Cardano’s price has been showing an affinity to move higher on the charts. However, this bullish outlook is likely to play out after a bounce off its immediate support level. In fact, on-chain metrics also seem to suggest that ADA is likely to see a significant surge in buying pressure. Cardano’s price eyes higher highContinue reading “Cardano: Wait for this to happen before ADA braces for a 20% rally”

It’s not been a good year for Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Less than three months ago, with BTC trading close to $69,000 on the charts, many expected the crypto to hit $100k soon. Alas, that didn’t happen. In fact, Bitcoin dipped and depreciated. And, did so very significantly. While the last 10-14 days haveContinue reading “Bitcoin’s price may be ‘holding up well,’ but the big picture is this”

OpenSea has been the OG NFT marketplace for a while now. In fact, despite some major concerns shared by some of its users, for many, OpenSea’s position in the market was unlikely to be usurped. Until recently. January saw the launch of LooksRare, and the space hasn’t been the same since. In fact, soon afterContinue reading “OpenSea v. LooksRare – Assessing the odds of it even being a ‘contest’”

Weeks after it was announced to great fanfare, the much-awaited Ethereum Classic hard fork Mystique is finally live. As expected, it was activated at block 14,525,000, with ETC Cooperative clarifying beforehand that “this is not a contentious hard-fork, just a routine protocol upgrade.” As of the end of last month, node readiness was just 35%Continue reading “Ethereum Classic: Does this $1000 projection hold water after Mystique”

The Bitcoin market is such that more often than not, the cryptocurrency’s movement is dictated by a series of catalysts, each of which can either be bullish or bearish. The upcoming Grayscale unlocks are supposed to be those catalysts. However, what impact will these have on the market? That, alas, is a question yet toContinue reading “Bitcoin: Grayscale’s unlock ‘shouldn’t impact spot prices in theory, BUT…’”

While the year began with Ethereum Classic valued at less than $5 on the charts, at the time of writing, the cryptocurrency was trading at over $55, with the alt offering YTD returns of 887%. In fact, just over two months ago, on the back of the wider market’s bull run, ETC hit an ATHContinue reading “Ethereum Classic: 4 factors why traders would make this move”

To Ethereum maximalists, or “Ethereals” in the market, the idea of the world’s largest altcoin flipping Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, isn’t just a pipe dream. In fact, to many, this could well be a reality, especially since the general opinion is that most investors are very underexposed to the likes of Ethereum. This wasContinue reading “Ethereum – Bitcoin: ‘The flippening has already happened,’ but did it really?”

SEC v. Ripple Labs, the “cryptocurrency trial of the century,” has spurred a debate among many on the need for regulatory clarity on the part of government agencies like the SEC, FinCen, and the CFTC. The issue of “Regulation by enforcement” via the example of the Ripple-SEC lawsuit was the subject of the latest editionContinue reading “XRP Ripple effect: Is this the best way to keep the SEC in check?”

With ETH’s price performance on the back burner for now, thanks to its inability to breach the $2,500-mark again, all eyes are back on the upcoming London upgrade and EIP-1559. The latter, especially, has gained a lot of traction within the Ethereum community, both positive and negative, with many sharing a host of different opinionsContinue reading “Ethereum: Here’s what’s ‘not true in practice’ about EIP-1559”

Since falling below the $120-mark on the 22nd of June, Litecoin has hiked and recovered by almost 20% on the charts. Good news, right? Not really, especially when you put it in context of the fact that LTC was trading at over $400 less than two months ago. Now, there were extenuating circumstances when LitecoinContinue reading “Can these ‘game-changers’ change anything for Litecoin?”

Coinbase, one of the world’s most prominent crypto-exchanges, has always taken pride in its clientele and the services, products, and offerings it gives it. In fact, compared to most of the competition, Coinbase’s userbase has historically been a little more targeted and focused, with the exchange doing little to dissuade the notion that it wantsContinue reading “Why did Coinbase have to list Dogecoin?”

While recent price performances have been underwhelming, to say the least, on the development front, Ethereum seems to be surging ahead. It is in the news today after the much-anticipated London upgrade went live on the Goerli testnet a few minutes ago. It was deployed at block number 5062605 and came on the back ofContinue reading “Ethereum’s London network upgrade goes live on Goerli testnet”