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Ethereum Transacting $166 Million Per Hour, 53% to Smart Contract Dapps
Ethereum transacting $166 million per hour, 53% to smart contract dapps

Ethereum is processing $166 million worth of transactions every single hour, translating to some $4 billion a day, according to Shawn Douglass, CEO of Amberdata. Douglass further said 53.5% of all those…

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Important Price Benchmarks for Big 5 (BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, EOS) This Coming Week
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As is the case on most Sundays in the Crypto-markets, all coins are down in the last 24 hours save for bitcoin Cash (BCH) and DigixDAO (DGD). bitcoin (BTC) is holding steady at $9,572 and down 3.35% in 24 hours. Ethereum (ETH) is down 4.18% in 24 hours and trading at $782. Ripple (XRP) is still having a hard time maintaining levels above 90 cents and is currently trading at $0.87. BCH is doing wonders once again and is trading at $1,723 and up 2.78% in 24 hours. EOS (EOS) is still holding firm at the number 5 spot on coinmarketcap.com and trading at $17.23. The token is down 5.13%.

However, tomorrow, Monday the 6th of May, is a new week and with it, a tonne of possibilities for the top 5 coins. Below are some important price benchmarks needed to maintain a bullish trend and assist in launching the total market capitalization of the crypto-verse to levels above $500 Billion.

$10,000 per BTC

Bitcoin has been flirting with the $10,000 price value for the last 2 days. Yesterday saw the King of Crypto only dollars away from this mark. To be precise, there was a time when BTC was $33.50 shy of $10,000. This means that this value is achievable this coming week if the trend continues and if the hype around Wallstreet investing in crypto continues.

$1,000 per ETH

This might be the most optimistic price target yet but with the announcement of sharding being a possibility on Ethereum’s platform, there is renewed interest and confidence in the King of ICOs and Smart Contracts. Perhaps even $2,500 per Ethereum by the end of the year.

$1 Per XRP

Ripple has been on the minds of many cryptocurrency HODLers for quite some time. This past week has seen the coin oscillate in the markets between the values of $0.80 and $0.927. This week has to be the week that XRP touches $1 even if it will be for a brief period of time

$2,000 Per BCH

As mentioned ealier, bitcoin Cash has been silently doing wonders in the market. This might be attributed to the scheduled protocol upgrade slated for the 15th of this Month. This coming week looks like the week for a $2,000 BCH value.

$20 per EOS

EOS has been experiencing some normal retracement after a stellar performance in the markets since mid April. This coming week would be a good time for the token to attempt reaching $20 once again.

In a nutshell, the markets are seeing some major recovery since the start of April. This trend has been in the positive direction and points to greater things moving forward in Q2 of 2018. It is a clear indication on renewed interest in cryptocurrency by not only regular individual traders, but by big investment firms.

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I would like some confirmation from your side to know if my understanding is correct, if you dont mind 😀

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This Major Gold Investor is Entering the Bitcoin Market

One of the biggest asset managers in the United States and major investor in the gold market, VanEck, is now entering the bitcoin.


From Gold To bitcoin

VanEck is one of the biggest investment and asset management firms in the United States. The investment giant is currently managing an estimated amount of $38 billion in assets. The firm which was founded in 1955, has offices in the United States, Germany, and Australia, which in recent years has focused on precious metals like gold, silver, and platinum.

The company is currently offering more than 50 different exchange-traded funds(ETF) for pension funds, banks, and endowments. Currently, VanEck’s main investment tool is gold but now it appears that it’s going to “dive” into the bitcoin market.

The market capitalization of Gold is about $7 Trillion, compared to the market cap of bitcoin which is a little over $71 billion, bitcoin appears relatively small. But VanEck believes that there still a lot of potential in the bitcoin market.

In a recent article,  Morgan Stanley believes that bitcoin might still be too immature to serve as an inflation hedge and that gold is a better investment. In the article Morgan Stanley analyst, Tom Price, stated following about bitcoin:

Some claim that the protocol limiting bitcoin’s supply growth rate, underpins its value,

he also added:

But if bitcoin is successful long term, we should continue to see competitor cryptocurrencies and market strategies emerge to exploit the new economic rent — a Bearish risk for bitcoin’s price.

The VanEck bitcoin ETF

According to reports on August 11, the famous investment firm filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) for an official VanEck Vectors bitcoin Strategy ETF. The idea behind this special fund would be that it would invest into bitcoin futures contracts and be available for trading on Nasdaq.

This is a huge deal since this would allow stock traders to invest into the success of bitcoin without actually buying any bitcoins. VanEck’s decision to create a bitcoin ETF might not come as surprising as most people might think. bitcoin greatly outperformed gold, since January bitcoin has risen 310% and gold has only grown 11% in the same timeframe.

The History and Future Of bitcoin ETFs

bitcoin ETFs aren’t a new invention. Back in May, the famous Winklevoss bitcoin ETF was officially rejected by the SEC because of regulatory issues. A very recent analysis by Bloomberg has concluded that bitcoin ETFs may soon become a reality.

What are your thoughts on VanEck’s bitcoin ETF? Do you think that it will make bitcoin mainstream for stock traders? Let us know in the comments below!


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