Market Wrap: Bitcoin Regains $19K and Ether Rises as FOMC Meeting Nears

Both assets are likely to remain in a tight trading range, at least until the Federal Reserve announces its latest interest rate hike or some other catalyst appears. Market Wrap is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter diving into what happened in today's crypto markets.

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Don’t trust your coins to anyone, Ledger CEO warns

The Ledger CEO said that until people begin using decentralized technology, control over assets and data will remain in the hands of the big tech giants and centralized intermediaries.

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Ethereum (ETH) Price Analysis for August 25

Can Ethereum (ETH) remain bullish until end of week?

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Crypto services app Abra launches support for ETH2 staking

Today, the team of cryptocurrency services application Abra, confirmed it now supports ETH2 staking. With Ethereum’s transition to Proof of Stake, users can stake ETH and generate ETH2 rewards. Once ETH2 is staked, it is then locked and will remain staked for an indefinite period of time until the Ethereum 2.

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Bitcoin Downtrend Stabilizes, Resistance at $40K-$43K

Bitcoin (BTC) is set for choppy price action, although upside appears to be limited as momentum slows. The cryptocurrency could remain in a trading range until a decisive breakout or breakdown occurs.

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A looming global energy crisis could directly affect Bitcoin miners

The World Bank recently reported that global energy prices could remain “historically high” until 2024. The post A looming global energy crisis could directly affect Bitcoin miners appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin Dips From $48K Resistance; Support at $43K

Bitcoin (BTC) is declining from overbought levels, although buyers could remain active around $43K support. Sellers could remain active into the Asia trading day until oversold signals appear on intraday charts.

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Commissioner Allison Lee announces her departure from the SEC

The commissioner, whose exit will leave a second vacancy at the administration, said she will remain on the job until a successor can take office.

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Why Bitcoin: Russian Stocks to Remain Closed For Third Week Running

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Bitcoin Loses Momentum, Why $40k Is A Key Level For Future Gains

Bitcoin has been rejected near the $44,000 price and has been moving sideways since earlier this week. The benchmark crypto could make another attempt to break this resistance levels but will most likely remain range bound until $50,000 and $53,000 are reclaim.

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Bitcoin Market State: Investors Holding Steady Instead of Selling Large Volumes like 2018, But Volatility to Remain Under Pressure until Q3 End

The macro-environment also remains in favor of Bitcoin, for now, while the CBDCs aiming for “absolute control” will only drive the cryptocurrency adoption further. The post Bitcoin Market State: Investors Holding Steady Instead of Selling Large Volumes like 2018, But Volatility to Remain Under Pressure until Q3 End first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sells Off as Regulatory Concerns Resurface

“We expect volatility to remain under pressure until mid [to] late August,” said one trading firm.

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Dip-buyers anticipate further downside after Bitcoin price falls to $38K

Sellers pressed Bitcoin's price back below $40,000, while analysts believe BTC will remain rangebound until the $42,000 level is breached.

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Gold Is Trying to Steal the Limelight Back from Bitcoin, Which is Waiting for Direction

Meanwhile, the US dollar is sliding, working on hitting fresh lows for the year, after Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan reiterated that he does not expect rates to increase until next year, meaning US monetary policy will remain easy.

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Bitcoin Jumps as Fed Signals Greenlight, Funding Rates Cool Off

After an early-morning slump as the crypto market waited in anticipation for the Fed meeting, Bitcoin (BTC) prices bounced more than 7% to $58,000 from an intraday low of $54,000. The broader crypto market welcomed Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s words as he reinstated that interest rates would remain at current levels until 2023.

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Bitcoin Price Surges Above $10,000 as Fed Announces Interest Rate Decision

Bitcoiners rejoice as U.S. Federal Reserve officials forecast that interest rates are likely to remain close to zero until 2022

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Trump Administration Nominates Crypto Mom Hester Peirce for Second Term

Hester Peirce, aka Crypto Mom, is set to remain a commissioner at the SEC until 2025, according to new White House nominations.  Trump Administration Nominates Hester Peirce The American government... The post Trump Administration Nominates Crypto Mom Hester Peirce for Second Term appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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Massive Bitcoin Futures and Options Will Expire Friday

Open interest on Bitcoin futures and options had achieved all-time highs in recent weeks. However, this Friday will see a huge number of those open contracts expire. Futures and options contracts remain open until a closure date.

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Could Bitcoin’s Next Halving Be a ‘Non-Event’ Compared to 2016?

With less than three weeks to go until the next highly-anticipated Bitcoin halving, cryptoasset markets are still in a weakened state leading analysts to suggest it could be a total ‘non-event.’ Bitcoin prices have climbed to another weekly high this week, but markets still remain generally bearish as technicals are still painting a downtrend on longer […] The post Could Bitcoin’s Next Halving Be a ‘Non-Event’ Compared to 2016? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Crypto Countdown: Exactly Three Weeks Remain Until The Bitcoin Halving

Bitcoin‘s halving is just three weeks away at this point, and with the critically important event happening so soon, the first-ever crypto asset is at an especially pivotal junction that could shape the future of the asset in the near and long term.

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U.S. Stock Market Is Recovering, But Wait Until Official Quarantines Start

Analysts remain highly cautious about the start of North American trading Monday despite Washington's $50 billion relief package to fight coronavirus. The post U.S. Stock Market Is Recovering, But Wait Until Official Quarantines Start appeared first on CCN.com

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Bitcoin halving: Are Whales done Hodling?

85 days remain until the next Bitcoin halving, an event following which mining rewards will become more scarce. And while many expect the world's largest cryptocurrency to surge to new highs in light The post Bitcoin halving: Are Whales done Hodling? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Only 120 Days Remain Until Bitcoin’s Halving; Here’s What to Expect

As of today, January 13, 2020, Bitcoin’s halving is just 120 days away, marking the first time such an event will occur since the first-ever cryptocurrency rocketed into the public eye and became a household name.

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Sorry Bulls, Bitcoin to Remain in Firm Downtrend Until This Key Event Occurs

Bitcoin has continued trading sideways within the lower-$7,000, with this latest bout of consolidation coming about after a failed attempt by BTC’s bulls to spark a rally yesterday. Bull’s inability to sustain any significant upwards momentum points to underlying weakness amongst buyers and may signal that further losses are imminent.

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Bitcoin Above $10,000 But Downside Risks Remain: Analyst

Bitcoin has close above the $10,000-level in its interim upside correction, but that does not guarantee an explosive price rally. Noted market analyst Josh Rager said on Thursday that bitcoin could continue trending upwards until it hits $10,854.

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MAKER Price Prediction: Long-term (MKR) Value Forecast – July 14

MKR/USD trade operations still feature in a range despite a rise and a fall in its price moves. The two market movers may continue pushing the market until the next sessions as long as price lines at $800 and $600 remain unbroken either ways of the direction.

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9 days until the crypto industry must verify the identity of anyone sending $1,000 or more

In just nine days, new rules by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF) will force cryptocurrency businesses in roughly 200 countries to verify the identities of anyone sending or receiving more than $1,000 worth of digital assets, effectively nullifying their pseudonymity.

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Dow Futures Slip 220 Points as Trump Flexes Muscle with Mexico Tariffs

By CCN: Dow Futures slipped 220 points late Thursday after Donald Trump threatened to levy 5% tariffs on all imports from Mexico by June 10. The tariffs will rise in gradual increments to 25% by October 2019.

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BTC, ETH, EOS Price Prediction — Can the Market Remain Green Until Summer 2019?

The situation has almost

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BitGo Announces New Settlement System for Institutional Clients

Blockchain security company BitGo is launching a new service for institutional clients: a clearing and settlements system that operates off-chain. BitGo announced this new service in a press release on May 14, 2019, describing some of the features that this new system will have.

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“Publicly Traded Crypto Exchange” Bitcoin Generation Hit by SEC Sanctions

An official announcement published on April 29, 2019, has revealed that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has temporarily suspended the trading of shares in Bitcoin Generation (BTGN), a blockchain-based company out of Oklahoma.

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Bitcoin Stock Slapped with Trading Freeze Amid SEC Probe

By CCN: Shares of Bitcoin Generation (BTGN), a little-known Bitcoin stock, last traded at 9 cents. They will remain there until at least May 10 while the Securities and Exchange Commission launches a probe into the Oklahoma-based company’s finances.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Unlikely To Surmount $6,000 Until Late-2019, Historical Analyst Suggests

Bitcoin May Remain Trapped Under $6,000 For Now Analysts, like Crypto Rand, fully expect for Bitcoin (BTC) to soon break past the $6,000 resistance level. However, one analyst going by “Wusten” recently argued that if.

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Bitcoin Billionaire Zhao Dong: Bitcoin Is Likely to Fluctuate Between $4,000 and $6,000 for Half a Year

With bitcoin’s recent surge to a five-month high, Zhao Dong, a bitcoin billionaire and one of China’s biggest over-the-counter (OTC) traders, recently claimed on Weibo that the sudden jump in bitcoin price does not mark the end of the bear market and that the original cryptocurrency will continue trading in a range likely between $4,000 and $6,000 for a few more months.

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Holo Price Continues Downward Trend as HOT/BTC Drops to 25 Satoshi

A bit of bearish pressure can often go a very long way in the cryptocurrency industry. As Bitcoin begins to slip again, most of the top markets are suddenly in the red. Not entirely surprising, although it seems unlikely this momentum will last very long.

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Find the perfect gift for your mum with TNW’s Mother’s Day guide

Consider yourself warned, dear reader. There’s just nine days left until UK Mother’s Day. Nine. Days.  And you thought the countdown to Brexit was scary. If this news has caused your blood pressure to plummet and beads of sweat to accumulate on your forehead, don’t worry.

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Bitcoin Cash Price Surpasses $155 as Bulls Remain in Control

When virtually all cryptocurrency markets are moving up simultaneously, it is a matter of time until some altcoins get ahead of the pack. Today, it seems as if Bitcoin Cash is effectively noting the strongest gains in the top 10, which comes as a big surprise to a lot of people.

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Tron (TRX) May Remain Under Pressure Until Q2 2019

Tron price down but bullish Partnership with Tether is positive for TRX Transactional levels low but stand to rise in days ahead The collaboration between Tron and Tether should further innovation and provide extra liquidity for Tron based DEXs.

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Binance Coin Price Dips yet Community Expects Market cap Flip With XRP

When it comes to taking a closer look at the alternative cryptocurrency market momentum, a lot of interesting trends can be noted. Although not all markets are even close to turning bullish, the weekend will undoubtedly yield some promising momentum.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bullish Setups Could Break Current Market Structure

The cryptomarket remains coiled as we lead into the weekend with no new highs and no new lows being established for bitcoin. However, it is nicely consolidating on lower time frames and hints toward the possibility of another leg up:Figure 1: BTC-USD, Hourly Candles, Consolidating PennantThe pattern shown in Figure 1 outlines a potential continuation pattern called a “bullish pennant.

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Децентрализованная биржа Binance DEX запущена в тестовом режиме

Криптовалютная биржа Binance в этот вторник раньше намеченного срока в тестовом режиме открыла публичный доступ к своей децентрализованной платформе Binance DEX, которая доступна по адресу testnet.

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Ethereum Price Analysis - Miners getting squeezed

Ethereum network fundamentals are on pause once again as the Constantinople hard fork has been delayed until February 27th. A reduction in ETH issuance will affect not only the annual inflation but also mining profitability.

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First QuadrigaCX Monitor Report: $460k in BTC “Inadvertently” Sent to Cold Wallet

According to the latest court documents in the ongoing QuadrigaCX case, the exchange sent roughly $470,000 CAD (approximately $355, 000 USD) worth of bitcoin from a hot wallet to a cold-storage wallet on February 6, 2019.

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How White Hat hackers can help 'fix' crypto

One of the crypto asset markets’ most pressing issues is the lack of secure infrastructure. Until this issue is adequately addressed, it will remain difficult for cryptographic assets to reach the same status with investors as traditional 'established' financial securities

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Phishing Scam Hits LocalBitcoins, Clients Lose Funds

On January 26, 2019, clients of peer-to-peer bitcoin trading service LocalBitcoins were the targets of a phishing scam which resulted in the theft of a handful of bitcoins.

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Ethereum Price Analysis - Constantinople Hard Fork Imminent

Ethereum network fundamentals will remain in a holding pattern until after the Constantinople hard fork next week. A reduction in ETH issuance will affect not only the annual inflation but also mining profitability.

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Ethereum Price Analysis - Constantinople hard fork imminent

Ethereum network fundamentals will remain in a holding pattern until after the Constantinople hard fork next week. A reduction in ETH issuance will affect not only the annual inflation but also mining profitability.

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Crypto Market Plunges As Bitcoin ETF Postponed

The crypto market could be in for some tough times ahead. Prices could remain in freefall until financial authorities in the United States provide regulatory clarity. The market’s value, which looked like it had begun to level out, saw a significant wipeout in the latter part of the week.

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Bitfinex Gives Tether Competition, Adds Four of Market’s Top Stablecoins

Cryptocurrency exchanges Bitfinex and Ethfinex now support trading for all six of the market’s major stablecoins. Adding to its support for MakerDao’s Dai and Tether’s USDT, the sister platforms recently listed USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD), Paxos Standard Token (PAX) and Gemini USD (GUSD).

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JRR Crypto Launches Token Design Competition - [BTC Media Sponsor]

In a collaboration with LongHash and BTC Inc, JRR Crypto has launched an international token design competition. Beginning on October 26, 2018, JRR Crypto launched this design competition at a multiday festival in Berlin.

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