Monero is a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, but where Bitcoin zigs, Monero zags. Initially released in 2014, Monero (also known as XMR) is a type of cryptocurrency often referred as a “privacy coin”; it has been built first and foremost with privacy in mind. Compared to something more public and traceable like Bitcoin, Monero (currently valued at approximately $137 USD per coin) uses a technology suite to obscure transactions and is generally considered far more “anonymous” than its more… Source link

It’s been a tough few days for cryptocurrency investors, though they should be used to it by now. The months-long decline of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum has been accelerating in recent days, with prices now reaching six-month lows, wiping out billions of dollars in value. Here’s what you need to know about the cryptocurrency price crash. How bad is it? Cryptocurrency prices have been declining since November, and investors are now going on a selling spree… Source link

‘Coin Stories’ podcast host Natalie Brunell discusses Bitcoin amid cryptocurrency selloff and the Federal Reserve eyeing rate hikes. Bitcoin prices mirrored U.S. stocks in Monday’s sharp selloff.  The largest crypto currency by market value traded near the $30,000 level before bouncing off that low.    The S&P 500 slipped into a correction on Monday, following the Nasdaq Composite which traded deeper into its own. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, at one point, was off by over 1,000… Source link

Bears remain in full control of the cryptocurrency market on Jan. 24 and to the shock of many, they managed to pound the price of Bitcoin (BTC) to a multi-month low at $32,967 during early trading hours. This downside move filled a CME futures gap that was left over from July 2021. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the $36,000 level was overwhelmed in the early trading hours on Monday, leading to a sell-off that dipped below $33,000 before dip buyers arrived to… Source link

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What happened A crypto crash that began Friday afternoon continued over the weekend and picked up the pace on Monday morning. It didn’t help that the stock market was down big with growth stocks taking another step lower.  As of 11 a.m. ET, Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) was down 1.8% in the last 24 hours, Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) was down 5.9%, Dogecoin (CRYPTO:DOGE) was down 1.4%, and Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) had fallen 9.9%.  What’s crazy to look at is the day’s… Source link

Several cryptocurrencies are emerging to take on the king of the hill, Bitcoin. Ethereum‘s (CRYPTO:ETH) trading price rose 408% in 2021. Investors like Ethereum as a viable competitor to Bitcoin because of its faster transaction speeds and its large ecosystem of decentralized applications (dApps), which are programs that run on blockchains.  But there is another up-and-coming crypto starting to show promise. NEAR Protocol (CRYPTO:NEAR) rose 984%… Source link

While altering the broader sentiment is still only a wish for the bulls, the near-term technical indicators of Litecoin, Stellar and NEAR continued to flash a selling bias after touching their multi-month lows. Stellar and NEAR bullishly diverged with its 4-hour RSI but they need higher volumes to sustain a rally. Litecoin (LTC) Source: TradingView, LTC/USDT The sellers took on the initiative after the bulls lost the vital $143-resistance (previous support) on 5 January. LTC managed to… Source link

However, if the disputed amount exceeds 0.5 BTC, users must ask the Bisq DAO directly to make them whole. “Because, as you might imagine, arbitrators would prefer to avoid making such large out-of-pocket outlays of BTC,” the contributor said. “In these cases, users are paid in BSQ, which they can then sell for BTC on Bisq.” Source link

Stock futures are slipping, pointing to another day of losses as investors prepare for a meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers and earnings from big technology companies. Cryptocurrencies were broadly lower, with bitcoin down 7.8% from its Friday 5 p.m. ET level, and crypto stocks were dropping along with them. Crypto exchange Coinbase fell 7.4% premarket. Bitcoin miners were especially hard hit,… Source link