DOGE and XRP rally as pump and dumps sneak back into crypto markets
Amid the r/Wallstreetbets revolution, several altcoins are falling prey to pump-and-dump schemes. The rise of interest in cryptocurrencies amid Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) bull runs often goes hand in hand with the proliferation of scams and manipulation schemes related to various altcoins. One of the main manipulation schemes running in the crypto markets is pump and dumps. These schemes artificially inflate the price of the asset to enable a select few to sell it at a higher price before it ultimately comes crashing down.What makes crypto markets more vulnerable to such schemes when....
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Dogecoin rallied by more than 85%, suggesting Wall Street Bet’s crypto wing may have decided that they weren’t done with DOGE yet. After gaining the spotlight due to a 980% pump on Jan. 28, Dogecoin (DOGE) briefly entered the top 10 ranking by market capitalization for the first time since 2015. Once the massive pump lost momentum and traders quickly took profits, it seemed that investors would move on past the meme-based cryptocurrency and find something else to invest in. The pump initially started when exchanges prevented retail traders from buying more GameStop and AMC stock on Jan.....
Apparently r/Wallstreetbets doesn’t “bow to cryptocurrencies.” r/Wallstreetbets, or WSB, a subreddit famous for organizing a pump for Dogecoin (DOGE) and the GameStop short squeeze, is enacting a crypto discussion ban after officially allowing the topic for a single day.Subreddit moderator u/bawse1 announced Thursday that WSB has now banned crypto discussions forever, following a Bloomberg article titled, “WallStreetBets Bows to Crypto.” Just a day before, the same moderator officially announced that the subreddit will finally allow crypto discussion strictly limited to Bitcoin (BTC),....
XRP price rallied 86% as members of a Reddit-based investing group shifted their focus from Dogecoin. XRP price underwent a strong 86% breakout in the early trading hours on Jan. 30 as the fourth-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap became the new coin of focus in the r/Wallstreetbets cryptocurrency-focused off-shoot r/Satoshistreetbets. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that XRP rose from $0.28 to a peak at $0.51 before profit selling pulled the price back to $0.41.XRP/USDT 15 minute chart. Source: TradingViewIt appears that the antics of the past week which saw....
Bitcoin price today has been more volatile than normal, and that’s a statement in and of itself. The normally notoriously explosive cryptocurrency rocketed more than $2,000 and nearly 5% this morning, only to then plummet and wipe out the entire rally and then some. The fall took the cryptocurrency down by more than 7% and $3,000, leaving liquidations in both directions behind. What caused the sudden storm, and is this just the calm in the eye, or is the madness over? Pump and Dump Or Face-Off Between Bull And Bear Whales? Bitcoin saw a steep rejection from above $50,000 and bulls....
Dogecoin is climbing higher above the $0.065 resistance against the US Dollar. DOGE could rally over 20% if it clears the $0.070 resistance zone. DOGE started a decent increase above the $0.0625 resistance against the US dollar. The price is trading below the $0.0650 level and the 100 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.0650 on the 4-hour chart of the DOGE/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The price could start a strong rally like Bitcoin if it clears the $0.070 resistance. Dogecoin Price Starts Increase After forming a base....