Binance Coin, XRP, Dogecoin shed up to 13%, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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New Delhi: Major cryptocurrencies were bleeding on Tuesday. All the top 100 digital tokens were trading in the red at 9.30 hours IST, highlighting the gloom in the crypto market. Binance Coin, Ripple, Ethereum, Dogecoin, Polkadot tanked 8-13 per cent.

The global crypto market cap plunged to $1.19 trillion, a 7.48 per cent decrease over the last day. The total crypto market volume over the last 24 hours was $62.12 billion, increased by 27.76 per cent.

The retreat comes amid a broader risk-off environment that’s also seen US equities fall due to fears of slowing growth and a relentless spread of the delta variant of Covid.

The Turkish Ministry of Treasury and Finance, announced that a draft bill to create a legal framework for crypto assets is ready for discussion. This comes shortly after El Salvador legalised Bitcoin, and Paraguay has also shown a keen interest in doing so.

Deputy Minister Sakir Ercan Gül announced that the crypto bill would be presented to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, at the start of the next legislative year, which is October 2021.

Zebpay Trade Desk said that the hope of a friendly approach to regulation is high, as doing so would make the country an attractive investment source for leading crypto exchanges across the globe.

“Bitcoin has taken a beating this week, as it fell below $31,000 on Monday evening,” it added. “The most likely general explanation is of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which on Sunday saw a 16,000-BTC unlocking event, which a day later negatively impacted the market.”

The central bank of Turkey had previously banned the use of cryptocurrencies as a means of exchange, and prevented banks from providing deposit and withdrawal services to crypto exchanges. The new legal framework is also likely to put several protective measures, such as security clearance and collateralizing in place.


Tech View by Giottus Cryptocurrency Exchange
Polygon Network (MATIC) has appreciated more than 100x from the start of the year to its new all-time high (ATH of $2.7). MATIC has been in the accumulation phase for months. After breaking out, it zoomed past previous highs in longer time frames and seemed unstoppable until the bearish trend on Bitcoin (BTC) started in May.

On shorter time frames, MATIC has been forming a descending channel, a temporary bearish pattern while the long-term picture remains bullish. MATIC enjoys a strong support zone. It has closed below the EMA20 while the RSI indicator is in the oversold territory, meaning that there are no indicators for a breakout from the channel for now.

Once BTC starts to regain lost momentum, MATIC will hopefully start its uptrend towards its ATH. MATIC is in a consolidation phase after an aggressive pump, and therefore it could be another buying opportunity for investors who missed out on the window earlier.

Major Levels:
Support: $0.7, $0.61, $0.55
Resistance: $0.88, $1.04, $1.1

(Views and recommendations given in this section are the analysts’ own and do not represent those of ETMarkets.com. Please consult your financial adviser before taking any position in the asset/s mentioned.)



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CoinDCX targets mass adoption of cryptocurrency through CoinDCX Go, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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CoinDCX , one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has launched CoinDCX Go in a bid to help novel investors adopt cryptocurrency as a potential asset class. It provides a simple and secure place to buy and sell bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

The User Interface (UI) has been designed to induct a new breed of first time users in mind. The systems of the platform are secured, with AI-ML algorithms, which is backed by a dedicated and efficient team to overview operations. Additionally, to bring a safety net for users, all the funds are insured by one of the best and well established global custodians operating in the market.

Sumit Gupta, CEO & co-founder, CoinDCX said, “The app will allow users to trade on smaller denominations for some of the best crypto assets. Users will be able to buy these cryptos within the time they finish a cup of tea or coffee. The focus is to make users see merits in the industry by attention to details paid by operators like us by taking the simple steps of developing this app to address their main points.”

Currently, there are about 6 million Indians in crypto which is close to 0.5% of the total Indian population. CoinDCX Go allows first time crypto buyers to own cryptocurrency instantly without having to wait for orders to process and will charge 0 fee for deposit and withdrawals.

The exchange is trying to achieve mass adoption among beginner investors in crypto especially millennial and Gen Z and aims to onboard 50 million Indians. The company has invested $1.3 million in TryCrypto, its own initiative, which is working to make blockchain and cryptocurrency more accessible to mainstream users.

Currently CoinDCX Go offers a range of tokens in INR pairs such as

Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC), Binance Coin (BNB), Chainlink (LINK), EOS (EOS), Tether (USDT), Cardano (ADA), Stellar Lumens (XLM), Ripple (XRP), Basic Attention Token (BAT), Matic Network (MATIC), Tron (TRX) etc.

Speaking from a development perspective of the app, Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-founder, CoinDCX said, “This app has been introduced to serve a simple purpose; remove the fear of technology, make the market numbers more understandable and provide the ability to make informed decisions in the crypto universe. The app just makes the induction easy. ”



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XRP cryptocurrency tumbles as Coinbase exchange moves to suspend trading, BFSI News, ET BFSI

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Cryptocurrency XRP slumped 19% on Tuesday after Coinbase, a major U.S. virtual coin exchange, said it would suspend trading in the digital currency.

California-based Coinbase said on Monday it would suspend trading in XRP after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week charged an associated blockchain firm, Ripple, with conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering.

Ripple has rejected the charges, saying XRP is a currency and does not need to be registered as an investment contract.

XRP, the third-biggest cryptocurrency, was last down 18.7% at an intra-day low of $0.20, its lowest since July. It has slumped by over half since the SEC move.

The move by Coinbase comes as it prepares for a stock market listing, with a confidential application to the SEC to go public. It would be the first major U.S. crypto exchange to list on the stock market.

Coinbase, one of the most well-known cryptocurrency platforms, said trading in XRP moved into limit only from Monday, and would be fully suspended on Jan. 19.

Financial regulators around the globe are still grappling with how to regulate bitcoin, XRP and rival cryptocurrencies. Investors are watching for regulatory developments that could determine whether cryptocurrencies leap from a niche to a mainstream asset.

XRP, which often moves in tandem with Bitcoin, had rocketed in November to hit its highest level since 2018 as a rally in cryptocurrencies gathered pace.



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