After a few days of consolidation around $46,000, bitcoin has headed south and dropped beneath $45,000. Most altcoins have retraced in a similar fashion, with a few exceptions. LUNA is among those as it pumped by double-digits to tap a new ATH above $40. Bitcoin Slides Below $45K The primary cryptocurrency had a rough week. As it was preparing to become a legal tender in El Salvador, its price went to a multi-month high at just over $53,000. However, shortly after it became...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview September 10th: Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Solana, & Matic
Ethereum Ethereum dropped a sharp 10% this week as the cryptocurrency currently sits at around $3400. The cryptocurrency surged to $3975 last Friday, where it met the resistance at a 1.272 Fib Extension level. It was unable to overcome it over the weekend and eventually collapsed from there on Tuesday during the market wipeout. ETH dropped as low as $3000 during the sell-off but eventually recovered by the end of the day to close the daily candle at $3428 (.382 Fib). It held...
Read More »Cardano Addresses the Smart Contracts Criticism In-Depth
Cardano, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has been gathering momentum in anticipation of its smart contracts mainnet upgrade. The Cardano team announced in September 2021 that the smart contract functionality was made available on its Alonzo testnet, while its mainnet is expected to be deployed by September 12.. However, the feature has been under criticism by some in the cryptocurrency industry due to a concurrency issue. But there are some, like...
Read More »Binance Will Support Cardano’s Hard Fork Occuring on September 12
With just a few days left until the long-anticipated Cardano network upgrade and hard fork, Binance indicated that it will support the event. This comes as more than 80% of the Cardano pools have successfully upgraded to Alonzo 1.29.0. In a statement from September 9th, the leading digital asset exchange announced its intentions to support the upcoming Cardano network upgrade. The event is expected to take place on September 12th at around 21:45 (UTC) – during epoch 290....
Read More »Cardano Price Analysis: ADA Crashed 10% Daily Following Failure to Overcome $3
ADA/USD – ADA Spikes Lower Into .382 Fib Key Support Levels: $2.50, $2.26, $2.00.Key Resistance Levels: $2.76, $3.00, $3.20. ADA has been battling the $3.00 resistance level since the end of August. The coin was trading inside an ascending price channel throughout the entire month, which allowed it to surge above the $3 level. In September, ADA fell beneath the price channel after failing to overcome $3 after multiple attempts over the weekend. Yesterday, it fell into the...
Read More »64% of Cardano Pools Upgraded to Alonzo 1.29.0 Ahead of Mainnet Update
Data reveals that 64% of the pools of Cardano are already prepared for the upcoming fork that’s scheduled to take place on September 12th and would potentially introduce smart contracts to the network’s mainnet. Majority of Pools Alonzo-Ready As CryptoPotato reported earlier this month, the team behind Cardano managed to successfully implement a smart contracts capability on the Alonzo testnet. This allowed developers time to test out the protocol ahead of its mainnet...
Read More »Bitcoin Struggles at $50K: Polygon (MATIC) Skyrockets 20% (Weekend Watch)
After touching a multi-month high above $51,000, bitcoin has retraced slightly and currently stands around the coveted $50,000 mark. Most altcoins have also stalled on a 24-hour scale, except for Polygon, which has surged by roughly 20% in a day. Bitcoin Stands Around $50K Ever since the primary cryptocurrency recovered from its dip to $46,300 at the start of the month, the bulls have had control over the market. They pushed the asset to and beyond $50,000, as reported...
Read More »Multi-Month Highs: Bitcoin Reached $51K as ETH Touched $4K (Market Watch)
The Bitcoin bulls continued to push the cryptocurrency north in the past 24 hours, resulting in a multi-month high of just over $51,000. Most altcoins also performed well in the same timeframe, with ETH touching $4,000 for the first time since mid-May. Bitcoin Tapped $51K September didn’t start all that well for bitcoin as the asset fell to a multi-day low of $46,300 on Wednesday. However, this is where the situation quickly changed. The primary cryptocurrency started rising...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview September 3rd: Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, Solana, & Polkadot
Ethereum Ethereum is up by a very solid 27% over the past week of trading as the cryptocurrency makes its way back to the $4000 level. The cryptocurrency was trading inside an ascending triangle pattern since hitting resistance at $3350 (bearish .618 Fib) earlier in August. On Tuesday, ETH finally surged beyond $3350 to reach $3400. It continued higher throughout the week and continued to surge today to reach the current $3975 resistance (1.272 Fib Extension). Looking ahead,...
Read More »Cardano Adds Smart Contracts Capabilities to Alonzo Testnet
The team behind the third-largest cryptocurrency by means of market capitalization – Cardano – announced that they’ve successfully added smart contract capabilities to the current testnet of the platform. Smart Contracts Live on Alonzo In an announcement made on September 2nd, Input Output – the research and development company behind Cardano – revealed that they’ve successfully updated the Alonzo testnet to now include Plutus smart contract capabilities. Yesterday, we...
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