Thursday, August 30: following the week’s brief uptick, crypto markets are today seeing widespread corrections, with the top ten coins by market cap losing between 1.5 and 5 percent on the day. All but 13 minor alts among the top 100 ranked cryptos are in the red, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $6,942 at press time, down1.52 percent on the day, according to Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin price index. Having broken through the much-fêted $7,000 threshold earlier this week, the top coin has seen a slump set in as of yesterday, August 29. …

Wednesday, August 29: crypto markets are largely holding fort after yesterday’s strong upswing, as Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade near the $7,000 price point and many of the top ten cryptocurrencies see negligible price change on the day. While a number of crypto assets in the top 100 are seeing mild corrections, these are scattered and are not for now correlated as part of a market-wide downtrend, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $7,036 at press time, down just half a percent on the day, according to Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin price index. The …

Morgan Creek Digital, backed by the institutional investment house Morgan Creek Capital with $1.5 billion in assets under management , has launched a new Digital Asset Index Fund in partnership with Bitwise, Forbes reports August 28. The new fund will give accredited investors, endowments, pensions and other approved institutional investors the possibility to gain indirect exposure to Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and eight other large market cap assets, although notably not Ripple (XRP) and Stellar (XLM). This is reportedly because assets such as Ripple and Stellar were created through a pre-mine – meaning that a proportion of the tokens were …

Tuesday, August 28: crypto markets are seeing strong positive momentum bolster a persuasive recovery, as Bitcoin (BTC) breaks above the $7,000 price point and all but 3 altcoins amid the top 100 cryptocurrencies post strong gains on the day. Growth among the top ten largest assets ranges between 4.5 to almost 20 percent, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at around $7,016 at press time, up around 4.2 percent on the day, according to Cointelegraph’s Bitcoin price index. The top coin has seen several days of recovery since its brief price dent August 22 …

Sunday, August 26: after a short recovery yesterday, crypto markets have again declined somewhat, with only three out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market cap seeing green today. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is one of the fortunate ones, up less than one percent on the day, trading at $6,740 as of press time. The cryptocurrency also has managed to hold on to its weekly gains, which comprise 2 percent. Having peaked at $6,778 yesterday, Bitcoin dropped to as low as $6,587 earlier today. Bitcoin 24-hour price chart. Source: Cointelegraph Bitcoin Price Index After surging to around $282 …

Saturday, August 18: crypto markets have seen another slump today, with some coins wavering following weekly gains, according to data from Coinmarketcap. Total market cap has dipped as low as $210 billion at press time. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is down 1.79 percent over the past 24 hours, trading at $6,396 at press time. With that, the top cryptocurrency has seen an intraday high of $6,562. The coin has lost around 13 percent over the past 30 days, while holding its weekly gains, according to Coinmarketcap. Bitcoin 30 days price chart. Source: Cointelegraph Bitcoin Price Index Ethereum (ETH) …

Japanese social messaging app LINE announced the creation of a $10 million blockchain venture fund Wednesday, August 15, as part of its expansion into the cryptocurrency market. Launched via Hong Kong-based subsidiary unblock corp., the fund contains funds from fellow LINE sister outfit LVC Corporation. “Additionally, unblock ventures’ token fund is expected to expand in the future, according to the growth of the blockchain market,” the company commented in a press release, adding: “By launching this new corporate token fund, LINE is aiming to boost the development and adoption of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.” The move, it claims, makes LINE …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Just a few days back we were discussing whether cryptocurrencies have entered a bull phase. Now, after the recent slump in prices, analysts are predicting a huge fall on Bitcoin (BTC). Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mike McGlone believes that Bitcoin will plunge to last year’s average level of $4,000. Jeff deGraaf, head of technical …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on the Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal by VanEck Associates Corp. and SolidX Partners Inc. The agency is now expected to make a decision by September 30. The delay shouldn’t bother the investors because the ETF proposal has not been rejected yet, …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The crypto world had cheered the prospects of Bitcoin futures trading last year. However, Bitcoin (BTC) prices topped out just as Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) futures began trading. Though not directly responsible for the fall, the futures traders have had an effect on the price, as they shorted the cryptocurrency when it …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies has dived to about $266 billion from above $300 billion on July 27. Such price swings are a common phenomenon on the cryptocurrency market. However, investment bank UBS believes that instability is a major hindrance to Bitcoin being considered as money. Robert Sluymer, head of technical strategy …

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange. Trading cryptocurrencies can be extremely risky, but equally rewarding, especially for someone who is positioned on the right side of the markets. While a buy and hold strategy is profitable when the trend is outright bullish, it is a better strategy to get in and out of positions when the price is inside …