Litecoin confidential transactions spook Korean exchanges

The recent privacy-focused MimbleWimble upgrade on the Litecoin (LTC) blockchain has prompted two of Korea’s largest crypto exchanges to issue investment warnings about the fifth-largest cryptocurrency. Bithumb and Upbit, which together account for the majority of trading volume in South Korea, released statements on Monday, advising investors about the risks associated with the privacy-enhancing upgrade. […]

Litecoin grapples with ‘double top’ risks after LTC price rallies 37% in November

A 37% November price rally in Litecoin (LTC) risks exhaustion as the “silver cryptocurrency” hints at forming a double top chart pattern. The classic bearish reversal setup appears when the price forms two consecutive peaks of almost the same height, with each upside move meeting with a strong correction toward a common support level, called the […]

Litecoin hits 6-month high as LTC price soars 20% in 24 hours

Litecoin (LTC) has posted daily gains of almost 20% on Nov. 9, the highest levels for LTC/USD since May 2021, amid a wider cryptocurrency market rally that analysts attribute to inflation fears. #Bitcoin, #Ether hit records, exceeding Oct high, amid broad rally in cryptocurrencies. Low real yields, need for inflation hedges are shaping markets. pic.twitter.com/xN0Athssng — […]

Futures markets rocked as perpetual contracts traded 30%+ below index price

Traders have become accustomed to perpetual futures markets trading pretty much in line with the regular spot markets. After all, there are incentives for arbitrage desks to buy those contracts at a discount. However, during periods of extreme volatility, market makers typically are not able to meet the demand. This movement could happen due to […]

Altcoins rally as bulls pile into large-cap tokens and layer-1 projects

The cryptocurrency market provides investors with another day of ‘altseason’ as the majority of altcoins in the top 100 on CoinMarketCap rallied today. Several large-cap tokens reached multi-year highs and this all took place as Bitcoin (BTC) price struggles to hold any of the news-event-driven gains that it has accrued throughout the week.  One of […]

Analysts suggest Dogecoin traders are rotating profits into large-cap altcoins

Every cryptocurrency bull market has at least one surprise catalyst that comes out of nowhere to excite traders and spark massive trading volumes that lift the total market capitalization to new highs.  The 2021 bull market is no exception to this rule, and one of the biggest catalysts for growth this year has been the […]