Ripple (XRP) Price Poised For Further Gains, Bitcoin Rising

Ripple price is gaining momentum and it is rising above $0.2250 against the US dollar. The price is likely to continue higher above the $0.2320 and $0.2350 resistance levels. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.2265 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). Ethereum is approaching the $152 resistance, above which it could rally. Ripple price is showing a lot of positive signs against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XRP price remains well supported and it could rally above…

Top-5 Cryptos This Week: XTZ, ATOM, XRP, XMR, BNB

The New York Digital Investment Group LLC (NYDIG) has received approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to offer its shares to institutional investors, including registered investment advisers, their clients and other eligible investors.  The fund aims to invest in cash-settled BTC futures traded on exchanges that are registered with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Though the increasing number of offerings by various companies targeting the institutional investor is a positive sign, the larger players have been slow to invest in the space due to regulatory…

Sorry — But Bitcoin Can Still Drop to $2.7K While Everyone’s Bullish

As the Bitcoin price (BTC) begins to slowly ascend, the question on everyone’s minds is whether the latest bottom is in, or whether there is more pain ahead.   In this article, I will aim to provide some insight as to what one can expect based on the information from the charts.  Daily crypto market performance. Source: Coin360.com Lower CME gap to be filled BITCOIN CME futures daily chart. Source: TradingView In last week’s analysis, I pointed out that the CME gap was higher than the weekend price, 7% higher in…

Ethereum Hard Fork Live, Stolen ETH Moved, ‘Hodlers Are Insane’: Hodler’s Digest, Dec. 2–8

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week Ethereum completes Istanbul hard fork It’s happened! Ethereum’s much-anticipated shift to Istanbul has been completed, and the system-wide update came into force when the network passed block #9069000 late on Saturday night. Vitalik Buterin claims capacity now has the potential to reach 3,000 transactions per…

Ethereum Istanbul Hard Fork Get Support From Major Crypto Exchanges

Following the successful Ethereum Istanbul hard fork update, several popular exchanges have announced their official support for the network upgrade. Yesterday, on Dec. 7, the Ethereum’s network saw ample collaboration between node operators and miners to update the software to support the Istanbul hard fork. Some crypto exchanges even sounded their willingness to update a few days prior to the scheduled hard fork. A widely supported hard fork Notably, Binance announced support for the upgrade on Dec. 5 and the day afterwards its U.S. subsidiary did the same. Coinbase also…

Ethereum (ETH) Bulls Eye Crucial Bullish Break

Ethereum is approaching the main $152 and $155 resistance levels against the US Dollar. The price is likely to rally significantly once there is a clear break above $152. There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $148 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The price could dip a few points, but it remains supported near $148 and $145. Ethereum price is trading with a positive bias versus the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ETH price needs to rally above $152 to continue…

This Is Why Frank Vogel Deserves Way More Credit for the Lakers’ Hot Start

Sports media scoffed at the Lakers’ initial hire of Frank Vogel. Vogel has the Lakers clicking on all cylinders, and the media has barely noted it. LeBron James has jumped on board with Vogel’s coaching style. Poor Frank Vogel. When he was hired as the Los Angeles Lakers head coach, he was smeared all across sports media. He was denigrated as the Lakers’ last option. He was repeatedly compared to Doc Rivers, every time as the vastly inferior coach. Analysts theorized that assistant coach Jason Kidd was just waiting to…

Will Tyson Fury Fight in The UFC? It’s More Likely Than You’d Think

Tyson Fury is just the latest boxer to tease a potential UFC crossover. But unlike most, Fury is willing to leave the boxing ring to test his skills in the UFC’s Octagon. There’s a lot of evidence out there that this is more than just Fury chasing headlines. Before Conor McGregor came along, the idea of UFC fighters competing in boxing was considered little more than a sideshow diversion. No matter how good you may be in your chosen sport, crossing over into another seemed like a quick path to…