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How Traditional Stock Markets Can Help Mainstream Cryptocurrency

April 10, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

It’s not a stampede, but a growing number of traditional stock exchanges have begun to offer cryptocurrency-related products, in a move that’s been viewed in some quarters as key to introducing cryptocurrency to conventional equities investors. But will the involvement of stock exchanges help the cause of cryptocurrency, or is this merely an opportunistic endeavour by profit-oriented bourses fearful of missing out on crypto revenue?

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Crypto Markets and CME Futures Post Record Trade Volume

April 9, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Volume has been ramping up across the cryptocurrency markets, with April seeing a new all-time high posted for daily global cryptocurrency volume. The month has also seen Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) report record trade volume for its BTC futures contracts, in addition to Cumberland’s trade desk reporting an influx of 1,000 BTC buy orders, signaling strength across numerous facets of the virtual currency ecosystem.

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Markets Update: Crypto Assets See Fresh Gains

April 7, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

The cryptocurrency economy has seen further gains, as the entire market capitalization jumped to $ 179 billion during the early morning trading sessions on Sunday. Moreover, global trade volume spiked significantly, capturing roughly $ 61 billion in trades over the last 24 hours.

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Markets Update: BCH Maintains Strong Lead as Crypto Prices Record Slight Pullback

April 4, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Cryptocurrency markets saw some significant gains over the last two days, but prices on Thursday have started to pull back from this year’s all-time highs. When the spikes first initiated, bitcoin cash (BCH) led the pack out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies and still maintains a lead with over 75 percent worth of gains for the week.

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Markets Update: BCH Holds Above $150, RVN and XTZ Explode

March 23, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

In recent market action, bitcoin core (BTC) has struggled to hold above $ 4,000 following four consecutive green weekly candles, while bitcoin cash (BCH) appears to be consolidating above $ 150 after comprising the best performing of the 10 largest crypto assets by market cap of the last seven days. In other news, ravencoin (RVN) and tezos (XTZ) are among the highest capitalized top gaining markets of the past week.

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These Cryptocurrency Exchanges Offer Futures Markets on Unreleased Tokens

March 17, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Officially, Cosmos atoms have yet to reach a cryptocurrency exchange, and until the Cosmos network votes to approve their listing, atoms aren’t tradable anywhere. Unofficially, you can buy and sell Cosmos tokens on half a dozen exchanges already, where the spot prices differ wildly. Welcome to the world of cryptocurrency derivatives, where futures markets can be found for scores of unreleased tokens.

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Markets Update: Crypto Prices Show Improvement and BCH Rallies

March 16, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Cryptocurrency markets have seen fresh gains over the last 48 hours and digital asset trade volume has spiked considerably. On Saturday, March 16, the entire cryptoconomy has a valuation of roughly $ 139 billion and global trade volumes are hovering around $ 33.7 billion.

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P2P Markets: Russian Localbitcoins Trade Outpaces Venezuela

March 8, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

During the week of March 2, roughly 14,365 BTC changed hands via peer-to-peer (P2P) exchange Localbitcoins, equating to approximately $ 51.51 million worth of trade. Of that, 3,593 was BTC traded via the Russian markets, 83 percent more volume than was produced by Localbitcoins’ second-largest market, Venezuela.

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Russia, Venezuela and United States Comprise Largest Markets on Localbitcoins

Approximately 3,593 BTC were traded for Russian rubles (RUB) on Localbitcoins this past week, making it the largest P2P market by trade volume. Russian Localbitcoins trade activity during the week of March 2 equated to 918 million RUB (approximately $ 13.81 million). Read more...

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Feb Volume Report: Leading Markets Post Strongest Month Since Q1 2018

March 3, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

For many leading markets, February produced the largest monthly volume since the first quarter of last year, with 30-day BTC trade activity surpassing $ 200 billion, and ETH exceeding $ 100 billion.

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BTC Volume Surpasses $ 200 Billion for February

February saw the highest volume for BTC trade in one year, with BTC pairings generating nearly $ 206.37 billion in trade during the last 30 days. Read more...

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Markets Update: Diminished March Trade Volume Mirrors Previous Patterns

March 2, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Over the last few days, cryptocurrency markets have been holding steady and consolidating after the correction on Feb. 24. Currently, the entire market capitalization is hovering around $ 129 billion and trade volume has started to diminish slightly with $ 24.9 billion traded over the last 24 hours. The top contenders capturing most of today’s daily gains consist of litecoin (LTC), binance coin (BNB), and ethereum classic (ETC).

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Hodl Hodl Plans to Bring Prediction Markets to Bitcoin (BTC)

February 28, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

After more than 3 years in development, Augur (REP) took the crypto community by storm last summer when it launched its peer-to-peer prediction markets on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. However, the excitement quickly dropped off as adoption failed to materialize. While Augur has yet to live up to the hype, Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer crypto exchange, […]
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Markets Update: Support Turns Into Resistance for Leading Cryptocurrencies

February 26, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Following Sunday’s sudden rally and retracement, most leading crypto assets have produced sideways consolidation just below the support ranges established during the previous week. The major exceptions to the trend are XRP and ONT, both of which appear to have held above last week’s support zones.

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BTC Consolidates Below $ 4,000

BTC has traded between approximately $ 3,800 and $ 3,900 since Sunday’s nearly 10% retracement, with current prices sitting at roughly $ 3,800 on Bitstamp and $ 3,900 on Bitfinex. Read more...

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Markets Update: Altcoins Gain on BTC

February 23, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

The recent bounce in the value of many leading cryptocurrencies relative to fiat currency has comprised the first bullish action in several months. Since bottoming out during the third quarter of 2018, many leading altcoins have made significant bullish moves against BTC.

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BTC and BCH Produce Sideways Consolidation

BTC has entered its fourth day of consolidation at approximately $ 4,000, with bitcoin core currently trading for $ 3,940 on Bitstamp and $ 4,040 on Bitfinex. As of this writing, BTC appears to be on the verge of posting its first green monthly candle since July 2018. Read more...

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Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Bullish Following Possible Higher Lows

February 18, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

The cryptocurrency markets have enjoyed a day of significant bullish action, with only four of the top 80 crypto assets by capitalization posting a 24-hour loss as of this writing. ETH was the strongest performing leading market, comprising the only cryptocurrency in the top 25 by market cap to post a double-digit gain for the day.

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BCH and BTC Hold Above 2018 Lows

After six weeks of sideways consolidation, many leading cryptocurrencies are testing local resistance areas after avoiding a retest of December’s lows. Read more...

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Markets Update: Crypto Traders Still Uncertain After a Week of Consolidation

February 16, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Cryptocurrency markets are once again riding a long period of consolidation as the last seven days has failed to show any meaningful moves. During our last markets update, digital asset values spiked considerably, gaining billions in one hour on Feb. 8. But a week later cryptocurrencies have offset those gains and most markets have been following a narrow range for more than a week.

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Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Test Key Levels From 2017 Bull Trend

February 12, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

The cryptocurrency markets are trading at significant long-term price areas, with BTC currently channeling between key levels from the 2017 bull run. In other market action, BCH and ETH have continued to consolidate above the $ 100 area.

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BTC Trades Between Major Long-Term Price Zones

For the last two months, BTC has established a price range corresponding to areas of long-term significance. Read more...

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Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Gain Billions in Less Than an Hour

February 9, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Cryptocurrency prices have spiked significantly in value during afternoon trading sessions on Feb. 8. The entire market cap of the top digital assets recorded today has added over $ 15 billion in fiat value in just one hour.

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Cryptocurrency Markets Gain Billions in One Hour

Earlier today, news.Bitcoin.com reported on a slew of leading digital currency markets breaking the descending trendline since December 2017’s all-time high (ATH). Not too long after our markets update, the bearish price trend for most cryptocurrencies has started to show signs of reversing. At the moment the entire digital asset economy is worth roughly $ 120.5 billion and global trade volumes have spiked to $ 20 billion+ worth of 24-hour trades. Read more...

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Singaporean and Eastern European P2P Markets Post Record BTC Volume

February 6, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Several markets have seen spikes in peer-to-peer (P2P) volume, with the Kazakh and Singaporean Localbitcoins markets posting their second strongest weeks on record. Polish P2P trade also increased this past week, with volume reaching a 14-month high.

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Singaporean P2P Trade Sees Spike

The current BTC price action appears to have driven an uptick in Localbitcoins trade volume across diverse markets, with many traders likely preparing for the various scenarios that may play out as BTC tests support near the low of 2018’s bear market. Read more...

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Markets Update: Traders Patiently Wait for Crypto’s Longest Bear Run to End

February 3, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

Cryptocurrency prices have been seemingly stable lately as there hasn’t been much volatility in the last two weeks in either direction. The overall market capitalization of the entire crypto economy has lost about $ 4 billion since our last markets update and global trade volumes are much slimmer than weeks prior.

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Analysis: Will the Cryptocurrency Market’s Long Tail Trend Ever End?

January 30, 2019 By Mark Lyford Leave a Comment

The cryptocurrency market has its very own long tail trend that sees the majority of all value flow to BTC, with altcoins left to fight for the scraps. With a $ 60 billion market cap and a dominance of 53 percent, BTC has ruled the market since day one. As altcoin investors endure the persistent pain of an ongoing bear market, they may be entitled to ask: is the long tail a long-term trend?

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