Day: February 21, 2019

Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Trading Near Make-or-Break Levels

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Ripple price stayed above the $0.3200 support level, with a positive bias against the US dollar. This week’s followed key bullish trend line is in place with support near $0.3250 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair must stay above the $0.3250 and $0.3220 support levels to avoid a downside break. On the upside, a break above the $0.3300 and $0.3345 resistance levels could spark a rally. Ripple price is consolidating above key supports against the US Dollar and bitcoin. XRP/USD needs to…

Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Primed To Break $150 and $155

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ETH price remained well supported above the $138 and $140 levels against the US Dollar. The price recovered, but it struggled to break the $148 and $149 resistance levels. There is a new connecting bullish trend line forming with support at $143 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair remains well bid and it is likely to break the $148 and $150 resistance levels in the near term. Ethereum price is trading nicely in a positive zone against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ETH/USD will…

Bitcoin Breaking Past $5,000 Could Confirm Bullish Trend Reversal

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Ethereum Catalyzed Latest Crypto Rally On Sunday, the crypto market began to rally out of nowhere. While some analysts expected the move, with one even calling for Ethereum (ETH) to undergo a “major shift,” most were caught off guard by this move. So, what caused it? According to Mati Greenspan of eToro, who recently appeared on BlockTV’s “Cryptonomics” segment, the recent rally, which pushed Bitcoin (BTC) past $3,800, has a lot to do with Ether. Greenspan noted that on Sunday, Ether suddenly spiked. While such a move was initially contained, other cryptocurrencies…

Google Singles out Bitcoin With New Keyboard Currency Symbol

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In what some view as a landmark move, Google developers have added the bitcoin currency symbol to the iOS keyboard. The move, by a company so successful it’s evolved its domain name into a verb, reflects Bitcoin’s mainstream trajectory. Also read: 10 Years Ago Bitcoin’s Genesis Block Changed the Course of History An Unlikely Love Story: Apple, Bitcoin and a Currency Symbol The bitcoin symbol, which has seen deployed in a shortcuts app to aid Siri with command execution, is available on the Google Keyboard on iOS devices. Apple’s native keyboard…

Want to Know What Tokens Vitalik Buterin and other Ethereum Devs Hodl? They Shared Their Blockfolios on a Reddit AMA

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Two days ago, Hudson Jameson, a Developer and Co-Founder of Oaken Innovations, proposed a Reddit AMA to clarify certain points regarding leadership and accountability in the Ethereum community. This was due to a controversy that arose as a result of Afri’s announcement to abandon the Ethereum project. Until further notice, you can reach me via [email protected], on Telegram using changing handles, and on Parity’s Riot/Github. I will no longer respond on Gitter, Skype, Discord, Slack, Wire, Twitter, and Reddit. — Afri (@5chdn) February 17, 2019 I did not quit social…

Major Cryptocurrencies See Green While US Crude Futures Hit New High for 2019

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Wednesday, Feb. 20 —  cryptocurrency markets are turning around for the green after trading sideways at the beginning of the day. Almost all top 20 coins are seeing minor gains, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Market visualization from Coin360 Earlier today, Bitcoin (BTC) broke the $4,000 threshold, reaching the $4,010 mark. However, at press time the leading cryptocurrency is trading under $4,000 at around $3,981, having gained just around 1 percent over the last 24 hours. On its weekly chart, BTC saw its lowest price point of around $3,618 on…

Mark Zuckerberg Considers Blockchain Authorization of Data in Recent Interview

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Facebook CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg considered the ramifications of blockchain-based authorization of user data during an interview with Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain on Feb. 20. During a discussion covering such topics as the future of technology and society, Zuckerberg noted that he “think[s] about the work we [Facebook] are a decentralizing force in the world.” Zuckerberg said that people of his generation got into technology because “it gives individuals power, and is not massively centralizing.” Zuckerberg mentioned that he was considering a potential blockchain use case by which…