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SEEING IS BELIEVING FOR MANY TA’S BUT TRADERS AND INVESTORS DON’T ALWAYS HAVE THAT LUXURY - Many technical analysts understandably prefer to see technical patterns resolve in one direction or another before committing new capital to a developing trend. We  have said it before, pre-judging technical patterns before they resolve can be detrimental to one’s  financial health. That’s all fine for starting new positions but most investors are already committed...

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MARKET ANALYSIS This week, Bitcoin’s price volatility dropped to its lowest level since the Black Thursday crash on March 12th; indicating a sustained lack of definitive direction in the market over the past few weeks. Following Black Thursday, Bitcoin rallied over 150% leading up to the mining reward halving, but has yet to establish a prolonged break above its key $10K resistance level. As of June 8th, it was trading...

CRYPTO FEAR AND GREED INDEX The Crypto Fear & Green Index dropped 4 points this week, but has remained flat over the past 5 days, signaling the market sentiment monitor has moved back into a neutral position. MANAGING YOUR PRIVATE KEYS Many investors prefer to self-custody their digital assets, but this brings many risks and the added threat of theft and cyber attack. Bitcoin engineer Jameson Lopp published a  “Dos and Don'ts of...

THE HEADLINES MARKET DATA EXCHANGE, CUSTODY AND PRODUCT NEWS THOUGHTS ON THE ECOSYSTEM

WEEKEND READINGBloomberg published an interview with current Andreessen Horowitz General Partner Katie Haun seeking her thoughts on the future of crypto projects.Bloomberg also shared a short profile piece on Blockstream’s Adam Back.Decrypt tells the tale of Steve Tendon’s journey building the first ‘Blockchain Island’ in Malta and then moving his mission to the Marshall Island. THE HEADLINES MARKET DATA EXCHANGE, CUSTODY AND PRODUCT NEWS

WEEKLY STOCK REVIEW Key highlights from North American listed crypto, blockchain and mining stocks:Average daily volume for Canaan (Nasdaq: CAN) jumped 77% on the week as the Chinese mining equipment supplier is the only company to report negative weekly returns.Galaxy Digital (TSX: GLXY.V) announced a Q1’20 loss of C$ 27.7 million. Pricing has increased by 23.7% this week, taking the stock price more incline with the company’s net book value of C$1.64.The premium to...

BTC’S TEMPORARY BREAK OUT LEAVES IT BACK IN THE BOX BUT ALTS CONTINUE TO TREND HIGHER. BTC, once again, whipsawed traders over the past few days temporarily gapping up above the widely watched 10K resistance level only to gap back down into its May trading range to test 9.1K support and settle back to where it all started near 9.5K. It all reminds us of the title to the Pharcyde’s...

MARKET ANALYSIS Bitcoin climbed as high as $10,200 on Monday June 1st before retracing to $9,530 by Tuesday’s close and ending the week up 7.2%. According to research from CryptoQuant, this latest dip could be attributable to the 5th largest mining pool, which is unknown, liquidating a large stock of coins on Wednesday as Bitcoin surpassed $10,000. Bitcoin remains firmly ahead of gold as the best performing asset class on...

TECHNICAL ROUNDUP ANALYSIS TechnicalRoundup believes the recent price movement above $10,000 is bullish fir bitcoin suggesting that resistance has been broken and the market is shifting positively. However, if bitcoin falls from this current mid $9,000 range, the bullish theory will quickly be invalidated. CRYPTO STARTUP SCHOOL Two new presentations have been added to Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School: Economic Flywheels by A16Z partner Ali Yahya and Incentive Engineering by Arweave CEO Sam Williams. THE...

CRYPTO FEAR AND GREED INDEX The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has spiked 17 points jumping back into positive territory. This repeats the level attained in early May and is the second pick-up since beginning its downward slide in February. THE HEADLINES MARKET DATA EXCHANGE, CUSTODY AND PRODUCT NEWS THOUGHTS ON THE ECOSYSTEM