Ethereum Classic (CRYPTO: ETC) was soaring up about 26% over the past 24-hours in reaction to a bullish quadruple bottom pattern created at the $25.25 level that Benzinga called out March 15. The crypto was moving inverse to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), which were trading down over 2% and 3%, respectively on Sunday. One possible fundamental reason for the massive spike could be that cryptocurrency miners are making a switch to Ethereum Classic in advance… Source link

Bitcoin (BTC) stayed the near top of its recent trading range on March 20 as the weekly close looked set to crack a multi-week high. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Weekly close could set 4-week high Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD maneuvering around the upper $41,000 zone Sunday. Friday’s late surge had broadly held, and Saturday saw a return of $42,400 on Bitstamp, matching the high from the start of March. Now, the weekly chart… Source link

Ethereum has risen gradually over the week, with the crypto’s movements stirring hopes that better days may be ahead. Even so, not everything is going smoothly, with one Ethereum developer pointing out something interesting about the ecosystem’s growing complexity. $3000 beckons for ETH On the price charts, the world’s largest altcoin seems to be on the brink of crossing $3K. Trading at $2,946 at press time, ETH may soon breach the aforementioned resistance level, a level that has… Source link

Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul says he still believes that the government could outlaw bitcoin mainly because he is “influenced a whole lot by history and the gold history.” Despite his warning, Paul stressed that crypto “should be obviously permitted.” Ron Paul Discusses Bitcoin as Interest in Crypto Rises Former presidential candidate Ron Paul discussed the future of bitcoin and the economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war in an interview with Kitco news’ Michelle… Source link

Over the past 24 hours, Monero’s (CRYPTO: XMR) price has risen 5.0% to $200.41. This continues its positive trend over the past week where it has experienced a 8.0% gain, moving from $184.03 to its current price. As it stands right now, the coin’s all-time high is $542.33. The chart below compares the price movement and volatility for Monero over the past 24 hours (left) to its price movement over the past week (right). The gray bands are bollinger bands, measuring the… Source link

Let’s say you want to lose your Bitcoin (BTC) totally, irretrievably and forever. Hey, it’s not our place to wonder why. Maybe it’s part of some elaborate performance art piece, like the guy who destroyed all his possessions or perhaps you’ve always been big fans of electronic music outfit The KLF, who famously burned 1 million pounds on a remote Scottish island. Or, your reason might be more mundane and you simply don’t want your soon-to-be-divorced spouse to get their share of… Source link

Ethereum rallied on Saturday, as the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency moved closer to the $3,000 level. The global crypto market cap was over 4% higher as of writing, with bitcoin climbing by nearly 3.5%. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) climbed above $42,000 for the first time in ten days to start the weekend, as cryptocurrencies rallied, following a week of volatility. Crypto prices were traded with high levels of uncertainty following the Fed rate hike, however, as markets seem to have… Source link

The amount of Ethereum‘s native token Ether (ETH) kept with crypto exchanges has fallen to its lowest levels since September 2018, signaling traders‘ intention to hold the tokens in hopes of a price rally in 2022. Notably, nearly 550,000 ETH — worth around $1.61 billion — have left centralized trading platforms year-to-date, according to data provided by Glassnode. The massive outflow has reduced the exchanges‘ net-Ether balance to 21.72 million ETH, down from its record high of… Source link

Buying a Coinbase stock (COIN) to gain indirect exposure in the Bitcoin (BTC) market has been a bad strategy so far compared to simply holding BTC.  Notably, COIN is down by nearly 50% to almost $186, if measured from the opening rate on its IPO on April 14, 2021. In comparison, Bitcoin outperformed the Coinbase stock by logging fewer losses in the same period — a little over 30% as it dropped from nearly $65,000 to around $41,700 BTC/USD (orange) vs. COIN price (blue). Source:… Source link