As China Pressures Local Crypto Exchanges, Western Markets Buy The DipThis time, the Chinese government is putting pressure on cryptocurrency miners and investors through commercial banks and financial institutions: clearing, payments and cryptocurrency insurance are under a ban. Despite foreign registrations, the biggest Chinese crypto exchanges…[Read more]

Crypto Daily: Bear TrendBitcoin – If you have followed me on social media since May 11 you will know that I predicted the crypto crash, after spotting a 2 month head and shoulders reversal pattern, which completed on May 17 for a clear sell signal.

I also suggested longs at 31100/30000 yesterday. We bottomed exactly at and shot higher to first r…[Read more]

Aluminium Is Entering A New EraThe path to a net-zero economy has dual implications for aluminum on both the supply and demand side. That may see the aluminum market shift into deficit in the medium term. In the short run, rising disruption from China has already suppressed production growth this year.

The dual-implication from ‘green’ rec…[Read more]

Lithium, Cobalt, & Rare Earths: The Post-Petroleum Resource RaceLithium, Cobalt, & Rare Earths: The Post-Petroleum Resource Race

Authored by Michael Klare via TomDispatch.com,

Thanks to its very name – renewable energy – we can picture a time in the not-too-distant future when our need for non-renewable fuels like oil, natural gas, and coal will…[Read more]

Institutional Investors Are Rotating Out Of Bitcoin And Into GoldOne of the biggest reasons why people invest in assets like gold, Bitcoin and altcoins is because they act as hedges against bad government policy.

Look at Venezuela. The beleaguered country’s currency, the bolivar, isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on due to draconian socia…[Read more]

Crypto: Arbitrary OutPerhaps it speaks to my effete nature, but I went ahead and took profits on my crypto account. And the title isn’t quite accurate: I wouldn’t necessarily call my decision arbitrary. Just to be completely indiscrete, I started with $8,000 on Sunday, worked it up to $11,000 after the close on Monday, and dumped it all for a $10…[Read more]

Goldman Sachs Flashes Buy Signal for Coinbase StockGoldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) targets 36% short-term gains in Coinbase Global’s (NASDAQ:COIN) share price.

Key Takeaways
Goldman Sachs analysts have sent out a buy signal for Coinbase’s stock, targeting a price of $306.
Crypto exchanges like Coinbase experienced record trading volumes during last…[Read more]

EOS Price Analysis: EOS/USD Moves Sideways as Bearish Breakout is Expected EOS Price Analysis – May 26 The daily chart reveals that if bulls increase their momentum, the price may rise towards the previous high of $10 level. EOS/USD Market Key Levels: Resistance levels: $8.0, $8.5, $9.0 Support levels: $1.5, $1.0, $0.5 At the time of writing, E…[Read more]

Cryptos Soar After Musk, Saylor Speak To Bitcoin Miners, Will Standardize Energy ReportingCryptos Soar After Musk, Saylor Speak To Bitcoin Miners, Will Standardize Energy Reporting

Behind door number 1 we have China, and a relentless barrage of crypto FUD meant to distract from the disastrous reception of the digital yuan in hopes that Beijing…[Read more]

Bitcoin, Bullion, & Big-Tech Soar As Dollar Drop Resumes As the inflation narrative fades amid a now-negative China credit impulse, all of the old favorite trades are back and today was the panic-buying of big-tech reignited once again. Nasdaq roared higher, Small Caps lagged along with the Dow, S&P ended up 1%..

Small Caps are coiling in a tight…[Read more]

ETH/USD Peaks Around 2602: Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis 25 May 2021 ETH Ethereum (ETH/USD) added to recent gains early in the Asian session as the pair appreciated to the 2563.08 level after trading as low as the 2099.94 area during the European session, with the interday high representing a test of the 50% retracement of the recent depreciating…[Read more]

BTC/USD Tests 38000 on Rebound: Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis 25 May 2021 BTC Bitcoin (BTC/USD) extended its comeback early in today’s Asian session as the pair appreciated to the 38072.53 level after trading as low as the 34806.15 level during the European session, with the interday low right around the 23.6% retracement of the appreciating r…[Read more]

Bitcoin’s Volatility Is Spilling Over to U.S. Stocks, Study SaysBitcoin’s explosive moves are stoking the volatility of U.S. stock futures in haywire trading days, according to Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

In a study that concludes the world’s biggest token is no longer a fringe asset class, DBS’s Chief Economist Taimur Baig and Macro Str…[Read more]

Ethereum Climbs 11% In RallyInvesting.com – Ethereum was trading at $2,858.67 by 04:55 (08:55 GMT) on the Investing.com Index on Wednesday, up 10.69% on the day. It was the largest one-day percentage gain since May 24.

The move upwards pushed Ethereum’s market cap up to $332.81B, or 18.98% of the total cryptocurrency market cap. At its highest,…[Read more]

Bitcoin reclaims $40,000 as crypto volatility lingersLONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin climbed back above $40,000 on Wednesday for the first time this week, as recent volatility in the cryptocurrency market showed few signs of dampening down.

Bitcoin jumped as much as 6.5% to $40,904. Smaller coins, which tend to rise and fall with the largest…[Read more]

DeFi and traditional finance could converge thanks to tokenizationNonfungible tokens could become a bridge to connect the legacy financial system to the emerging fintech world in the near future. During a recent interview, Adrian Lai, CEO of Liquefy — an investment firm and an incubator for decentralized finance platforms — told Cointelegraph Chi…[Read more]

Michael Saylor says Bitcoin Mining Council required to combat ‘hostile’ narrativeMicroStrategy CEO, Michael Saylor has explained the details and thinking behind the formation of the Bitcoin Mining Council.

The council was formed on May 25 after Saylor brokered a successful meeting between Elon Musk and several top North American Bitcoin min…[Read more]

Study Shows Banks Cause More Pollution Than BitcoinStudy shows banks are responsible for supporting projects that emit tons of CO2 in 2019.
Elon Musk British banks fund activities that pollute the top ten countries.
The UK is a significant contributor to climate change.
According to a study from Greenpeace and WWF, banks were responsible for…[Read more]

Ether sails past BTC’s daily volume as Grayscale ETH Trust trades at 11% premiumEther sails past BTC’s daily volume as Grayscale ETH Trust trades at 11% premium
Ethereum is seeing renewed interest in the aftermath of Bitcoin’s travails this week, with Ether’s 24-hour trade volume topping BTC’s by a significant margin.

However it’s still a long wa…[Read more]

Crypto in a Post-Covid World: How the Pandemic Influenced the MarketIn the grand scheme of things, the global pandemic reignited confidence in cryptocurrencies. Access to the internet, free time, and the emergence of digital natives as an emerging population enabled cryptocurrencies to surface into the market. Gen Z and millennials, through their…[Read more]