Bitcoin price has rebounded above a key trendline but resistance at higher levels may limit the recovery in altcoins. Aggressive profit-booking sent Bitcoin (BTC) spiraling below $29,000 on Jan. 21 but was this a sign that institutional investors dumped their positions? This is one of the main questions bothering traders because large institutional inflows primarily…
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Bitcoin price continues to drop, pushing select altcoins closer to their critical support levels. When an asset is in an overbought condition and traders are sitting on large profits, even minor negative news and events could trigger profit-booking. This seems to have happened following Janet Yellen’s adverse comments on cryptocurrencies during a virtual hearing with the…
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Altcoins have entered a slight correction after Bitcoin’s relief rally lost steam and the price dropped below $35,000. Grayscale products witnessed $3.3 billion in inflows in the fourth quarter of 2020, a large jump over the $1.05 billion seen in the preceding quarter. According to Grayscale, institutional investors accounted for 93% of the new investments. …
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Traders are shifting funds into select altcoins as Bitcoin price trades in a sideways range. The top 100 richest Bitcoin (BTC) addresses have added 334,000 Bitcoin to their existing holdings over the past 30 days, a clear signal that whales and institutional-size investors bought the dip. A positive sign is that most of them have…
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Bitcoin’s slow crawl toward $36,000 has given select altcoins the green light to rally higher. Aggressive buying by institutional investors is one of the main reasons for the current Bitcoin (BTC) bull run. Some investors expressed their intent to hold their positions for a few years, but it is also prudent to note that many…
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XLM benefits from a Ukraine government partnership and becomes the latest addition to 2021’s new altseason. Stellar (XLM) is winning the battle of the blockchain payment networks against Ripple this week as sentiment flips in its favor. Data from monitoring resource The TIE confirms that long-term sentiment towards XLM is now higher than towards XRP,…
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Stellar’s development arm will work with the Ukrainian government on several digital asset initiatives. The Stellar Development Foundation has signed an agreement with the Ukrainian government to facilitate the creation of a digital asset ecosystem, including a framework for a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation announced Monday that it…
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The EURB is fully regulated and backed 100% by Euros, allowing banks and institutional investors to use the cryptocurrency without exposure to counterparty risk. Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt, or BVDH, has launched a Euro stablecoin on the Stellar network. The bank claims the token is the first of its kind to be issued by…
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Ripple could be forced to burn its entire XRP holdings if the community votes for it, the company’s CTO David Schwartz has confirmed. Ripple chief technology officer David Schwartz has admitted the company could be forced by validators to burn its 48 billion XRP tokens, regardless of if it agrees with the decision or not.…
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Bitcoin reclaimed the $19,000 level, but charts suggest BTC and altcoins may consolidate for a few days before starting the next trending move. Bitcoin price hit a new all-time high above $19,892 on Dec. 1. This is a significant event because it proves that the rally in 2017 was ahead of fundamentals but not a…
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