Monthly Archives: June 2021

Benzinga Shorts: How to Buy Ethereum

With the popularity of cryptocurrencies reaching an all-time high in 2021, many traditional investors are beginning to flock to the space in search of the extreme volatility they scorned for so long. With the advent of the GameStop and AMC short squeezes, this volatility has been normalized and retail investors are turning to DeFi cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Uniswap, AAVE and Polygon to get their fix for high percentage returns. Ethereum is a global computer powered by a decentralized… Source link

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Attempts $40K Break; Sellers Capitulate

Bitcoin stalled for most of Monday before making another run at $40,000 as of press time. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market valueis holding support above $36,000 and remains up about 20% over the past seven days.  Some analysts are optimistic about a decisive break above $40,000 while others prefer to see stronger signs of upside momentum before calling a bottom in bitcoin. Latest prices Bitcoin (BTC): $39752.7, -0.3% Ether (ETH): $2523.88, -0.85% “Bitcoin is at its highest level… Source link

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Ethereum gas fees have plunged to a six-month low. Here’s why

Gas fees or transaction costs on the Ethereum blockchain have dropped significantly over the past month. According to The Block’s Data Dashboard, the average transaction fee on Ethereum is now around $4.5 from nearly $45 a month ago — a whopping 90% decline. The average transaction fees are now at a six-month low, per the Data Dashboard. (The data is a 7-day moving average (7MDA), meaning it is the average of the last seven days and indicates a short-term trend). So why have the gas fees… Source link

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David Z. Morris: Kim Kardashian and Ethereum Max. Why?

On Monday morning, Kim Kardashian posted this Story to her more than 210 million Instagram followers: Kim Kardashian ad for ethereum max(Kim Kardashian) Plenty of celebrities and influencers have promoted cryptocurrency and blockchain projects over the years, including huge names like DJ Khaled and Paris Hilton. But Kim K’s post is almost certainly the biggest single piece of social-media crypto promotion ever in terms of absolute reach. And it comes on the heels of shoutouts for ethereum… Source link

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Monero Developer Expects More Criminal Groups to Use the Crypto for Ransoms

Criminal use of the Monero cryptocurrency is expected to increase significantly in the future, Justin Ehrenhofer, a member of the coin’s development community has told Newsweek. The use of cryptocurrency in cybercrime has risen to prominence in recent weeks following the Colonial Pipeline hack in May, which forced pipeline officials to pay a Bitcoin ransom worth $4.4 million. The FBI later confirmed a criminal organization known as DarkSide was responsible for the attack. Last week, U.S…. Source link

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3 Things to Watch for Before Calling a Bitcoin Bottom

While bitcoin sees signs of life after a month of dashed hopes, experts warn it may be too early to call a resumption of the broader bull run.  The cryptocurrency reached 2 1/2-week highs above $40,000 early Tuesday, having found bids near $36,000 over the weekend after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the carmaker could resume bitcoin transactions should miners meet environmental standards.  Some observers see Musk’s comments as massively bullish because they show that concern over the negative… Source link

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Bitcoin is still a bubble despite price crash: BofA survey

Fund managers aren’t sold that bitcoin (BTC-USD) is a screaming buy after the cryptocurrency’s rout.  Eighty-one percent of fund managers polled in a new Bank of America survey say bitcoin is still a bubble despite the steep price pullback. Investors view bitcoin as the second most crowded traded (investors love bitcoin perhaps too much) behind being long commodities.  A total of 224 fund managers with $667 billion in assets under management participated in the survey. To be sure, bitcoin… Source link

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Bitcoin price drops as venture capitalist sticks to $250,000 prediction

A survey shows hedge funds plan to increase their exposure to cryptocurrencies by 2026. Photo: Getty Images Bitcoin dropped below $40,000 (£28,410) on Tuesday morning even as a survey showed hedge funds interest is on the up and billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper said he is sticking by his prediction that the cryptocurrency will reach $250,000 by the end of 2022 or early 2023. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1% and trading at $39,717 a day after it got a boost as American hedge fund magnate… Source link

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Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ripple’s XRP – Daily Tech Analysis – June 15th, 2021

Ethereum Ethereum rose by 2.89% on Monday. Following a 5.83% rally on Sunday, Ethereum ended the day at $2,582.86. A bearish start to the day saw Ethereum fall to a late morning intraday low $2,461.63 before making a move. Steering clear of the first major support level at $2,363, Ethereum rallied to a late afternoon intraday high $2,609.02. Coming up against the first major resistance level at $2,603, Ethereum eased back to end the day at $2,580 levels. At the time of writing, Ethereum was up by… Source link

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