Many argue Bitcoin’s price rises before a halving. Others say it comes after the event. And, to some, halving-induced price changes are a myth. Up 200% this year, is the Bitcoin halving already priced-in?

The cryptocurrency market is back under pressure with Bitcoin and a number of other altcoins, including XRP and Bitcoin Cash, losing bullish momentum and trading in the red.

Bitcoin quickly reversed from a high of $8,780 to a low of $8,620. The move appears to be technically driven as buyers failed to break above the Nov. 12 trading high.

Excluding Bitcoin, the total market capitalization is currently $81.3 billion, down from $83.4 billion from last week, a loss of 2.5%. 

Messari, a crypto data and research provider, announced that it secured $4 million in funding led by Uncork Capital. Additionally, the fund’s founder, Jeff Clavier, will join Messari’s board of directors.

Binance.US opened almost two months ago amid significant anticipation. But, it appears to have failed to deliver on the hype as its liquidity remains comparatively low to incumbents like Bittrex and Kraken.

Binance America was launched in September following the restriction of U.S. users from the main trading platform. The new exchange can be considered a Binance franchisor — it draws from its technology and brand, but is otherwise a separate entity where Binance is a (main) stakeholder.

• Holochain has a bullish short-term bias and a bearish medium-term trading outlook
• The four-hour time frame shows that a bullish inverted head and shoulders pattern has formed
• The daily time frame is showing an even larger inverted head and shoulders pattern in play

Holochain has been slowly advancing over the last few weeks, with the cryptocurrency racking up an impressive twenty percent gain since the start of November.

The so-called Ethereum killers never arrived. The network thrives as ERC-20 tokens approach Ethereum’s capitalization. Other smart contract platforms are not even close to Ethereum in terms of relative activity.

Bitski, a startup working in the crypto wallet space, announced it raised a $1.8 million seed round from Galaxy Digital, Winklevoss Capital, and Coinbase, among others, bringing total fundraising to $3.5 million.

Brave Browser has quietly launched Basic Attention Token tipping on its iOS app. As the only platform where the feature was missing, it was highly anticipated by the community.

Released on Nov. 12, version 1.13 of Brave Browser is the first iOS update since September. The support for Brave Rewards allows users to support content creators while enjoying tracking-free browsing without invasive adds. A triangular BAT icon in the URL bar can be used to get started with Brave Rewards.

Cardano completed the first snapshot and balance check for its incentivized Shelley testnet. This is Cardano’s latest step toward staking and will allow investors to earn rewards on their Ada for the first time.

IOHK, the development arm of Cardano, announced the news via Twitter on Tuesday. The company also launched a website and will release special testnet wallets over the next few days.

Crypto.com will offer its users the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrencies with the Singapore Dollar. This will be the primary result of a partnership with Singapore-based Xfers, announced today at the Singapore Fintech Festival.

Crypto.com users will be able to instantly buy and sell mainstream cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, LTC, XRP and its own MCO and CRO tokens.