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Things are not looking great for Ripple and its XRP cryptocurrency. In a day where the total market cap managed to add a whopping $60 billion as bitcoin charts a staggering 11% increase, XRP is down 5% in the past 24 hours.In what looks like an interesting development, a group of supporters is trying to force the hand of White House on the allegations made by the Securities and Exchange Commission.XRP Supporters File a Petition to the White HouseAn interesting petition titled We the People...

Shortly after bitcoin broke above its 2017 all-time high of $20,000, most of the cryptocurrencies followed with serious gains. Earlier today, the cumulative market capitalization of all digital assets overcame the previous high by surging north of $836 billion.According to data from one of the leading cryptocurrency monitoring resources, CoinMarketCap, the market cap reached somewhere around $834 billion during the parabolic price increase in 2017/2018.However, the recent bull run within the...

Bitcoin went through another considerable increase in the past hour, breaking through the major psychological level of $30,000 for the first time in history. The cryptocurrency set a new all-time high as bearish traders are left in despair with millions of liquidations in just an hour.$120 Million Short Positions Liquidated Across the BoardThe last hour saw bearish traders in despair. Over $130 million worth of short positions were liquidated in the last hour alone as BTC broke above $30K.Of...

Two days after the start of the new year, Bitcoin has taken for the skies, yet again. The cryptocurrency poked above a major level at $30,000.The price for Bitcoin marked another leg up, two days into the new year. Moments ago, it touched a high of $30,665 on the popular EU-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp.The cryptocurrency now trades around $30,460 for a daily increase of about 3%.BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewIn the past seven days alone, bitcoin’s price has increased by more than...

After a brief dip beneath $29K, BTC surged another leg to a fresh all-time high and came just a step away from the coveted $30,000 price tag. Most alternative coins have failed to follow bitcoin’s moves, and BTC’s dominance over the market has increased to 71%.Bitcoin records an unbelievable ROI of approximately 700% since the 2020 low recorded on the 13 of March – the Black Thursday. On that date, Bitcoin plunged to $3650 on BitMEX. However, since then, the primary cryptocurrency sees only...

Just a few days after announcing the delisting of Ripple (XRP) following the SEC charges, Bittrex has added three more coins to the list of removals. Interestingly, they are all so-called security tokens – Monero (XMR), Dash (DASH), and ZCash (ZEC).The Seattle, Washington-based cryptocurrency exchange said in a statement earlier today that it will remove Monero, Dash, and ZCash from its global platform. The company will halt trading for these markets: BTC/XMR, ETH/XMR, USDT/XMR, BTC/ZEC,...

The leading digital asset manager, Grayscale, has taken full advantage of the developments within the cryptocurrency field with record-breaking inflows. The company’s assets under management (AUM) have increased ten-fold throughout 2020 to above $20 billion.Grayscale’s Best Year To DateFounded in 2013, Grayscale is among the largest gateways for institutional investors to receive exposure to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies without worrying about storing the assets.The company registered...

Bitcoin ended the challenging 2020 on a high note and entered the new year with a fresh all-time high at $29,550. Polkadot has mimicked BTC’s achievement with another all-time high, while Ripple has recovered some of the recent losses.Bitcoin Welcomed 2021 With A New ATHIt’s safe to say that bitcoin has been on a roll in the past several days. After recovering from the brief dips below $26,000, BTC went on a tear, resulting in breaking above $29,000 and painting a new all-time high at $29,300...

Following a couple of unsuccessful attempts, the New York City-based giant asset manager VanEck has filed another document with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF. If successful, the VanEck Bitcoin Trust would reflect the performance of the MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Benchmark Rate.VanEck Tries Again For A BTC ETFFounded in 1955, VanEck is a giant US investment firm with about $50 billion in assets under management as of 2019. The company has been actively involved with the cryptocurrency field...

2020 has been an interesting year. To say anything else would be an understatement. The global COVID-19 pandemic took the entire world by a storm and changed the lives of millions of people.This had a direct impact on all industries and markets. Cryptocurrencies were absolutely no exception. 2020 had its lows for the nascent industry, but it’s perhaps safe to say that the highs were much more. The clearest evidence of this is Bitcoin, as well as the massive growth in the total...