Bitcoin has managed to hit a high at nearly $56,000 today but has since retraced a bit and it now hovers above $54,000. However, BTC’s dominance suffers as some altcoins, including Binance Coin, have surged in the past 24 hours, and the metric is just slightly above 60%.Bitcoin’s Stays Above $54KEver since the primary cryptocurrency dipped to $47,000 on March 6th, the bulls took control and pushed the asset north. In the following days, BTC firstly reclaimed the coveted $50,000 before heading...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Struggling To Break Above $0.50
XRP/USD – Bullish attempt to surpass $0.5 continues.Key Support Levels: $0.45, $0.41, $0.4.Key Resistance Levels: $0.5, $0.556, $0.6.XRP is currently trading inside a falling wedge pattern as it attempts to break the upper boundary. The coin had dropped lower from $0.56 in the last days of February as it collapsed into the support near $0.4 (the 100-day EMA line).It then rebounded from $0.4 at the beginning of this month and has since found solid support at $0.45 (.5 Fib) over the past six...
Read More »Ripple and MoneyGram Part Ways Amid SEC Litigation While XRP Eyes $0.50
The SEC lawsuit against Ripple Labs continues to harm the payment processor as the company has officially ended its relationship with the international money transfer provider – MoneyGram. Nevertheless, Ripple hopes to revisit the relationship in the future, especially if it prevails against the Commission. CryptoPotato reported in late December 2020 that the US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against the blockchain-based payment processor and its executives for conducting...
Read More »Brad Garlinghouse: XRP Will Continue Trading Even if Ripple Goes Away
With the impending legal battle between the SEC and Ripple, the CEO of the payment processor said that XRP will endure even if the company doesn’t.Simultaneously, Jesse Powell, the CEO of the veteran US exchange, Kraken, believes that offering XRP trading carries “huge asymmetrical risk.”XRP Will Endure, Says Ripple CEOEver since the US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Ripple for conducting an unregistered security offering, the company’s executives have tried to...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Bulls Aim Fresh Rally Above $0.50
Ripple price is slowly moving higher towards the $0.4800 and $0.5000 resistance levels against the US dollar. The price is now stable above the $0.4450 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $0.4500 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair is likely to continue higher once it clears the $0.4800 and $0.5000 resistance levels. Ripple price is showing a few...
Read More »Bitcoin Explodes Above $50,000 as Total Market Cap Adds $100B In 24 Hours (Market Watch)
After flirting with the coveted $50,000 price tag, BTC has initiated a leg up that has spiked the price above it. Will this flit be longer than the last ones? only time will tell.Meanwhile, most altcoins have also followed their leader on its way north. Ethereum, the second-largest crypto, has neared $1,700 just two days after bottoming at $1440. The total market cap has added $100 billion in a day.Bitcoin Takes Down $50K (Once Again)Ever since BTC retraced by $7,000 from the $52,500 price...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview March 5th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Polkadot, and Cardano
BitcoinBitcoin is more or less trading at the same level it was last week around the same time. The cryptocurrency had dropped as low as $43,000 on Sunday, but it quickly bounded higher to close the daily candle above $44,750.On Monday, Bitcoin started to show some promise as it surged higher from $44,750 to reach as high as $49,600. Over the following three days, the cryptocurrency managed to spike back above the $50,000 level. However, it met resistance at $52,480 (bearish .618 Fib) and...
Read More »Ripple’s CEO: SEC Lawsuit Did Not Affect Business in Asia Pacific
Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse told Reuters in an interview today that the company is still conducting and growing its business in the Asia Pacific region despite the SEC legal case against Ripple and its executives. The last four months have been some of the toughest for Ripple after the company was slammed with a $1.3 billion lawsuit by the United States Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). The regulator alleged that Ripple and its executives, including Garlinghouse, conducted an...
Read More »Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse, Chris Larsen File Motions To Dismiss SEC Lawsuit
Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse and co-founder Chris Larsen have recently appealed to Judge Analisa Torres, filing two separate motions to dismiss the US SEC’s amended complaint against Ripple and its executives.Regulatory OverreachIn a letter dated March 3, 2021, the Attorneys representing Garlinghouse stated that the lawsuit filed by the SEC against Ripple was simply a “regulatory overreach.”They argued that the SEC’s allegations of Garlinghouse aiding and abetting the sale of XRP, which...
Read More »Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Bullish Breakout Likely Above $200
Litecoin price started a steady increase from the $155 support zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading well above $180 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $175 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to clear the $200 resistance and started a strong increase in the near term. Litecoin price is gaining momentum above $185 against the...
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