, $1.25.Key Resistance Levels: $1.74, $1.82, $1.98. XRP had been trading inside a symmetrical triangle pattern since mid-April. The coin attempted to break toward the upside of this pattern at the start of May but failed to close a daily candle above the upper angle on each attempt. Over the past fortnight, XRP dropped into the support at $1.25, provided by the Feb 2018 highs. It...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Bulls Aim Fresh Rally Above $1.60
Ripple price is holding ground above the $1.22 support zone against the US dollar. The price is now consolidating above $1.45 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key contracting triangle forming with resistance near the $1.5500 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could start a major increase if there is a clear break above $1.55 and $1.60. Ripple price is trading nicely above the $1.40 support against the US...
Read More »$2.4 Billion Liquidated in a Day Following Elon Musk Bitcoin Debacle (Market Watch)
Elon Musk continues to drive volatility in the crypto market as bitcoin fell by $7,000 in a day before it recovered $3,000. Most altcoins are also deep in the red, with ETH dipping below $3,500 and BNB beneath $500. Bitcoin’s 24H Wild Ride It’s safe to say that the primary cryptocurrency has seen better days. In fact, they weren’t that long ago as it traded above $58,000 on May 12th. However, Elon Musk’s statement that Tesla had stopped receiving BTC payments for its electric...
Read More »Cardano Back to Top 4 as Bitcoin Dominance Drops to 35-Month Low
Bitcoin’s price continues to tumble, and the asset has failed to overcome $50,000 yet again. Some alternative coins have marked substantial gains in the past 24 hours, including another ATH for ADA and a 15% surge for XRP. As a result, BTC’s dominance has fallen to its lowest level since June 2018. 35-Month Low for BTC Dominance Ever since Elon Musk announced that Tesla will cease receiving bitcoin payments for its electric vehicles, the price of the primary cryptocurrency...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview May 14th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, and Uniswap
Despite the recent market-wide crash, Ethereum continues to lead amid the large-cap cryptocurrencies. Today, we take a closer look into the following cryptos: Bitcoin Bitcoin is down by a total of 10% this week as it saw turbulence over the past two days with Telsa removing BTC payments for its vehicles. The cryptocurrency failed to break a falling resistance trend line at around $59,000 at the start of the week and started to head lower from there. On Wednesday, the...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Approaching Next Key Break, $1.50 Holds The Key
Ripple price started a steady increase and it tested the $1.75 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now consolidating above $1.50 and close to the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.58 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could start a major increase if there is a clear break above $1.58 and $1.60. Ripple price is struggling to stay above the $1.50...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Sideways Action Continues at $58K: DOGE About to Flip BNB (Market Watch)
After falling to $55,000 yesterday, bitcoin recovered more than $3,000 of value and tapped $58,000. Most alternative coins are somewhat stagnant on a 24-hour scale, except Dogecoin. The meme coin charted a new all-time high hours ago and is close to overcoming BNB as the third-largest digital asset. Bitcoin Heads for $58K The primary cryptocurrency has been somewhat struggling in the past few days, as previously reported. It attempted to break above $58,000 on multiple...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Added $300B in 7 Days as Altcoins Explode: The Weekly Recap
The past seven days were particularly favorable for altcoins. This is mainly because bitcoin fails to produce any major gains in comparison, which has seen its total market dominance drop down to 44% – a level last seen back in 2018. It’s worth noting that the primary cryptocurrency is up more than 6% on the weekly, which is in no way inconsiderable. Last weekend we saw an attempt for a breakout, but bears stepped in and prevented it. The same thing happened on Monday when...
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