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Crypto Market Sentiment Hits Yearly High; Bitcoin, Ethereum Break Records
3.8.2020
Source: iStock/da-kuk
After circling the same spot for about two weeks, crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) made another jump over the course of the past seven days, stepping into the positive zone and reaching new highs this year. The combined moving 7-day average sentscore for the top...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Remain In Uptrend Despite Setbacks
3.8.2020
This past week, there was a significant upward move in bitcoin price above the USD 11,000 and USD 11,500 resistance levels. BTC even spiked above USD 12,000 before correcting lower sharply. It is currently (08:30 UTC) trading above the USD 11,000 level and it seems like the bulls are aiming...
XRP Giveaway for Exchange Clients, eSports Teams to Get XRP
31.7.2020
More Japanese citizens could end up with Ripple-affiliated XRP tokens – after an exchange announced a token giveaway for new account holders, while one of the nation’s biggest crypto players said it is planning to pay eSports players and their managers in XRP.
FXCoin said it will give away XRP...
Coinbase Mulls Listing Ampleforth, Paxos Gold, Wrapped Bitcoin & More
31.7.2020
US-based major crypto exchange Coinbase said it is exploring an additional list of 19 cryptoassets that might be offered to their clients in an unspecified future.
These assets include:
Ampleforth (AMPL)
Band Protocol (BAND)
Balancer (BAL)
Blockstack (STX)
Curve
Fetch.ai (FET)
Flexacoin...
Ripple Lawyers Hit out at XRP-related Class Action Suit Claimant
31.7.2020
In its battle against a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of securities fraud, California-based crypto firm Ripple has filed court documents attempting to clear its name.
In the documents, the firm stated that Bradley Sostack, the plaintiff in the case, had failed to prove that the Ripple...
Uniswap Volume Surges as Traders Praise DEX & DeFi Tandem
31.7.2020
After going through a major protocol upgrade in May this year, Version 2 of the popular decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap is seeing sharply rising trading volumes, while traders discuss the pros and cons of DEX trading.
Following Uniswap’s upgrade to its Version 2, the vast majority of trading...
LEND Jumps 16% on Aave Decentralization and Token Migration News
30.7.2020
LEND, the native token of Aave, the fourth biggest DeFi (decentralized finance) platform by total value locked (TVL), has rallied in the last 24 hours, following the news of the platforms decentralization milestone via a governance token and LEND's migration.
At pixel time (7:52 UTC), the 32nd...
ADA Follows Market Down Despite Cardano ‘Reaches Orbit’
30.7.2020
Charles Hoskinson. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Real Vision Finance
Despite Cardano carrying out a hard fork last night that launched Shelley – the next version of the network – the successful upgrade failed to excite ADA traders, who are selling the news in the crypto market that is in...
CBDC Among Priorities in Japan, eToro card, Flashing Crypto Loans + More News
29.7.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
CBDC news
The Bank of Japan (BoJ), the nation’s central bank, has called central bank digital currency (CBDC) issuance one of its “top priority...
Philippines Central Bank May Decide on CBDC Issuance by Next Month
29.7.2020
Another day, another central bank said it (conditionally) wants to issue a digital currency. This week it is the turn of the Philippines, whose central bank has created a committee that will examine the feasibility and policy implications of issuing a digital version of the fiat peso.
The committee...
XRP Soars Higher as Three Bullish Technical Signals Flash
29.7.2020
Despite only slight gains seen in bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins today, the Ripple-affiliated XRP token continued its surge higher in the market, while technical analysis shows several bullish signals.
At pixel time (10:59 UTC), XRP was up by almost 9% over the past 24 hours, with...
Litecoin Shows Its 'Habit of Leading Bitcoin' Once Again
28.7.2020
A relationship – or lack thereof – between bitcoin (BTC) and litecoin (LTC) has been a recurring topic in the crypto community for years. In this rally, an early move by litecoin seemingly confirmed a theory that “LTC has a habit of leading BTC” once again.
As of press time on Tuesday (13:42 UTC)...
Local Stabelcoin in Sleepy South Korean County Is a Runaway Success
27.7.2020
Statue of the Lying Buddha of Miamsa Temple in Naesan-myeon, Buyeo-gun, South Korea. A quiet South Korean county with a high proportion of elderly residents said its blockchain-powered local stablecoin is booming, with USD 48.5 million worth of tokens used since the coin was issued last year.
Buyeo...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 30
27.7.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by crypto 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...
The Big Chainlink Short Gets a 'Lawsuit' Twist as LINK Leaves Top 10 in Silence
27.7.2020
Chainlink, the operator of the LINK token, still remains silent in public about a controversial campaign run by Zeus Capital that has seemingly intensified its efforts, calling people to join a "class-action lawsuit" against the project. Meanwhile, LINK has been dropping since...
SOL Jumps Almost 40% as FTX Announces Solana-Based Project
27.7.2020
Solana (SOL) has rallied in double digits today following the news that its blockchain has been used as a basis for a new ecosystem project.
At pixel time (13:19 UTC), SOL, ranked 150th by market capitalization on Coingecko, trades at around USD 2 and is up by almost 40% in a day and 118% in...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Rally, Major Altcoins Consolidate
27.7.2020
In the past 2-3 days, bitcoin price started a strong increase above USD 9,500. BTC gained more than 5% and broke a few key hurdles near USD 9,800 and USD 10,000. It even spiked above USD 10,200 and currently consolidating gains well above USD 10,000.
Similarly, ethereum surged and broke many...
YouTube Says It's Immune to Ripple's Lawsuit
24.7.2020
Video-sharing giant YouTube argued that it can't be liable for third-party content, and therefore wants the lawsuit that was filed against it by American blockchain company focusing on payments technologies Ripple - dismissed.
In a notice to dismiss the allegations against it, YouTube argued that...
Tezos, Litecoin, Elrond Score Victories, Ant Group's AntChain + More News
23.7.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Crypto adoption news
BitGo, a major digital asset financial services company, announced enterprise-grade support for the Tezos blockchain’s native...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Soar Past Crucial Hurdles
23.7.2020
Bitcoin price started a steady increase yesterday above the USD 9,300 resistance. BTC extended its rally above the USD 9,400 and USD 9,500 resistance levels. BTC even spiked above USD 9,500 and it is currently (08:30 UTC) consolidating gains near USD 9,500.
Most major altcoins also gained bullish...