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I really don’t understand the hatred and tribalism between blockchains. Enjoy the diversity and let them all exist in peace

Every blockchain community is very hostile to every other blockchain community and I find that very weird and counterproductive for this market. Every chain has that one task it shines in above all and up until now there is no chain that is perfect so we need multiple options on the market to resolve that…
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Cryptography in Cryptocurrency (A basic introduction)

The purpose of this post is to be an introduction to a fundamental cryptographic mechanism at play in cryptocurrency. If you've wondered how crypto works underneath the hood, but haven't taken the time to research it for whatever reason, then hopefully this post will be informative and enjoyable for you. For the purposes of this…
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Bitmex Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Avoids Prison for Violating US Bank Secrecy Act

Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes is not going to prison for violating the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. Instead, the former crypto exchange CEO has been sentenced to “six months of home detention and two years of probation.” Hayes has agreed to pay a fine of $10 million. Bitmex’s Arthur Hayes Sentenced The U.S. Department of Justice […]

Avalanche (AVAX) Shows Optimism But Is This A Price Reversal?

Avalanche (AVAX) has displayed recovery on its chart. Over the last 24 hours, the altcoin brought home 4.8% gain. Although, there has been a considerable daily gain, AVAX is trading underneath its long-standing price floor. It is difficult for investors to look at just the daily gain as a good enough reason to buy the coin at the moment. Technical for the coin hasn’t suggested strong bullishness which might suggest that AVAX could be a good buy at the time of writing. Avalanche (AVAX) has lost 8% of its market value in the last week. This forced many investors to liquidate the asset and leave. Since, AVAX broke below its long term support area, this could act as an important red flag for the investors. The next solid area of support for AVAX was at $20. The coin traded around the current price level previously in the month of August, a year ago. Avalanche Price Analysis: One Day Chart Avalanche (AVAX) was exchanging hands at $31 at the time of writing. The altcoin has been laterally trading at that price mark for nearly a week now. It revisited this price mark last year, however, back then the coin was on an uptrend. Immediate resistance for the coin stood at $40 as established previously. A fall below the current price level could send AVAX near the $20 support mark. Failing to settle near the $20 mark could bring AVAX anywhere between the $12 and $9 support level. Technical Analysis The altcoin continues to depict weakness on its chart. The technical outlook seems bearish because buyers are nowhere to be seen in the market. As the coin revisited the August, last year’s price level, AVAX remained under the grasps of the sellers in the market. According to the Relative Strength Index, the indicator was bordering the oversold mark. Until and unless, RSI manages to move above the half-line, it is too early to call this price action a reversal. Going by the Directional Movement Index that reads the price direction, bears are in control. The -DI line was above the +DI mark signifying bearishness. The Average Directional Index line (red) was near the 50-mark, this reading meant that price action was strong with less signs of a reversal. Suggested Reading | Avalanche Crumbles More Than 16% As Crypto Landslide Continues On the one day chart, AVAX’s technical pointed towards a possible change in price direction at the time of writing. Moving Average Convergence Diverge aka MACD, displayed a green signal bar above the half-line. A green signal bar above the half-line might mean a buy signal, if continued buy signals are witnessed it may mean a change in price momentum. Parabolic SAR also depicted a dot beneath the price candles, this means a change in price direction. If more dots are seen beneath the candlesticks over the upcoming trading sessions then AVAX might stage a recovery on its chart. Suggested Reading | Cardano (ADA) Grapples At $0.524; Bullish Trajectory Coming

GameStop Wallet Launch! – layer 1 on Ethereum and layer 2 powered by Loopring (LRC)

Not sure your views on Loopring, not sure it matters cause it’s good news for all, but the GameStop NFT beta wallet has just launched! Features include 1) your keys, your wallet 2) decentralized Ethereum apps 3) “fast and fairly priced transactions on Loopring” and 4) NFT transactions and storage! I know the market is…
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Polkadot (DOT) Trades Beneath $11; How Soon Will It Target $14?

Polkadot (DOT) has held itself for sometime at the current price level. The consistent downslide of major market movers have pushed many altcoins near their immediate support and below their nearest resistance levels. Recent market conditions have been quite harsh for investors. The returns have been questionable. Polkadot (DOT) has witnessed a sharp fall in buying strength owing to the same bearish condition of the market. The coin has been in the limelight in the recent times due to the latest development. These developments are related to interoperability and features of multi-chain which was announced in the middle of this month. These activities have helped buyers to enter the market. Selling pressure however, continue to outpower buying pressure in the market. Polkadot now has an ecosystem which is consistently striving to bring new projects through para-chain auctions. It is still uncertain if over the upcoming trading sessions that coin can maintain its price action and touch its immediate resistance mark. Polkadot Price Analysis: One Day Chart The altcoin was priced at $10 at the time of writing and after several rejections from the $11 level. Nearest support level for the altcoin stood at $8 and a fall beneath that could land DOT near $6.26. Over the last 48 hours, DOT broke below its 10 month long support line. In the past 24 hours, the coin tried to move northwards but the bulls have tired out. The lack of buyers have caused the bullish action to fizzle out. Trading volume was seen in green which is a sign of positive price action, however, another session dominated by sellers could change that. Technical Analysis As mentioned above, Polkadot (DOT) has undergone quite a bit of developments recently and that could have helped the investors gain confidence. On the Relative Strength Index, the indicator stood below the half-line but noted an uptick. This uptick signified buyers re-entering however, lacklustre price action caused buyers to remain wary. In accordance to the same, DOT remained below the 20-SMA which is considered bearish. The sellers were still in charge of driving the price momentum according to the aforementioned reading. A slight push from the bears could help DOT rise above the 20-SMA which could then make the price reversal steady. Related Reading | Polkadot Displayed Bearish Engulfing Candlestick; Suggests Further Downtrend Polkadot might target $14 if the current price action picks up a bit of momentum. Moving Average Convergence Divergence indicates price momentum. MACD flashed green histograms just above the half-line and that refers to a buy signal. If buyers act on it then price of the altcoin could witness some relief. Bollinger Bands depict price volatility of the coin, a squeeze means chances of price fluctuations. At press time though, Bollinger Bands flashed nearly parallel movement indicating a stability in DOT’s price movement.   Related Reading | Nox Bitcoin To Refund UST At $1 To Their Customers

Riddle me this, please

Can someone explain why ethereum hashing power is at the all time high right now, DESPITE the merge announced in less than 3 months. In POW >POS transition there is no use for all that hashing power. I find it puzzling. Thoughts? submitted by /u/protagonist85 [link] [comments]

CFTC Chairman Confirms Bitcoin, Ether Are Commodities

The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says he is certain bitcoin and ether are commodities. He outlined how his agency is working with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate the crypto sector, noting that “there are no customer protections right now in the crypto market.” Bitcoin and Ether […]

Daily Discussion – May 23, 2022 (GMT+0)

Welcome to the Daily Discussion. Please read the disclaimer and rules before participating.   Disclaimer: Consider all information posted here with several liberal heaps of salt, and always cross check any information you may read on this thread with known sources. Any trade information posted in this open thread may be highly misleading, and could…
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Ethereum, Cardano and Solana can co-exist

I’m seeing a lot of maximalism and tribalism in the crypto space which made me inspired to make this post. So many spread FUD of other projects in order to “defend” their bags. I truly don’t think one crypto is going to monopolize the space. The future is clearly multi chain where multiple blockchains can…
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