Stellar (XLM/USD) fails at $0.2; attention turns to previous support

  • $0.2 proves to be strong resistance for Stellar
  • The US dollar’s strength is responsible for Stellar’s weakness
  • Support in the triple bottom area might not hold if the market gets there

The US dollar surged during the summer, putting pressure on equities and fiat currencies. It also pressured the cryptocurrency market, as a higher dollar pressured crypto prices to their lows. 

One example is Stellar (XLM/USD). The bounce during summer to $0.2 seemed to be a reaction to a triple bottom formed earlier. However, it was just a spike in an otherwise bearish trend. 

Bearish market rallies are violent and often lead traders to believe that a sharp reversal might be in the cards. But frequently, they are nothing but spikes. 

In other words, for Stellar to keep rallying above $0.2, the dollar should give up its summer gains. 

Stellar chart by TradingView

How can the dollar turn bearish?

In several ways. 

One is that bond yields come down, and bond prices come up. The massive selloff in the bond market seen recently led to a surge in the demand for greenbacks. 

Another is a consolidation or even a reversal in crude oil prices. Oil rallied over 38% during the summer, triggering lower equity prices, which in turn translated into a strong dollar. 

Finally, the Federal Reserve. While no rate cuts are in the pipeline anytime soon, the central bank’s message is important. 

So far, the Fed prefers to be in the wait-and-see camp. Uncertainty is key, and the balance sheet keeps shrinking. 

Coming back to Stellar, the inability to break above $0.2 resistance might send the price back to support in the area where the triple bottom formed. If that is the case, support is unlikely to hold. 

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Shiba Memu resilient as Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000, bonds plunge

  • American stocks continued their sell-off this week as risks rose.

  • Cryptocurrencies have proven resilient despite the challenging environment.

  • Shiba Memu token sale has accelerated recently. 

It has been a sea of red in the financial market this week as the fear and greed index plunged to the lowest level in months and the US dollar index (DXY) surged to $106.7. The closely watched iShares 20 Plus Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) has plunged to the lowest point since 2014. It has fallen by over 17% from the highest point this year.

Meanwhile, the small-cap Russell 2000 index, has moved into a correction zone by plunging by over 12% from its peak this year. Other assets like commodities have also retreated as investors remain concerned about the next action by the Federal Reserve. The Fed has committed to hike interest rates to 5.7%, raising concerns about defaults and a recession. 

Cryptocurrency prices have remained quite resilient in the past few weeks. Bitcoin has remained above $26,000 while the total market cap of all digital coins has remained above $1 trillion. Other coins like Chainlink, Tron, and Terra Luna have been relatively resilient in this period.

Shiba Memu token sale continues

Meanwhile, Shiba Memu’s token sale has continued firing on all cylinders. The developers have raised over $3.36 million in the past few weeks, making it one of the most successful token sales this year. 

Shiba Memu’s sale gained steam this week after Amazon made a $4 billion investment in Anthropic, a new company in the generative AI industry. The company has launched Claude, a new platform similar to ChatGPT that aims to become a leading player in generative AI. It can answer long and complex questions with ease.

Amazon’s investment in Anthropic is important for Shiba Memu since the project has AI features. For starters, Shiba Memu aims to become a leading player in the meme coin and AI space. As a meme coin, the project seeks to become a viable alternative to Shiba Inu, one of the biggest meme coins in the world.

As part of its strategy to create utility, Shiba Memu will incorporate artificial intelligence features in its ecosystem. Initially, these features will be about automated marketing. It will use technologies like neural language processing and regression modes in all this. You can buy Shiba Memu token here.

Is Shiba Memu a good investment?

Shiba Memu has proven quite resilient in the past few weeks as concerns in the crypto and stock market have continued. It has continued raising huge sums of money from global investors. Most of these early adapters hope that their little investment will make them Shiba Memu millionaires.

Recently, we saw a few people become Pepe millionaires. We have also seen Shiba Inu and Bonk millionaires in the past few years. Therefore, because of Shiba Memu’s popularity in the presale, there is a likelihood that it will also create many wealthy people.

However, like all assets, especially cryptocurrencies, there are always risks. Recently, we have seen many hot cryptocurrencies like Zilliqa and Hedera Hashgraph plunge. Therefore, you should have proper risk management strategy and invest funds you are comfortable to lose.

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Bitcoin holds steady as DXY advance hurts stocks

  • Bitcoin rose to $26,820 on Wednesday, trading in the opposite direction to stocks as the Dollar Index hit a 10-month high.
  • An easing for the DXY could see Bitcoin price strengthen above the $26k base.

Bitcoin (BTC) defied a surge for the Dollar Index (DXY) on Wednesday, spiking to above $26,820 in early US trading hours. The gains for the benchmark cryptocurrency buoyed the altcoin market, with several tokens seeing decent moves to push the total market cap up by about 1.5%.

But as the DXY, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of other major currencies, hit highs of 106.83 for its highest level since November 2022, stocks moved lower. Alongside the dollar’s strength has been rising yields, with the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield soaring to a 16-year high of 4.64%. The two-year US yield rose to 5.15%

It’s a scenario that sees the stock market compound weakness seen over the past week, including Tuesday’s Dow slump that was the biggest in a single day since March.

US dollar index (DXY) chart from TradingView

BTC price outlook

The US dollar index’s upside has historically signaled a bearish outlook for stocks and other risk assets, including crypto. Market intelligence platform says the negative correlation between the dollar index and Bitcoin and S&P 500 has particularly been evident since 2021.

That should be the perspective, though Bitcoin is showing a resilience above $26k. According to crypto investor Scott Melker, Bitcoin’s performance shows it “has its own life.”

Meanwhile, Santiment analysts say BTC could see a breakout if the DXY begins to cool off.

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Uniswap Foundation requests $62.37M to fund ecosytem growth

  • Uniswap Foundation is requesting for $62.37 million to support growth of the Uniswap ecosytem.
  • An on-chain vote on the foundation’s proposal will be taken on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.

The Uniswap Foundation has submitted a governance proposal requesting for $62.37 million funding as it looks to continue supporting the Uniswap’s ecosystem growth.

Uniswap Foundation eyes $62.37 million funding

Today’s proposal follows last year’s request that asked for $74 million in funding to create the Uniswap Foundation. A governance vote granted the proposal, with funds split in two tranches as had been requested. 

At the time, the idea was that the second of the tranches would be requested via an on-chain vote – which is what the UF has done.

“The reason for breaking our funding into two tranches was to allow for the UF to finalize the completion of its legal entity, and to formally receive non-profit 501(c)4 status from the IRS (and thus receive clarity on tax implications), prior to receiving the larger portion of funds. We are pleased to have received that status in Spring of this year,” said Devin Walsh, Executive Director and co-founder of Uniswap Foundation.

10% more funds to mitigate price risks

The initial proposal had the UF receiving $20 million in the first tranche, with 2,547,002 UNI tokens requested. However, a 13.7% dip in the price of UNI after the request – from $8.14 to $7.05 – saw the group receive only $17.3 million.

To mitigate any potential price volatility, the foundation wants the final share of the funding to have a 10% buffer. This means adding an extra $5.67 million to the $56.7 million that remained from the $74 million granted. The UF has thus asked for $62.37 million, setting a one week on-chain vote for the proposal on Wednesday, October 4.

According to Walsh, the Uniswap Foundation plans to use the money to support the Uniswap ecosystem, splitting the $56.7 million into two categories – operations and grants. The funds will be used in employee compensation packages, developer support, providing a 6-month runway in cash and investment in low-risk yield bearing assets.

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U.S. lawmakers want SEC to ‘immediately’ approve applications for a Spot Bitcoin ETF

  • Four House Reps. wrote a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler on Wednesday.
  • They dubbed Spot Bitcoin ETF “indistinguishable” from Crypto Futures ETF.
  • Bitcoin is still trading around the $26,000 level at writing on Wednesday.

All eyes are on Bitcoin today after the U.S. lawmakers urged the Securities & Exchange Commission to “immediately” approve applications it has received for a Spot Bitcoin ETF.

House Reps. wrote a letter to Gary Gensler today

On Wednesday, four members of the House Financial Services Committee wrote a letter to Gary Gensler in which they argued that a Spot Bitcoin ETF is not particularly different from a Crypto Futures ETF that the regulator has already approved.

And so, they urged Chair of the SEC in their letter to allow the likes of BlackRock, Fidelity and several others to list a Spot Bitcoin ETF.

SEC’s current posture is untenable moving forward … there is no reason to continue to deny such applications under inconsistent and discriminatory standards.

Chair Gary Gensler is scheduled to testify before the U.S. Congress today.

Grayscale recently secured a victory against the SEC

Last month, the U.S Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that the Securities & Exchange Commission did not have an adequate reason to not let Grayscale convert its flagship bitcoin trust into an exchange-traded fund (find out more).

That ruling, as per the lawmakers, should be sufficient for Chair Gensler to get onboard with a Spot Bitcoin ETF. Their letter also read:

A regulated spot bitcoin ETP would provide increased protection for investors by making access to bitcoin safer and more transparent.

Members that wrote the letter on Wednesday include Reps. Mike Flood, Wiley Nickel, Tom Emmer, and Ritchie Torres. Bitcoin is still trading around the $26,000 level at writing.

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