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Web3 has had severe scalability concerns. But application sidechains have emerged as a viable answer to crypto’s most persistent problem.

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A class-action lawsuit has been filed claiming that cryptocurrency solana (SOL) is an unregistered security under the Howey test. “The specific facts and circumstances relating to SOL securities support the conclusion that SOL is a security under the Howey test,” the plaintiff argued. Solana Is a Security, Lawsuit Claims A lawsuit, filed on July 1 […]

Bitcoin has witnessed a massive plunge from the $30,000 level to $20,000 in the month of June. Price of Bitcoin has been witnessing movement within a range of $20,000 and $21,000 respectively. The short term technical outlook of the coin has been pointing towards bullishness. It is however too soon to term the upward price direction as a relief rally. If BTC manages to remain afloat above the $21,000 price mark, the coin can target the next price barrier. Buyers have shown optimism on the chart and as a result, price of the coin demonstrated a respite. Bitcoin witnessed overbought conditions over the last 48 hours painting a bullish outlook on the chart. With continued buying strength, BTC might be able to target $24,000, however chances of bullish pullback cannot be ruled out. Bitcoin Price Analysis: Four Hour Chart BTC was trading at $21,600 at the time of writing. The coin has broken past the $20,000 mark and managed to ascend as seen on the above chart. If the cryptocurrency displays a rebound from the consolidation phase, its immediate resistance stands at $24,000. A fall from the current price level will again drag BTC to $20,000 which could fuel a crash to the $16,000 support level. As the demand for BTC grew, the coin managed to secure a 4% gain overnight. The amount of BTC traded in the previous session fell, suggesting that selling pressure had diminished on the chart. This marked a positive sign for Bitcoin. Technical Analysis Bitcoin buyers returned to the market, the $21,000 marks an important demand zone for the coin. BTC registered overbought conditions over the last two days. In accordance with the same, the Relative Strength Index was above the 60-mark suggesting heavy buying strength in the market. Bitcoin was also above the 20-SMA line which meant that buyers were driving the price momentum in the market. The coin was above the 50-SMA which indicated positive price momentum. Related Reading | Crypto Traders Lose $280 Million Following Bitcoin’s Break Above $22,000 BTC on the short term duration flashed signs of heavy accumulation. This is related to increased amount of buying over the past 48 hours and it can be considered bullish for the asset. The Chaikin Money Flow which indicates capital inflows and outflows painted a positive picture. CMF soared up and away from the half-line suggesting growth in capital inflows. Awesome Oscillator was above the half-line, the indicator is responsible for depicting the market trend. A reading above the half-line meant bullish forces were present in the market, however, as the bars turned red, there could be chances of a price pullback. If demand continues to remain stable, Bitcoin can move past its current price level and trade near its immediate price resistance. Related Reading | Why Bitcoin Must Meet These Conditions If It Wants To Stay Above $20K Featured image from UnSplash, charts from TradingView.com

I've been looking at zk-rollup based layer 2 solutions and obviously came across Starkware and noticed: – proprietary software – 8 billion dollar valuation – no plans for a token (if there would be one it would most certainly be a VC dump given how much VC money it has) – no native evm compatibility…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk has formally informed Twitter that he is terminating his $44 billion bid to buy the social media platform. “Twitter is in material breach of multiple provisions” of the agreement, Musk’s lawyer explained. Musk Ending Deal With Twitter Citing ‘Material Breach of Multiple Provisions’ Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk’s lawyer sent […]

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