July 26: crypto markets are seeing a healthy flush of green, with most of major crypto assets seeing solid growth over the 24-hour period, as data from Coin360 shows. After leading last week’s major market rally when Bitcoin (BTC) broke the $8,000 psychological price point, the leading cryptocurrency has been consolidating its gains. Altcoins are also holding market confidence, with most of the top ten coins by market cap seeing growth of between 1 and 7 percent on the day to press time, according to CoinMarketCap. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $8,230 to press time, up …

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. Institutional investors and the approval of a crypto exchange traded fund (ETF) by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are the two possible triggers that could boost the recovery in cryptocurrencies. The SEC has decided to postpone making a decision on the Direxion Bitcoin ETF application until September. However, many crypto enthusiasts …

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. Why are the altcoins falling even as Bitcoin is finally on the rise? After an extended decline, the bottom fishers are usually the buy leaders. This is the first indication that a change in trend is around the corner. For the past few months, Bitcoin’s dominance has been gradually climbing from just under …

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. Have cryptocurrencies bottomed out? This is the first question to pop up in any crypto investor’s mind following the recent pullback from the lows. Arthur Hayes, a Bitcoin bull and co-founder of one of the largest crypto exchanges Bitmex is not convinced that a bottom has formed yet. He believes the current leg …

Thursday, July 19: crypto markets have seen a slight slump over the past 24 hours, but are still holding weekly gains of up to 64 percent among some of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap, according to Coinmarketcap. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) keeps hovering around yesterday’s levels, having seen an intraday low of $7,249. The leading cryptocurrency is slightly down by around .23 percent over a 24 hour period, trading at around $7,418 at press time and still up almost 20 percent over the past week. Bitcoin price chart. Source: Cointelegraph Bitcoin Price Index In contrast, the …

Wednesday, July 18: crypto markets are continuing to climb fast, with 98 out of the 100 top cryptocurrencies by market cap in the green over the past 24 hours, according to data from Coinmarketcap. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) has grown by $1,000 in just a couple of days, inching firmly to the $7,500 point after having reached an intraday high of $7,542. The top cryptocurrency is trading at around $7,429 at press time, up about 10 percent over a 24 hour period and having gained around 15 percent over the past month, reaching monthly highs. Bitcoin price chart. …

Stellar, an open-source platform for distributed payments, is reportedly the first distributed ledger protocol to obtain Sharia compliance certification in the money transfer and asset tokenization field, according to a Stellar blog post published July 17. The Shariyah Review Bureau, a leading international Sharia advisory agency licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain, has examined the capabilities and applications of Stellar and released guidance that allows for the deployment of Stellar technology in Islamic financial institutions. With the certification, Stellar will ostensibly be able to enhance its ecosystem in regions where operation in the field of financial services requires compliance …

July 17: Crypto markets are largely continuing to build on a major upswing that kicked off yesterday, July 16, according to Coin360 data, with virtually all of the top ten coins by market cap in the green. Market visualization from Coin360 Ongoing positive momentum now looks set to reverse the major valuation losses incurred last week, which could now prove to have been a temporary dip rather than a lasting downtrend. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading around $7,209, up a little over 8 percent over the 24-hour period to press time. The leading cryptocurrency has today pushed further beyond yesterday’s peak …

A new project for a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin that runs on the Stellar blockchain network has received backing from IBM, Reuters reports July 17. The new asset is dubbed ‘Stronghold USD’ after its creator, fintech startup Stronghold. The token launched today, and is reportedly issued using a 1:1 price ratio with the U.S. dollar. It is the first ever stable-value crypto project to use the Stellar network, as Fortune notes. IBM has been using the Stellar network to facilitate cross-border payments since 2017, and is said to have now begun testing the new stablecoin. Jesse Lund, IBM’s vice president of …

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. When a new asset class resists even after facing numerous hurdles, it forces the asset managers to pay attention and recognize it. We have seen JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and a few others have already walked down that path. The latest to consider investing in cryptocurrencies is BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager …

Crypto markets are on an upswing today, July 16, as data from Coin360 shows, with Bitcoin (BTC) reclaiming the $6,600 price point. Today’s notable market growth is likely bolstered by news that the $6.3 trillion asset management heavyweight BlackRock –– the world’s largest provider of exchange traded-funds (ETF) –– is beginning to assess potential involvement in Bitcoin, according to reports from Financial News. Market visualization from Coin360 Today’s solid market gains are poised to turn around negative momentum that has thwarted price performance since market descent that began July 10. Yesterday saw the first signs of a budding positive trend, …

Sunday, July 15: crypto markets continue building momentum, with nine out of the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap firmly in the green, according to Coinmarketcap. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) has gone above the $6,300 mark, up about 1.5 percent over the past 24 hours, trading at $6,354 at press time. The top cryptocurrency continues its growth after dipping to an intraweek low of $6,180 on Friday. Bitcoin price chart. Source: Cointelegraph Bitcoin Price Index Ethereum (ETH) is up 3.4 percent on the day, trading at $448 at press time. The coin has gone as low as $424 …