Stablecoin Market Caps Swell Over $7 Billion – Volumes Surpass Most Trading Pairs

While most digital assets have been suffering, stablecoins have been surging since the market downturn in mid-March and tether (USDT) is capturing more than 70% of BTC trades today. Besides tether, a wide range of other dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies have also benefited this month, as the market valuation of eight different stablecoins combined is well over … Read more

Market Update: Uncertainty Remains Thick as Bears Claw Bitcoin Price Below $6K

Bitcoin’s price has been dragging downward and on March 29, BTC’s fiat value slipped beneath the $6K zone. Most of the top ten cryptocurrencies are down between 5-8% in the last 24 hours. As the global economy falters and the halving approaches, people are uncertain about the future price of bitcoin as “safe-haven” theories have … Read more

400 Kraken Survey Respondents Predict Bitcoin Price Will Surpass $22K in 2020

San Francisco-based exchange Kraken conducted a poll that stems from the responses of 400 “VIP” cryptocurrency traders. Despite the current economic climate, surveyed participants indicate they still believe the cryptoconomy is in a “bull market.” Moreover, Kraken’s survey respondents think BTC prices will touch a new all-time high at $22,866 per coin. Also read: 2x … Read more

‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu

Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the bitcoin halving, and the cryptoconomy. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on the global economy, Wu is optimistic and he believes the modern central banks’ loose monetary policy infecting the world will bolster the value of … Read more

Binance Lending Adds Bitcoin Cash to Flexible Deposits Letting Users Earn Interest on BCH

Bitcoin cash users now have another venue to earn interest on their digital asset holdings. Binance has added support for BCH flexible deposits on its lending platform, alongside ETH and EOS. This development comes just as competition in the crypto lending field is heating up. Also Read: Binance Users in Turkey Can Now Deposit and … Read more

Devs Debate Using USDC for Collateral After DAI Stablecoin Faces Liquidity Issues

Since March 12, the Makerdao community has been struggling with the stablecoin DAI which has been over $4 million undercollaterized since the crypto market carnage started. On March 18, the developers plan to auction newly minted maker (MKR) tokens in order to remove the outstanding debt. However, the auction might not be enough and the … Read more

Ethereum Price Analysis for March, 17th – ETH Still Looking Weak

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex The ETH sales failed to limit themselves by just one day: the crypocurrency remains weak, dominated by the bears. On Tuesday, March 17th, it is generally trading at 117.55 USD. On H4, the ETH is having a little rest from the bearish phase. The last impulse of decline … Read more

Market Update: Cryptocurrency Market Cap Sheds $90B, Margin Calls Spike, Futures Slide

Digital currency markets have been consolidating since Thursday’s massive price drop after more than $90 billion was erased from the cryptoconomy. Crypto markets saw some brief gains on Friday but prices have been meandering just above current support levels. At the moment, traders and crypto proponents face uncertainty amidst the ongoing coronavirus scare and economic … Read more

ETH Price Strains Defi Collateral Loans as ‘Black Swan’ Event Strikes Makerdao

The price of ethereum dropping double digits on March 12 sent shockwaves through the decentralized finance (defi) community. Makerdao’s single collateral DAI has been struggling and the low price of ETH has left millions worth of DAI undercollateralized. The defi project’s undercollateralizition was also blamed on price oracle discrepancies. Also read: The 35 Most Influential … Read more

Ethereum Price Analysis for March, 13th – ETH Attempts to Recover Are Inefficient

By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex This morning, Friday, March 13th, the ETH is attempting to correct after a disastrous slump yesterday. It is generally trading at 119.40 USD. Last time, the ETH was so cheap in February 2019. The Ethereum is experiencing sales alongside with virtually the whole crypto market. Some cryptocurrencies have … Read more