BitcoinBitcoin saw a 4.4% price decline over the past seven days of trading as the coin trades at $9,115. The cryptocurrency was at the $9,815 resistance level for the majority of the week as it continuously failed to close above it. Bitcoin went on to slide lower from there on Wednesday as it dropped into the $9,400 level.Yesterday, Bitcoin continued to drop further as it dipped beneath $9,000 to reach as low as $8,800. Luckily, the buyers regrouped to push the coin back above $9,000 before...
Read More »Vitalik v Justin Sun: Ethereum Co-Founder Slams $5 Million STEEM Seizure
Twitter saw the return of Vitalik Buterin vs. Justin Sun on May 19. The respective founders of Ethereum and TRON exchanged barbs over the matter of an imminent Steem hard fork, which will seize the funds of some of its users.If Steem Hardfork 0.23 goes ahead on May 20, over 23.6 million STEEM coins will be taken from multiple users: that’s roughly a bounty worth over $5 million.Buterin vs. Sun: Round 1Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin appeared on a Twitter thread concerning the alarming...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Bulls Looking Exhausted At $210 Despite 11% Weekly Increase
The bulls are eyeing $226 resistance, but they could get trapped if a double-top pattern comes into play.Ethereum is currently looking bullish across its trading pair after rising by 11% in 7 days.Against Bitcoin, Ethereum is starting to show strength after finding support around 0.021BTC.ETH/USD: Ethereum Eyeing $226 Key Resistance Levels: $217, $226.8, $246Key Support Levels: $191, $176, $152.6ETH/USD. Source: TradingViewA few days back, Ethereum saw a sharp correction to $175 after marking...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Reclaims $200, But Can The Bulls Push To May Highs?
Ethereum increased by 2.5% over the past 24 hours, and it reclaimed the $200 level again.The cryptocurrency previously rebounded from a rising trend line, which allowed it to get over the $200 level this week.Against Bitcoin, ETH managed to rebound from the 0.021 BTC support to reach 0.0213 BTC.Key Support & Resistance LevelsETH/USD:Support: $200, $187, $180.Resistance: $211, $220, $225.ETH/BTC:Support: 0.021 BTC, 0.0208 BTC, 0.02 BTC.Resistance: 0.022 BTC, 0.0225 BTC, 0.023 BTC.ETH/USD:...
Read More »The New PlusToken: Chinese Scam WOTOKEN Stole Over $1 Billion Worth of Bitcoin And Other Cryptocurrencies
Recent Chinese reports indicate that a new cryptocurrency scam, resembling the notorious PlusToken, has been brought to trial this week. Dubbed WOTOKEN, allegedly scammed over 700,000 users and absorbed more than $1 billion worth of Bitcoin and other digital assets.The New Chinese Threat: WOTOKENAccording to local reports, the trial began on May 14th in the People’s Court of Binhai Country, Yancheng City, against six defendants allegedly operating the WOTOKEN project. More specifically, the...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview May 15th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Tezos, and Chainlink
BitcoinBitcoin had an interesting 7-day trading period as the coin dropped by a small 3% over the week. However, this is because BTC fell by a strong 10% over the weekend as the coin fell from $9,600 to reach as low as $8,500. It rebounded from here and started to climb after the halving occurred earlier in the week.After rebounding, Bitcoin reclaimed the $9,000 level and continued upward to reach the resistance at $9,815 yesterday. It dropped lower from this level today to reach the current...
Read More »Ethereum Classic To Become Fully Compatible With Ethereum After Upcoming Phoenix Hard Fork
Five months after the successful completion of the “Agharta” hard fork at block 9,573,000, the Ethereum Classic (ETC) Core developers announced today that the blockchain would undergo another network upgrade dubbed Phoenix.Ethereum And Ethereum Classic CompatibilityPhoenix is a system-wide upgrade and will take place on June 3rd, 2020, at exactly block 10,500,839. Per the official announcement from the project, the upcoming hard fork is a product of the consensus between the members of the...
Read More »Reddit Testing Ethereum-Based Tokens For Fortnite And Cryptocurrency Subreddits
The social media platform, Reddit, has begun testing two types of Community Points running on the Ethereum blockchain announced last month. Upon the completion of the trial period, which should end by the summer of 2020, the distribution will start with 50 million tokens to users, moderators, and Reddit itself.Reddit’s Community Point Initiative BeginsAs CryptoPotato reported last month, the social media platform planned to incentivize users to be more engaged by allowing them to earn...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Testing Important Resistance At $200 But Remains Weak Against Bitcoin
Ethereum continued to trade in a range between $190 and $200.Against Bitcoin, the price may dip lower if the 0.021 BTC support fails to provide a rebound.The trend remains in a downward range on the 4-hours chart.ETH/USD: Ethereum Pushes Toward $200Key Resistance Levels: $200, $215, $226Key Support Levels: $175, $166, $152.6, $141ETH/USD. Source: TradingViewThe recent crash in Bitcoin’s price from $10000 to $8150 pulled major altcoins in a downward spiral, including Ethereum, which is now...
Read More »Research: Ethereum Blockchain Ponzi is Grinding Network To a Halt and Hiking Fees
The Ethereum blockchain is suffering a period of heavy congestion, partly caused by what appears to be a Ponzi scheme. Thousands of transactions are being pinged all across the network—all leading to a single address, which now holds $5.3 million worth of Paxos Standard (PAX) tokens.That address belongs to the operators of MMM Global – a multi-level marketing scheme that offers 1% returns on investment per day. Targets are urged to contract more people into the scheme, with the promise of...
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