Decentralized finance (DeFi) started 2021 by taking the cryptocurrency sector by storm and helping to kick the bull market cycle into high gear as traders capitalized on ways to easily trade cryptocurrencies and earn high yields on their hodl stacks. Eventually, high fees on the Ethereum (ETH) network and a few sharp market sell-offs helped
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Bitcoin and the wider cryptocurrency market took a beating in the late hours of April 22 and intense selling saw (BTC) price dip below $48,000 in a move that came as a relief to quant analysts like PlanB who were worried that the price growth was showing signs of being inorganic. A variety of factors have been identified
Bitcoin (BTC) price is still stuck in what traders hope will be a short-term downtrend as the impact of the April 18 rumors of a crackdown on “unnamed financial institutions” for facilitating money laundering using cryptocurrencies have yet to be shaken off. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that since being pummeled below the $51,000
The current global payments infrastructure does not meet today’s business or consumer demands. Cross-border payments require businesses to hold pre-funded accounts in destination currencies — a costly and slow endeavor that ties up resources — leaving remitters with limited options. RippleNet and its network of global financial institutions are changing the status quo. RippleNet enables
JPMorgan strategist Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou believes that if Bitcoin (BTC) does not break above $60,000 within the next few days, the momentum signals could weaken “for several months, given their still-elevated level.” Another bearish voice was that of Guggenheim chief investment officer Scott Minerd who said in an interview with CNBC on April 20 that Bitcoin
As the 2021 bull market cycle unfolds with decentralized finance and nonfungible tokens being two of the biggest driving forces for growth, old-school cryptocurrency projects have quietly been climbing higher as their established track records begin to attract traders who value a longer history of success. One such project that has been gaining traction in
During strong uptrends, the best practice is to buy on significant dips as profits are produced when the price quickly rebounds from oversold conditions. This appears to be what happened on April 18 as traders jumped at the opportunity to buy Bitcoin and altcoins at lower levels. However, no market can keep going up in
Bitcoin (BTC) price witnessed a sharp dump to $50,900 on April 18, which some analysts attribute to a drop in hash rate and rumors of possible action by United States regulators against unnamed “financial institutions” alleging crypto-related money laundering. While it is difficult to pinpoint a single reason, the sale of roughly $5 billion worth of
The cryptocurrency markets experienced a monumental green wave this week. Bitcoin and Ether calmly made new all-time highs on the back of Coinbase’s direct listing and the Berlin hard fork. Meanwhile, meme-cryptocurrency Dogecoin blasted off to more than 400% gains, briefly claiming a spot as a top 5 cryptocurrency by market capitalization. Despite the media
Ether (ETH) paved the way for lower transaction costs with the Berlin upgrade on April 15. However, traders already know that the Ethereum Improvement Proposal 1559 is the most anticipated and controversial change scheduled for the upcoming London hard fork. The EIP introduces a base fee that will be burned when a transaction occurs, while
Coinbase (COIN) listing on Nasdaq could eventually boost cryptocurrency adoption and attract droves of institutional investors. However, that is unlikely to happen immediately. In the first few days after the listing, volatility could be high as Wall Street tries to value Coinbase. This could also increase the volatility in cryptocurrencies. Sharp movements in the price of
Addressing sustainability in fintech and crypto is more important than ever. As cryptocurrency becomes increasingly mainstream — with more financial institutions, companies like PayPal, Visa and Tesla and individual investors racing to leverage this technology — energy consumption has accelerated to already unsustainable levels. The industry has a choice to make: Will we continue down
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is launching tradable stock tokens that aim to enable a wider section of the public to pocket capital returns on equities, including potential dividends, without having to purchase full, traditional shares. The first publicly tradable equity in the form of a Binance stock token will be Tesla, the share price of which
Key XRP Outlook XRP almost hits $1.5 for the first time since January 2018. The upside boost comes in the wake of small legal wins for Ripple Labs as it battles the US Securities and Exchange over a lawsuit. Technically, the Ripple token has climbed to overvalued levels, requiring a neutralizing price correction. XRP, the
Bitcoin (BTC) is a “caged bull” and the end of its current price run is nowhere near at $60,000, says Bloomberg Intelligence. In a tweet on April 12, senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone delivered his latest bullish verdict on the state of Bitcoin this month. Analyst: 2021 bull market is “tame” According to McGlone, who
The equity of Ripple, the company that builds the infrastructure around XRP — the digital asset used by networks like RippleNet to process cross-border payments — is reportedly trading at $2 to $3 billion in the secondary market. Yet, the XRP holdings of Ripple, are reportedly worth $70 billion, which is many times higher than the valuation