2022 crypto attacks were least in December.
“Crypto market participants had few reasons to cheer in the last month of 2022 – with a low attack and theft figure among one of them. December saw $62 million worth of tokens stolen, scammed, or attacked, making it the least harmful month in 2022 in terms of money lost to nefarious activities.”
Ethereum transactions 338% higher than BTC in 2022.
The Ethereum network eclipsed Bitcoin in terms of total transaction volume last year, though Bitcoin retained its crown when it comes to online search interest. According to data from Nasdaq and Ycharts, there were 338% more Ether transactions in 2022 (408.5 million) than Bitcoin ones (93.1 million).
Gemini co-founder accuses DCG’s Silbert of ‘bad faith’ stalling.
The co-founder of crypto exchange Gemini has accused Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert of “bad faith stall tactics” as their respective companies lock horns over a business disagreement precipitated by FTX’s multi-billion-dollar implosion late last year.
BTC/USD remained largely unchanged in the last session.
The Bitcoin-Dollar pair traded sideways in the last session. The Williams indicator is giving a positive signal. Support is at 164741 and resistance at 169101.
The Williams indicator is currently in positive territory.
ETH/USD corrected downwards by 0.1% in the last session.
The Ethereum-Dollar pair made a minor downwards correction in the last session, dropping 0.1%. The MACD is giving a positive signal. Support is at 1182.521 and resistance at 1236.361.
The MACD is giving a positive signal.
The last session saw XRP drop 0.9% against USD.
The Ripple-Dollar pair dropped 0.9% in the last session. The Ultimate Oscillator is giving a positive signal. Support is at 0.2806 and resistance at 0.3888.
The Ultimate Oscillator is currently in positive territory.
LTC/USD rose 0.9% in the last session.
The last session saw the Litecoin gain 0.9% against the Dollar. According to the CCI, we are in an overbought market. Support is at 67.331 and resistance at 80.271.
The CCI points to an overbought market.
Daily Economic Calendar:
US ISM Manufacturing PMI
The ISM Manufacturing PMI shows the business conditions in the manufacturing sector. It is a significant indicator of the overall economic conditions. The US ISM Manufacturing PMI will be released at 15:00 GMT, the US ISM Manufacturing Employment Index at 15:00 GMT, Germany’s Import Price Index at 07:00 GMT.
US ISM Manufacturing Employment Index
The ISM Manufacturing Employment Index estimates the labour market in the manufacturing sector, taking into account expectations for future production, new orders, inventories, employment and deliveries.
DE Import Price Index
The Import Price Index measures changes in the prices of imported products. High prices for imports carry inflationary pressure.
FR Consumer Price Index
The Consumer Price Index is a measure of price movements made by comparing the retail prices of a representative shopping basket of goods and services. The French Consumer Price Index will be released at 07:45 GMT, Japan’s Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI at 00:30 GMT, Japan’s Monetary Base at 23:50 GMT.
JP Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI
The Jibun Bank Manufacturing PMI gives an early snapshot of the health of the Japanese manufacturing sector.
JP Monetary Base
The Monetary Base is the currency supplied by the central bank, encompassing notes and coins as well as money held in bank accounts.
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