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Utility tokens vs. equity tokens: Key differences explained

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Investors familiar with the concept of equity investing will find equity tokens to be an extension of the same thought process as initial public offerings while those with a riskier appetite can venture into plonking their capital on the utility tokens in which they believe. One glaring difference between utility and equity tokens is the fact that the former is not regulated as they provide access to a service rather than a specific investment in an asset or company as do equity tokens.  However, for those asking the question of…

On-chain privacy is key to the wider mass adoption of crypto

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Innovations in the crypto space appear daily. Whether through decentralized applications or new ways to implement and use nonfungible tokens (NFTs) within decentralized finance, blockchain technology is innovating at the speed of light. The only thing missing? Widespread adoption. One thing holding this back is the very public nature of the blockchain. DeFi, as it operates now, lacks meaningful privacy. In order to catalyze broad adoption for businesses, governments and individuals, those executing blockchain transactions should expect regular, consistent privacy. First, we need to define what privacy means. It does…

Analysts say Ethereum price must hold this key level to avoid a capitulation-like move

The crypto market experienced another day of pain on May 12 as the fallout from the Terra’s LUNA and UST failure continues to ripple across the ecosystem. While the coverage for UST and its impact on Bitcoin (BTC) have been extensively covered over the past few days, the pullback has also had a significant impact on the price of Ether (ETH) as traders hastily exited the market. Data from Cryptox Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the past seven days of selling dropped Ether to $1,701, a price not seen…

Analysts say Ethereum price must hold this key level to avoid a capitulation-level move

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The crypto market experienced another day of pain on May 12 as the fallout from the Terra’s LUNA and UST failure continues to ripple across the ecosystem. While the coverage for UST and its impact on Bitcoin (BTC) have been extensively covered over the past few days, the pullback has also had a significant impact on the price of Ether (ETH) as traders hastily exited the market. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the past seven days of selling dropped Ether to $1,701, a price not seen…

Bitcoin retests key $30K support zone as data highlights BTC whale accumulation

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Sentiment across the cryptocurrency market plunged even deeper on May 9 as an escalation in the ongoing sell-off intensified with bears pushing Bitcoin (BTC) to $30,334, its lowest price since July 2021.  Crypto Fear & Greed Index. Source: Alternative.me Multiple factors like rising interest rates, the end of easy money policies by the Federal Reserve, declining stock prices and concerns related to Terra’s UST stablecoin maintaining its $1 peg are all impacting sentiment within the crypto market. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that an afternoon of heavy…

Avalanche rebounds 25% in five days as AVAX price tests key level — Big rally ahead?

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Avalanche (AVAX) has rebounded strongly five days after testing a key inflection area as its support. Now, the AVAX/USD pair faces the possibility of continuing its upside retracement move further into Q2. A 30%-plus move ahead? AVAX’s price surged to almost $69.50 on May 5 from nearly $55 on April 30, a 25% jump. Interestingly, AVAX’s rebound move surfaced inside the same support area ($54–$60 range) that had preceded a 100% and a 175% price rally in the January 2022–April 2022 and the October 2021–November 2021 session, respectively. AVAX/USD weekly…

3 key metrics signal Terra (LUNA) price is preparing for a recovery

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Terra (LUNA) price lost 31% over the past four weeks, erasing all of the gains accrued year-to-date and even though the token continues to outperform the broader cryptocurrency market by 20%, Terra is struggling to hold above the $85 support. Previously, a few bullish catalysts were Terra’s USD (UST) stablecoin flipping Binance USD (BUSD) to become the third-largest stablecoin on April 18 and the April 26 announcement that Fireblocks, a digital asset custody platform had seen institutional clients invest over $250 million into the Terra decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. This…

Bitcoin wobbles around $39K as Fed confirms up to 1% key rate target next

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed mostly steady at $39,000 on May 4 as the U.S. Federal Reserve conformed to expectations of a 0.5% key interest rate hike. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoin eerily calm on Fed statement Data from Cryptox Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD exhibiting minimal fluctuation as the Fed confirmed what many assumed had already been “priced into” markets. In contrast to previous remarks from the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC), the May 4 statement did not spark major volatility on crypto markets. The most that traders…

Solana developers share 3 key mitigation steps to make the network robust

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TheSolana network faced its seventh outage on April 30, resulting in a downtime of over seven hours. The developer team has come out with an outage report along with three key mitigation steps to make the network more stable. The network outage on Solana was caused by a significant surge in the number of transactions due to nonfungible token (NFT) minting bots. The bots used Candy Machine, a popular application used by Solana NFT projects to launch collections. The transaction volume reached 6 million per second, overflowing individual nodes with…

Ethereum Shows Positive Signs But This Resistance Is The Key

Ethereum started a recovery wave above the $2,820 level against the US Dollar. ETH must clear the $2,920 resistance to start a steady upward move. Ethereum started a short-term upside correction above the $2,780 and $2,800 levels. The price is now trading above $2,820 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key rising channel forming with support near $2,820 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair must clear the $2,885 and $2,920 resistance levels to continue higher. Ethereum Price Faces Hurdles Ethereum…