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Go From Crypto Curious to Confident With Just One Book, Say Authors

As cryptocurrencies continue to dominate the news, more and more people are interested in hearing the ‘real deal’ from veteran insiders. However, many don’t know where to start, especially when experts are using unfamiliar terms like “altcoin,” “Web3,” and other jargon. Experienced investors in the crypto market want to level the playing field and pave the way for new investors. Such is the case for Mike Kimelman and Charlie Shrem, co-authors of the new book Mastering the Basics of Bitcoin and Crypto: Go from Crypto Curious to Crypto Confident With

Up by 71%, LUNA makes big gains, but will they sustain over coming days

Terra’s native token LUNA which stands only 2 spots below the top 10 list, became this week’s biggest gainer of the entire top 100 cryptocurrency list. While a lot of aspects factor in for this, the bigger concern only remains in the interest of investors. LUNA in 7 days… The altcoin has been consistently increasing since the end of November, charting an everyday rise of 14% and 15%. This led to the altcoin recovering all of November’s losses while in the process also marking a new all-time high within 3

Buterin lauds struggling yet biggest ETH L2 solution, Arbitrum’s efforts in the space

Arbitrum, the Ethereum L2 rollup is one of the first optimistic commercial solutions. It lowers costs and speeds up transactions on the Ethereum mainnet. Over the years, Arbitrum has done an excellent job in scaling Ethereum. At press time, it is the biggest Layer 2 solution on the Ethereum network and its growth in just four months has been exceptional. The value locked (TVL) stands at $2.67B and accounts for 47% of the overall market share. However, it seems to be losing heat. Appreciation post Arbitrum and its community have covered

XRP, Litecoin, EOS Price Analysis: 19 November

Market dominators Bitcoin and Ethereum noted double-digit weekly losses, at press time. Consequently, altcoins like XRP, Litecoin, and EOS corresponded by registering over 24% retracements in nine days. All these coins struck their weekly or monthly milestones on 10 November. After which all of them were in the correction phase and now showed signs of a possible recovery.  XRP Source: TradingView, XRP/USDT Since mid-October, XRP has followed a dynamic trajectory. After moving sideways for nearly two weeks, it oscillated within the ascending parallel channel (white). During this phase, XRP rallied

VeChain subverts market expectations, but what does it mean

Until a few weeks ago, VeChain’s price, amid anticipation for POA 2.0 Phase 1, seemed to register an independent rally. On 16 November, as VeChain’s first phase of the Proof of Authority (PoA) 2.0 SURFACE consensus algorithm went live, the market expected a similar upswing in price. However, exposed by the broader market’s weakness, VET had some other plans.  Opposite expectations  The latest consensus mechanism upgrade is set to improve several aspects of the network’s security and key operations. It will also make the blockchain more environment-friendly. Notably, a week

Ethereum, Shiba Inu, VeChain Price Analysis: 18 November

After a bullish rally in October and early November, last week saw a significant correction for most cryptos. Ethereum and Vechain registered double-digit losses over the past week. On the other hand, Shiba Inu has been on a steady downtrend for the past three weeks. Accordingly, near-term technicals for all the aforestated cryptos undeniably reflect a bearish bias. Ethereum (ETH) Source: TradingView, ETH/USDT Ether heightened in a slope between two parallel channels over the past seven weeks. The largest altcoin performed well after registering a 61% ROI from 22 September

Bitcoin Cash Falls above Historical Price Level May Hold Above $572 Support

Nov 18, 2021 at 10:03 // News The price of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) is in a downward correction as the price falls below the moving averages. Today, the cryptocurrency fell from the high of $720 to the low of $572. Currently, altcoin is moving above the current support of $572, which is a historical price level from October 11. In previous price action, BCH consolidated above current support to resume upward momentum. If BCH holds above current support, the market will also rise above the moving averages before retesting the

Is Litecoin becoming the hub of FOMO among the older cryptos

When AMCTheatres enabled the option to pay in cryptos, Litecoin registered a decent hike. The reasoning seemed genuine and even additional metrics pointed out that it was probably an organic rise in the short term. However, on further research, it appeared that Litecoin has begun following a pattern. One where it goes up by a significant margin, sits there for a while, and then drops back down, canceling all or most of the growth. An example of the same can be found on the chart itself. For better reference, occurrences

COMP’s incentive crisis and what lies ahead for alt’s price

The DeFi space has accelerated at a pretty good pace of late, despite some setbacks in the first half of the year. In 2021 alone, the ecosystem reported a growth rate of over 20x. A lot of upcoming protocols like Abracadabra have made star entries recently too. Even so, platforms like Maker, Aave, and Compound are ruling the roost, still maintaining their spot in the top five in terms of total value locked.  Maker and Aave have had their fair share of price pumps over the last couple of months. However,

Weekly Cryptocurrency Market Analysis: Altcoins Fail to Sustain Recent Rallies, Lose Strength on Bear Market

Nov 17, 2021 at 11:00 // News Cryptocurrencies failed to continue recent rallies as altcoins fell back to their previous lows. OMG Network lost all of October's bullish gains and became the biggest loser of the last 7 days. OMG Network Since October 4, OMG Network (OMG) has been trading below the overhead resistance of $18. On November 4, buyers pushed the altcoin to retest the overhead resistance. The cryptocurrency formed a bearish double top that led to a downside move. The selling pressure erased the bullish gains from October.

VeChain prepares for much-awaited hard fork after exchanges announce support

It might be a slow day for the crypto-market, but one blockchain community is gearing up for a major upgrade. One that has been in the works for some time now. Not chained to the past Several exchanges have announced that they will be supporting the VeChain [VET] network upgrade and hard fork. This is due to take place today, on 16 November, at around 8:00 UTC or a block height of 10,653,500. The upgrade is part of VeChainThor v1.6.0, which activated POA2.0 Phase 1 on the blockchain’s testnet on

Best Crypto Staking Yields: Which Coins Earn the Most in 2021?

With Ethereum switching over to a Proof of Stake (PoS) protocol, crypto staking is exploding in popularity. Once the switch is complete, ETH will join the growing list of PoS cryptocurrencies attracting the attention of investors looking to earn income on their coin holdings. Plenty of crypto exchanges and platforms already offer users the ability to dip their toes into crypto staking at minimum cost. But the million-dollar question is – which crypto is the best for staking? The following table and individual crypto reviews may help you in finding