Get the weekly summary of crypto market analysis, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The crypto market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $2,17 trillion. Bitcoin continues to trade at around $62,300. Ethereum experiences no changes and stagnates at around $2,400. XRP is down by 2%, Solana by 1%, and Dogecoin by 3%. Almost all altcoins are trading in the red, with very few exceptions. The DeFi sector decreased the total value of protocols (TVL) to around…
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Bitcoin Crumbles Under $4K Building Uncertainty in the Crypto Space
On March 12, 2020, many crypto exchanges saw the BTC crash to a daily low at around $3,800, after which it rapidly recovered to above the $4K level. On Coinbase exchange, the highest-ranked crypto worldwide dropped to a daily low at $3,858, while on Bitfinex, it stood at $4,001. The last time BTC prices plummeted to below $4K was in mid-2019, so this time the cryptocurrency fell to its lowest level in over a year. The Crypto Space’s Unknown Fate …
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Binance.US Lists TEZOS in The Ongoing Crypto Market Crisis
TEZOS was eyeing a possible parabolic Bull Run before the crypto market crash. On March 15, 2020, Binance US announced TEZOS (XTZ) as their latest listing in more than two weeks, for the trading pairs, XTZ/USD and XTZ/BUSD that will open on March 16 from 0900h EST or 0600h PST. Binance. US users can immediately start USD, BUSD or XTZ deposits into their wallets ahead of live trading time, which will also enable withdrawals. The exchange has also integrated several…
5 years ago
Bitcoin Faces Tough Times After Failure to Surpass the $6000 Mark
After an eye-raising decline spell over the week, Bitcoin price made a recovery above $5,000 and $5,500 against the USD. The price looks to be forming a decent support above the $5,000 mark. However, it is facing resistances near the 100 hourly simple moving average (SMA). During the recent upward trend, there was a break above a connecting bearish trend line. At the time, the resistance stood at $5,325 on the BTC/USD pair hourly chart. Although bitcoin faces a struggle…
5 years ago
Bitcoin drops by 30% and altcoins suffer value halving
Get the weekly summary of cryptocurrency market trends, news, and forecasts! This Week’s Summary The Crypto Market ends the week at a total market capitalization of $155 billion. Bitcoin value crashes by 30%, reaches $4,185 before rising above $5,000 again. Ethereum loses almost 50% of its value and now trades at a little over $126 XRP trades as low as $0.11 mid-week before recovering at $0.15 on Sunday The stock and equity markets experience new historic lows since the 2008…
5 years ago
Lightning Network Statistics Fall as Bitcoin Drops
The Lightning Network is significantly dropping, as reported by the Defi Pulse on the 14th of March. Charts are indicating the total value locked (TVL) in Lightning Network, revealed an over 2-day period drop. The figure dropped to $4.30m on the 13th of March, from $7.073m the previous day, and thus a decline of about 65% in a day. Bitcoin’s crash accelerated the most long-short liquidations on BitMEX in 16 months. Bitcoin dropped from $7200 to a low of $5675…
5 years ago
Coinbase Customers to Enjoy Lower Fees Courtesy of Bitcoin Batching
BTC traders on Coinbase will soon enjoy lower transaction fees thanks to the exchange's adoption of Bitcoin Transaction Batching. The firm announced the launch of the feature on March 12th. In a blog post confirming the same, Coinbase states that the new feature will significantly lower the load on the Bitcoin blockchain. Additionally, it can save the exchange's users more than 50% in network fees. Reduced Network Fees on Coinbase In a departure from the norm, Coinbase will now bundle…
5 years ago
BTC Miners Jittery Over The Coin’s Free Fall and Rewards Cut
BTC miners who are critical to the coin's functioning are starting at massive profit cuts. This is according to a March 13, 2020, Bloomberg report. According to Chris Bendiksen, head of research at CoinShares, the almost 40% decline in Bitcoin’s price this month, has pushed miners into the red. The miners account for a 3rd of all the network's power. Black Thursday Crypto Twitter has christened March 12 ‘Black Thursday’ on crypto following Bitcoin's almost 40 percent plunge. As a…
5 years ago
Bitcoin May Fall Below $7000 as Decline Extends
On the 11th of March 2020, Bitcoin tested the $7600 support area and corrected a few points against the USD. The virtual currency is at the $7800 level and stayed under the 100 hourly simple moving average (SMA). Nevertheless, the momentum to climb above the $8000 level was not enough. A daily high formed near $7988 and the price is currently making a downward correction. The $7800 support level broke to start a fresh decline. Bitcoin’s price broke the 61.8%…
5 years ago
The Effects and After-Effects of the PlusToken Scam
Any area that involves cryptocurrency is usually linked to a scam. But none affected and is still affecting the market like the PlusToken scam. Let us follow up on one of the biggest events in the history of cryptocurrency. What was PlusToken? Sometimes called the “Biggest Scam in the History of Cryptocurrency,” the PlusToken Scam shook the entire crypto market. The remnants of the scam can be felt to this date. Building upon a Ponzi scheme's age-old tactics, the people…
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