2020’s DeFi craze: The best, worst and fishiest projects in crypto
As 2020 comes to a close, it’s a good time to reflect on the biggest crypto developments and the wild ride the sector took investors...
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Gifting crypto to loved ones this holiday? Educate them first
The mainstream has taken a growing interest in cryptocurrency as the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to reach all-time highs. To put this interest into...
Users vs. governments: The ‘infinity war’ for blockchain privacy may be over
The unique power of blockchain and cryptocurrency can also be considered their weakness. Crypto users gain unparalleled privacy for financial transactions through a decentralized transactional...
Price analysis 12/23: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, LINK, BNB, ADA, DOT, XLM
The current crypto bull run has been spearheaded by Bitcoin (BTC). As the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has previously hinted that Bitcoin is...
Bitcoin dominance hits 1-year peak amid XRP sell-off as $24K briefly returns
Bitcoin (BTC) kept the volatility coming on Dec. 23 as a dive to $22,800 sparked a lightning-fast rally to classic $24,000 resistance. Cryptocurrency market daily...
Bitcoin price drops to $23K in minutes despite huge new Grayscale buy-in
Bitcoin (BTC) fell by almost $1,000 in under an hour on Dec. 23 as spot markets refused to buy fresh good news from institutional investors....
Binance launches trading and staking for three more Chiliz fan tokens
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is listing another batch of fan tokens by a major sports-focused token platform, Chiliz. According to...
ASX 200, Nikkei 225 Open Higher as Nasdaq 100 Leads a Defensive Play
NASDAQ 100, NIKKEI 225, ASX 200 INDEX OUTLOOK: ASX 200, Nikkei 225 indexes opened mildly higher amid a relatively quiet pre-holiday trading US House and...
New Zealand Dollar Analysis: NZD/USD Weakens on Broader Risk Aversion
New Zealand Dollar, NZD/USD, Covid, UK Travel– Talking Points Wall Street trades lower as investors digest new Covid-related restrictions NZD/USD sees biggest daily loss since...
Space invaders: Launching crypto into orbit
At first glance, an out-of-this-world plan to launch a network of crypto satellites into space, sounds like one of those grandiose ideas that never got...
USD Price Outlook: US Dollar Rebound Attempt in Focus
US DOLLAR OUTLOOK: USD PRICE ACTION PERKING UP AS MARKET SENTIMENT SOFTENS US Dollar climbed across the board of major currency pairs during Tuesday’s trading...
These 4 key Bitcoin price metrics clearly reflect traders’ bullish optimism
As Bitcoin (BTC) price tested the $17,580 low on Dec. 11, investors remained relatively calm despite some analysts issuing bearish estimates. Last week’s trading may...
Euro Forecast: Breakouts Constrained, Further Gains May Have to Wait for EUR/JPY, EUR/USD Rates
Advertisement Euro Forecast Overview: EUR/USD has fallen back into its bull flag, while EUR/JPY never left its flag in the first place. Emerging strength in...
Bitcoin’s limited supply doesn’t really matter to one markets commentator
Bitcoin (BTC) has won over a number of mainstream financial gurus in 2020 against the backdrop of a difficult year for the United States economy....
New Bitcoin price highs revive old misconceptions about BTC and crypto
As anyone following the crypto industry will have noticed, yes, Bitcoin (BTC) did recently smash its previous all-time high of around $20,000. Now, many analysts...
TradingView GM explains rationale for continued Bitcoin bullishness
Following record price highs of more than $24,000 per coin, Bitcoin (BTC) has consolidated, retracing slightly in price. The asset might have stalled for now, but...
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Readying for Break into 2021
Gold Price Forecast Talking Points: It was a big year for Gold as the yellow metal set a fresh all-time-high in early-August. Gold prices became...
Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: Do or die as Ether price drops to a critical level against BTC
It’s been all about Bitcoin (BTC) in recent months with altcoins suffering as a result and BTC dominance reaching a new local high of 67.5%...
Australian Dollar Forecast: AUD/USD Down Despite Stellar Retail Sales
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, Retail Sales, US Stimulus – Talking Points US stimulus talks come to a conclusion as Congress begins voting of relief bill AUD/USD...
Dow Jones Erases Intraday Slump, ASX 200 and Hang Seng May Fall
DOW JONES, HANG SENG, ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET OUTLOOK: Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed after Wall Street stocks erased deep intra-day losses, the USD fell Brexit talks remain...
Bitcoin (BTC) Price Outlook: Short-Term Pullback in the Making?
Bitcoin, BTC/USD, Symmetrical Triangle, RSI Divergence, Bullish MA Stacking – Talking Points: Bitcoin’s long-term outlook remains skewed to the topside. However, the popular cryptocurrency could...
USD Price Outlook: US Dollar Flops as Stimulus Deal Fuels Bears
US DOLLAR OUTLOOK: USD PRICE ACTION WHIPSAWS LOWER FUELED BY $900-BILLION COVID AID PACKAGE USD price action erased gains to finish flat on the session...
Here’s why pro traders barely flinched at today’s 8% Ethereum price drop
On Dec. 17 , Ether (ETH) price rallied to $677, its highest level since May 2018, and it seems the top altcoin’s price was driven...
Bitcoin headed for Christmas volatility as 100K BTC options expire
In a Monday tweet, crypto data provider Skew reported that 102,200 Bitcoin (BTC) options will expire on Friday. Options contracts allow holders to buy or...
Why a Rise in Retail Trading May Signal Another Mania
A Booming Industry Outside of Traditional Finance The coronavirus pandemic brought the global economy to its knees. The sudden stop of commerce rippled through all...
Price analysis 12/21: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, LINK, ADA, DOT, BNB, XLM
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor recently tweeted that he purchased another 29,646 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of $29,646. With this purchase, the company has...
DEXs launch ‘L2 Squared’ alliance to promote Ethereum scalability
Layer two decentralized exchanges Loopring and DeversiFi are joining forces by forming a committee dedicated to promoting usage of layer two solutions, named “L2 Squared”...
CME explains why it waited three years for ETH futures
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, recently announced plans to add Ethereum (ETH) futures to its offering — three years after launching Bitcoin (BTC) futures....
Bitcoin rebounds despite ‘COVID-20’ fears — But is the correction now over?
Bitcoin (BTC) price has been on a tear in recent months, leading to a new all-time high at $24,200. However, BTC saw a correction on...
MicroStrategy buys the dip — Now has more BTC than US govt
Business intelligence company MicroStrategy has added to its Bitcoin (BTC) stash, with a purchase of 29,646 BTC for a total of $650 million, an average...
Bitgrail’s founder contributed to $150M loss, Italian authorities allege
Italian authorities have found Bitgrail’s founder responsible for fraudulent activity related to the 2018 hack of the platform that resulte in the loss of $150...
Copper May Rise on US Stimulus Deal, Chinese Industrial Profits in Focus
Copper, Covid, Stimulus, Chinese Industrial Data – Talking Points US Congress consensus on $900 billion Covid relief nears final agreement Worldwide manufacturing improvement likely to...
Nasdaq 100, Tesla and Bitcoin Carry Hopes while GBPUSD, GBPJPY Suit Conditions
[embedded content] Nasdaq, Tesla, Bitcoin and GBPUSD Talking Points: Friday may have closed out the market’s practical liquidity for the year, but speculative turbulence continues...
How should investors value DeFi projects? A new paper might have some answers
A new paper released on Thursday from a team of crypto researchers hopes to add to a body of work that will eventually identify “the...
US Dollar and Yen Up, British Pound Down as New Virus Strain Hits London
US DOLLAR, BRITISH POUND, JAPANESE YEN, CORONAVIRUS, STIMULUS – TALKING POINTS: US Dollar and Yen up, Pound down as new coronavirus strain hits London US...
Bitcoin’s expensive but this technique proves it’s never too late to buy BTC
Seasoned Bitcoin (BTC) investors know that the crypto market trades in cycles, and now that BTC price has surpassed its previous all-time high, a full-on...
Australia’s crypto ecosystem 2020: The spark for a DeFi explosion
For a country of 25 million people, Australia punches well above its weight both economically and in the world of blockchain. Australians have long been...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ETH, LTC, ADA, BNB
When the price of an asset hits a new all-time high, momentum traders plow in as they sense an opportunity to ride the trade higher....
Stock Market 1Q 2021 Forecast: Equity Markets to Enjoy Continued Economic Recovery, Loose Monetary Policy
Stock Market 1Q 2021 Forecast Talking Points: The Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 will look to government-provided stimulus packages and continued accommodation from...
After exploit, Warp Finance compensation plan takes promising strides
In a blog post on Saturday night, Warp Finance — the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol to suffer a smart contract exploit — announced promising...
Crypto’s loudest cheerleaders in 2020
For much of 2020, it wasn’t exactly a hard year to be a cheerleader for cryptocurrency. Emerging from a brutal macro bear market, the space...
Who did the most for real-world crypto and blockchain adoption in 2020?
In future years, it’s possible that 2020 will be seen as a watershed moment for cryptocurrencies. When Black Thursday hit in March, it wiped billions...
Gold 1Q 2021 Forecast: Gold Outlook Bullish Headed into First Quarter, with Caveats
Advertisement Gold Price 1Q’20 Forecast Overview: While the 1Q’21 gold price outlook is bullish, there are some caveats – mainly, that gold may not be...
Sterling Q1 2021 Forecast: GBP/USD Closing a Tumultous Year on the Front Foot
Coming Soon! Download the NEW 1st Quarter Forecast Live on Monday on our Free Trading Guides Page! GBP/USD Outlook – Less Uncertainty and a Soft...
A lifetime in 24 Tweets: The rise of Inverse.Finance
Consisting of 24 Tweets over a 48-hour period, Inverse.Finance’s social media presence reads like a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup story in hyperdrive. Over the course...
3 reasons why traders expect continuation after Bitcoin price spike to $24K
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $24,000 on Dec. 19, reaching a new all-time high. On Coinbase, BTC peaked at $24,200 and has since consolidated...
Euro 1Q 2021 Forecast: Can the ECB Curb the Euro's Strength?
EUR price outlook for 1Q 2021 The ECB seems to have run out of ammunition in its battle to keep EUR/USD below the 1.20 level....
The importance of decentralized oracles: Interview with Sergey Nazarov
Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov believes that increasing the decentralization and scalability of oracle technologies are key to ensure trust in the DeFi ecosystem. Oracles play...
Bitcoin breaks records, what happens next, Coinbase IPO: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 13–19
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...
Another day, another all-time high — Bitcoin hits $24K in weekend surge
Bitcoin (BTC) set a new all-time high on Dec. 19 as markets continued to deliver surprises in weekend trading. BTC price just hit another all-time...
Bitcoin price can hit $25K before 2021 if this key support level holds
Bitcoin (BTC) price has seen a massive rally in previous months, accelerating from $10,000 to a recent all-time high of around $23,700. This is a...
Traditional crypto custodians ramp up security to accommodate institutional demand
Institutional investors are paying close attention to digital assets as Bitcoin (BTC) continues to soar past record-breaking levels, almost reaching the valuation of $24,000 for...
Crude Oil 1Q 2021 Forecast: Covid to Clash with Vaccine Rollout
CRUDE OIL FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST 1Q 2021 – TALKING POINTS Oil price action has climbed considerably higher during the final months of 2020 Crude oil outlook...
Australian Dollar 1Q 2021 Forecast Upbeat as RBA Rejects Negative OCR
The Australian Dollar has outperformed its US counterpart throughout the fourth quarter of 2020, with AUD/USD trading at its highest level since June 2018 as...
Sterling Q1 2021 Forecast: Starting to Look a Better Prospect
EU/UK Terms of Trade Bank of England (BoE) – Ready and Willing to Write More Cheques Covid-19 – Vaccination Program Key in Months Ahead Advertisement...
Financial Stocks Rise as Fed Clears Path for Banks to Resume Buybacks
Fed Bank Stress Test Results, Financial Stocks, Covid – Talking Points Second Round of Bank Stress Tests Featured Worsening Coronavirus Economic Shock US Banks Remained...
Price analysis 12/18: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, LINK, ADA, DOT, BNB, XLM
Christopher Wood, the global head of equity strategy at Jefferies, has dumped five percent of their physical gold position in order to buy Bitcoin (BTC)....
US Recession Watch, December 2020 – Yield Curve Hides Slowing Economy
Advertisement US Recession Watch Overview: The US Treasury yield curve has steepened in recent weeks (long-end rates rising faster than short-end rates), but that might...
Think Bitcoin will hit $100K? These traders will take that bet
As of Thursday, Deribit users can bet on the flagship cryptocurrency reaching $100,000 via options contracts that expire on Sept. 24, 2021. The lofty strike...
Record $6.5B Bitcoin options open interest follows BTC all-time high
The open interest on Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts has reached a new all-time high at $6.5 billion on Dec. 17. That figure represents a three-fold...
The Basics of Technical Analysis
An Introduction to Technical Analysis Technical analysis is becoming an increasingly popular approach to trading, thanks in part to the advancement in charting packages and...
US Dollar 1Q 2021 Forecast: Safe Haven Status Versus Fading Growth Position
US Dollar Fundamental Forecast Talking Points: Through the final quarter of the 2020 (up until December 18th), the Dollar dropped against the majors between 7.5%...
Predicting the next Bitcoin price top: Here’s what may come after $23K
Bitcoin price surpassed $20,000 with ease on its third retest, buoyed by a surge in buy volume. Following the breakout, analysts anticipate the dominant cryptocurrency...
Five times crypto got weird in 2020
Every industry, group, clique and conclave has its own share of weirdos — cryptocurrency and blockchain are no exception. Considering that cryptocurrency is the so-called...
Top 10 Candlestick Patterns To Trade the Markets
Candlestick patterns are important tools in technical trading. Understanding them allows traders to interpret possible market trends and form decisions from those inferences. There are...
DeFi community raises centralization concerns over Compound Chain
DeFi lending protocol Compound published a white paper on Thursday introducing Compound Chain, a new blockchain aimed at providing cross-chain value transfer capability. Reactions to...
The threats to DeFi’s sustainability — and how to fix them
In the space of 12 months, DeFi has become a $15 billion industry — spawning governance tokens that are now worth even more than Bitcoin....
Cardano to open up to Ethereum Solidity devs with new initiative
Solidity, a major programming language for writing smart contracts, will soon become compatible with the Cardano blockchain. According to a Thursday announcement on the Cardano developers’...
Immutable Ethereum privacy protocol proposes governance system
Tornado.Cash, the Ethereum mixing service that earlier this year implemented completely immutable smart contracts, has proposed a governance system powered by its own TORN tokens....
Eth2 becomes the fourth-largest staking network, and it keeps growing
Ethereum 2.0 has already emerged as the fourth-largest proof-of-stake network by total value locked in staking within roughly six weeks of the Eth2 deposit contract...
DeFi boom drives 1200% increase in DApp volume in 2020: Report
DApp transaction volume has topped $270 billion so far in 2020, with 95% of this figure belonging to Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem, according to DappRadar. That’s...
Nervos launches Ethereum bridge it says devs can use right out of the box
Chinese public blockchain project Nervos has announced the launch of a cross-chain bridge between it and Ethereum. The launch of Nervos’ Force Bridge was revealed...
ASX 200, Nikkei 225 Rally Taking a Pause Despite Record High in S&P 500
ASX 200, Nikkei 225, S&P 500, ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET OUTLOOK: The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 hit all-time highs as traders cheered about Fed’s dovish stance...
Australian Dollar Outlook: Surging Iron Ore Prices Push AUD/USD Higher
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, Iron Ore, U.S. Stimulus, Covid – Talking Points U.S. Stimulus talks progress, but government shutdown may occur over weekend AUD/USD pushes into...
USD Price Outlook: US Dollar Free Fall Reignited by Dovish Fed
US DOLLAR OUTLOOK: USD PRICE ACTION RESUMES SHARP SELLOFF AS FED ECHOES DOVISH POLICY US Dollar swooned throughout Thursday’s trading session as sellers flexed their...
Litecoin, Dogecoin and large-cap altcoins rally as Bitcoin price hits $23.8K
Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE) are rallying strongly as Bitcoin (BTC) fights to stay above $23,800. Many analysts say the surge in large-cap altcoins is directly...
Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Jumps to Monthly High, Aims Higher
Gold Price Outlook: Gold jumped to a 4-week high just beneath $1,900 after the December FOMC rate decision A reiteration of the Fed’s intention to...
Don’t think Bitcoin’s supply is finite? You probably don’t understand the tech
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price rise has brought all sorts of comments out of the woodwork. Although many carry a bullish tint, some folks still doubt crypto...
Dictators turn delegates: Former CEOs grapple with DAO governance
One morning in July of 2019, Kain Warwick awoke at 6:30 to a grim phone call from his co-founder and CTO, Justin Moses. “We have...
Oil Price Clears March High to Push RSI into Overbought Territory
Oil Price Talking Points The price of crude takes out the March high ($48.66) as it continues to track the upward trend carried over from...
DeVere CEO says Bitcoin will rise 50% and ‘possibly double’ in 2021
Bitcoin’s (BTC) parabolic rally is only just getting started, according to Nigel Green, founder and CEO of the Dubai-based financial advisory firm deVere Group. In...
Crypto banks are the sector’s game-changers
The crypto space has come a long way since its inception in 2008. Many areas have improved over the last 12 years, such as custody...
How to build an exemplary crypto exchange
Here, we’re going to look at the seven crucial components that every exchange needs — with insight from experts on how to achieve perfection. We’ve...
Ether hits 2020 high as Bitcoin tops $22K
While Bitcoin (BTC) continues to push into new all-time highs, Ether (ETH) has also tagged new year-to-date highs following news the Chicago Mercantile Exchange plans...
S&P 500 Gains on Fed, ASX 200 May Follow. Indonesia, Philippine Rates Next
S&P 500, Fed, ASX 200, AU jobs, Indonesian and Philippine Central Banks – Asia Pacific Indices Briefing S&P 500 recovers on Fed rate decision after...
Australian Dollar Pushes Higher on Better-Than-Expected Jobs Data
Australian Dollar, AUD/USD, Employment Data, Easing Restrictions, PMI – Talking Points: The Australian Dollar surged higher against its major counterparts on the back of strong...
New Zealand Dollar Outlook: NZD/USD Nears Fresh Highs on Q3 GDP Beat
New Zealand Dollar, NZD/USD, GDP, U.S. Stimulus – Talking Points New Zealand Q3 GDP sees record rebound, bolstering NZD/USD US Dollar lower following FOMC rate...
USD Price Outlook: US Dollar Whipsaws on Fed Bond Buying Plans
US DOLLAR OUTLOOK: USD PRICE ACTION GYRATES LOWER AS FED CHAIR POWELL SIGNALS ASSET PURCHASES TO CONTINUE AT CURRENT PACE US Dollar went on a...
Bitcoin over $20k: Bulls and more bulls
Bitcoin (BTC) has attracted a lot of proponents this year, with many folks expressing positive market sentiment following the asset’s recent rise to $20,000 and...
Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 Forecasts After The Fed And Into 2021
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Record $7.9B Bitcoin futures open interest shows bears are watching BTC price
Today Bitcoin (BTC) price blasted through the $20,000 level and in the process, a record $7.9 billion in futures open interest was set. Although the...
Binance and Coinbase suffer outages as Bitcoin’s price soars
Both Binance and Coinbase suffered technological issues on Wednesday — the same day Bitcoin (BTC) crossed the $20,000 price threshold for the first time. Binance...
Bitcoin is a ‘convex bet’ says CEO of institution with $600M BTC exposure
2020 has been a big year for mainstream Bitcoin (BTC) adoption. One of the most recent entrants to the space is One River Digital Asset Management,...
Price analysis 12/16: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, LINK, ADA, DOT, BNB, XLM
Crypto traders and investors received an early Christmas gift today as Bitcoin (BTC) price cleared the $20,000 psychological milestone for the first time in history....
Ethereum’s 6 biggest accomplishments of 2020 (and 5 disappointing moments)
The year 2020 has been nothing short of spectacular for Ethereum. Between Ethereum 2.0 and the quest for scalability, the decentralized finance explosion, and the...
Ethereum smashes past $600 as CME unveils ETH futures product
Ether (ETH) has followed the breakout above $20,000 for Bitcoin (BTC) on Dec. 16, boosted by some big news from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The CME...
When will Ethereum 2.0 fully launch? Roadmap promises speed, but history says otherwise
On Dec. 2, shortly after the long-awaited release of Ethereum 2.0, platform founder Vitalik Buterin announced an updated roadmap. At first glance, it does not...
Bancor soars 86% in two days as Coinbase lists BNT, DEX volume spikes
The price of BNT, the native token of Bancor, surged 86% in merely two days from $1.02 to $1.919. The rally was fueled by a...
Compound Finance founder says that CeFi will embrace DeFi
Compound Finance founder, Robert Leshner, says that CeFi will inevitably embrace DeFi and there are signs it is already occurring. Speaking at the REDeFiNE TOMORROW...
Ethereum address creation hits 35-month high: Did XRP provide the Spark?
Ethereum address creation hit a 35-month high on December 14 when 177,000 new addresses were added to the network according to analysts from Santiment. The...