Ripple (XRP)

The global adoption for the popular meme coin Dogecoin continues with the listing on the Winklevoss-run exchange – Gemini. At the same time, the token skyrocketed to yet another all-time high above $0.6 and it became the fourth-largest crypto, surpassing Ripple (XRP). CryptoPotato reported earlier today Dogecoin’s spectacular performance in this year, charting YTD gains of nearly 10,000%. However, that was hours ago, which in the cryptocurrency and Dogecoin, in particular,...

Ripple price started a steady increase above the $1.20 resistance zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading well above $1.50 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $1.20 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 $1.65 and $1.70. Ripple price is gaining pace above the $1.50 level against...

XRP/USD – Buyers Encountered Resistance Around $1.74 (bearish 0.786 Fib) Key Support Levels: $1.40, $1.25, $1.10. Key Resistance Levels: $1.74, $1.98, $2.10. XRP performed well this week after being able to surge by 48% according to CoinGecko. The coin bounced from support at $1.00 to reach as high as $1.74 on Friday. There, it found resistance at a bearish .786 Fib Retracement and a massive correction started towards $1.5. This aligns with the crypto market correction which...

After reaching a new two-week high of over $58,500, bitcoin has retraced slightly and currently trades around $57,000. Most altcoins have also marked minor losses on a 24-hour scale. Ethereum is among the few exceptions as ETH is closing down to $3,000. Bitcoin Stalls Around $57K As CryptoPotato reported yesterday, the primary cryptocurrency finally produced more decisive moves upwards. After trading in a range of around $54,000, bitcoin initiated an impressive leg up that...

Ripple co-creator Chris Larsen believes that unless bitcoin changes itself to be more environmentally friendly, all hope for the world’s largest and most popular digital currency is lost. Chris Larsen: BTC Needs to Change Modules Bitcoin has been taking a lot of guff in recent weeks given that its constant price increases have led to boosts in energy usage for crypto miners. The higher the price of bitcoin goes, the more expensive it becomes to mine and extract. Right...

Following several days of consolidation around and beneath $55,000, bitcoin finally made a move and jumped above $58,000. Despite new records for Ethereum and Binance Coin, BTC actually managed to reclaim some of its recently lost market dominance. Bitcoin Adds $6K in Two Days While the altcoin market was producing impressive price pumps lately, bitcoin seemed stalled at best. The primary cryptocurrency had recovered from its April slumps that drove it below $50,000 but had...

The past week has been overall very favorable for the cryptocurrency market. The total capitalization grew to $2.15 trillion, which is a 17% increase. Most of it came from altcoins, however. At the time of this writing, bitcoin’s price trades at around $56,000 following a quick spike. It’s up 9% on the week and managed to recover some of the losses of the previous seven days. In general, the overall trajectory for BTC has been quite positive. It started the week at slightly...

The crypto market recovered this week, but bitcoin seems unable to catch up with the momentum that alts are currently getting. This is perfectly visible in the below chart, showing that large-cap altcoins outperformed it, dollar-wise, substantially. Bitcoin Bitcoin saw a small 5.4% price hike over the past seven days as it currently sits around $54,300. It found support at $47,000 (.5 Fib) on Sunday and rebounded from there to close the daily candle around $49,000. On...

The Ripple CEO has decried the lack of proper crypto regulation as the company fights the SEC about the classification of XRP as a security.Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has said that authorities in the US do not have clarity on cryptocurrency regulation in the country. The CEO describes the situation as “frustrating” amid legal battles between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a recent conversation with CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia, Garlinghouse compared the crypto...

The inability of US authorities to implement clear and precise regulations on the cryptocurrency industry is “frustrating,” commented the CEO of Ripple – Brad Garlinghouse. The executive also blasted the country’s regulator for being the only world watchdog insisting that the XRP token is a security. US Trails Behind Other Nations For Crypto Clarity With the growth of the cryptocurrency industry in the past year or so, world regulators began discussing more actively what type...