Crypto Market Back In Red: Litecoin (LTC), BCH, TRX, ADA Price Analysis

The total crypto market cap failed to move above the $134.0B resistance and declined heavily.
Litecoin (LTC) price moved down and broke the $62 and $60 support levels.
bitcoin cash price is down more than 4% and it recently broke the $160 support level.
Tron (TRX) price declined recently, but it is still above the key $0.0220 support.
Cardano (ADA) price is currently consolidating above the $0.0600 support level.

The crypto market cap declined heavily, with strong bearish moves in bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Ripple, litecoin (LTC), bitcoin cash, TRX, XLM and ADA are likely to struggle in the short term.

bitcoin Cash Price Analysis

bitcoin cash price failed to clear the $165 resistance recently and declined against the US Dollar. The BCH/USD pair started a downside move and broke the $162 and $160 support levels. The price is down more than 4% and it seems like it could accelerate losses towards the $158 or $155 support levels.

On the upside, an initial resistance is near the $162 level. If there is an upside break above $162, the price is likely to revisit the key $165 resistance area in the near term.

Litecoin (LTC), Tron (TRX) and Cardano (ADA) Price Analysis

Litecoin price performed really well this past week and traded above the $60 and $62 resistance levels. However, the price struggled to remain in a positive zone and it recently declined below the $60 support. LTC price may continue to move down and it could retest the $55 support level.

Tron price struggled to clear the $0.0230 resistance level and it recently declined. TRX price is down around 2%, but it is still trading above the $0.0222 and $0.0220 support levels. On the upside, the main hurdle is near $0.0230 and $0.0232.

Cardano price climbed higher in the past few days above the $0.0550 and $0.0580 resistance levels. ADA price even broke the $0.0600 resistance and it is currently consolidating gains. The next move could either be towards $0.0550 or $0.0650 in the near term.

Looking at the total cryptocurrency market cap hourly chart, there was a slow and steady decline from the $134.0B resistance level. Later, the market cap declined below the $132.1B support, opening the doors for more losses. It declined below $130.0B and tested the $129.0B level. It is currently correcting higher, but upsides are likely to remain capped near the $131.5B and $132.0B levels. There is also a crucial bearish trend line in place with current resistance at $132.1B on the same chart. Therefore, upsides in bitcoin, Ethereum, EOS, litecoin, ripple, ADA, BCH, TRX, XMR, XLM and other altcoins are likely to face a lot of hurdles in the near term.

Published at Tue, 26 Mar 2019 06:00:52 +0000

April 18, 2017

Bitcoin Trading at a Premium on Bitfinex and Poloniex

While bitcoin tends to have slight price premiums and discounts in different currency markets like the CNY or INR, some exchanges are now trading bitcoin with a considerable premium. Bitcoinist explains why.

Bitfinex and Poloniex Price Premium

A quick look at the Bitcoin prices from all exchanges in the field and one will notice a small anomaly. Both Bitfinex and Poloniex are trading bitcoin with a +$50 premium on the USDT market. While most exchanges currently have an exchange rate of 1 BTC/ 1,200 USD, both Poloniex and Bitfinex are trading at roughly 1 BTC/ 1,260 USD.

What is going on? Price at Bitfinex and Poloniex is still at a $50 .
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This premium is due to the difficulty experienced in withdrawing fiat currency from these exchanges, in this case, the U.S.Dollar. While Bitfinex seems to be experiencing problems on the fiat side due to recent complications with partner banks, there also seem to be some problems with liquidating the USDT cryptocurrency token that replaces the USD currency on the Poloniex exchange.

It turns out, however, that both exchanges are being affected by the same problem: Wells Fargo.

Bitfinex

Last week, Bitfinex published a blog post regarding delays in processing USD withdrawals. Although Bitfinex doesn’t state what the exact problem is, the situation is believed to be connected with the problems experienced with the Wells Fargo bank which stopped processing transfers from the Taiwanese banks used by Bitfinex. Since then, Bitfinex has decided to file a lawsuit against the bank and is seeking a preliminary injunction as well as damages of more than $75,000. The announcement reads:

Bitfinex is currently experiencing delays in the processing of outbound USD wires to customers. The normal channels that we have been operating through in the past are currently unavailable. Alternative channels are being opened to solve these transmission delays; however, the complexity and scale involved mean that it is taking some time to return to normal withdrawal velocities. Consequently, customers requesting USD wires should expect delays as we work to normalize the withdrawal process. USD deposits remain unaffected.

However, since then, the situation has escalated and despite the reference made by Bitfinex to the USD deposits remaining unaffected, a new announcement was posted yesterday, stating that USD deposits are being blocked. The new statement enforces the notion that the problems are indeed due to the complications with Well Fargo and Bitfinex’s Taiwanese banks. The announcement reads:

Beginning April 18, 2017, all incoming wires to Bitfinex will be blocked and refused by our Taiwan banks. This applies to all fiat currencies at the present time. Accordingly, we ask customers to avoid sending incoming wires to us until further notice, effective immediately.

As users struggle to withdraw USD, those that are not willing to wait for the operations to return to normal may be pushing the price upward as they buy bitcoin in an attempt to move funds out of the exchange and liquidate them elsewhere at a loss. Other may be taking advantage of the situation and selling for a higher price, hoping that withdrawals will eventually resume, pushing the price back to the average exchange rate.

Poloniex

The problems on Poloniex’s side seem to derive from the USDT (Tether) cryptocurrency token. Poloniex does not allow fiat withdrawals or deposits and works instead with USDT, a crypto asset issued on the bitcoin blockchain through the Omni Layer.

This may cause some liquidity problems for users that are not aware how to exchange USDT for USD. The main USDT/USD market is, in fact, Bitfinex, which is currently experiencing the aforementioned issues with deposits and withdrawals. Other markets like Kraken seem to be trading USDT/USD at a discount, currently going for $0.941, meaning that users that sell bitcoin for USDT and then withdraw it through Kraken are doing so at a loss. Other USDT/BTC markets like Bittrex are also seeing a premium for BTC.

Users could still exchange the cryptocurrency for USD on the official Tether website but there’s a problem: Tether was also working with Wells Fargo to process customer in and outgoing transaction but the bank decided to freeze operations, affecting both Tether and Bitfinex.

So, we can see that both Poloniex and Bitfinex are being affected by the same problem which is being caused by Wells Fargo. It is unclear when the situation will be resolved but it’s worth noting that Tether has no legal obligation to resume withdrawals, although they most likely will. The website’s legal warning reads:

There is no contractual right or other right or legal claim against us to redeem or exchange your Tethers for money. We do not guarantee any right of redemption or exchange of Tethers by us for money. There is no guarantee against losses when you buy, trade, sell, or redeem Tethers.

Have you been affected by the withdrawal issues on Bitfinex or Poloniex? Let us know in the comments below.

Images courtesy of Bitfinex, Poloniex, AdobeStock

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