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Litecoin (LTC) Finally Breaks Below Descending Triangle, Eyes New Lows

Litecoin (ltc) finally breaks below descending triangle, eyes new lows

Litecoin (LTC) Finally Breaks Below Descending Triangle, Eyes New Lows

Litecoin (ltc) finally breaks below descending triangle, eyes new lows

Litecoin (LTC) has finally broken below the descending triangle that we covered in our last analysis on Litecoin (LTC). We discussed that the price was at risk of a major decline below the triangle and now that has finally happened. LTC/USD is trading below the descending triangle at the moment which means it will have a very hard time climbing back above as the previous support has now turned into a resistance. The price is also trading below the 200 EMA on the 4H time frame. As Bitcoin (BTC) looks to test its previous broken market structure around $5,800-$6,000, we expect LTC/USD to do nothing of consequence and continue to trade in a haphazard manner until Bitcoin (BTC) determines the next definitive direction. Litecoin (LTC) has recently been ahead of the market due to its halvening hype but that rally has now come to an end.

The next few years are going to be very interesting in this market as we can see big cryptocurrencies like Litecoin (LTC) or Bitcoin Cash (BCH) face a hard time as Bitcoin (BTC) moves closer towards becoming more spendable. A lot of people have been criticizing Bitcoin (BTC) for its slow and expensive transactions compared to most other cryptocurrencies. There is no doubt that Bitcoin (BTC) was not created for that purpose. However, that did not stop coins like Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) from projecting that as weakness in Bitcoin (BTC) and trying to project their own coins as better alternatives. With upcoming upgrades like Lightning Network, issues like these will be resolved and spinoff coins like Litecoin (LTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH) will be out a use case. This does not mean that they will die or go to zero, but it does mean that they will end up on the list of forgotten coins.

Litecoin (LTC) remains in a downtrend against Bitcoin (BTC). If the price continues to remain below the trend line resistance for long, we can see the descending triangle on the 4H chart for LTC/BTC break to the downside as well. The price is trading below the 21 EMA and has no solid support to stop it from falling a lot deeper if it breaks the current support. A lot of people are very euphoric in this market but before we see a trend reversal, most of these coins are going to be put to a test. So far, nothing of the sort has happened as the halvening hype has seen Litecoin (LTC) outpace the rest of the market with most investors chanting “to the moon”.

In every financial market, before a trend reversal that follows a bear market, the market inflicts maximum pain. Most of the people who are calling for a rally to the moon are still around and when a trend reversal takes place, these people are not usually around. The Fear and Greed Index is still at 65 which means the sentiment is still too optimistic. It is hard to believe how so many analysts and traders still think a market can recover when the sentiment is this positive. If anything this is an opportunity for the whales to prey on the naiveté of most of these moon boys once again. They are going to continue to do that until there is nobody left to shakeout. Then we will see the bottom and a trend reversal will follow.

Published at Wed, 24 Apr 2019 22:10:37 +0000

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At a time when many companies are rushing to embrace blockchain technology, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has adopted a more cautious ‘looking but not touching’ approach.


At this year’s AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, CEO Andy Jassy made clear AWS’ stance on the popular technology, telling journalists that while they have “a lot of customers and partners who either build blockchains on top of AWS or are building services to use blockchain on top of AWS,” they have no plans to integrate the technology themselves anytime soon.

Jassy stated:

We don’t yet see a lot of practical use cases for blockchain that are much broader than using a distributed ledger. We don’t build technology because we think the technology is cool, we only build it if we think we can solve a customer problem and building that service is the best way to solve it.

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While the cloud services platform, which boasts such high profile customers as the NFL, Time Warner, and the Walt Disney Company, isn’t necessarily averse to rolling out a blockchain product at some point, AWS says that isn’t a need for it at this time.

As far as Jassy is concerned, there aren’t many use cases for blockchain technology beyond the distributed ledger. He noted that most of the use cases for which their customers are turning to blockchain technology can already be solved using other technologies – most of which AWS already has within its existing capabilities.

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AWS has many competitors in the cloud services space and many of those competitors, including IBM and Microsoft, are more optimistic about blockchain technology and distributed ledgers.

This year, Microsoft rolled out Coco, a framework designed to facilitate blockchain adoption by adapting existing blockchain protocols or by creating entirely new protocols, and their Azure Blockchain service, a BaaS (blockchain as a service) that enables businesses to quickly and easily configure and deploy a blockchain network.

IBM also launched their own BaaS, IBM Blockchain, which “empowers businesses to digitize transaction workflow through a highly secured, shared, and replicated ledger.” In addition, they have joined The Hyperledger Project in an effort to help advance cross-industry blockchain technology.

The blockchain ecosystem has received a lot of hype in recent months for its unparalleled solutions across several industries, including business, health, insurance, supply chain, artificial intelligence, and many others. Just like any new technology, the first adoption is very important in creating value. But since the sector is still growing, more research is needed, as clearly stated by Jassy, in order to ensure the realization of the true use cases of this technology. But as to whether there are other systems that will be more useful in solving decentralized problems than the blockchain, that is yet to be known.

Do you think AWS is making a mistake by not throwing their hat into the ring and embracing blockchain technology? Let us know in the comments below.


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