With an any-minute-now confirmation of Mike Selig to take over the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, its stand-in chief, Caroline Pham, is closer to her longstanding plan to jump to crypto firm MoonPay. As CoinDesk reported last month, Pham was said to be planning to take on the role of chief legal officer and chief […]
For the first time in five years, the Russell 2000 Index (IWM) is hitting record highs while bitcoin BTC$92,578.55, which usually tops in tandem, is out of sync and remains 27% below October’s record. History suggests the largest cryptocurrency and cryptocurrencies more broadly are likely to catch up. The Russell 2000, a gauge of U.S. […]
With bitcoin BTC$112,156.69 stuck just above $110,000 and ether (ETH) consolidating after hitting fresh records, Solana SOL$209.96 has emerged as a standout performer in the crypto market recently. The token traded around $211 on Monday, up 33% from early August lows, making it one of the best performers in the CoinDesk 20 Index in the […]
The price action for XRP and bitcoin (BTC) resembles a tightly compressed spring on the verge of uncoiling with a sudden release of energy. That’s the message from a key volatility indicator called Bollinger Bandwidth. Bollinger Bands are volatility bands set at plus two and minus two standard deviations above and below the 20-period moving […]