Day: November 8, 2018

EtherDelta Founder Charged by SEC For Operating an Unregistered Exchange

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In an apparent first, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of EtherDelta, Zachary Coburn, with running an “unregistered national securities exchange,” according to a press release from the regulator. “EtherDelta provided a marketplace for bringing together buyers and sellers for digital asset securities through the combined use of an order book, a website that displayed orders, and a ‘smart contract’ run on the Ethereum blockchain,” the agency noted. EtherDelta’s users have processed over 3.6 million orders for ERC20 tokens during an 18-month period, including those…

Price Eyeing Bearish Reversal from 100-Period SMA

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Twitter Facebook LinkedIn The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate has dipped close to 1 percent on Thursday, now trading at 6470-fiat. The outcome of the US midterm elections with Democrats sweeping a sharp win in the House had certainly shaken the US dollar yesterday. The greenback nevertheless sustained its overall bullish momentum ahead of the Federal Reserve policy meeting today. It looks to hold on to its crucial supports owing to optimistic wage, price, and labor market data. Bitcoin, at the same time, could find it difficult to push through its critical…

Crypto Exchanges Must ‘Grow or Die,’ Says Exec at Fintech Firm Cinnober

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A financial technology company that was founded a full decade before the bitcoin white paper came out is looking to help today’s cryptocurrency trading platforms mature. Cinnober, based in Stockholm, mainly provides tech solutions to traditional stock and commodity exchanges around the world. But this year it’s struck a handful of deals with crypto startups – most recently the Bitstamp exchange, which announced this week it will be the first in the space to use the vendor’s TRADExpress platform, alongside the likes of the London Metal Exchange. And it likely won’t…

Recovery in Doubt as Bitcoin Price Drops Out of Bullish Channel

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Bitcoin is painting a less bullish picture than 24 hours ago, following a drop out of an ascending price channel. Stepping back, the leading cryptocurrency picked up a strong bid at $6,200 on Oct. 31, keeping the crucial 21-month EMA support intact. Further, it witnessed a symmetrical triangle breakout earlier this week, suggesting that bulls had come out victorious in a tug of war with the bears. The breakout had looked legitimate as the technical indicators turned increasingly bullish. In particular, the relative strength index rose to a three-month high…

Bitcoin Cash Price Analysis: BCH/USD Consolidating Near Key Support

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Key Points Bitcoin cash price traded as high as $637 and later corrected lower against the US Dollar. There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support at $605 on the hourly chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is currently trading near a major support at $575 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. Bitcoin cash price started a downside correction from the $640 swing high against the US Dollar. BCH/USD is currently consolidating near $575 and it could bounce back. Bitcoin…

Bitcoin Price Watch: BTC/USD Near Make-or-Break Support Zone

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Key Points Bitcoin price declined recently and traded below the $6,470 support level against the US Dollar. There is a significant bullish trend line in place with support at $6,440 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The price is likely to bounce back as long as it is above $6,440 and $6,375 in the near term. Bitcoin price corrected lower below $6,500 against the US Dollar. BTC/USD is currently testing a major support at $6,440, which holds the key. Bitcoin Price Analysis Yesterday, we…

Bitcoin Cash Drops 5% as Crypto Market Retraces, Tokens Take a Hit

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Twitter Facebook LinkedIn After demonstrating nearly a 50 percent gain within a three-day span, Bitcoin Cash dropped five percent of its value against the US dollar. The volume of Bitcoin Cash, which hovered at around $1.4 billion on November 6, has since dropped to $950 million, by 32 percent. Still, on a weekly basis, the volume of Bitcoin Cash is up from $750 million from $200 million. Ripple (XRP), EOS, and Stellar (XLM), three major cryptocurrencies that experienced fairly large gains against both Bitcoin and the US dollar, recorded a…

Ripple Price Analysis: XRP/USD Correcting Gains Toward Key Supports

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Key Highlights Ripple price traded as high as $0.5626 and later corrected lower against the US dollar. There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support at $0.5300 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could correct further lower towards the $0.5080 or $0.4940 support level in the near term. Ripple price is correcting recent gains against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD remains nicely supported on the downside near the $0.5080 level. Ripple Price Analysis Yesterday, there was a…

Ethereum Classic Price Analysis: ETC/USD Approaching Significant Support

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Key Highlights Ethereum classic price traded close to $10.00 before correcting lower against the US dollar. There is a major bullish trend line in place with support at $9.40 on the hourly chart of the ETC/USD pair (Data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to find a strong buying interest near the $9.40 or $9.20 support level. Ethereum classic price started a downside correction against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. ETC/USD is approaching a few important supports above the $9.20 level. Ethereum Classic Price Analysis In the last analysis,…

Crypto Mining Tech Firm Bitfury Closes $80 Million Funding Round

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Cryptocurrency mining technology firm Bitfury Group has just closed an $80 million funding round led by venture capital firm Korelya Capital. Also participating in the private placement were investors such as Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital, Macquarie Capital, Dentsu Inc., Armat Group and others, according to a Bitfury press release. Advising Bitfury on the funding was investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co.. George Kikvadze, Bitfury’s executive vice chairman, said in the release: “With a half billion dollars in revenues, Bitfury is the leading blockchain B2B global technology infrastructure provider at the corporate and…