Bitcoin parabola signals the starts of a new crypto paradigm November 27, 2020 Bitcoin momentum stalled at around $19,400 as it began to slip into dangerous territory before breaking its parabolic trend that began in the first week of October. However, historical precedent speaks volumes about bitcoin’s mini parabolic run-up, and what’s to come in 2021. While hindsight bias could elaborate on what precipitated the sell off, bitcoin’s technical [...]
Recovery November 27, 2020 Bitcoin is booming Bitcoin staged a healthy pull back in the wake of a dramatic collapse in spot price from the mid-$19,000 all the way into the low $16,000 area. By early Friday, Bitcoin was looking to reclaim the $17,000 level once again and while the aforementioned shake out did raise fears of a more [...]
Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies plunge after nearing record highs November 26, 2020 Bitcoin has plunged after coming within touching distance of a new all-time high yesterday, with investors second-guessing the cryptocurrency’s recent surge and profit-taking towards the end of a volatile week. The biggest cryptocurrency was last down around 11.6 per cent to $16,921. It had fallen as much as 13 per cent earlier in the day. [...]
Down, down, down November 26, 2020 Choppy Times The price action turned choppy in the closing hours of trade on Wednesday, in part due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday in the US which will likely dry some of the liquidity from the market, but also due to expiries this coming Friday. Still, the resilience showed up until then has been truly [...]
Crypto AM shines its Spotlight on OneCycle November 25, 2020 Investing in a greener future, how OneCycle are revolutionising the nano-scale magnesium market. One Cycle Limited ( OneCycle) is a first mover NanoTech, that has an IP protected technology and process that extracts magnesium directly from the sea in a sustainable and carbon neutral way, replacing conventionally produced magnesium sources. OneCycle produces high quality Nanoparticle [...]
Central Bank Digital Currencies, Stablecoins and developing regulatory trends November 25, 2020 It seems that the recent Covid pandemic has triggered a number ‘digitisation’ obsessions across the globe. The Central Bank issued Digital Currencies discussions feels at times like a new pandemic and despite the significant research and guidelines seeking to establish standards for regulating and issuing such currencies. At a high level, the G20, and the [...]
Crypto Extreme November 25, 2020 Macro Trends Narratives and broader macro trends can push valuations and multiples to extremes (too high or too low), even if the underlying fundamentals tell a different story. On that note, the Dow reached record highs amid what John Hussman of Hussman Funds described as capitulation in the face of overwhelming liquidity. With that in [...]
A New Chapter November 24, 2020 End of the Future As noted in the recent commentary the price action this week is expected to be impacted by the looming derivatives expiries, said otherwise range bound trade and any dips are expected to be bought up promptly. Still, despite the aforementioned expiries the curve structure remained rather steep and the open interest [...]
Crypto Market Cap breaks $500 Billion As Bitcoin’s Price Blasts Through $18,000 November 24, 2020 This week CryptoCompare data shows the price of Bitcoin (BTC) moved from around $16,000 to a new high for the year of $18,800. Over the week the price fluctuates close to $19,000 and BTC is at press time trading at around $18,700. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, moved steadily up throughout the [...]
Are there “safe” returns in Defi? November 24, 2020 Keeping up with which project is or is not a scam, staking, governance and incentive hunting might not be your thing and perhaps you want something on the more ‘boring’ side of crypto? Is there such a thing? Where would you start to look for the ‘safest’ yield? Anything named after food or claiming ridiculous [...]