Analysts suggest Dogecoin traders are rotating profits into large-cap altcoins
Every cryptocurrency bull market has at least one surprise catalyst that comes out of nowhere to excite traders and spark massive trading volumes that lift the total market capitalization to new highs. The 2021 bull market is no exception to this rule, and one of the biggest catalysts for growth this year has been the explosive popularity of Dogecoin (DOGE), which …
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LTC price hits 13-month high against Bitcoin — All-time high next for Litecoin?
Litecoin (LTC) prices surged by up to 35% to hit a one-year high against Bitcoin (BTC) this week, prompting analysts to predict an extended upside momentum for the remainder of the ongoing monthly session.LTC/BTC 1-week candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingViewThe LTC/BTC exchange rate touched 6,358 sats during the Asia-Pacific trading hours. The pair later corrected to an intraday low of …
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Altcoins rally as bulls pile into large-cap tokens and layer-1 projects
The cryptocurrency market provides investors with another day of ‘altseason’ as the majority of altcoins in the top 100 on CoinMarketCap rallied today. Several large-cap tokens reached multi-year highs and this all took place as Bitcoin (BTC) price struggles to hold any of the news-event-driven gains that it has accrued throughout the week. One of the most notable performances has been …
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Ether dazzles, Dogecoin fears, Elon Musk’s big night, Bitcoin boosts Square
Coming every Saturday, 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 WeekAltcoins rally as bulls pile into large-cap tokens and layer-one projectsWe’re well and truly in the throes …
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Litecoin price hits $400 all-time high, but LTC rally at risk of overheating
Litecoin (LTC) has broken the $400 mark, reaching a new all-time high price of $414 on Bitstamp on Monday. The problem with buying Litecoin is that it has become too expensive in a very little period. The world’s 10th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is worth 215% more than it was at the beginning of this year, soaring from $124.42 to a …
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Breakneck speed of crypto adoption could result in whiplash, warns wallet exec
Cryptocurrency adoption on a United Kingdom-based payment app is booming in the first quarter of 2021, but whether that trend continues could depend on the actions of Bitcoin (BTC) evangelists like Elon Musk, warns STICPAY director James Bay.The mobile payments app reported a 48% increase in crypto deposits in the first quarter of the year, while fiat deposits remained static. …
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Doge-loving hippy hacker steals crypto before bad guys can – Cointelegraph Magazine
The organizer of The Robin Hood Group — which once stole 10% of all circulating ETH from under a black hat hacker’s nose — wants to change the way we think about charity.A former chemical engineer, Griff Green, 36, traded in his savings for precious metals, which he used to travel the world for years before settling as a Bitcoin …
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The good, the bad and the shoddy – Cointelegraph Magazine
Like most crypto journalists, Will Foxley has a horror story about a bad encounter he had with a dodgy PR person. The former tech reporter at CoinDesk recalls being embarrassed in his first few days on the job after he relied on bad information fed to him in an announcement.“I got burned by a bad PR agent within, like, two …
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Mobile crypto ‘mining’ app possibly connected to personal data leak
Pi Network, a cryptocurrency mining app for mobile users, may have been connected to 17GB worth of personal data leaks, a Vietnamese news outlet reported on Monday.The treasure trove of personal data was apparently taken from the Know Your Customer checks of users of Pi Network, according to the person who posted it to hacker hangout RaidForums on Thursday.The identity …
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