Ethereum saw an impressive 13% price surge today as the coin reached as high as $276.This allowed ETH to break out of the previous phase of consolidation and turn bullish.Against Bitcoin, Ethereum is attempting to create a fresh high-day closing candle for 2020.ETH/USD: Bullish Breakout Could Start Surge Toward $300Key Support Levels: $265, $250, $245Key Resistance Levels: $275, $287, $294Ethereum had found strong support at a rising trend line, which also acted as the lower boundary of a...
Read More »Bitcoin is Fulfilling its Objective by Becoming a Valuable Payment Channel
The latest data from on-chain analytics firm, Glassnode shows that the dollar value of transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has been steadily increasing. Also, crypto research firm Messari has dispelled misconceptions regarding the failure of public blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum as payment channels.Median BTC Transfer Volume up 100 Percent Since 2020 BeginningAs per a tweet on Glassnode’s official handle, the median Bitcoin transfer is standing at around $195. This marks a 100...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: After BTC Woke Up, Can ETH Finally Reclaim $250?
Ethereum saw a small increase today as it attempts to break the resistance at $245.Against Bitcoin, Ethereum retested the 0.0263 BTC level.ETH/USD: Bulls Looking To Break Above Ascending Triangle.Key Support Leves: $225, $215, $210.Key Resistance Levels: $245, $250, $265.Ethereum was trading at the lower boundary of an ascending triangle pattern earlier in the weekend. From there, it rebounded and pushed higher to reach the current resistance at $245 (bearish .786 Fib Retracement).ETH has...
Read More »Binance IEOs Skyrocket 20% As Bitcoin Escaped $9200 (Price Watch)
After weeks of sitting in a tight range, Bitcoin finally made a move yesterday and conquered the $9,300 resistance. The majority of large-cap altcoins also followed the upward tick, and, as usual, there are some notable fluctuations among low-cap alts.Bitcoin Is AliveThe last time the primary cryptocurrency stood above $9,300 for more than just a candlewick was on July 9th. Since then, Bitcoin was stuck in its quite familiar range between that level and $9,000.Yesterday, however, BTC showed...
Read More »Vitalik Buterin: High ETH Transaction Fees Can Compromise Ethereum’s Security
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin admitted in a tweet that the higher transaction fee on the second-largest blockchain network is opening the door to security risks. However, he said that the fee market reform EIP 1559 will solve this.Higher Transactions Fees Vs. Block Reward Encourage Malicious MiningIn a recent tweet, Buterin said that the transaction fee revenue had got closer to 50% of the block reward revenue on Ethereum.Transaction fee revenue is now nearing half as high as block...
Read More »FINRA Approves Grayscale’s Bitcoin Cash And Litecoin Shares For Public Trading In The US
The leading digital asset management company Grayscale Investments has received approval from FINRA for public quotations for two more of its cryptocurrency products. Consequently, shares of both Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCHG) and Grayscale Litecoin Trust (LTCN) have become the first publicly-quoted securities in the US deriving value from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) And Litecoin (LTC).FINRA Approves Grayscale’s BCH And LTC TrustsAccording to the official announcement from the digital currency...
Read More »Ethereum Surpasses Bitcoin For Daily Settlement Value But There’s a Catch
Recent research has indicated that Ethereum has ‘blown past Bitcoin’ in terms of daily settlement value, which is a testament to how much economic activity has increased on the network.Ethereum Beats Bitcoin on Economic ActivityMessari researcher, Ryan Watkins, recently posted his findings stating that a quarter ago, Ethereum had just about reached parity with Bitcoin in Daily settlement value. A quarter later, Ethereum has blown past Bitcoin.Zooming in on Ethereum, in Q1 Ethereum had just...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Eyes Huge Move – $200 Or $250?
Ethereum increased by a small 1.62% over the past 24 hours as it reached $238.The cryptocurrency remained above a rising trend line this weekend, which kept the uptrend intact.Against Bitcoin, Ethereum rebounded from the 0.0253 BTC level to reach 0.026 BTC today.ETH/USD: Bulls Defend Rising Trend Line To Keep Bull Run AliveKey Support Leves: $225, $215, $210.Key Resistance Levels: $245, $250, $265.Last week, ETH dropped from the $245 resistance, which caused it to fall into the rising support...
Read More »Bitcoin Dominance Records 5-Month Low: BTC Begins Another Week In Place
Altcoins continue gaining traction, while Bitcoin remains calm. This decreases BTC’s dominance over the cryptocurrency market down to 62%, which is the lowest point in five months.Altcoin Market Rises To The OccasionThe past 24 hours come as another example that the altcoin market is fluctuating massively lately. This is especially evident among lower-cap alternative coins. Today’s leader is Terra (LUNA), with a surge of nearly 40% towards $0.37.Band Protocol is next after going up by 32% and...
Read More »5 Years of Ethereum Proof of Work: What Did We Learn?
Proof of Work, a consensus mechanism, has proved to be the backbone of some of the leading and widely-adopted blockchain networks. These include Ethereum, Litecoin, and, of course, Bitcoin.Many from the blockchain industry have wondered how come Proof of Work (PoW) remained so resilient over all these years. Some are even baffled by its resilience as it has withstood a long list of challenges like growth, performance, and security issues over the years.Key Takeaways From 5 Years of PoWThe...
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