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Crypto Market Analysis

Daily Crypto Update 20.06.2018 – Red Field

The market today is again in red with 92 of the top 100 in the negative territory, brief bullish signals are not enough to put the currencies in green and a successful attack on South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Bithumb can send the prices down again during this week.


General Overview


Market Cap: $283.698.523.519

24h Vol: $12.865.375.764

BTC Dominance: 40.0%

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Cryptocurrency Market News


3 Hacks in 12 Months: The Reasons Behind Crypto Exchange Bithumb’s Failings
South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb, which has been the most trusted digital asset trading platform within the country alongside UPbit, Coinone, and Korbit over the past few years, has been hacked for the third time in 12 months.

Australia’s Tax Office is Using a ‘100-Point’ Check System to Chase Crypto Traders
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has cast a wide net to investigate crypto investors after classifying cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as ‘assets’, liable for capital gains taxes.

Siacoin Mining Malware Generates Nearly $1 Million in China-based Attack, 16 Arrested
Cryptjacking is fast becoming a popular way for cyber crooks to make money. For instance, around 5% of the cryptocurrency Monero currently in circulation is estimated to have been mined fraudulently, according to security firm Palo Alto Networks.

Retail Adoption of Crypto Would “Bring the Internet to a Halt” – BIS Report
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has leased a chapter from its forthcoming annual report that delivers a critical appraisal of bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

Source: ccn.com


Analysis


IOTA/USD

IOTA is trading positive in the last hours, very close to the critical price of $ 1.00 and has not been affected by the Bithumb hack that is considered as a bearish factor.


The next resistance for the pair is $1.21 and then $1.35 and $1.38 (R1 Pivot). On the downside, supports are in $1.00 S1 Pivot and psychological level, a breakout here could send the price to $0.94.


Market sentiment

4-H chart technicals signal a sell sentiment.

Oscillators are showing buy signals and pointing up.


Pivot points

R3 1.72
R2 1.59
R1 1.38
P 1.25
S1 1.03
S2 0.90
S3 0.69

ADA/USD

ADA has lost 1.17% in the last 24 hours and continues to move within a narrow range in the last six days, the support at $0.1567 is still tested but the rebounds are permanent, the EMA-50 is still approaching the support and it is very likely that the price will break down.




Market sentiment

4-Hourly chart technicals signal neutral.


Pivot points

R3 0.2192
R2 0.2005 
R1 0.1801 
P 0.1614 
S1 0.1413 
S2 0.1226 
S3 0.1021

XRP/USD

XRP has lost 0.55% in the last 24 hours and has not been able to move above the resistance at $0.5620, and the EMA-50 is also bouncing the price in the absence of strong buyers.



Market sentiment

4-Hourly chart technicals signal neutral.
Oscillators are pointing up.


Pivot points

R3 0.6805
R2 0.2005 
R1 0.5831 
P 0.5431 
S1 0.4858 
S2 0.4469 
S3 0.3896

Conclusion


Cryptocurrency Market News: The market is in a complete red dot today, the buyers are absent and nervous because they do not want to involve themselves in risks facing the possibility of new drops, I think the market will continue like this for the rest of the week without many bullish movements and in the control of the sellers.

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Crypto Market Analysis

Cryptocurrency market is starting to gain confidence

General overview

Market Cap: $343,721,340,582

24h Vol: $20,346,209,841

BTC Dominance: 40.3%

Global market cap charts

In the last 24 hours, new 20B have entered the market. Market capitalization has been steadily rising as you can see from the chart.  

News

News that came out is mostly around cryptocurrency use cases and adoption which is extremely positive. Most significant headlines are the following:

NASA Funds Development Of Autonomous Spacecraft That Uses Blockchain

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a new grant that supports the development of an autonomous spacecraft that could make decisions using Blockchain technology without human intervention, news outlet Space.com reported April 18.

Source: Ana Alexandre, April 18. Cointelegraph.com

IBM And Salon Media Pilot Blockchain Project To Prevent Fraud In Advertising Industry

IBM and Salon Media are piloting a proof-of-concept Blockchain product created by AdLedger, a nonprofit consortium that develops shared ledger technologies for the digital advertising market, Marketing Dive reported April 18.

Source: Marie Huillet, April 18. Cointelegraph.com

US Stablecoin Project Basis Raises $133 Mln From Major VC Firms

The US-based Blockchain project Basis (formerly known as Basecoin), which claims to provide a non-volatile cryptocurrency or stablecoin, has recently raised $133 mln in funding from big name investors, according to an official blog post published today, April 18.
Source: Helen Partz, April 18. Cointelegraph.com

Hedge Fund Och-Ziff Exec Leaves Wall Street To Become Coinbase CFO

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Wall Street’s Och-Ziff Captial Management (Oz Management) has left to become the new CFO at major crypto wallet and exchange service Coinbase, according to Coinbase’s blog post published yesterday, April 17.

Source: Molly Jane Zuckerman, April 18. Cointelegraph.com

China’s Telecom Giant Huawei Launches Blockchain-As-A-Service Platform

Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei revealed its latest Hyperledger-fuelled Blockchain offering at a conference in Shenzhen Tuesday, April 17. The Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) tool, which comes a month after the release of Huawei and Hyperledger’s joint project Caliper, will be known as the decidedly low-key “Blockchain Service.”

Source: William Suberg, April 18. Cointelegaph.com

Energy Giant BP Says It’s Tested ‘Internal’ Tokens

Energy giant BP would consider partnering with blockchain startups that are doing initial coin offerings, and it’s even tested tokens internally, an executive said Wednesday. Speaking at the Blockchain Expo in London, Julian Gray, the technology director for BP’s digital innovation organization, voiced a common theme: non-financial enterprises are perhaps more open to open-blockchain innovation than their financial-services counterparts.

Source: Ian Allison, April 18. Coindesk.com

 

Analysis

BTC/USD

Analysis BTC/USD chart

In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin is up around 3,55%, coming from slightly below 8000$ to around 8200$ where is now sitting. Looking at the daily chart we can see that support has been retested, and it held up pretty good.

Bitcoin is up around 3,55%

The current market sentiment for Bitcoin is slightly positive, meaning 65% out of 297 mentions in total are positive.

Source: sentiment.io

market sentiment for Bitcoin

Zooming into the hourly chart we can see that another short-term support has been crossed and that the price is sitting just above it. A lot of wicks on these candles are formed, which means that there’s a lot of pressure from both sides.

Overall, hourly chart signals a buy.

hourly chart signals a buy ETH/USD

Pivot points:

S3 4361
S2 5990
S1 6997.9
P 7619
R1 8626
R2 9248
R3 10877

ETH/USD

ETHUSD chart - forex academy

In the past 24 hours, Ethereum’s price is up by 6,37% coming from 501$ to 536$ where is now sitting. Looking at the daily chart we can see that the price is above the 1,272 Fibonacci level which is serving a support.

Current ETH sentiment is positive, meaning 74% of 171 mentions in total are positive.
Current ETH sentiment is positive, meaning 74% of 171 mentions in total are positive.

Source: sentiment.io

Ethereum’s price is on an upward channel, and is now interacting with the upper line of the channel.

Looking at the hourly chart, we can see that Ethereum’s price is on an upward channel, and is now interacting with the upper line of the channel.

Overall, hourly chart signals a buy.

hourly chart signals XRP/USDPivot points:

S3 183.46
S2 327.57

S1 415.01
P 471.68
R1 559.12
R2 615.79
R3 759.90

XRP/USD

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In the past 24 hours, Ripple is up by around 8%, coming from 0.657$ to 0.7$ where is now sitting. Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price has been repealed by the 0.786 Fibonacci level.

Ripple is up by around 8%, coming from 0.657$ to 0.7$ The current market sentiment for Ripple is positive, meaning 87,88% of 66 mentions in total are positive.

Ripple is positive, meaning 87,88% of 66 mentions in total are positive.

If we look into the hourly chart, we can see that the price has breached out of the triangle and is now sitting at the support line which is in the same levels as the starting point of the triangle.

Overall, hourly chart signals a buy.

Pivot points - forex academyPivot points:

S3 0.13715

S2 0.37215
S1 0.50608
P 0.60715
R1 0.74108
R2 0.84215
R3 1.07715

 

Conclusion

Yesterday’s pullback has been completed, and market capitalization is on the rise again. All three of the coin are testing their recent support levels so that the price can go further up. Having said that and, being that news is extremely positive, the market is starting to gain newly found confidence.   

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Surge in Crypto-Coin Capitalization

General overview

Market Cap: 311,391,250,022$

24h Vol: 25,736,521,327$

BTC Dominance: 42.6%
In the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency market capitalization went from 268,960,000,000$ to 311,391,259,000 where is now sitting.

As you can see from the chart, the momentum was strong, and it broke the resistance which is now serving as support around $299B.

Crypto-Coin Market Cap News

Mainly, cryptocurrency market capitalization news that came out in the last 24 hours are mostly about the crypto surge market experienced.

Cryptocurrency Market Cap Clips $300 Billion as Bear Trap Liquidates Shorts

>Analysts largely attributed the precipitous surge to a “bear trap,” which occurs when futures and margin traders attempt to short an asset but have their positions liquidated due to a price increase, forcing them to buy at market prices to cover their position. Source: Josiah Wilmoth, April 12. 2018, ccn.com

Future Gains! Bitcoin Has Bottomed Out, Says Pantera Capital in a Bold Cal

>Now’s the time to get long bitcoin, a leading cryptocurrency hedge fund says. Not only is bitcoin out of the doldrums, but it’s onward and upward from here. Source: Gerelyn Terzo April 12. 2018, ccn.com

However, there was some significant regular news as well.

Bank Of America Seeks Patent On Blockchain-Based Data Storage System

>On April 12, the US Patent and Trademark Office published Bank of America’s application for a patent on a Blockchain-based storage system with automated data authentication. Source: Ana Alexandre April 13. 2018, cointelegraph.com

UAE Government Launches Blockchain Strategy 2021

>Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the ‘UAE Blockchain Strategy 2021’ with the goal of becoming a world leader in adopting this technology, the Dubai Media Office reported April 11. Source Ana Alexandre April 13. 2018, cointelegraph.com

Australian Power Company to Reopen Coal Power Plant to Mine Bitcoin

>An Australian power company have signed a contract with a cryptocurrency mining firm to provide them with cheap off-grid power. The IOT Group will be building a digital currency mining hub that’s actually inside a disused coal-fired power station in the Hunter Valley region. Source: Rick D. April 12. 2018, newsbtc.com

Analysis

BTC/USD

In the last 24 hours, Bitcoins price went up from 6770$ to 8030$ at one point. Since then, the price was pulled back slightly to around 7800$ where is now sitting. Overall the price of Bitcoin rose up 13.67% making it breach the falling wedge in which the price was since December 17 last year.

cryptocurrency market capitalization chartThe current sentiment for Bitcoin is slightly positive, meaning only 69,89% of total 356 mentions on the web are positive.

Source: sentiment.io

Zooming into its hourly chart, we can see that price has formed a bull flag and is now is sitting at a pivot point, testing those levels for support, before it can proceed forward.

Overall hourly chart signals a buy.

 

Pivot points:

S3        4773.3
S2        5857.9
S1        6375.2
P          6942.5
R1       7459.8
R2       8027.1
R3       9111.7

ETH/USD

Ethereum’s price has risen 16,46% in the last 24 hours. From 430$ to 505$ at the highest point and is now sitting around 487$. Looking at the daily chart, we can see that the price has breached out the falling wedge, like in the case of Bitcoin.

positive cryptocurrency market sentimentThe current market sentiment for this cryptocurrency is positive, meaning  71.3% positive mentions on the web out of a total of 115.

Source: sentiment.io

 

Looking at the hourly chart, we can note that price has formed two bull flags on the way of forming a cup and handle. That is an extremely bullish sign, and if you look back at the daily chart, this formation was also the bottom last time the price surged all the way up to above 1000$

Overall the hourly chart signals a buy.

Pivot points:

S3        266.92
S2        326.80
S1        355.48
P          386.68
R1       415.36
R2       446.56
R3       506.44

XRP/USD

Ripple was the first among three pairs that are covered in this report who’s price broke out of the correctional channel yesterday. The breakout resulted in a staggering 32% price increase in the last two days to its highest point of about 0.66$ per Ripple.

Ripple - Surge In Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization

The current sentiment for this crypto is very positive. However, there are only 47 mentions in total recorded by sentiment.io

 

 

Zooming into its hourly chart we can see that price formed two bullish flags after the cup-and-handle was completed, and after price tested the 0.38 Fibonacci level for support.

Overall the hourly chart signals a buy.

 

Pivot points:

S3        0.29764
S2        0.39765
S1        0.44120
P          0.49766
R1       0.54121
R2       0.59767
R3       0.69768

Conclusion

What happened yesterday in cryptocurrency market is another great example to observe the strong correlation of all assets in this market. We’ve seen how all three major currencies experience the same condition – breaching out of theirs corrective channels and creating bull flags. I think we are still going to experience a couple of days in a sideways movement before the uptrend is established, but one thing’s for sure – “crypto recession” is over.