Stability

Is Bitcoin Becoming A Safe Haven After All?

Questions are raising, after central banks flood markets with rescue money.Central banks in the US and EU are putting together rescue packages to deal with the corona crisis that is currently infecting stock markets around the world with panic. While the measures largely fizzle out, Bitcoin is recovering without any help at all. Was it too early to write off Bitcoin as a lifeboat?Is the big wave still coming? (Photo by Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash)If you have already dealt with Bitcoin, you certainly know: the maximum number of Bitcoins is

Mike Novogratz Thrashes Stocks in Favor of Bitcoin and Gold 

Mike Novogratz, the billionaire and founder of cryptocurrency merchant banking firm Galaxy Digital, has cast doubt over the long-term stability of the United States stock market.In the wake of widespread market rebounds from the coronavirus, the billionaire and Bitcoin bull has come out to bash traditional stock portfolios, touting alternative investment classes like Bitcoin and gold instead. Cash is Trash, and Stocks are MisleadingNovogratz appeared on a recent episode of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” segment earlier this week, where he counseled investors to keep off traditional stocks and keep their wealth

Rune Christensen: ‘Our Job Is to Support Whatever the Maker Community Decides’

As the dust begins to settle over MakerDAO’s Black Thursday incident, the team is now returning to a normal working pace. We took the opportunity to catch up with Rune Christensen, one of the original founders of the protocol, for a full recap of the situation and what it means for Maker (MKR). Christensen had been oddly quiet as the events were unfolding, never joining any forum discussion or issuing comments to the media — until now.MakerDAO provides users with stable DAI cryptocurrency in exchange for their volatile crypto holdings, and

Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Holds Above $6,800, Targets $7,000 Overhead Resistance

On April 1, the BTC/USD trading pair rebounded at its low of $6,180 to reach the high of $6,726. The following day a price spike catapulted the coin to a high of $7,283 and immediately the bears pulled back. BTC/USD – 4 Hour Chart Today, and in the last three days, Bitcoin is relatively stable above $6,800. Besides the recent price spike, there has been price rejection at the $7,000 overhead resistance. On two occasions, the bulls have made two unsuccessful attempts to break the overhead resistance. Consequently, BTC fell

Bitcoin Cash Price Prediction: BCH/USD Turns Bullish across $240 Level

BCH Price Analysis – April 4The Bitcoin Cash price resumes the uptrend and reclaims the resistance level $240 amid market bullish pressure.BCH/USD MarketKey Levels:Resistance levels: $275, $295, $315Support levels: $190, $170, $150BCHUSD – Daily ChartToday, BCH/USD indicates an upward trend in the ascending channel market, trading above the 9-day and 21-day moving averages. A few days ago, it was revealed that BCH followed a bearish movement but currently the market is planning a volatile move in which Bitcoin Cash may move moderately. Meanwhile, as the daily chart reveals, the BCH

Ripple Price Prediction: XRP/USD Prints a Bearish Pattern despite Touching $0.18 Level

XRP Price Prediction – April 3Ripple price technical picture is healthy but a rising wedge pattern could force a free-fall to $0.16.XRP/USD MarketKey Levels:Resistance levels: $0.21, $0.22, $0.23Support levels: $0.15, $0.14, $0.13XRPUSD – Daily ChartToday, XRP/USD impressively cleared the resistance at $0.18. The surge followed stability and brief consolidation above $0.17 level. However, XRP/USD is trading at $0.177 at the time of writing as the coin is losing 0.84% on the day. Meanwhile, the surge above $0.18 hit a wall at $0.183, giving way to selling pressure which forced the

Stellar Will Give 2.5 Million Lumens To Charities to Help During Crisis

The Stellar Development Foundation has committed up to 2.5 million Lumens to six non-profit organizations to help out during the coronavirus crisis — and they’re calling on the community to help. The SDF will kick the initiative off by donating 100,000 XLM each to six charities, with the remaining funds used to match community contributions on a one-to-one basis throughout April. Strong balance sheetSDF CEO Denelle Dixon told Cointelegraph the Foundation was lucky enough to be in a strong financial position to be able to help:“We're in the fortunate position of having

A Crypto Venture Fund Bought the Most Tokens at MakerDAO’s Debt Auction

An auction to recapitalize MakerDAO (MKR) after the mid-March market turmoil successfully concluded on March 28, bringing in over $5 million worth of DAI. Crypto venture fund Paradigm Capital revealed in a March 31 tweet that it won approximately 68% of the auctioned tokens.The company had previously pledged to join a “backstop syndicate” and cover the entire system shortfall if necessary. Acting as a so-called “backstop,” the group would act as the buyer of last resort by purchasing the MKR tokens if their price fell to $100. (The auction’s starting