Bitcoin has undergone an extreme rally over the past two weeks. The coin has surged from $11,200 to $13,000 as of this article’s writing, with the rally topping on Saturday evening at $13,350. While BTC is heading into the weekly close around $13,000, which is a pivotal win for bulls, analysts are wary of a drop from here. There are some signs indicating that the cryptocurrency may be overbought in the near term, having rallied over $1,500 in around a week’s time. Related Reading: Here’s Why Ethereum’s DeFi Market May…
Month: October 2020
Commodity trading gets sweeter with blockchain-based sugar exchange
The world’s largest sugar refinery, Al Khaleej Sugar, officially announced the application of blockchain technology in its recently launched sugar trading platform, DigitalSugar.io. Users of the UAE-based platform will trade the spot price of sugar via tokens tied to “up to 100,000 tonnes of raw sugar,” with its peg assured by the Universa blockchain who will be issuing electronic warrants of ownership with the tokens. Traders will be able to hold tokens representing between 1 kg to 1M tonnes, and will pay .4% in exchange fees as well as a 2.5%…
Bitcoin Shoots Up to New Year-to-Date High After $13k Daily Close
Bitcoin has once again rallied over the past day, bringing it to new year-to-date highs at $13,350 as of this article’s writing. The latest move higher just took place, bringing the leading cryptocurrency from $13,150 to the aforementioned highs. Chart of BTC’s price action over the past two days. Source: BTCUSD from TradingView.com This comes after Bitcoin saw a notable daily candle close of $13,000. This daily candle close was the highest of its kind since January 2018. Many see this as notable as $13,000 has long been an important…
Two Strong Ethereum On-Chain Trends Suggest the Trend Is Bullish
Ethereum has undergone a strong rally over the past few days amid a Bitcoin push higher. In the past seven days, ETH has gained around 10%, pushing from the $370 region to $410 as of this article’s writing. ETH is expected to push higher as there are fundamental and on-chain trends that favor bull trends. Related Reading: Here’s Why Ethereum’s DeFi Market May Be Near A Bottom Key Ethereum On-Chain Trends Bullish Ethereum is expected to move higher in the days and weeks ahead as on-chain trends remain bullish. Santiment,…
Blockchain is still far from maturity, says China’s former IT minister
Wu Zhongze, China’s former vice-minister for Science and Technology and a well-known digital economics expert, believes that blockchain technology is still quite young. During an interview with The Paper, the former IT minister also stated that there was still “not much difference between where China and leading economies such as the United States and Europe” stand in terms of developing blockchain-based ecosystems. Wu noted, however, that China has improved across a number of sectors that are necessary for blockchain development, including hardware manufacturing, platform and security services, industry investment, and…
3 Crucial Reasons Why Bitcoin Shot $1,500 Higher This Past Week
Bitcoin has shot around $1,500 higher over the past week, reaching a weekly high of $13,200. The price of the leading cryptocurrency has dropped slightly to $12,900 as of this article’s writing, just shy of the highs and the pivotal $13,000 resistance level. This recent move higher caught many traders off guard. During one day this week, over $300 million worth of Bitcoin short positions were liquidated, along with some long positions amid some volatility. Related Reading: Here’s Why Ethereum’s DeFi Market May Be Near A Bottom Three Reasons Why…
South Korean gov’t doesn’t know who will protect crypto exchanges from Kim Jong-Un’s hackers
There has been a hot political debate underway on who should take responsibility for countering North Korean hacks targeting South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges. Recently, South Korea’s financial watchdog made it clear that they do not see this issue as any of their business. According to Fn News, the Financial Services Commission, or FSC, has replied to a written inquiry from the National Assembly’s Political Affairs Committee on October 23. The FSC says that they’re not responsible for the crypto stolen during attacks from hackers sponsored by the Kim Jong-un’s regime,…
Quantstamp will audit the entire blockchain of a new DeFi project on Polkadot
One of the first audits of a decentralized finance project connected with the Polkadot (DOT) blockchain is set to be carried out by blockchain security firm Quantstamp. The project, Equilibrium, had first announced its plans to develop an interoperable protocol on Polkadot in summer of this year. For its transition to Polkadot, the project has been developing new products for its decentralized, cross-chain money market, such as interoperable stablecoins, a synthetic asset platform, and a decentralized exchange. Equilibrium has emphasized that Quantstamp’s security audit will be much further-reaching than typical audits, which…
Bitcoin Price Forms Highest Daily Close Since January 2018
Bitcoin has undergone a strong surge over recent days, surging from under $12,000 to $13,000 as of this article’s writing. Analysts are starting to expect even more upside as the coin posts candle closes above crucial resistance levels. Related Reading: Here’s Why Ethereum’s DeFi Market May Be Near A Bottom Bitcoin Forms Pivotal Daily Close Amid Price Surge Bitcoin just formed a pivotal daily candle close, analysts say. One crypto-asset analyst that predicted BTC would see a V-shaped reversal after the March crash shared the chart below after the daily…
For the first time since 2018 Bitcoin balances on exchanges fell below 2.5M
On October 20, 2020, the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held at major exchanges fell below 2.5 million BTC for the first time in two years. Source: Glassnode. Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev opined to Cointelegraph that this trend is driven by the world finally realizing that only Bitcoin offers sound monetary policy: “[People are] slowly are realizing what some of us have known for a while — BTC is the only sound monetary policy right now and you cannot afford to depart from the best performing asset of the decade.” He…