The crypto market has recovered a lot of the losses sustained in 2022, with BTC rising by over 80% YTD and many altcoins performing even better. This led to questions and analysis within the community about whether the bear market is over and the industry is preparing for yet another bull cycle. Moreover, the BTC halving is scheduled to take place in less than a year, which is typically regarded as a catalyst for upcoming price increases. However, the recent developments from...
Read More »Weekend Watch: Bitcoin (BTC) Defends $30K, Cardano (ADA) Drops 4% Daily
Bitcoin dipped toward $30,000 but managed to bounce off that level and stands a few hundred dollars above it now as well. Most altcoins are also slightly in the red today, with ADA, SOL, MATIC, and DOT dropping the most from the larger caps. BTC Defends $30K The primary cryptocurrency experienced enhanced volatility at the end of the business week, alongside the rest of the market, following Ripple’s landmark victory against the SEC. Following the judge’s ruling that almost...
Read More »What Does Ripple’s Victory Over SEC Mean for SOL, ADA, and Other Alleged Security Tokens?
On July 13, Ripple scored a big win in its nearly three-year-long legal battle against the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after a court ruled that the majority of XRP sales do not fall under the classification of securities transactions. This has raised questions about the potential implications for cryptocurrencies, such as Solana (SOL), Cardano (ADA), Polygon (MATIC), and other tokens facing similar allegations of being unregistered securities. Let’s examine...
Read More »Bitcoin (BTC) Rejected at $31K Again, Ripple (XRP) Dumps 8% Daily (Weekend Watch)
After marking a new 13-month high yesterday at almost $32,000, bitcoin has been rejected once again and even dipped below $30,000 hours ago. Most altcoins are also in the red today following the recent gains, except for DOGE, SHIB, OP, and a few others. BTC Stopped Most of the working week went by quietly for the primary cryptocurrency as the asset spent it trading sideways in a tight range between $30,000 and $31,000. All that, however, changed on Thursday evening when Judge...
Read More »History in the Making with Ripple Scoring Massive Win in Court in XRP Security Case: This Week’s Recap
The past seven days will go down in history as the week when Ripple scored a massive win in court against the United States Security and Exchange Commission. In fact, the news is so important that it’s hard to talk about anything else. However, it’s worth mentioning that the entire market took to the skies following the development, and BTC is finally trading above $31K, while ETH is above $2K. Now, let’s dive into some specifics. More than three years ago, the SEC filed a...
Read More »Coinbase Announces the Relisting of Ripple (XRP) Following Court Ruling
The entire crypto market is rallying after the judge overseeing Ripple V. SEC ruled that neither XRP, nor most situations in which it transacted, are securities. The ruling has also prompted exchanges like Coinbase to relist XRP starting today. In a tweet on Thursday, Coinbase Assets confirmed that it will re-enable trading of XRP on XRP network, starting at 1:45 PT. “Once sufficient supply of this asset is established trading on our XRP-USD, XRP-USDT, and XRP-EUR trading...
Read More »Bone ShibaSwap Enters Top 100 After 50% Weekly Surge, BTC Stalls at $30K: Weekend Watch
Similar to previous weekends, bitcoin has calmed and failed to produce any substantial volatility in either direction during the weekend as the trading volumes have declined. Most altcoins are with insignificant daily increases and decreases, aside from BONE, INJ, and SHIB. BTC Stalls at $30K After the previous calm weekend, bitcoin finally went on the offensive on Tuesday but was stopped in its tracks at just over $31,000. The subsequent rejection drove it south down to...
Read More »Bitcoin Vs. BTC Companies: What’s The Better Buy?
Bitcoin (BTC) has treated its faithful well in 2023, having appreciated over 80% year to date. However, there may be better ways for investors to capitalize on the asset’s success besides stacking actual sats. Here’s a look at how some Bitcoin-related assets and companies are performing next to BTC, from financial companies to mining stocks. Mining Stocks Are Booming Shares for multiple publicly traded Bitcoin miners surged on Friday, including CleanSpark (CLSK; 11.32%), Riot...
Read More »Solana (SOL) Shoots Up 12% Daily, Bitcoin (BTC) Maintains $30K: Weekend Watch
Bitcoin went through a volatile end of the week in which it posted a new 13-month high before it slipped under $30,000 but has managed to defend that level. The altcoins are calmer on a daily scale, aside from SOL, AVAX, LEO, ARB, and a few others, which have added some value. BTC Defends $30K The past weekend was quite uneventful, even though BTC went through a rollercoaster that drove it from $31,000 to $29,500 and back up to $30,500 in a matter of hours on Friday. Saturday...
Read More »BTC Defends $30K After BlackRock Refiled its Spot Bitcoin ETF Application: This Week’s Crypto Recap
Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are arguably the hottest topic in the cryptocurrency community for the past few weeks, a trend that was only solidified during the last several days. Recall that the SEC deemed all recent filings as “inadequate” last Friday, which put a major shade on all applications on whether they will be added to the growing list of rejections made by the securities regulator. However, all companies reacted swiftly and refiled with more “adequate”...
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