Crude Oil May Rise as Covid Case Growth Slows. WTI Eyes OPEC Outlook, Evergrande
Crude Oil Fundamental Forecast: Bullish WTI crude prices build on rally as global Covid case growth rate keeps slowing Traders brushed aside Evergrande risks, but...
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Euro Forecast: Limited EUR/USD Bounce Could Follow German Election Results
Fundamental Euro Forecast: Neutral This weekend’s German Federal Election will likely dominate Euro trading at the start of the week ahead. However, a stable coalition...
A third of Salvadorans ‘actively’ using Chivo wallet, President Bukele claims
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele claims that 2.1 million of his fellow citizens are using the government-backed Chivo cryptocurrency wallet, offering a glimpse into the apparent...
Crypto recovers on positive Fed and Evergrande news, then drops amid China FUD; Sorare and Dapper Labs raised a combined $930M: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 19-25
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and...
Gold Fundamental Forecast: XAU Eyes PCE After US Dollar, Treasury Yields Weigh on Price
Gold Fundamental Forecast: Bearish Gold Prices fell last week after yields rose into the weekend after a hawkish FOMC XAU/USD faces a tough path ahead...
Average Aussie crypto portfolio grew 258% in FY 20-21, survey reveals
The average portfolio size on Australian cryptocurrency exchange BTC Markets has grown from $577.65 (795.5 Australian dollars) to $2,069.16 (2849.5 AUD) in the financial year...
It’s now or never — The US has to prepare itself for digital currency
Welcome to the world of central bank digital currency, or CBDC, where big countries like China and small countries like the Bahamas are trying to...
US Dollar Post-FOMC Performance Hinges on Slew of US Data
US Dollar Talking Points Fresh data prints coming out of the US may prop up the Dollar over the remainder of the month as the...
Bitcoin volatility continues as BTC price closes in on critical weekly close
Bitcoin (BTC) briefly fell below $42,000 on Sept. 25 as the weekend looked set to deliver an unimpressive weekly close. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
Cryptocurrencies Slammed by China Ban, Twitter (TWTR) Allows Bitcoin (BTC) Tipping
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) Price, Chart, and Analysis Twitter allows users to tip using Bitcoin. China continues to crack down on cryptocurrencies. After months of beta testing,...
Altcoin roundup: There’s more to DeFi than just providing liquidity
The growth of the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector has been a recurrent headline throughout 2021 and to date, hundreds of billions of dollars in crypto...
Price analysis 9/24: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, AVAX, LUNA
The crypto market’s recovery was rocked on Sept. 24 after news that China’s government is adopting a new set of measures that includes stronger inter-departmental...
Australian Dollar Outlook: China, Energy and Yields in Play. What Will Drive AUD/USD?
AUTRALIAN DOLLAR FORECAST: NEUTRAL Evergrande continues to plague markets and some issues are unresolved Commodities have mixed implications as energy supply constraints continue Long term...
Cross-chain bridge equipped altcoins rally higher despite China’s crypto ban
The bullish momentum that had been growing across the cryptocurrency ecosystem over the past few days came to a screeching halt on Sept. 24 as...
Morgan Stanley exec says Bitcoin is the ‘Kenny from South Park’ of money
Morgan Stanley’s Dennis Lynch shared a light-hearted analogy during a discussion at Morningstar’s yearly investment conference today, claiming that Bitcoin’s insatiable ability to defy the...
Diminishing returns: Is Bitcoin underperforming compared to altcoins?
The first half of 2021 in the crypto markets brought many comparisons to 2017. Bitcoin (BTC) was on a tear to its all-time high, the...
Treasury Yields Rise, China Bans Crypto (Again) and Evergrande: Weekend Risk
Talking Points: This can be a challenging weekend for holding weekend risk given the ongoing and still developing scenario around Evergrande. The move in rates...
USD/JPY Rate Clears Opening Range for September to Eye 2021 High
Japanese Yen Talking Points USD/JPY trades to a fresh monthly (110.57) amid the pickup in longer-dated US Treasury yields, and the exchange rate may stage...
Ethereum drops more than Bitcoin as China escalates crypto ban, ETH/BTC at 3-week low
The price of Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) crept lower Friday after China extended its crackdown on cryptocurrencies by deeming their transactions to be “illegal.”...
EUR/USD Outlook – Recovery Looks Weak and Increasingly Vulnerable
EUR/USD Price, Chart, and Analysis 10-year US Treasury yields touching multi-week highs. EUR/USD is likely to re-test 1.1700 in the short-term. Keep up to date...
Old FUD, new BTC price dip — Weeks-old China crypto ‘ban’ sparks Bitcoin price drop to $42K
Bitcoin (BTC) suddenly lost $2,000 in an hour on Sept. 24 as what appeared to be old news over a Chinese regulatory ban hit social...
Bitcoin & Etherum Drop as China Declares Cryptocurrency Activities Illegal
Bitcoin Analysis & News China Announces Crypto Crackdown Yet Again PBoC Declares Cryptocurrency-Related Activities Illegal Cryptos Slide on Crackdown China Announces Crypto Crackdown Yet Again...
US Dollar Outlook Bullish on Future US-China Tension
US DOLLAR, CHINA, BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE, TAIWAN – Talking Points: US Dollar may gradually rise as Sino-US tensions rise Geopolitical volatility could put a...
Golem releases laptop app to mine Ethereum… but turning a profit is tricky
Golem Network has launched an app that allows users to mine Ether (ETH) on their laptops, but it could be a long time before riches...
Australian Dollar Eyes Evergrande as USD Bondholders Await Interest Payments
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, Evergrande, USD Bondholders, China – Market Alert Sentiment-linked Australian Dollar rally stalls as traders watch Evergrande USD bondholders have not yet received...
Big investors pivoting from Bitcoin to Ether futures: JPMorgan
American multinational investment bank JPMorgan has revealed that institutional investors are starting to shy away from Bitcoin futures in favor of Ether derivatives. In a...
Derivatives data favors Ethereum bulls even with this week’s crash below $3K
Ether (ETH) has been in a bearish trend since early September, and this week’s Evergrande-led market crash drove the price below $2,700 on Sept.20, its...
AUD/USD, AUD/JPY Surge Despite Rising Treasury Yields, Looming Evergrande Risks
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, AUD/JPY, Evergrande, Treasury Yields, Sentiment – Talking Points Australian Dollar gains against most peers as traders dive into equities Evergrande remains a...
Bitcoin bulls make a run on $45K after Twitter debuts crypto tipping
Bullish optimism is on the rise across the cryptocurrency market on Sept. 23 as prices continue to recover from this week’s volatility which was the...
Canadian Dollar Price Forecast: USD/CAD Snaps Back to Key Support
Canadian Dollar, USD/CAD Talking Points: USD/CAD set a fresh September high on Monday and yesterday prices snapped back to a key support zone more than...
Bears aim to pin Bitcoin price below $46K leading into Friday’s $3B BTC options expiry
This week’s combination of bearish factors was enough to bring Bitcoin’s (BTC) price down to its lowest levels in 46 days, and this nearly obliterated...
USD/TRY, EUR/TRY Rates Jump amid Surprise Turkish Rate Cut
Advertisement Turkish Lira Outlook: The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey ended its monetary tightening cycle will a surprise 100-bps rate cut on Thursday....
Staking on Ethereum 2.0, explained
While Ethereum 2.0 staking allows validators to be compensated for securing the network, ‘Ethereum 2.0 Staking Earn’ is its own product, providing users rewards from...
BTC crash: Was it actually Evergrande? | Watch The Market Report live w/ Eric Krown
Tune in to watch Cointelegraph host and analyst Benton Yaun alongside resident market experts Jordan Finneseth and Marcel Pechman. Here’s what to expect in this...
Ethereum balance on crypto exchanges hits new lows as ETH price retakes $3K
The total amount of Ether (ETH) held by all the crypto exchanges fell to its lowest levels, just as its price rose back above $3,000 per...
Shanghai Man: RMB stablecoin in Shanghai, Evergrande FUD, and FTX gains ground
This weekly roundup of news from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong attempts to curate the industry’s most important news, including influential projects, changes in...
Bitcoin hodlers are about to spark a run to new BTC price highs, data suggests
Seasoned Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers are about to spark a new price run-up by hoarding BTC, data reveals this week. According to on-chain monitoring resource Glassnode,...
Too ‘grande’ to fail — Bitcoin price stumbles at $44K as China plans for Evergrande’s implosion
Bitcoin (BTC) faced stiff resistance above $44,000 on Thursday, Sept. 23, as China told governments to prepare for property giant Evergrande to collapse. BTC/USD 1-hour...
British Pound Battles US Dollar After FOMC, Before BoE. Will GBP/USD Move Lower?
British Pound, US Dollar, GBP/USD, FOMC, BOE, Evergrande – Talking Points The British Pound was pushed to lows by the FOMC but rallied through Asia...
Hang Seng, ASX 200 May See Relief After Fed. Evergrande Set for Restructuring?
Evergrande, CCP, ASX 200, Hang Seng, Federal Reserve – Talking Points Evergrande nears a potential restructuring ahead of an expected debt payment Hang Seng Index...
Australian Dollar Fights FOMC-Charged US Dollar After Upbeat PMI Data
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, FOMC, PMI Data – Talking Points Australian Dollar on the back foot against a FOMC-charged US Dollar September PMI data shows recovery...
USD/BRL May Continue to Gyrate as Brazilian Central Bank Tightens by 100 Basis Points
Brazilian Central Bank, Brazilian Real, US Dollar, USD/BRL – Talking Points Central Bank of Brazil hikes rates by 100 basis points, Selic rate now 6.25%...
Crypto markets soar after Fed commits to printing and Evergrande plans to pay its debt
The cryptocurrency ecosystem is showing signs of a recovery on Sept. 22 following a 48-hour corrective stint which saw Bitcoin and altcoins sell-off to their...
Gold Price Rebound Fizzles as Fed Reveals Tentative Timeline to Taper QE
Gold Price Talking Points The price of gold pulls back from a fresh weekly high ($1787) even as the Federal Reserve retains the current course...
Price analysis 9/22: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, AVAX, UNI
The crypto markets and United States equity markets are attempting recovery on Sept. 22 as fears of a widespread contagion due to Chinese developer Evergrande...
Altcoins see a 35% bounce after Bitcoin reclaims $43,000
The sharp correction that threatened to pull Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin prices back toward their swing lows appears to have dissipated now that Evergrande has...
One River Digital raises $41M from Goldman Sachs and Coinbase
One River Digital, a cryptocurrency-focused hedge fund offering exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH), has closed its first funding round after launching last year....
Ohio to host BIT Mining’s new 85 MW Bitcoin mining facility
Bitcoin (BTC) mining company BIT Mining plans to invest $12.14 million to develop an 85-megawatt crypto mining center in Ohio. As the company that owns...
Gold, Copper Forecast: XAU Eyes FOMC, Evergrande News Sends Copper Flying
[embedded content] Gold, XAU, Fed, FOMC, China, Risk Trends – Talking Points Gold prices remain resilient after China’s Evergrande announces payment XAU/USD prepares for a...
Japanese Yen Focuses on Evergrande as BoJ Leaves Policy Unchanged Ahead of FOMC
Japanese Yen, Bank of Japan (BOJ), USD/JPY, Nikkei 225, TOPIX – Talking Points The Bank of Japan keeps interest rate targets and asset purchases unchanged...
AUD/USD, NZD/USD Soar on Evergrande Debt Deal, PBOC Liquidity Injections
Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar, China, Evergrande, PBOC – Talking Points China’s Evergrande Group negotiates bond payments AUD/USD, NZD/USD rise as traders shift to risk-on,...
Dow Jones Falls, Nasdaq 100 Gains Ahead of the Fed. Nikkei 225 Eyeing the BoJ
Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, Nikkei 225, FOMC, BoJ, Technical Analysis – Asia Pacific Indices Briefing Dow Jones fell as Nasdaq 100 gained after choppy session...
Bitcoin Outlook Update: BTC/USD Selloff Continues – Key Levels to Watch
Bitcoin, BTC/USD, FOMC Rate Decision, Technical Analysis – Talking Points Bitcoin (BTC/USD) retests critical support ahead of the FOMC rate decision Demand for the major...
Ethereum’s spot setup looks grim, but derivatives data tells a different story
Ether (ETH) price fell below the $3,000 support on Sept. 20 as global markets entered a risk-aversion mode. The Invesco China Technology ETF (CQQQ) closed...
Smart contracts are coming to Bitcoin through Dfinity’s Internet Computer
Dfinity Foundation’s Internet Computer blockchain is bringing smart-contract capabilities to the Bitcoin (BTC) network, potentially opening the door to new use cases for the premier...
Fear & Greed Index suggests Bitcoin’s price is undervalued
Recent data from the Crypto Fear & Greed Index indicates that the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a period of investor fear with a three-month low...
Ethereum ‘head & shoulders’ chart pattern puts ETH price at risk of dropping to $2K
Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) rates may fall to a two-month low after it slid below support at around $2,954, based on a classic trading...
DeFi’s potential means more institutional demand for next-gen tokens
There’s no denying that the last couple of years have seen the altcoin sector blossom and have a major impact on the crypto market at...
Monero’s former maintainer released from US custody
Riccardo Spagni, the former lead maintainer of the privacy coin Monero, has reported that United States officials have released him after more than a month...
Bitcoin in ‘good shape’ as long as BTC price stays above $40K — Mike Novogratz
Bitcoin (BTC) won’t be making Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz “nervous” unless it dips below $40,000. In an interview with CNBC on Sept. 21, the...
Central bank of Ukraine to promote ‘fair’ Bitcoin regulation
The central bank of Ukraine has moved to support the development of the cryptocurrency industry after the Ukrainian parliament adopted a major crypto law in...
Bitcoin bounces to $43K ahead of fresh crypto comments from SEC Chair Gensler
Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off $40,000 on Tuesday as attention returned to United States regulators. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $45,000 target emerges for...
Gold, Iron Ore Forecast: Prices Hinge on FOMC, Evergrande Crisis, China Steelmaking Curbs
Gold, Iron Ore, XAU/USD, China, Evergrande Group, FOMC, Steelmaking – Talking Points Gold prices rise as potential systemic market risk out of China bolsters haven...
Data shows parabolic-style growth in layer-two-based DeFi and DEX platforms
In the increasingly competitive landscape of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies, protocol innovation and the ability to solve the biggest problems facing the crypto community are...
AUD/USD Eyes RBA Minutes, FOMC After Systemic Risks out of China Weighs on Sentiment
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, Chinese Systemic Risks, RBA Minutes, credit markets – Talking Points Australian Dollar falls versus USD and JPY as China contagion risks grows...
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Bloomberg’s Larry Tabb on the recent surge in retail investing activity, speculative trading and the one thing most misunderstood about the markets. You’ve said the...
S&P 500 Sinks on Evergrande Risks Ahead of FOMC, Airline Stocks’ Outlook Brightens
S&P 500 OUTLOOK: S&P 500 plummets on concerns about a possible Evergrande default and financial contagion Uncertainty over the Fed’s monetary policy normalization roadmap ahead...
Price analysis 9/20: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, UNI, AVAX
The crypto markets and the U.S. equity markets sold off on Sept. 20 on fears that the collapse of Chinese property giant Evergrande could not only...
Gold Price Outlook: Gold Prices Achieve Modest Gains, Stocks Slide
[embedded content] Gold Talking Points: To Learn More About How to Trade Gold & Other Commodities, Visit DailyFX Education Gold and Silver prices have edged...
Ethereum forming a double top? ETH price loses 12.5% amid Evergrande contagion fears
Prices of Ethereum’s native asset, Ether (ETH), slumped on Sept. 20 amid a broad sell-off in the cryptocurrency market, led by worries about a potential...
Bitcoin loses $44K support as stocks, Evergrande nerves hit BTC price
Bitcoin’s (BTC) fell below critical $44,000 support on Monday as concerns over China spilled over into crypto markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView...
Thai SEC issues license to Ethereum-based real estate project
The Securities Exchange and Commission of Thailand has a license to an asset-backed token offering service based on the Ethereum blockchain. Fraction, a wholly owned...
Optimism announces upgrades enabling ‘one-click’ roll-up deployment
According to a blog post published by Optimism on Sept. 17, the team anticipates Ethereum-native protocols will be able to launch on its network in...
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Preview: Monetary Policy to Hold Steady
BANK OF JAPAN (BOJ) PREVIEW – TALKING POINTS Bank of Japan unlikely to change monetary policy stance this week Focus on LDP leadership vote as...
Here’s why Bitcoin might be safe from a global stock market crisis
One of the reasons behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility, the substantial price oscillations that occur regularly, is the discrepancy of its use cases. Some pundits deem...
New Zealand Dollar Forecast: NZD/USD Eyes China Credit Risk After PSI Miss
New Zealand Dollar, NZD/USD, Services PSI, PSI, China, credit markets – Talking Points New Zealand’s PSI shows second monthly slowdown as lockdowns weigh Systemic risks...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, DOT, LUNA, ATOM, FTT
Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins have been consolidating in the past few days as investors await a trigger to start the next directional move....
Bitcoin ‘heavy breakout’ fractal suggests BTC price can hit $250-$350K in 2021
Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to push its prices to between $250,000 and $350,000 by the end of 2021, a long-standing fractal suggests. First spotted...
Markets Week Ahead: US Dollar, FOMC, GBP/USD, BoE, USD/JPY, BoJ, AUD/USD, Chinese Debt Crisis
A wave of risk aversion caught traders by surprise last week, sending benchmark equity indexes and sentiment-sensitive currencies lower. Investors weighed Covid concerns and Chinese...
BTC price falls back to $47K as weekly close neatly tracks Bitcoin futures gap
Bitcoin (BTC) retested $47,000 on Sept. 19 as the weekly close looked set to hinge on the CME futures gap. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp)....
FOMC Preview – S&P 500 and DAX 30 Forecasts for the Week Ahead
DAX 30 and S&P 500FORECAST: NEUTRAL The FOMC meeting is the main event in next week’s calendar Stocks pull back as anticipation builds for a...
Ethereum killers or just pretenders? But Ether remains king for now
The term “Ethereum killer” is beginning to pick up the pace once again in the cryptocurrency markets as the native tokens of several competing blockchain...
Euro Forecast: EUR/USD Price May Head Lower Ahead of German Election
Fundamental Euro Forecast: Bearish Without doubt, the key risk events for traders this coming week will be the meetings of monetary policymakers at the Federal...
Cardano price dips after smart contract launch, Walmart working with Litecoin is fake news, Coinbase raises $2B from junk-bond sale: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 12-18
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and...
Gold Price Outlook Hinges on Fed Rate Decision & Forward Guidance
Gold Price Talking Points The Federal Reserve interest rate decision on tap for September 22 is likely to sway the near-term outlook for the price...
Bitcoin is great, but real crypto innovation has moved elsewhere
Something is brewing, and those with finely tuned noses can smell it. As traders have come to expect, Bitcoin (BTC) is doing “Bitcoin things” by...
100 years ago, Henry Ford proposed ‘energy currency’ to replace gold
In 1921, American industrialist Henry Ford proposed the creation of an “energy currency” that could form the basis of a new monetary system — offering...
Bitcoin jumps toward $49K amid fears 5%-plus inflation is here to stay
Bitcoin (BTC) inched higher on Sept. 18 as the focus shifted to the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) policy meeting in the wake of lower...
Weekly Fundamental US Dollar Forecast: Taper Talk to Intensify at September Fed Meeting
Advertisement Fundamental Forecast for the US Dollar: Neutral The US Dollar (via the DXY Index) gained +0.65% last week on the back of rising Fed...
El Salvador ranks third in global Bitcoin ATM installations, data finds
El Salvador now hosts the third-largest network of crypto ATMs after the United States and Canada, amounting to 70% of all crypto ATMs in South...
Japanese Yen Forecast: JPY Crosses Eye BoJ, CPI as Haven Flows Bolster Yen Strength
Japanese Yen Fundamental Forecast: Bullish Japanese Yen gains against most FX peers as risk aversion rises Bank of Japan, CPI data in focus this week...
Australian Dollar Outlook: Commodities Weigh on AUD/USD. Eyes on FOMC, RBA Minutes
AUTRALIAN DOLLAR FORECAST: BEARISH Chinese intentions on steel production drive iron ore prices and AUD/USD Energy commodities are facing supply chain issues as prices squeeze...
Evolve or die: How smart contracts are shifting the crypto sector’s balance of power
One of the familiar themes seen in previous crypto market cycles is the shifting market caps, popularity and ranking of the top 10 projects that...
Bitcoin is ‘playing mind games’ as its price coils into a tighter range
The general mood across the cryptocurrency market is one of anticipation on Sept. 17 as the price of Bitcoin has traded in an increasingly tighter...
Finance Redefined: Maverick Vitalik in Time Mag, Sept. 13–17
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance, or DeFi, newsletter. Despite Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson’s claim that the DeFi space is now “up...
Price analysis 9/17: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, UNI, LUNA
Bitcoin’s (BTC) recovery is facing stiff resistance near $48,500, indicating that bears are active at higher levels. By combining the popular stock-to-flow Bitcoin price model...
Veteran trader explains when it’s the best time to cash out of the market
2021 has been a wild ride for the cryptocurrency market as Bitcoin shocked its naysayers by setting a new record high at $64,863, and the...
Former chief of Russia’s Wex crypto exchange arrested in Poland
BBC Russia has reported that Dmitry Vasiliev, the former chief of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Wex, has been arrested in Warsaw, Poland. Wex, which was previously...
GBP/USD Forecast: China Risks, Fed & BoE Decisions, GBP Reversal?
GBP/USD FUNDAMENTAL HIGHLIGHTS: China Risks, Fed & BoE Decisions GBP/USD Finds Short Term Support, EUR/GBP Stuck in a Range China Risks, Fed & BoE Decisions...
USD/JPY Eyes Monthly High Ahead of FOMC Meeting amid Rise in US Yields
Japanese Yen Talking Points USD/JPY extends the rebound from the weekly low (109.11) as the stronger-than-expected US Retail Sales report fuels speculation for an imminent...