Veteran cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase announced that it would fully suspend XRP trading by January 2021, following the lawsuit filed against Ripple by the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Coinbase to Suspend XRP TradingAccording to a blog post on Monday (Dec. 28, 2020), Coinbase stated that while XRP trading will be moving to “limit only” starting December 28, the exchange is planning to suspend XRP trading on January 19, 2021, 10 AM Pacific time.Despite the suspension,...
Read More »Crypto Price Analysis & Overview December 25th: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Binance Coin & Chainlink
BitcoinBitcoin saw a further 7.5% price surge over the past week, with today’s 5% price hike putting it at a new ATH of $24,660. The cryptocurrency had penetrated above $20,000 on December 16th, and it continued to rise last week until it met resistance at $23,853 (1.618 Fib Extension – purple).The buyers struggled to break this resistance over the last few days as it went on to trade sideways between $23,853 and the support at $22,708 (.236 Fib Retracement).Bitcoin rebounded from the lower...
Read More »Merry Christmas: Ripple Rebounds 30% As Bitcoin Eyes $24K (Market Watch)
Following yesterday’s massacre, the cryptocurrency market has begun its Christmas recovery session. Bitcoin is getting towards $24,000, currently trading less than $500 from a new all-time high, while most altcoins have bounced off hard with impressive double-digit increases.Bitcoin Eyes $24,000The primary cryptocurrency went on a roller-coaster in the past few days with several notable price moves resulting in a new all-time high and a subsequent $2,000 drop.This price action had repeated...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: Despite 30% Daily Recovery, XRP Still Down 60% On The Weekly
XRP/USD – XRP Attempting To Hold $0.255 SupportKey Support Levels: $0.3, $0.286, $0.25.Key Resistance Levels:$0.35, $0.4, $0.435.Yesterday, XRP suffered a disastrous 52% on the news that the company was being sued by the SEC. The coin dropped beneath $0.5 on Tuesday and went on to break beneath $0.4 yesterday to spike as low as $0.215, where it found support at the November 2020 lows.Luckily, the buyers bounced higher from the November 2020 lows to close the daily candle at the $0.255 level....
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Tumbles 70% Monthly to a 3-Year Low Against Bitcoin
XRP/USD – XRP Drops To 200-Days EMA SupportKey Support Levels: $0.3, $0.286, $0.25.Key Resistance Levels: $0.35, $0.4, $0.435.Yesterday, XRP dropped below $0.5 and penetrated beneath a symmetrical triangle pattern to meet the $0.45 support. It did spike much lower yesterday as it hit the 100-day EMA; however, the buyers regrouped to allow the daily candle to close above $0.45.Today, XRP continued to fall by another 27.5% as it plummeted beneath $0.4 (100-day EMA) and carried on dropping below...
Read More »Ripple SEC Charges Attack All Cryptocurrencies, Says Company’s CEO
Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse has classified the charges on his company brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as an “assault on crypto at large.” In a recent blog post, he outlined that the Commission is wrong and that the payment processor will prevail in the legal battle.Ripple Responds to the SECFollowing rumors of SEC charges against Ripple, the Commission made it official yesterday. The agency alleged that the payment processor had conducted a $1.3 billion...
Read More »Market Watch: Ripple (XRP) Crashes 20% and Loses The 3rd Spot to Tether
A few days after the price dip beneath $22,000, bitcoin has recovered most losses and even took another swing at $24,000 earlier today. Most altcoins have remained relatively steady, apart from XRP. The recently announced charges from the SEC have plummeted the token’s value.Bitcoin Eyes $24KBitcoin has been on a wild ride in the past several days. It began by painting a new all-time high of about $24,300, but the subsequent rejection drove the asset down by more than $2,000 in hours.BTC...
Read More »SEC Charges Ripple With $1.3 Billion Unregistered Security Offering
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has pressed formal charges against Ripple. The watchdog is going after the company for conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering.CryptoPotato reported earlier today that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to sue one of the largest companies in the cryptocurrency field – Ripple. Brad Garlinghouse confirmed, saying that they will fight any suit the watchdog throws at them.The Commission...
Read More »Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Heading To Crucial Support Amid The SEC News
XRP/USD – XRP Rangebound Between $0.65 and $0.435Key Support Levels: $0.45, $0.43, $0.4.Key Resistance Levels: $0.556, $0.6, $0.648.Throughout the December period, XRP has been trapped between $0.65 and $0.43. It reached the lower boundary of this range last week and proceeded to bounce from the support provided by a .618 Fib Retracement.After rebounding, XRP started to climb higher but could not close a daily candle above $0.58. As a result, XRP rolled over during the weekend and fell...
Read More »XRP Price Crashes as SEC Prepares to Sue Ripple
The moment has come. Apparently, the SEC is ready to sue Ripple for issuing XRP as a non-registered security.After several years of uncertainty, it seems that U.S. regulators would be willing to answer once and for all the most crucial question that any member of the XRP Army has ever asked. Is XRP a security?According to Fortune, the American company received a notice on Monday that it would be sued by the SEC. Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple’s CEO, did not deny the news and, in fact, spoke out on...
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