Moscow has adopted a positive stance toward digital assets after its invasion of Ukraine triggered a sharp response from Western nations in the form of sanctions. The Russian Federation is reportedly considering accepting cryptocurrencies for international payments in response to Western sanctions against the country that were prompted by its full-scale invasion of Ukraine earlier…
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Bitcoin and most major altcoins have not tracked the recovery seen in stocks, a possible indicator that further downside is possible. Equities markets in the United States rallied sharply on May 25 and 26 but Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins have not followed a similar trajectory. This suggests that traders are not confident that the crypto…
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ETH was trading lower for a third straight session on Friday, as prices neared an 11-month low. This comes whilst the overall cryptocurrency market cap was down almost 1% as of writing. Bitcoin was slightly higher despite today’s increased volatility. Bitcoin Bitcoin marginally rose during today’s session, with prices consolidating in the aftermath of Thursday’s…
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Following the Terra LUNA and UST fallout, digital currency markets have dropped in value as the crypto economy dropped 6.93% from $1.356 trillion on May 22, to today’s $1.262 trillion. Amid the market carnage, bitcoin’s market dominance has increased to 43.8%, reaching the highest value since October 30, 2021. Moreover, ethereum’s market dominance has slid…
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U.S. equities markets jumped on Thursday as stock traders saw some relief after a number of weekly losses. All the major stock indexes rebounded after falling for nearly eight weeks in a row, while the crypto economy took some losses on Thursday, losing roughly 4% against the U.S. dollar during the past 24 hours. Meanwhile…
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Australian FX and CFD provider Eightcap has recently announced that it has partnered with TradingView, allowing crypto derivative traders to trade directly from TradingView’s charts into their Eightcap trading accounts. Crypto derivative traders will access Eightcap’s full suite of crypto derivatives, including altcoins, crypto-indices and crypto-crosses. Eightcap’s integration with TradingView is the next step for…
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After much talk in recent years about an increasing correlation between stocks and bitcoin (BTC), a ‘decoupling’ between the two has been observed in May, as BTC has fallen significantly more than stocks. But according to an observer, bitcoin could find support as soon as the stock market closes for the week…. Read More:…
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Blockchain analysis firm Nansen identifies two major takeaways following Terra’s UST algorithmic stablecoin collapse. As the dust settles on the cataclysmic collapse of the Terra ecosystem, an on-chain deep-dive carried out by blockchain analytics firm Nansen highlights two major takeaways. The cryptocurrency ecosystem was awash with varying speculatory theories around the cause of Terra’s algorithmic…
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Amid distribution by the “giant” whales of Bitcoin, data shows that smaller ones are still resisting the urge to sell. Bitcoin (BTC) could still see a major price capitulation, but more whales need to start selling first, data suggests. In one of its daily QuickTake market updates on May 27, on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant highlighted…
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The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has “limited firepower” to raise interest rates due to high oil prices and a threat of recession — and this could lead to higher bitcoin (BTC) prices, the crypto research and investment firm CoinShares has said. Meanwhile, others also remain positive for the long-term, saying bitcoin’s network effects make…
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