The total crypto market capitalization has risen from about $190.5 billion at the start of the year to over $243 billion. That is a rise of about 27.55% within 17 days. This shows that the bulls are back in action. Another interesting thing to note is that the rally is led by altcoins, which are

Major cryptocurrency lending company BlockFi has added support for two new assets to its list of supported digital currencies. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Jan. 8, the firm has added major altcoin Litecoin (LTC) and USD Coin (USDC) — the dollar-backed stablecoin from major United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.  The new

Bitcoin (BTC) could have its bull market induced by Litecoin (LTC) as the latter enters a bullish renaissance, noted statistician Willy Woo has forecast. In a series of tweets on Jan. 6, Woo, well known in crypto circles as the creator of data resource Woobull, highlighted an upturn in Litecoin’s fortunes in recent weeks. Woo:

The price of an asset class is determined by its fundamentals and the sentiment towards it. At times of panic or exuberance, fundamentals take a back seat and sentiment dictates the price action. Currently, the US-Iran tension has sent investors scurrying towards safety. This has seen a move away from stocks and into assets that

Since the start of 2019, the crypto market has been on the receiving end of an insane amount of financial volatility.  For example, in January, the total market capitalization of this burgeoning sector was around $130 billion. However, by July, the market at large had witnessed an influx of bullish momentum that pushed the total

Bitcoin (BTC) whales may have made headlines this month, but its wealth is more evenly distributed in 2019 — the opposite of major altcoins. That was among the findings of research by Clovr, which analyzed wallets and transactions from various cryptocurrencies in November. Bitcoin majority ownership requirement still top The results showed that Bitcoin’s wealth

Product developer Franklyn Richards has witnessed Litecoin (LTC) network activity that reminds him of the Aug. 10 dust attack on Litecoin. In a Dec. 14 blog post, Franklyn Richards, a product developer who has worked on Bitcoin (BTC) and Litecoin since 2013, describes a pattern emerging among active Litecoin network addresses. According to the product

Paris-based asset management firm Napoleon AM has announced the launch of a specialized professional fund under French law, the Napoleon Bitcoin Fund. The fund would replicate the price of the cash-settled Bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.  According to the company, this is one of the first regulated products giving exposure to Bitcoin,

China could start its pilot for the central bank digital currency (CBDC) before the end of this year, according to local news outlet Caijing. The article states that the anticipated pilot project “will go out of the central bank system and enter real service scenarios such as transportation, education, and medical treatment,” which will reach

Tyson Fury is just the latest boxer to tease a potential UFC crossover. But unlike most, Fury is willing to leave the boxing ring to test his skills in the UFC’s Octagon. There’s a lot of evidence out there that this is more than just Fury chasing headlines. Before Conor McGregor came along, the idea

Bitcoin mining rewards’s next halving event is in May 2020. A typical boom-or-bust cycle comes around the halving period. Bitcoin’s mining rewards halving, which is expected to occur in May 2020, has long monopolized discussions about the digital asset’s valuation and the profitability of cryptocurrency mining. The first halving took place on November 28, 2012,

Tulsi Gabbard supporters and detractors sparred on social media over the weekend on the hashtag #TulsiMediaBlackout Her critics say her campaign is astroturf, and most of her supporters are actually “Russian bots” unleashed by the Kremlin. Her supporters say the media is ignoring her because she’d actually shake up the status quo. Are they right?

Google Stadia requires players to download an NBA 2K20 update. The platform is supposedly free of download and updates. Google calls it a bug, says they are working with developer 2K Games to fix the issue. One of the key features of Stadia trumpeted by Google’s deep-pocketed marketing push is that the platform doesn’t require

Now that Mason Rudolph has been unceremoniously ejected from the top quarterback slot on the Steelers depth chart, all you Pittsburgh fans who stanned for him earlier in the season should feel really stupid. No, Steeler Nation, we haven’t forgotten the cynical manner in which you heaped Ben Roethlisberger into the garbage pile following his

The total crypto market capitalization has bounced from the $180 billion mark. We anticipate a strong support in the $168 billion to $183 billion range because the market cap had consolidated in this range in April of this year, before moving higher. So, on the way down, we expect this range to act as a

Fear gripped the markets on the news that Chinese authorities had raided the offices of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance. This negated all the positive effects that had accrued following President Xi Jinping’s endorsement of blockchain technology. Though Binance denied reports of any raids, price action within the sector has remained subdued. Daily cryptocurrency market