Bitstamp, OSL, Beaxy, CrossTower, and okCoin? The question of which crypto-entity would be next to de-list or suspend XRP trading has been doing the rounds a lot lately, especially since the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit charging Ripple for illegal securities offerings. The latest to do so is OKCoin, with aContinue reading “After Bitstamp, OKCoin is the latest exchange to suspend XRP trading and deposits”

Since the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple alleging illegal securities offerings, the questions of who and when have been hanging over many in the crypto-community. After all, for an industry that has tried hard to leave the dark history of the Silk Road behind it, the need to desertContinue reading “Coinbase in ‘holding pattern’ on XRP delisting/suspension issue”

On the price front, the crypto-market, backed by an exponential hike in Bitcoin’s price, is outperforming its projections this week. On the regulatory front, however, the industry has found a lot to contend with. With the industry gaining more maturity as the months roll by and institutions finally recognizing, accepting, and adopting the market, regulators,Continue reading “Bitcoin can ‘easily’ be ten percent of gold in 2021, says Mike Novogratz”

It would seem that Bitcoin is intent on spreading the Christmas cheer for as many days as possible. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, is on a roll. Days after it breached the much-anticipated $25,000-mark and hours after BTC surged past $26,000 on the price charts, the cryptocurrency has now shot past $27,000 on the backContinue reading “Bitcoin hits $27,000 as another price level bites the dust”

It’s been a good few weeks for IOTA and its community. Not only did the development team release the Chrysalis Phase 2 testnet to the public in mid-December, but it also released an alpha version of Stronghold, an open-source software library for IOTA Seeds. However, December hasn’t been entirely free of controversy for IOTA, withContinue reading “IOTA Founder issues clarification on exit, ‘divergent interests’”

While Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, was happy to consolidate its position on the price charts, most of the altcoin market was witness to a bloodbath, with a host of cryptocurrencies depreciating significantly. XRP, understandably, was one of the worst-hit, with Dogecoin and Bitcoin SV following suit. XRP XRP, one of the crypto-market’s most popularContinue reading “XRP, Dogecoin, Bitcoin SV Price Analysis: 25 December”

The last few days haven’t been great for most of the crypto-market, with many of the industry’s altcoins seeing red on the charts, having failed to build on the impetus provided by Bitcoin’s price movement. While hikes were momentary, subsequent corrections have been significant in the cases of Bitcoin Cash, Tron, and Cosmos. Bitcoin CashContinue reading “Bitcoin Cash, Tron, Cosmos Price Analysis: 25 December”

“In light of the recent SEC filing against Ripple Labs Inc., which alleges that XRP is a security, we are going to halt all trading and deposits of XRP for our US customers on 8 January 2021 at 9 PM UTC.” Bitstamp updated its US customers on 25 December. US customers will be able to withdrawContinue reading “XRP trading and deposits to be halted for US customers: Bitstamp”

The impact of Bitcoin’s bullish movement on the rest of the market wasn’t meant to last as many alts that did register brief hikes across the board when BTC climbed to a new ATH, were also quick to register corrections. In light of Bitcoin’s market dominance of 68%, one can expect these altcoins to soonContinue reading “Litecoin, Polkadot, Algorand Price Analysis: 25 December”

Thanks to Bitcoin’s overwhelming market dominance, the altcoin market’s high correlation stats with BTC shouldn’t be unexpected. Despite Bitcoin maintaining its bullish position on the charts, many of the market’s alts haven’t quite replicated that movement, with the likes of Monero, Dash, and Augur moving in the opposite direction instead. Monero [XMR] Monero, the market’sContinue reading “Monero, Dash, Augur Price Analysis: 25 December”

With Bitcoin holding firm between $22,500 and $23,500 for the past few days, one would expect the market’s altcoins to hold steady and consolidate as well. However, while Bitcoin has remained bullish, many alts were unable to sustain their market momentum, with the likes of Binance Coin, Chainlink, and EOS exhausting themselves on the priceContinue reading “Binance Coin, Chainlink, EOS Price Analysis: 25 December”

Bitcoin’s recent performance on the price charts had a corresponding effect on the rest of the crypto-market. Many of the market’s alts, including the likes of EOS, Ethereum Classic, and Zcash, surged as BTC climbed to breach one resistance level after another. However, such correlation also had the opposite effect, something evidenced by the factContinue reading “EOS, Ethereum Classic, Zcash Price Analysis: 18 December”