At long last, the CME — one of the first regulated institutions to offer Bitcoin futures — will be launching options for its BTC futures contracts. The launch will be taking place on January 13th (today, as of the time of publishing this).Related Reading: Ripple CEO: These 3 Key Reasons Are Why XRP is Not…
While Litecoin started 2019 with a massive rally leading up to the asset’s hard-coded halving, the fifth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap later retraced almost the entire rally. It also led the way for a massive altcoin run, just before Bitcoin began to skyrocket and caused the alt market to correct.After a steady, prolonged decline, Litecoin…
This morning, crypto Twitter lit up with discussion over an altcoin that was once buzzing during the 2017 crypto hype bubble went on a sudden rally against Bitcoin.Before the rally began to retrace, the pump saw a massive 50% gain against BTC in a single day, giving crypto investors who were around during the bubble…
Despite what the news may imply, Bitcoin (BTC) is up on the year, having posted an over 70% gain. XRP, Ethereum, and other altcoins, on the other hand, have suffered, plunging under the weight of a volatile Bitcoin.Some cryptocurrencies have been hurt more than others. The most hurt altcoin in the top 10 has to…
Cybercrime is rife across the crypto industry, ranging from SIM-card swap hacks, phishing attempts, password cracking, and even cryptocurrency mining malware. Today, the altcoin project known as VeChain experienced that first hand. The project’s buyback wallet containing a substantial amount of VET tokens was hacked, and the VeChain Foundation is now hard at work doing…
The cryptocurrency altcoin known as Chainlink has had a banner year, bringing investors in the project gains of over 1,100% from trough to peak.However, a violent selloff has begun in the asset, with investors taking profit following incredible returns it amassed throughout the year. The price action closely mimics a Wyckoff distribution schematic that suggests…
If you were around in the crypto markets in 2017, you likely know the altcoin ICON (ICX). Two years ago, this cryptocurrency was literally all the rage, with many calling ICON the “Ethereum of Korea” amongst other optimistic titles. At the time, this made sense. The cryptocurrency had embarked on a parabolic run that made…
The crypto asset known as Chainlink or LINK, has been the talk of the cryptocurrency market for much of 2019. The asset has strongly performed even while other altcoins struggled, and often outperformed Bitcoin at times throughout the year. However, the altcoin’s rally appears to be coming to an abrupt end, and it could end…
The crypto market first began with the advent of Bitcoin, but in just a decade’s time, thousands upon thousands of alternative crypto assets have been created. Many of these new-age altcoins have performed well for early investors, but the vast majority of crypto assets outside of the top 40 by market cap have little to…
Around three weeks back, altcoins suddenly started to rip higher; Ethereum gained 10% in a single day, Litecoin rocketed up by 8%, XRP gained some 20-30% in three days’ time, and so on and so forth. But since then, this odd trend in the crypto market, which has been dominated by Bitcoin for the better…