Market Analysis

RMB stablecoin team allegedly arrested On May 31, local news outlet PANewsLab reported that the developers for the offshore Chinese RMB and Hong Kong dollar stablecoin issuer CNHC had allegedly lost contact or had been taken away by law enforcement officials. A photo shows what appears to be an empty office building at CNHC’s Shanghai

Bitcoin (BTC) returned to a key focal point on June 1 as the monthly close delivered disappointment. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView BTC price “fills” latest CME futures gap Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed a lackluster end to May for BTC/USD, which slid below $27,000. The pair erased its

Pepe (PEPE) price has dropped by more than 70% three weeks after establishing its record high of $0.00000449. And the memecoin could fall even more in the coming days, according to a mix of technical and fundamental indicators. PEPE charts flash a classic bearish reversal pattern From a technical standpoint, the price of PEPE could

Bitcoin (BTC) tested $27,000 on May 31 as weakness prevailed into the monthly close. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView Analyst: Bitcoin reaching “crucial area” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it continued to lose momentum after local highs near $28,500. As early-week excitement faded, traders and analysts warned

Bitcoin (BTC) fell into the May 30 Wall Street open as the return of United States equities failed to boost performance. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView Bitcoin pauses into monthly close Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD heading to $27,700, having briefly spiked above the $28,000 mark. The pair

Almost 25,000 investors have signed up to trade alongside ChatGPT as they follow the GPT Portfolio experiment from copy trading firm Autopilot. The traders have bet a combined $14.7 million on the AI’s stock picks, which would average about $600 each if they all invested after signing up. They’re hoping to take even a small

Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $28,000 on May 28, with traders still wary of a full correction of weekend upside. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView BTC shorts increase as $28,000 slips Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD cooling volatility after a last-minute surprise saw action around the weekly close. With

Bitcoin (BTC) is at 10-week lows, but one longtime analyst is telling investors to ignore the “panic.” In a Twitter update on May 25, Philip Swift, creator of data resource LookIntoBitcoin and co-founder of trading suite DecenTrader, eyed a BTC price breakout still in progress. Swift: “Bitcoin performing well and as expected” Bitcoin has not

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView Bitcoin shrugs off new U.S. inflation woes Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD nearing $27,000 on Bitstamp. The pair rose unexpectedly after the day’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) data showed its first rises since October 2022. Such a reading should present a headwind for

Synthetix weekly trading volumes surpassed $1 billion, overtaking decentralized derivatives exchange GMX to become the second-most active platform. The trading volume data from Token Terminal shows that Synthetix did more than twice the trading of GMX in the seven-day period starting May 17, thanks to Optimism (OP) token incentives for perpetual swap traders. The Synthetix

Crypto embraced, then forgotten by Chinese state television On May 23, China Central Television (CCTV), the country’s government-owned broadcasting corporation, aired a short, 98-second segment regarding the adoption of cryptocurrencies in Hong Kong. During the session, state news anchors briefed its audience on how Hong Kong regulators “have made final preparations” for the trading of

A bearish technical formation has driven down the total crypto market capitalization over the past seven weeks. Bitcoin’s (BTC) 2% decline — and a 1.7% and 2.5% decline from BNB (BNB) and XRP (XRP), respectively — were the main drivers of the most recent 1.3% correction between May 18 and May 25. Total crypto market cap

Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a “decision point” for price action, but speculators are in charge, says a new analysis. In findings uploaded to Twitter on May 26, Checkmate — lead on-chain analyst at Glassnode — revealed a BTC price showdown in the making. Analyst warns Bitcoin bulls “not doing anything” Struggling near key trend lines,

Earlier in May, the market capitalization of Pepecoin (PEPE) — a cryptocurrency inspired by the popular internet meme Pepe the Frog — had soared to $1.8 billion. Two weeks later, the PEPE market cap has come crashing down to roughly $665 million, a 65% decline. Let’s look at the reasons why.  PEPE market capitalization since April. Source: CoinGecko

Bitcoin (BTC) price has consolidated within a tight range as hodlers remain hardened and new liquidity is not arriving.  While Bitcoin is typically a highly volatile asset, weekly consolidation around a slight 3.4% price range has many analysts feeling that BTC price is stuck. Others are anticipating an uptick in volatility. While the lack of

Bitcoin (BTC) staged a classic range comeback on May 23 as markets “bought” hopes that the United States had resolved the debt ceiling debacle. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart on Bitstamp. Source: TradingView $30,000 back on the cards Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it headed toward $27,500 on Bitstamp overnight. Still