Binance coin back to safety as buyers now aim for $295

  • Binance coin has recaptured crucial support at $266 after the latest crash

  • The cryptocurrency was previously weighed by adverse publicity

  • A recovery above $266 sets BNB to the next resistance at $295

Binance (BNB/USD) traded at $274 on Tuesday, slowing from a monthly high of $282 the previous day. BNB buyers would be delighted about how far the cryptocurrency has come since Binance began to be adversely mentioned.

Touching a low of $220 in mid-Dec, there were fears of further downside for BNB after the collapse of FTX. That’s particularly because, at the price level, BNB had lost crucial support at $266, which kept it stable. However, relentless buying has seen BNB recover to the level which now supports the price.

BNB price is at least now back to safety above $266. However, Binance’s woes seem to be far from over. The latest cryptocurrency news suggests that US federal prosecutors have started to investigate the crypto exchange. According to reports, several American firms have been issued subpoenas for their communications with Binance. The exchange is reportedly being probed for violations of the US Bank Secrecy Act. The regulations mandate financial entities to verify their clients in a bid to curb money laundering. BNB price is yet to react to the potential litigation.

BNB recovers above $266 support as price turns mildly bullish

BNB/USD Chart by TradingView

A technical outlook gives BNB $295 as the likely price target. This is the next resistance zone, and BNB has in the past hit the target each time price has recovered above $266. The MACD indicator is shifting above the neutral zone, underlining a bullish momentum. Similarly, BNB trades above the moving averages. The 50-day MA could hold as the dynamic support, coinciding with the $266 level.

Is investing in BNB now a good idea?

A retest of the $266 support would open buy trades on the cryptocurrency. Investors should watch for bullish price action signals at the support to buy BNB and ride to the $295 resistance.

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Aptos Price Heading to the Moon as PancakeSwap TVL Soars

  • Aptos price has soared by over 87% from its December lows.

  • PancakeSwap’s TVL in Aptos has surged to almost $30 million.

  • AUX Exchange has seen its assets tumble by over 45% in 7 days.

Aptos price has had a strong start in 2023. The APT crypto price soared to $6 on Tuesday, its highest point since November 8. It has climbed by more than 87% from the lowest point in December. According to CoinMarketCap, Aptos has a market cap of over $741 million.

PancakeSwap TVL soars

Aptos is a relatively new and well-funded public blockchain that was established in 2022. Its backers include the infamous FTX, Andressen Horowitz, and Binance. According to its documentation, the network aims to provide a better platform for developers to build decentralized applications (dApps). 

Aptos is now governed by Aptos Foundation,as we wrote here. It has had a lot of success in the past few months. For example, the total value locked (TVL) in its ecosystem has soared to more than $49 million. This is a remarkable performance since an older and well platform like Cardano has a TVL of about $60 million.

Aptos price has soared mostly because of PancakeSwap, the well-known DeFi platform. Data compiled by DeFi Llama shows that the value of assets in PancakeSwap’s Aptos version has risen by 93% in the past 30 days to over $29.31 million. It has grown by 8% in the past seven days. 

PancakeSwap’s traders love its Aptos version because of its low fees and fast execution. Transaction costs in Aptos are negligible while the speed per transaction is more than 100k per second.

Other DeFi apps in Aptos have had a mixed performance. Ditto has seen its TVL jump by more than 66% in the past 30 days. Similarly, Tortuga and Argo have seen their TVL jump by more than 20% in the same period. 

The main laggard is AUX Exchange, the second-biggest DeFi app in its ecosystem. Its TVL has dropped by over 17% in the past 24 hours and 45% in the past 7 days. 

Aptos price forecast

APT chart by TradingView

The 4H chart shows that the APT price has done well in the past few days. As it rose, the token rose above the important resistance level at $5.45, the highest point in December. It has moved above all moving averages. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) and the Stochastic Oscillator have moved above the overbought level.

Therefore, I suspect that the coin will retreat in the coming days. If this happens, the next key support level to watch will be at $4.50. 

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Internet service providers in Nepal asked to block crypto-related websites

  • Nepal’s Telecommunications Authority has instructed all ISPs to block crypto-related websites.

  • The crypto-related activities include websites, apps, and online networks.

  • The nation’s central bank banned cryptocurrency activities in September 2021.

Nepal cracks down on crypto-related activities again

Nepal’s Telecommunications Authority has given an order to all internet service providers (ISPs) operating in the country to block all crypto-related activities. 

According to the notification issued on January 8, the authorities are taking the necessary steps to block crypto-related activities in the region. 

The Telecommunications Authority instructed all ISPs to prevent operating and managing cryptocurrency-related apps, online networks, and websites. 

This latest cryptocurrency news comes after the nation’s apex bank banned cryptocurrency-related activities, including trading and mining, in September 2021. In April last year, Nepal’s telecommunications authority sought information from the general public about individuals and corporate entities participating in illegal activities, such as cryptocurrency.

The recent caution threatens to take legal action against ISPs and email service providers that allow crypto-related activities to take place on their platforms. The government agency added that virtual currency transactions, which are considered illegal in Nepal, have increased in recent days. 

The cryptocurrency ban didn’t stop the growing adoption rate in Nepal. According to Chainalysis’s 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index, Nepal ranked 16th, ahead of nations like Indonesia and the United States. 

Nepal is one of the nations with an absolute ban on crypto

Nepal is one of the few countries in the world that have instituted absolute bans on crypto. At the moment, Nepal, China, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Bangladesh, Tunisia, Morocco, and Qatar, are the nine countries that have completely banned crypto-related activities. 

The ban can be attributed to a wide range of decisions ranging from the governments’ limited knowledge of cryptocurrencies and the lack of proper regulations in various parts of the world.

According to Chainalysis, hackers stole more than $3 billion from January to October last year. In October 2022, hackers attacked roughly 11 DeFi protocols and drained more than $700 million from those platforms.

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Litecoin to $100 looks probable as breakout at resistance gets underway

  • Litecoin is attempting to break above $80

  • The upcoming halving event is seen to boost the price

  • A successful breakout will see buyers eye the next resistance at $100

If you have been eyeing Litecoin (LTC/USD), it is time to get even more curious, as the latest price action looks exciting. The area around $80 was a stumbling block to Litecoin during its bullish rally in November. Bears took the chance to push the price lower, retesting the $64 support but bulls resuscitated thereafter.

In a tug-of-war between bulls and bears, the former is seemingly winning as Litecoin attempts to clear the $80 barrier. The cryptocurrency surged to $82, although it is not clear if the daily candlestick will close above to consider a breakout. Should a bullish market be confirmed, a journey to $100 looks very likely. Investors would better watch how the price action plays out next.

If you might have missed it, you could refer to the CoinJournal analysis on how Litecoin’s halving event is influencing price. But aside from this critical event, Litecoin could draw from the slightly improved crypto sentiment to force a breakout. Most cryptocurrencies have staged recoveries as of press time. So how will you tell if a breakout has occurred in LTC price?

LTC surges with higher momentums at $80

LTC/USD Chart by TradingView

On the daily chart technical outlook, momentum is very strong for LTC. The daily candlestick is piercing through the $80 resistance zone. There is a surge in the buy-side volumes, indicating buyers are very active on LTC. The price also stays clear of the moving averages and ascending trendline.

When to consider a breakout?

LTC must clear $80, with the daily candlestick closing above, to consider a successful breakout. If the price closes above this crucial level, buyers may get attracted. LTC could surge to nearly $100, the potential resistance zone. 

On the contrary, if the LTC price closes below $80, the token could be due for a correction. We consider the former a more likely scenario but investors should be open to both.

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Embattled AEX exchange provides new fund retrieval solution for customers

  • The fund retrieval solution will allow customers to retrieve funds trapped on the platform.
  • The solution will be executed by a third-party law firm together with a third-party management company.
  • Customers will have the liberty to choose between the existing solution and the new solution.

AEX crypto exchange has unveiled a new fund retrieval solution for customers. Customers will now be able to choose between the new solution and the previous “soft payment” strategy proposed in December 2022 in retrieving funds trapped on its platform.

After launching the new solution the exchange claimed that the essence of the new solution is to increase the customers’ choices to speed up the fund retrieval process.

AEX crypto exchange is suffering from the ripple effect of the collapsed Three Arrows Capital (3AC) in addition in addition to the complexities of being forced to relocate from China after the country clamped down on crypto activities.

What the new solution entails

The new solution will have three specific measures to simplify the fund retrieval process. The exchange believes that adopting these measures will better protect the rights and interests of its customers.

Some of the other measures that have been taken by AEX include transferring part of the project’s rights to the client at a lower discount through a third-party law firm with the help of a third-party management company.

Customers using the new solution will be required to fill in their real names and sign the equity purchase contract provided by the exchange. They shall also be required to fill in a “Qualified Investor Questionnaire” and then send a certain amount of Acala Dollar (AUSD) to a black hole address for destruction based on newly designed rules.

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