• Ripple has a bearish short-term trading bias, with the XRP / USD pair remaining under technical selling pressure
• The head and shoulders pattern on the four-hour time frame has yet to reach its overall downside objective
• The daily time frame shows that the XRP / USD remains trapped inside a narrowing wedge pattern

Ripple has a bearish short-term trading outlook, with the XRP / USD pair still in downside breakout mode below key technical support.

• Ren has a bullish short-term bias against Bitcoin, with the REN / BTC pair testing back towards its current 2019 trading high
• The four-hour time frame shows that a bullish breakout is underway from a falling wedge pattern
• The daily time frame also shows that a major bullish breakout is underway in the REN / BTC pair

Ren gained momentum after the project’s July development update.

Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance and a leading voice in the crypto community, has poured cold water on the idea that institutional investors are driving bitcoin’s price action. While some data suggest that legacy investors are finally entering the crypto space, Zhao (affectionately known as CZ) recently reaffirmed that the latest price movements are led by retail investors, suggesting that large-scale financiers have yet to join the market. 

Last summer, Stronghold went live with its Stellar-based stablecoin. Like most stablecoins, Stronghold USD is backed by real assets and tied to the value of the U.S. Dollar. However, unlike its competitors, Stronghold isn’t targeted at the general public. Instead, it’s aimed at businesses and financial institutions.

Once upon a time, blockchains followed Bitcoin’s lead: they relied upon far-reaching networks consisting of small, individually-run nodes. However, over time, some blockchains have begun to move away from this model. Instead, they rely on fewer but larger nodes—which are typically run by large groups with plenty of power and responsibilities.

Say what you like about Mark Zuckerberg, but he certainly knows how to get attention. After six years of blank stares and regulatory shrugs, decentralization and privacy are now the talk of the town in Washington, and lawmakers are finally devoting their attention to what was once an obscure technological fad.

In Casino Royale (arguably one of the best of the James Bond movies) the titular hero goes “all-in” during a game of high-stakes poker, confident that terrorist financier Le Chiffre is bluffing.*

Spoiler alert: Bond misreads the signals and ends up losing all his chips.

• NEO has a bearish short-term outlook, with the cryptocurrency trading below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame
• The bearish head and shoulders pattern on the four-hour time frame has now reached its full downside projection
• The daily time frame continues to show a valid inverted head and shoulders pattern

NEO has a bearish short-term trading outlook, with the cryptocurrency trading well below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame.

• Bitcoin Cash has a bearish short-term bias, with the BCH / USD pair still trading below its key 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame
• The bearish head and shoulders pattern on the four-hour time frame has yet to reach its full downside projection
• The daily time frame shows that Bitcoin Cash has performed a bearish breakout from a rising wedge pattern

Bitcoin Cash has a bearish short-term trading bias, with the BCH / USD pair trading below its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time fr

• Basic Attention Token has a bearish short-term trading bias, with the cryptocurrency trading under its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time frame
• The four-hour time frame shows that a bearish breakout is still underway from a neutral triangle pattern
• The daily time frame continues to show a head and shoulders pattern breakout in progress

Basic Attention Token has a bearish short-term trading bias, with the BAT / USD pair trading under its 200-period moving average on the four-hour time fr