Bitcoin (BTC) erased overnight gains on Sept. 30 as sudden problems at major exchange Bitfinex caused a mass outage. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitfinex investigates mystery shutdown Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD losing the $43,000 level following the news after hitting local highs above $43,800 on Bitstamp. With the
Month: October 2021
In a series of recent interviews and speeches, United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has called the cryptocurrencies market the “Wild West” due to its unregulated and allegedly fraud-filled atmosphere, predicting that the coins were doomed to fail. Powers On… is a monthly opinion column from Marc Powers, who spent much of
An on-chain study released by Kraken Intelligence highlights strong accumulation behavior among Ethereum miners even as they faced the prospects of generating lower revenue following a major network upgrade on Aug. 5. Ethereum miners accumulated an additional 2 million Ether (ETH), worth $6.1 billion, after the so-called London hard fork’s activation. The latest bout of
Ether (ETH) price has seen quite a bit of volatility lately and to the surprise of many traders, the $4,000 level continues to present considerable resistance. Currently, the price is respecting the upward channel which started in August but every time the support is tested, the risk of an aggressive correction increases. With that in
Crypto traders breathed a sigh of relief on Sept. 30 after media headlines reflected positive news regarding adoption and future regulation in the crypto sector. Early in the day, Visa announced that it has developed a layer-2-based blockchain interoperability hub that will support cryptocurrency payments and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell stated that the regulator has
Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading in a descending pattern since the strong $53,000 rejection that occurred on Sept. 7, and the $3.4 billion futures contracts liquidation along with China’s ban on crypto trading appear to have severely impacted traders’ morale. Adding to the negative sentiment, major crypto exchanges like Binance and Huobi halted some services
Last week China’s heavy-handed crackdown on crypto trading crypto briefly sent shockwaves across the market as Bitcoin and altcoin prices saw a sharp drop following the announcement, but as is the case with all things crypto-related, the market bounced back as resilient traders found other ways to participate in the market. Part of China’s goal
With the biggest gains in the crypto top 10 by market cap, XRP trades at $1.88 recording a 35.9% rally over the past day. In the weekly and monthly chart, XRP is up 107% and 307% respectively. XRP on a bullish trajectory in the 24-hour chart. Source: XRPUSDT Tradingview Operator Altstreet Bets has shared the
After an impressive rally in the past days, XRP is currently moving sideways trading at $1,76 with 2.7% losses in the 24-hour chart. However, the confirmation of Gary Gensler as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman by the U.S. Senate could bring further benefits to the token. XRP moving sideways in the 24-hour chart.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit against Ripple Labs, and executives Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen seem to have taken a weird turn. According to the former federal prosecutor and defense lawyer James Filan, the Commission could have allegedly bypass certain rules to its benefit. #XRPCommunity #XRP #SEC v. #Ripple @sentosumosaba BREAKING: DISCOVERY DISPUTE
Former federal prosecutor James K. Filan has been involved with the lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) versus Ripple Labs and two of its executives. Accused of the alleged illegal sale of an unregistered security, the token XRP, Filan has shared his opinion on the case, presented crucial documents, and discussing with
Ethereum has recently made its way into the radar of institutional investors. More big money has been flowing into the digital asset in recent months following the success of decentralized finance (DeFi). With this much money coming in from institutional investors, the value of ETH has seen significant growth in the past couple of months.
The auction for the digital items of Dolce & Gabbana ’s Collezione Genesi ends tomorrow. From a total of nine pieces, five have a physical and a digital version, which reportedly are wearables that can be used in the metaverse. This is the first high-fashion meets NFTs moment, but it certainly won’t be the last.
China continued its crackdown on crypto, leading to massive amounts of bitcoin and Ethereum being moved from exchanges. Immense pressure from Chinese central banks following the latest iteration of the China crypto ban has seen exchanges suspending operations in the region. In light of this, large amounts of crypto are being moved from exchange wallets
With all the exploits and hacks in the crypto industry, it is shocking that some players have remained sincere. Many exchanges have already lost considerable sums to criminals, and while some get refunded, others don’t. For example, in the case of Bitfinex, a user nearly lost 7,676 ETH in a wrong payment transaction. The decentralized
Visa has been active in engaging with crypto, and this week is no exception. Reports have emerged that the payment facilitator and financial services firm has deployed it’s first smart contract on Ethereum Testnet. The move isn’t the first to signal Visa’s increased acceptance to adopt crypto in their operations. Visa’s Universal Payment Channel The
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