After charting a $3,000 surge in a day, BTC continued slightly upwards again in the past 24 hours and reached a weekly high at approximately $33,000. Most alternative coins are in the green as well, with ETH nearing $2,100 and Polkadot registering a 7% increase. Bitcoin Touched $33K After the Monday crash in which the primary cryptocurrency dumped below $30,000, the bulls have kept complete control over the market. They firstly pushed the asset above that coveted level before...
Read More »Random Numbers Don’t Lie: A Closer Technical Look into Recent DeFi Hacks
As Ethereum gas fees soared to record highs during the 2021 bull market, rendering many decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols unusable for casual users, several projects were forced to deploy on other chains. This created a huge surge in demand for cross-chain mechanisms – called bridges – able to securely transfer user assets from one chain to another. Cross-chain bridges can generally be divided into centralized custodial bridges (CCB) and Decentralized non-custodial...
Read More »Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Creates a Fresh Low for July, What’s Next
ETH/USD – Ether Creates Fresh July Low and Retests $1800 Support Key Support Levels: $1800, $1710, $1625.Key Resistance Levels: $1888, $2000, $2035 Ethereum is feeling the bearish pressure from the Bitcoin price drop as it sinks toward $1800 again. The coin failed to break resistance at the 50-day MA around $2340 earlier in the month and has been declining ever since. The bulls were battling to hold support around $1880 over the weekend, but today’s price drop pushed ETH as...
Read More »Are Mike Tyson and Busta Rhymes Looking to Get Into Crypto?
Mike Tyson, one of the greatest boxers in history, has asked his millions of followers on Twitter if they prefer bitcoin or ether. This comes shortly after the popular rapper Busta Rhymes asked around for trustworthy sources for education about digital assets. Iron Mike: Bitcoin or Ethereum? The 55-year-old, considered by many as the greatest boxer of all time, took it to Twitter to see if his 5.6 million followers prefer BTC or ETH on Saturday. The thousands of answers vary...
Read More »Bitcoin Amid $32K as Markets Await GBTC Unlock (Market Watch)
While BTC’s price continues to trade in a range of around $32,000, all eyes are on today’s largest GBTC unlocking of over 16,000 bitcoins. On the other hand, some of the altcoins have bounced off since the recent price declines, with DOGE jumping by roughly 9% on a 24-hour scale. All Eyes on GBTC Unlocking After briefly exceeding $33,000 on Thursday, bitcoin started to retrace in value and lost about $2,000 in a day. The subsequent unsuccessful attempt by the bulls to recover...
Read More »The American Cancer Society Looking to Hire a Cryptocurrency Product Supervisor
The non-profit organization – American Cancer Society – plans to hire a product supervisor to oversee its potential cryptocurrency and NFT roadmap. The best candidate needs to have experience in fintech, knowledge of payments processing, and a passion for digital assets. The ACS Wants to Be The Leading Digital NPO The health organization dedicated to fighting cancer seems highly interested in getting involved with cryptocurrencies. According to a job posting, the American...
Read More »Bitcoin Reached a 3-Week Low as ETH Dips Beneath $1,900 (Market Watch)
Aside from a brief spike of over $1,000, bitcoin’s struggles continue as the asset is still well below $32,000. The alternative coins have also lost some more steam, with ETH standing beneath $1,900 and BNB close to breaking below $300. Bitcoin Dipped to a 3-Week Low BTC’s hurdles continue ever since the asset failed to breach $35,000 earlier this week. The bears took control over the market at that point and kept pushing it south. Initially, bitcoin decreased beneath...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview July 16th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Cardano, & Polkadot.
Bitcoin Bitcoin dropped by 3% this week, reaching as low as $31,000. The cryptocurrency popped above the 20-day MA on Sunday but quickly reversed and dropped beneath it on Monday. It found support mid-week at $32,700 but continued beneath there yesterday to reach $31,185 (downside 1.618 Fib Extension) today. The short-term chart provides a closer perspective of what is going on. It shows BTC trading inside a falling price channel since the start of July. When BTC broke the...
Read More »Visa to Approve First Bitcoin Spending Card in Australia
The global payments giant Visa has approved the issuance of a physical debit card that will allow Australians to spend their bitcoins at local stores and leisure venues. The inovation will enable customers to make direct purchases with crypto instead of converting digital assets to fiat money. First BTC Spending Card in Australia According to the Australian Financial Review report, Aussies will soon be able to spend cryptocurrencies via a new debit card created by the local...
Read More »Bitcoin and Ethereum Will be the Leading Store of Value Assets, Says SkyBridge’s CIO
The Co-Chief Investment Officer at SkyBridge Capital believes that Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) would be the leading assets in terms of a store of value. Furthermore, he opined that the primary cryptocurrency would become the main financial instrument for transaction use. Bitcoin and Ethereum as Store of Value Assets Despite the ongoing crypto market downturn, SkyBridge Capital’s CIO – Troy Gayeski – praised Bitcoin as an asset class and highlighted its benefits. In a...
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