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Here’s How Low Ethereum May Need to Plunge Before it Can Rally Higher

Ethereum saw a massive price spike yesterday that allowed it to shatter its previous resistance at $400 From here, the cryptocurrency rallied nearly 10% higher until it hit the $430 region, which is where it found some short-term resistance Although being incredibly strong at the present moment, analysts are noting that it may first need to see a deep pullback before its price can push any higher This may lead it as low as $360 in the near-term, but analysts are also noting that a bounce here could confirm a

What is Ferrum Network? A Guide to High-speed DeFi

Decentralized finance has risen to become one of the foremost active sectors in the crypto space. With the establishment of decentralized ecosystems with global network effects and interoperability, they have successfully penetrated the fintech industry. One very interesting  DeFi project is Ferrum Network. Ferrum’s revolutionary technology brings networks together, for a consistently high-speed and low-cost transaction experience for each digital asset. It aims to overcome current problems in cryptocurrency usage in real-world finance applications. Table of Contents Background Founder Naiem Yeganeh, along with Co-Founder and COO Ian Friend, laid the

Ethereum is at Risk of Losing a Crucial Level Following Yesterday’s Selloff

Ethereum has been closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action in recent weeks, which caused it to see some intense bearishness yesterday The cryptocurrency’s price dove as low as $367 once the selling pressure began peaking From this point, it saw a strong rebound that allowed it to recapture that vast majority of these losses It now appears to be well-positioned to see slightly further near-term upside One analyst believes that this latest dip did put ETH at grave risk of seeing a notable selloff There’s one key level that bulls must

Institutional FOMO? CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Soars to $841M

Today the open interest on Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bitcoin (BTC) futures reached a new all-time high at $841 million. Although this can't be deemed bullish on a standalone basis, it does signal that professional investors' interest in Bitcoin continues to grow at an immense rate. Further proof of this comes as MicroStrategy, a Nasdaq-listed company worth more than $1.2 billion, announced the acquisition of 21,000 Bitcoin for $250M. This shows that regardless of what critics have said about cryptocurrencies, savvy investors and entrepreneurs have recently built sizable positions in Bitcoin and some altcoins.CME

Why Grayscale’s New Digital Currency Ad Could Bring Crypto Investing To Millions

This morning Grayscale, the world’s largest provider of cryptocurrency investment vehicles, temporarily turned its attention away from hoovering up the supply of Bitcoin to focus on arguably the most intractable problem in all of crypto: getting your stubborn friends and family on board.  Last Friday Grayscale founder and CEO Barry Silbert teased a massive ad buy on Twitter with the intention to “brrring crypto to the masses” — and this morning he delivered, with spots on CNBC, MSNBC, FOX, and FOX Business, among others. The Grayscale blog, meanwhile, pitches the

BAND Token is Now Available for Trading on Huobi Global

Band Protocol, the cross-chain data oracle platform, said that its token BAND has been listed on Huobi Global exchange.The company clarified in a press release on its blog that trading on BAND token will start on August 10. Huobi will support BAND/U.S. dollar, BAND/BTC and BAND/ETH trading pairs. Regarding deposits, the company stated that they will be available from August 9 and for withdrawals, they will be available from August 10.The company noted that at present, withdrawals and deposits will be limited only to BAND-mainnet coins and that the time for

Mobile DeFi and the Shift Toward Self-Sovereignty

Many speculate that mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency is dependent solely on improving ease of access and user experience. In reality, there’s an even bigger obstacle: a mentality shift. Self-sovereignty and personal autonomy are the endgame of this technology, and with that goal comes a significant increase in personal responsibility for one’s funds. This is totally at odds with people’s traditional financial experience so far; the legacy system takes away your autonomy and replaces it with convenience, offering useful tools related to fraud protection and password management. By comparison, cryptocurrencies, decentralized finance

Ethereum is Showing Early Signs of Weakness; Is the Top in?

Ethereum, like Bitcoin, is facing a bout of consolidation as it trades below its crucial near-term resistance This level has held strong throughout the past several days, and each attempt to break above $400 has been met with an influx of selling pressure One result of this consolidation phase has been the emergence of multiple bearish signals that all point to imminent downside Analysts believe that unless ETH gains ground against BTC, it could be forming a local top on its USD trading pair This could mean significant downside is

Monero’s Hashrate Experienced Its Largest Single Day Gains Ever

August 6, Monero (XMR) has experienced its biggest increase in hashrate since the network’s creation in 2014.Monero hashrate. Source: Coin Metrics.The Monero hashrate increased from 1.67 GH/s on August 5 to 2.2 GH/s on August 6. That 0.52 GH/s single day gain is the highest in the project’s history. Prior to this, most significant daily percentage gains came in the project’s early days when the base was much smaller.Banks should embrace privacy coins to protect their clientsOn August 3, Coin Center submitted comments to the Office of the Comptroller of