Summary:
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Europe outpaces US and Asia in the amount of funds raised through ICOs
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RIPPLE shines among other major cryptocurrencies today
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Former CFTC Chairman addresses need for blockchain sector regulation
Major cryptocurrencies are moving lower today with Litecoin being among the biggest underperformers. One coin that shines among others today is Ripple as it resists the downward pressure. Capitalization of the whole cryptocurrency market stands a notch above the $210 mark with Bitcoin having 53.8% share.
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After latest surge Dash pulled back to the previous swing level around $163.50 handle. In case the coin manages to defend this level once again a bounce towards the downward trendline may be on cards. Source: xStation5
When one thinks about the region of the world were most blockchain projects takes place the first thought is often Asia or the United States. However, such region is actually Europe. Initial Coin Offerings raised $2.6 billion in the United States and $2.3 billion in Asia so far this year. In Europe around $4.1 billion were raised in ICOs in the same time. While for some it may sound extraordinary there are strong reasons behind it. One of such reasons is friendly regulatory environment. In the Asia cryptocurrency hubs, like for example Singapore or Hong Kong, ICOs are often classified as securities and therefore they are subject to tougher regulations. On the other hand, in Europe many governments decide to take approach that would limit risk for unaware investors while at the same time giving blockchain sector somewhat green light. The most funds - $556 - were raised in Switzerland, a country often hailed for its light crypto regulations. Among other countries were ICOs are popular way of funding projects one can name the United Kingdom, Malta, Gibraltar or Lithuania. Another reason behind popularity of ICOs in Europe is robust growth of blockchain sector itself with many developer teams piling up in the cities like Zug, Berlin or Tallinn.
A repeated failure of sellers to break back into the price zone ranging $0.43-0.45 allowed RIPPLE bulls to produce an upswing and therefore distance from the aforementioned zone. As no major resistance levels can be spotted nearby the coin may be set to rush as high as $0.58, where swing level from the second part of September is localized. Source: xStation5
An interesting remarks concerning the cryptocurrency regulation came from Gary Gensler, the former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Commission. Gensler, who is now giving lecture on blockchain technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said that if blockchain sector is be the future of finance it must be regulated. However, he said that it is not the blockchain technology as a whole that should be regulated as it could limit innovation but rather efforts should be made to limit fraudulent and manipulative uses of the DLT applications. Nevertheless, he said that cryptocurrencies should be regulated in order to boost protection. He said even that cryptocurrencies may need more regulations than commodities like oil or wheat. Asked about whether lack of regulations results from the fact that this technology is new in nature and hard to understand (and therefore regulate properly) he replied saying that it should not be a cause as Internet in 1990s was viewed as similarly complex.
LITECOIN is one of the digital currencies that took the biggest hit today. The coin continues to trade below the 33-period moving average (green line) and may be set to dip into the support zone ranging $50.3-51.5 in the nearby future. Source: xStation5
Last but not least, blockchain technology made its debut in the Brazilian elections. Fernando Haddad, the Worker’s Party candidate, published its government plan via blockchain. Haddad decided to use decentralized platform as he was reportedly struggling with fake news. Information stored on the blockchain cannot be changed therefore such a solution was a perfect choice. Fernando Haddad will clash with Jair Bolsonaro in the second round of the Brazilian presidential elections on 28 October.
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