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Crypto Market Sentiment Declined For the Third Week
25.11.2019
Source: iStock/da-kuk
The cryptocurrency market sentiment has tumbled down compared with the previous week, as the combined average 7-day market sentiment measure for the top 10 coins by market capitalization has declined for the third week in a row, from 5.17/10 last Monday, to 4.39 today...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Signaling Downtrend Continuation
25.11.2019
In the past few days, there were heavy downsides in bitcoin. BTC/USD traded below many supports such as USD 8,000, USD 7,650 and USD 7,050 to move further into a downtrend. It recently tested the USD 6,550 support zone and currently (09:00 UTC) remains at a risk of more losses.
More importantly...
Even Tezos, the Only Green Coin in the Top 30, Turns Red
22.11.2019
The red sea of the top 30 coins by market capitalization just lost its last green island today, Tezos (XTZ), as the market slump deepened.
The world’s most popular crypto, Bitcoin (BTC), continued its fall that has lasted for almost a month now, reverting to its pre-rally levels. However, altcoins...
Cardano's Charles Hoskinson: USD 4bn Stellar Burn Was ‘Insanity’
22.11.2019
Charles Hoskinson. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Real Vision Finance
Cardano (ADA) chief Charles Hoskinson has hit out at the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF)’s recent decision to burn 55 billion XLM tokens – worth some USD 4 billion at the time.
Hoskinson stated that the move...
Bitcoin Cash Prices Enjoy Short-lived Recovery on USD 200m Fund News
21.11.2019
Roger Ver. Bitcoin Cash was briefly the only token in the green among the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization today – likely boosted by news of the launch of a new USD 200 million fund.
The token’s chief proponent, Roger Ver, announced yesterday that Bitcoin.com would be launching what...
Several Hundred XRP Accounts Linked to "Dirty" USD 400 Million
20.11.2019
About USD 400 million worth of Ripple (XRP) has been found to be tied to illicit activity and several hundred XRP accounts are responsible for this, according to Elliptic, a London-based blockchain analytics startup.
"We began researching XRP more than a year ago and have already identified several...
BOJ Rules out Digital Fiat, But Cambodia Could Issue a CBDC Next Year
20.11.2019
The governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) Haruhiko Kuroda has ruled out the possibility of launching a digital yen in the short term, but says the bank will continue to look into digital currency technology should the bank change its stance at a later date.
Per media outlet CoinPost, Kuroda also...
Multi-collateral Dai is Live, Drawing Praise, Criticism and Confusion
19.11.2019
A multi-collateral stablecoin Dai is officially live and is assigned the name Dai. The single-collateral stablecoin Dai (DAI), now has been renamed to Sai.
Following Friday’s executive vote by Maker (MKR) stakeholders, the MakerDAO system has seen the activation of Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD),...
Grin Price Crashes on 'Inaccurate' 'Broken Mimblewimble' News
19.11.2019
Source: iStock/Ja_inter
Privacy focused cryptocurrency Grin (GRIN) plummeted in the last 24 hours after a report started making rounds online of an attack on the privacy protocol Mimblewimble.
As a reminder, while Beam (BEAM) is the first implementation of Mimblewimble, it was followed by...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 46
18.11.2019
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Crypto Market Sentiment Lower Still; BTC and TRX Out of Positive Zone
18.11.2019
The high scores didn’t last long. Observing the 7-day moving average, the combined market sentiment measure, Sentscore for the top 10 coins by market capitalization dropped again, for the second week in a row, from 5.5/10 we’ve seen last Monday, to 5.17 today, according to Omenics, a crypto market...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Hesitate But Further Losses Seem Likely
18.11.2019
This past week, bitcoin price followed a bearish path and traded below the USD 8,650 and USD 8,550 support levels. BTC/USD traded to a new monthly low and it is currently (09:00 UTC) consolidating losses above the USD 8,400 level. The technical formation is bearish, suggesting more losses towards...
Bitcoin Cash Price Down Ahead of a Major Upgrade
15.11.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is scheduled for an update on the network’s consensus rules today to make the network more secure. In the meantime, the price of the 4th coin by total market capitalization is dropping.
The Bitcoin Cash network will undergo a planned protocol upgrade as per the roadmap...
BAT Price Jumps 7% on Brave 1.0 Launch News
14.11.2019
Source: Twitter, @brave
Basic Attention Token (BAT), ranked 29th by market capitalization, is green throughout following the news of Brave launching version 1.0 of its privacy-focused browser.
BAT, the native token of Brave, the first decentralized browser based on blockchain technology that lets...
IRS Clarifies its Confusing ‘Airdrop’ Cryptocurrency Tax Policy
14.11.2019
America’s top tax authority, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has somewhat provided clarification about its recent cryptocurrency tax guidelines. However, their final decision regarding taxing promotional airdrops is yet to be made.
Critics pointed out a range of potential problems with...
'Altcoin Hype Has Largely Died Off' – Kraken CEO
13.11.2019
Jesse Powell, CEO of major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, believes that the hype surrounding altcoins in the Cryptoverse is at its dying breath.
“Altcoin hype has largely died off,” said Powell in a recent interview with Ivan on Tech, a popular YouTuber. He explained his view by saying that...
Tron Prices Rise as CEO Justin Sun Admits He Invested in Poloniex
13.11.2019
Justin Sun. Source: Twitter, @justinsuntron
Tron (TRX) prices are up on the news that the company’s CEO Justin Sun is indeed an investor in the Poloniex exchange, which started accepting limit orders for TRX/BTC, TRX/USDT and TRX/USDC yesterday.
Hour-by-hour Tron rates were still in the green...
Crypto Listing & Delisting Announcements: Week 45
11.11.2019
Source: iStock/~UserGI15632523
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Crypto Market Sentiment Slightly Down; BTC and TRX Hold Their Spots
11.11.2019
Looking at the 7-day moving average, the combined Sentscore for the top 10 coins by market capitalization dropped somewhat since last Monday, from 5.68/10 to 5.5, according to Omenics, a crypto market sentiment analysis service.
Nonetheless, Bitcoin (BTC) and Tron (TRX) maintain their positions...
This is Why Smaller Networks Overtake NEO by Dapp Activity
8.11.2019
Da Hongfei, Founder of Neo. Source: Twitter, @NEO_Blockchain
NEO blockchain, regularly titled as “Chinese Ethereum,” appears to be underperforming in the realm of dapps (decentralized apps) - even smaller networks have more dapps and their users. However, it seems that NEO is currently not focusing...