In just a few minutes’ time, Bitcoin will close May’s price candle. Analysts say that this close will be crucial for indicating in which direction the cryptocurrency market heads next. A region of importance that many analysts are eyeing is the low-$9,000s. As one analyst explained: “We’ve not had a Monthly close above 9360 in nearly 12 months. Rejections from this level have led to tests of $6k and eventually $3k.” Indeed, when Bitcoin failed to surmount this level in Read more …
Ever since the peak of the 2018 crypto bull market, Bitcoin has been front and center for most investors. Bitcoin dominance — the percentage of the cryptocurrency market made up of BTC — has doubled from the 33% lows, while a number of altcoin projects have died out due to funding issues and a lack of public interest. Even still, there remain thousands of projects cumulatively worth dozens of millions promising to be the “next BTC” or something along those Read more …
Ethereum’s budding decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem took a heavy beating after the March capitulation crash. As I detailed in an analysis for LongHash, what happened was that MakerDAO became unstable due to what some say is an erosion in trust in the protocol. Ethereum investor Parafi Capital wrote in a blog post: “We believe this lack of stability and liquidity is translating into uncertainty around using DAI as a decentralized stablecoin in many DeFi protocols. Anecdotally, we have heard a Read more …
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Goldman Sachs butts heads with Bloomberg over Bitcoin One of the world’s biggest investment banks caused a stink this week when it declared cryptocurrencies are not an asset class. In a leaked PowerPoint presentation, Goldman Read more …
There’s an increasing number of exchanges offering futures contracts trading. So far there’s Binance, FTX, Bitfinex, Bybit, and Kraken, to name just a few. Volumes are also picking up across the board and it appears that retail traders are growing more interested in experimenting with these complex instruments. As recently reported by Cointelegraph, there are multiple benefits to using futures trading. Traders using them can hedge and maintain peace of mind during periods of high volatility. Futures contracts can be Read more …
Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto market have performed extremely well over the past few days, bouncing 10% from last weekend’s correction lows. Though one cryptocurrency has been dramatically outperforming all the rest: Ethereum. The second-largest cryptocurrency and foremost altcoin was up 10% on Saturday, surging higher on the back of an influx of buying pressure. It was a move that allowed Ethereum to break past a crucial resistance. Although Bitcoin has yet to follow Ethereum higher, analysts say Read more …
After plunging last week, the Bitcoin market has mounted a hefty recovery over the past week. The leading crypto asset traded as high as $9,700 on Saturday evening — just a few percentage points shy of the monthly high. Ethereum has fared even better, with the asset pushing 10% higher within a 24-hour time period this weekend. This recovery has convinced many traders that the crypto market is on the verge of a full-fledged bull run, but a key indicator Read more …
“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success” — the words of Henry Ford give expression to the spirit of collaboration that defines human progress. His ethos around unity extends to many societal strands, including endeavors of profit, community initiatives and far-reaching government policies. When navigating uncharted territory, such as the handling of technological innovation from a regulatory perspective, different stakeholder groups must resist the urge to remain siloed in their strategies and lean Read more …
Ethereum posted an intense breakout rally yesterday that allowed it to set fresh local highs This rally came about rather suddenly, with it coming about prior to any movement seen by Bitcoin or the aggregated crypto market Analysts are now noting that this uptrend may start to falter in the days ahead, as it is currently repeating a pattern that is strikingly similar to that seen in months past This potential weakness comes as Ethereum’s options see rocketing volume, signaling Read more …
During the last six days, America has been feeling the wrath of a myriad of protests and riots in nearly every major city across the nation. The U.S. is experiencing an uprising like never before, but some of the protests and demonstrations could be more peaceful. Acts like not voting for the political class, and using alternative monies like bitcoin can go a long way when it comes to civil protest. America Is on Fire, Governors Invoke Curfews, National Guard Read more …
John McAfee, an eccentric cryptocurrency advocate and British-American entrepreneur, in a tweet called his own previous prediction of Bitcoin price hitting $1 million a total “nonsense” adding that people who believed his “absurd” forecast should “wake up”. McAfee used the whole North America continent GDP as a comparison reference to explain why his call was just a joke, stating that: “If Bitcoin ever hit $1 mil, it’s market cap would be greater than the GDP of the entire North American Read more …
Ethereum has flashed signs of immense strength in recent times, as the cryptocurrency was able to rally to highs of $245 while Bitcoin and most other altcoins only saw tempered gains. Although this uptrend has flashed some signs of stalling as it struggles to gain a foothold within the $240 region, analysts are noting that the cryptocurrency’s heavy resistance currently sits around $260. As such, this is the level that bulls are likely to target if they are able to Read more …