Celsius’ Ether staking shake-up stretches Ethereum validator queue
The embattled crypto lender Celsius has deposited $745 million of ETH to staking contracts in the past few days, significantly stressing the already-long waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network.
Gemini driven offshore by regulators
Gemini has begun the process of acquiring a license to operate in the United Arab Emirates, after announcing its new European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. Gemini follows Coinbase, which has been on a global expansion drive recently as U.S. regulators continue to hit the industry with enforcement actions rather than guidance.
Binance market share drops to lowest since October
Binance’s market share has dropped to its lowest level in eight months. Although the exchange is still the largest cryptocurrency platform by trading volume, it has seen its market share decline consecutively over the past three months after reaching a yearly high of 57% in February 2023.
BTC/USD gained 0.6% in the last session.The Bitcoin-Dollar pair rose 0.6% in the last session. The Stochastic indicator is giving a negative signal. Support is at 267051 and Resistance is at 275171.
The Stochastic indicator is giving a negative signal.
ETH/USD gained 0.7% in the last session.The Ethereum-Dollar pair rose 0.7% in the last session after gaining as much as 1.1% during the session. The Stochastic-RSI indicates an overbought market. Support is at 1870.9967 and Resistance is at 1918.4367.
The Stochastic-RSI points to an overbought market.
XRP/USD exploded 4.3% in the last session.The Ripple-Dollar pair exploded 4.3% in the last session. The MACD is giving a positive signal, which matches our overall technical analysis. Support is at 0.5046 and Resistance is at 0.5398.
The MACD is currently in the positive zone.
LTC/USD traded sideways in the last session.Litecoin-Dollar price remained largely unchanged in the last session. The Williams indicator indicates an overbought market. Support is at 92.681 and Resistance is at 99.11.
The Williams indicator is signalling an overbought market.
Daily Economic Calendar:US ISM Services PMI
The ISM Services PMI shows the business conditions outside of the manufacturing sector, taking into account expectations for future production, new orders, inventories, employment, and deliveries. The US ISM Services PMI will be released at 14:00 GMT, Japan's Overall Household Spending at 23:30 GMT, and the UK's BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales at 23:01 GMT.
JP Overall Household Spending
The Overall Household Spending is an indicator that measures the total expenditures of households. The level of spending can be used as an indicator of consumer optimism.
UK BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales
The British Retail Consortium Like-For-Like Retail Sales measures changes in the actual value of retail sales from participating companies with invaluable management information on a regular and reliable basis.
US Factory Orders
The Factory Orders is a measure of the total orders of durable and non durable goods which can offer insight into inflation and growth in the manufacturing sector. The US Factory Orders will be released at 14:00 GMT, Japan's Jibun Bank Services PMI at 00:30 GMT, Germany's Exports at 06:00 GMT.
JP Jibun Bank Services PMI
The Jibun Bank Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) captures the business conditions in the services sector. The services PMI is an important indicator of the overall economic conditions.
DE Exports
The Exports measure of the total exports of goods and services by the local economy. A steady demand for exports helps to support growth in the trade surplus.
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