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At press time, Ethereum – the second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap and the number one competitor to bitcoin – has been exploding in price and is expected to shoot past $200 within the next few days.Ethereum Is Growing SuddenlyEthereum has been experiencing great difficulty as of late and is entering “bitcoin status” in that it is now an “old” coin when compared to competitors like EOS and TRON. Even that is something of an understatement considering BTC has experienced solid growth...

A new blockchain phone is being released by HTC and Bitcoin.com. What’s special about it? It has a bitcoin cash (BCH) wallet built into it to potentially inspire its customers to get into cryptocurrency usage and trade options. Bitcoin Cash Is Taking OverThe fact that it has a bitcoin cash wallet and not one designed for its parent currency bitcoin makes more sense than one might think. Roger Ver, who owns Bitcoin.com, recently did a 360 when it came to cryptocurrency and, despite several...

Stellar lumen price declined steadily after it broke the $0.0625 support against the US Dollar.XLM price tested the $0.0575 zone and it is currently correcting higher.There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0590 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair could start a decent recovery if it breaks the $0.0590 and $0.0600 resistance levels.Stellar lumen price is in a bearish zone below $0.0600 against the US Dollar. XLM price might correct higher in the...

Ripple price is facing a strong resistance near the $0.2650 level against the US dollar.The price is currently consolidating and is trading above the $0.2580 support area.There was a break above a crucial bearish trend line with resistance near $0.2585 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price could sharply climb higher if there is a daily close above the key $0.2650 resistance area.Ripple price is trading in a broad range below $0.2650 against the US...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is pushing for Petro adoption, but locals are buying bitcoin in record amounts. | Image: Shutterstock The largest bank in Venezuela, the state-owned Bank of Venezuela, appears to have launched services to facilitate transactions in the country’s state-issued oil-backed virtual currency, the Petro. According to Decrypt, Bank of...

Hey, Ripple: if you want to continue to anger your fans and customers, just keep doing what you’re doing! The company has now moved more than $26 million USD in XRP units to a wallet held by one of the company’s founders, Jed McCaleb, the same man who co-founded Stellar and the now defunct Mt. Gox exchange in Japan in 2011.Ripple Keeps Making Questionable MovesMt. Gox is one of the most notorious platforms in cryptocurrency history. The company lost more than $400 million USD in BTC units in...

It looks like some people (or entities) can change their minds after all. Despite a mixed relationship with cryptocurrency in the past, the People’s Bank of China (PBC) appears to finally be easing up to it. Is China Becoming “Friendlier?”As China’s central bank, the financial institution is looking to release its own digital currency in the future. This is not the same digital currency that China had initially announced weeks ago as a means of combating Libra. This would be an entirely...

It appears Libra doesn’t have that many fans. The new digital currency from Facebook is stemming controversy and dislike everywhere it goes, and now the European Central Bank (ECB) is taking what it deems to be necessary action by building its own national digital coin as a means of competing with it. Libra Just Can’t Find FriendsThis isn’t the first time a country (or in this case, continent) has emerged with a new digital currency to fight Libra’s alleged attacks. The first is China, who...

Who would have ever guessed that music and the blockchain could go so well together? Warner Music Group, the company behind major music stars like Cardi B and Ed Sheeran, has invested more than $11 million in Dapper Labs. Warner Music and Dapper Labs: A Perfect Match?Warner Music first became interested in the company following its introduction of Crypto Kitties in 2017, a popular cryptocurrency-based game that allows players to “breed” digital cats. Warner senior vice president Jeff...

Many traders have turned bearish on Ethereum way too soon, according to a leading technical strategist. | Source: Shutterstock Ethereum (ETH/USD) has gone through a corrective period over the last two months. Since posting a 2019 high of $363.30 on June 26th, the cryptocurrency lost more than 50% of its value. The sentiment has become so bearish that some traders...