TA- Bitcoin Bounced off Key Support After CPI Announcement

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off its key support against Dollars (USD) after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) announcement in the United States. The metric is used to measure inflation in U.S. dollar and hints at a potential slowdown.  Bitcoin price saw a pullback from $24,200 to $22,800 despite showing signs of relief rally but was faced with resistance to breakout ahead of CPI news sentiments. (Data feeds from Bitstamp) Price Analysis Of BTC On The Weekly Chart Weekly Price Analysis For BTC | Source: BTCUSD On Tradingview.com From…

MANA Bulls May Outsmart The Bears If They Stick To These Support Lines

Decentraland (MANA) may appear bullish as seen in the past couple of days due to buyers keeping the prices up hovering above 200 DMA as observed on the hourly chart. Regardless, the token still trades the sideways horizontal range with $0.75 for support and $1.0 resistance. With the escalation seen on the hourly chart, trading volume has also spiked by 290% in the past couple of hours. Buyers saw a decline in MANA in triggered by the sell-off as it saw a decline to a 90-day low of $0.772 last…

Circle plans to only support Ethereum PoS chain after Merge is complete

On Tuesday, Circle, the issuer of the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, pledged its full support for the transition of Ethereum to a proof-of-stake, or PoS, blockchain after the much-anticipated Merge upgrade. The firm views the Merge as an important milestone in the scaling of the Ethereum ecosystem, writing: “USDC has become a core building block for Ethereum DeFi innovation. It has facilitated the adoption of L2 solutions and helped broaden the set of use cases that today rely on Ethereum’s vast suite of capabilities. We understand the responsibility we have…

Bitcoin drops to support as looming CPI print shakes up crypto and stock markets

Crypto and equities markets took a bit of a tumble on Aug. 9 as traders grew a bit skittish ahead of tomorrow’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. The details of the print will shine a light on whether the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest hikes are effective in tamping runaway inflation and it could have an impact on the size of future hikes.  Earlier in the week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk suggested that July data will reflect the United States reaching peak inflation and that any recession will be “mild to…

Bitcoin Price Holds Support, Why BTC Might Attempt Fresh Increase

Bitcoin price gained pace above the $23,500 resistance against the US Dollar. BTC could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $23,500 pivot level. Bitcoin started a decent increase above the $23,500 level. The price is now trading above the $23,500 level and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $23,500 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair must clear the $24,000 resistance to start a fresh increase in the near…

Tron Founder Justin Sun Says His Crypto Exchange Poloniex Will Support All Future Forked Ethereum Tokens: Report

The founder and former chief executive of smart contract platform Tron (TRX) is reportedly saying that his crypto exchange will support all future forked Ethereum (ETH) tokens. According to a new report by Bloomberg, Sun says that Poloniex, a crypto exchange he heavily backed in 2019, will list any proof of work versions of Ethereum following The Merge. “Proof-of-work is essential to Ethereum [because it is very reliable]. For [a] proof-of-stake smart platform, we have Tron.” Sun is referring to Ethereum’s upcoming merge to its Beacon Chain and transition to…

Has Bitcoin Price Found Support At A Decade-Long Trend Line?

After a volatile first half, Bitcoin price action has been grinding sideways, seeking to find some type of reliable support. Although there has yet to be a clear sign of a reversal, the top cryptocurrency by market cap might have finally found support at a ten-year-long trend line. Complicated Technical Analysis Or This One Simple Trend Line Trick? Technical analysis is the study of chart patterns, trading indicators, Japanese candlesticks, and other data points in an attempt to predict future price action. The very basis of most technical drawings and…

Binance Halts Support for Indian Exchange WazirX After Latter’s Regulatory Scrutiny

Off-chain fund transfers between Binance and Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX are expected to be discontinued on August 11. However, users will still be able to deposit and withdraw funds using the standard withdrawal and deposit procedures between the two exchanges. Three days before the news, WazirX’s bank balances totalling $8.1 million connected to the exchange were frozen after The Directorate of Enforcement of India claimed that the exchange “actively assisted around 16 accused fintech companies in laundering the proceeds of crime using the crypto route.” The ownership of the exchange…

Binance sides with Indian regulators in WazirX fallout to cease support for off-chain transfers

As reported by local news outlet The Economic Times on Monday, Binance is scheduled to remove off-chain fund transfers with Indian cryptocurrency exchange WazirX on Thursday, although users will still be able to deposit and withdraw balances via the standard withdrawal and deposit process between the two exchanges. Three days prior, The Directorate of Enforcement of India alleged that WazirX “actively assisted around 16 accused fintech companies in laundering the proceeds of crime using the crypto route” and subsequently froze $8.1 million in bank balances related to the exchange.  Simultaneously,…

SOL Loses $40 After The Exploit – What’s The Next Support?

Solana’s price is unstable following an exploit by hackers draining funds with the use of external applications. Around 8,000 wallets were hacked from Phantom and Solana, with roughly $8 million stolen from users. The coin’s price immediately nosedived to $40 with support at $35. A Solana NFT marketplace, Magic Eden, advised wallet users of Phantom and Solana to revoke their permissions found on the wallet application’s setting. Fortunately, only some wallets were drained of funds, and the network wasn’t jeopardized in its entirety. Yesterday, the trading volume is in pitch…