Avalanche reclaims $14 support after June crash

June has been a devastating month for crypto investors. But despite this, we are seeing some recovery as major coins build modest upward momentum. AVAX is not any different, and the coin has now managed to reclaim an important support zone after crashing in June. So, where will it go next? Is the rally short-lived or permanent? Here are some highlights:

  • AVAX had crashed nearly 65% in June alone.

  • However, the coin has rallied in the past two days with a 15% gain in 24 hours.

  • More importantly, AVAX has reclaimed the $14 support.

Data Source: TradingView 

Where will Avalanche go from here?

Well, there are many scenarios at play here. First, the rally we have seen by AVAX over the past two days corresponds to a broader recovery in the market. This could suggest that perhaps we were seeing a short-term relief after massive sell-offs last week. If that’s the case, then AVAX could lose upward momentum very fast.

The good news though is that the coin is now trading above the $14 mark. For the most part in 2022, this support has held strong even in the face of massive bear pressure. So, even if the coin was to pull back from its current 2-day rally, the bulls will have a better chance of defending the $14 mark than they did a week ago.

However, failure to keep $14 could mark the beginning of a major decline for AVAX. In fact, after $14, the only other real support is at $10.70.

Why AVAX still poses major risks?

Despite rising above the $14 mark, we still see major risks with AVAX. First, the coin has in the past few weeks struggled to keep the momentum going above $20. 

As such, we expect it to begin losing momentum as it strives toward $20. This could lead to a sharp pullback that eventually puts the $14 support under real threat.

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Michael Saylor says a ‘parade of horribles’ are hurting Bitcoin

MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor says there’s a whole list of aspects and practices that are hurting Bitcoin. Referring to these as a “parade of horribles” 

Bitcoin has plummeted more than 70% since hitting an all-time high of $69k in November 2021. Over the past seven days, the cryptocurrency’s value has dropped more than 30%, with BTC currently near $20,000 per coin. It traded at lows of $17,600 over the weekend. 

Saylor says Bitcoin would experience less volatility were it not for a number of negative factors within the crypto market. He made his remarks during a discussion with Northman Trader’s Sven Henrich.

Saylor’s “parade of horribles”

Saylor, one of Bitcoin’s most high-profile bulls, things contributing to the high volatility in BTC price and thus unattractiveness to most institutional investors include widespread wash trading and too many unregistered exchanges with questionable practices.

 “The crypto exchanges, offshore and onshore, are unregistered, unregulated and offer 20x leverage,” he said, adding that these exchanges do not have “mature Chinese walls” and thus they launch tokens, leak listing information and enable all sorts of practices that affect the market.

Then there is that blot of 19,000 unregistered securities whose trading is “cross collateralized with Bitcoin.

“What you have is a $400 billion cloud of opaque, unregistered securities trading without full and fair disclosure, and they are all cross-collateralized with Bitcoin,”

What about “wildcard” crypto banks that are now collapsing? He says crypto funds are betting billions of customer deposits on suspect projects, with the resultant problems hitting the Bitcoin market. According to him, that’s what happened with some of the crypto projects currently facing liquidity problems and potential collapse.

To the public, Saylor offers a caution:

 “The general public shouldn’t be buying unregistered securities from wildcat bankers that may or may not be there next Thursday.” 

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Alameda Research to help ‘stem contagion’ in crypto, FTX CEO says

The last few weeks have spelled nothing but bad news for cryptocurrencies. Amid the brutal price crash, made worse by macro headwinds, has been a spate of negative headlines about crypto. 

Simply, crypto winter has some projects facing collapse or on the verge of biting the dust.

Commenting on the developments, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said the crypto sector needs to step in to stop any further contagion.

“I do feel like we have a responsibility to seriously consider stepping in – even if it is at a loss to ourselves – to stem contagion.”

He noted that this was the responsible thing to do, even if they have no involvement in it. “I think that’s what’s healthy for the ecosystem, and I want to do what can help it grow and thrive,” he added in the comments NPR first published on Sunday.

Rescue plans 

UST’s collapse in May heralded a string of liquidity issues for several crypto companies, top among them crypto lender Celsius Network, which froze customer withdrawals amid a liquidity problem.

Then Three Arrows Capital, a Singapore based crypto hedge fund missed margin calls, and late last week, crypto lender Babel Finance also froze withdrawals citing, again, liquidity issues.

Bankman-Fried did not provide specific details on what he or Alameda has in the pipeline. However, his comments come at a time there are various rescue plans underway for these projects, including one for  Celsius announced on Sunday.

Last week, crypto broker Voyager Digital secured a revolving line of credit – $200 million in cash/USDC and 15,000 BTC – from Alameda Research saying the funds will help safeguard its customers’ assets.

In 2021,  FTX came to the aid of Japanese crypto exchange Liquid after it was hacked for $100 million. At the time, Bankman-Fried’s platform extended a $120 million financing deal to Liquid before going on to acquire the exchange.

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BNT is up by 2% today despite Bancor pausing IL protection

The cryptocurrency market performed excellently over the past 24 hours as major coins and tokens recovered from their recent losses. 

The cryptocurrency market recorded huge losses last week, with billions of dollars wiped out from the major coins and tokens. The total market cap dropped below the $1 trillion mark for the first time this year a week ago.

Despite the recent bearish performance, the crypto market performed well over the weekend. The cryptocurrency market is up by more than 8% in the last 24 hours, with the total market cap now around $900 billion.

Bitcoin, the world’s leading cryptocurrency, is trading above $20k again after dropping towards the $17k support level a few days ago. Meanwhile, Ether maintains its price above $1,100 after adding more than 9% to its value in the last 24 hours.

BNT, the native token of the Bancor ecosystem, is underperforming the broader market at the moment. BNT is up by 2% in the last 24 hours, which is below the total market average at the moment. 

The poor performance can be attributed to the Bancor team announcing earlier on Monday that it has temporarily paused Impermanent Loss (IL) Protection due to the current market conditions. As a result, withdrawals performed during this unstable period will not be eligible for IL protection, the team added. 

Key levels to watch 

The BNT/USD 4-hour chart is still bearish despite BNT currently trading in the green zone. 

The MACD line is below the neutral zone, indicating a bearish trend. The 14-day RSI of 41 shows that BNT is no longer in the oversold region. 

At press time, BNT is trading at $0.530. If the positive performance continues, BNT could surge past the $0.61 resistance level over the coming hours. However, it would need the support of the broader market to rally past the $0.82 resistance level. 

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Highlights June 20: Bitcoin drops below $20k, Solana up 14%

The crypto market was in the green this morning, with the majority of top 10 cryptos registering gains. 

Top cryptos

The flagship cryptocurrency slumped to below $20,000 this weekend, reaching its lowest level since December 2020. Still, it was up around 9% at time of writing, trading above $20,000.

Ethereum jumped by around 13%, Cardano was up around 8%, and Solana was approx. 14% higher at the time of writing. 

Crypto lender Solend’s new governance vote reversed a controversial DAO decision to take control of a dormant whale account in the ecosystem.

Among cryptos outside the top 10, Avalanche was the strongest with an increase of almost 18%. 

FTX Token (FTT) is now in the top 20. FTT gained 11% in the last 24 hours. It has been gaining for several days, ever since reports that FTX concluded an agreement to acquire trading platform Bitvo, with which the firm will access the Canadian market. 

Polygon rounds out the top 20 with gains of 14%. 

Top movers

Outside the top 20, the tendency was similar, with most coins adding 6-12% to their value. Notable standouts include Maker with 16%, Quant 17%, BAT 21%, Stepn 23%, and Elrond with 22%. 

Elrond has been gaining on news that ICI Bucharest is developing an institutional NFT marketplace and a decentralized DNS on top of its blockchain. Elrond is also gaining exposure via Kraken and Okcoin listings. 

Synthetix is the big winner in the top 100 today, up a full 69%. It reached 200 million in daily volume partly due to atomic swaps on 1inch and CurveFinance, which register an average of 100 million in daily volume. 

Curve-associated Convex Finance is up 24%. The only loser in the top 100 is Tron, down just below 2%. 

Trending

The biggest winner today is Marble Heroes, a gaming ecosystem and a pioneer in combining classic strategy games and blockchain technology. It aims to create a truly immersive world. 

Players will enjoy the exciting gameplay and unique characters and earn money at the same time. Its token MBH added 366% to its value today.

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