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Investment apathy in global cryptocurrency markets and also traditional markets deepened over the weekend as Bitcoin price which has been sliding in recent times slipped below the normal psychological $7,000 which everyone within the crypto space has been looking forward towards as a support for one last rally towards the end of this year. Apart from Bitcoin, all other cryptocurrencies are also down as well indicating a market malaise which hasn’t occurred in quite a bit.Ethereum lost almost...

Stellar lumen price is down more than 20% and it recently traded below $0.0600 against the US Dollar.XLM price is currently sliding and it seems like it could soon test the $0.0500 support area.There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0580 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken).The pair is unlikely to correct higher unless the bears fail to push the price below $0.0512.Stellar lumen price is sliding heavily against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XLM price...

The chief of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, whose company is planning to issue stablecoins backed by palladium by the end of this year, made a statement about the “good level of communication with the Bank of Russia,” regarding digital asset legalization.A Russian billionaire, Vladimir Potanin, promotes more active usage of blockchain technologies and digital assets in the industry. The businessman expects new laws for digital financial assets in the near future.“The industrial companies...

Ripple price is down more than 20% in the past few days and settled below $0.2500 against the US dollar.The price is currently trading in a bearish zone and it recently tested the $0.2000 area.There are two major bearish trend lines forming with resistance near $0.2185 and $0.2400 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The price is likely to decline further and it could even trade below the $0.2000 support.Ripple price is tumbling below key supports against the US...

Libra has been attacked from all sides, but now people are even starting say its introduction to the financial space was ill-planned.Libra Hasn’t Tried to Clean Up Its ActLibra first emerged last summer to mixed reception. Many users said they didn’t trust Facebook enough after the Cambridge Analytica scandal to give the company their financial data, and many politicians were concerned that Libra would potentially open the door to money laundering and other white-collar crime.However, others...

Canaan Creative is arguably the world’s biggest cryptocurrency mining company after Bitmain. The company has sought to ensure its initial public offering (IPO) – which it’s been touting for some time – makes serious headway in the financial space, and it can be argued that this goal was accomplished.Canaan: A Leader in IPOs?The IPO, which took place in the United States despite Canaan being situated in China, has garnered the venture more than $90 million. Approximately 10 million Americans...

Bitcoin just keeps slinking lower and lower on the financial totem pole, but some analysts say things are about to get a lot worse before they get better.Bitcoin: About to Hit New Lows?As it stands, bitcoin is trading for about $7,200 at press time. This is unfortunate considering just a few weeks ago, it was trading for almost $2,500 more. The currency has been experiencing so many drops as of late and nobody really knows why. All we can do is sit back and hope that things will somehow...

Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt has reached a new all-time high of $20 million or 2,728 contracts. This comes as many have been wondering if the launch of the platform by Intercontinental Exchanges (ICE) was just a fluke or an attempt at trying to take over the crypto space.The recent development shows that this trading volume observed on November 22 is 66% higher than on the previous trading day and about 30% higher than the last all-time high which occurred on November 8.According to the...

What initially started out as an attempt to halt a movie pirate from doing “his thing” has turned into something much larger. A man based in New Zealand named Jaron David McIvor has had nearly $7 million in crypto funds confiscated by local law enforcement after they were tipped off to his illicit business.McIvor Loses His FundsMcIvor – 31 years of age – tried to disguise his job and lifestyle by living in a very modest home with relatives. What was unknown was that the man was sitting on a...

A lawyer involved in the infamous One Coin cryptocurrency scam has been found guilty of both fraud and money laundering. Mark Scott – an attorney who garnered a near $50 million fee for routing approximately $400 million on behalf of the scam’s founder – is now facing 50 years in prison; one year for every million he potentially earned.Scott Faces Jail Time for His RoleLawyers for Scott claimed that he did not realize One Coin had no value, and that he was simply doing a job assigned to him...