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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Adds Vikings to the Popular Game Series
Ubisoft has revealed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the latest installment in the extremely popular video game franchise. One of the few benefits of being forced to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic is the ability to spend more time playing video games. It stands to reason that many players are going back and enjoying some […]
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Ubisoft has revealed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the latest installment in the extremely popular video game franchise.
One of the few benefits of being forced to stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic is the ability to spend more time playing video games. It stands to reason that many players are going back and enjoying some past favorites, such as the Assassin’s Creed series (when they’re not playing Animal Crossing). Players don’t have to wait that long for the next installment in the franchise to arrive. Ubisoft just announced that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will arrive in time for the 2020 holiday season.
Fury of the Northmen
Vikings take center stage in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The video game focuses on the Vikings arriving in England and the inevitable conflict that occurs between the native people and the new arrivals.
What is intriguing is that the game will depict a nuanced view of Vikings. Pop culture has long proclaimed Vikings to be nothing more than bloodthirsty berserkers only looking to pillage, rape, and plunder. The reality is a lot more complex.
It is true that Vikings did pillage and plunder. Hence, the reason for the lament by Christian monks, “From the fury of the Northmen, O Lord deliver us.” However, the Vikings were also traders and settlers. Many of the main cities in Ireland began as Viking trading centers. The Normans that would eventually conquer England were actually descendants of Vikings that had settled in France.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is bringing a true historical perspective of Vikings settling in foreign lands, although the amount of fighting in the video game is sure to be ramped up considerably to entertain gamers. The game’s trailer shows Vikings peacefully interacting with family members, as well as not indiscriminately slaughtering innocents while raiding. The trailer also shows a great and bloody battle scene that is sure to get gamers pumped for the eventual release.
The Village is the Center of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
The key aspect of the upcoming video game is the player’s village. This is the main hub for the player, and the decisions they will make will be played out in the village’s development.
Lead producer Julien Laferrière told Eurogamer:
It’s your own Viking village you’ll see prosper and grow, and which your clan mates will live in. It’s at the center of our quests and the center of the decisions you make. We want players to see the consequences of their actions.
Of the focus on the village, Laferrière added:
It really changed the shape of the game we were making. Instead of exploring one territory, then moving on to another and having no real opportunity or reason to return, the settlement changes the structure. So you’ll go on an adventure and then be encouraged to come back to your settlement. It changes the way we’re playing the game we’re making – at least, that’s the bet we’re making.
Details on the main character, Eivor, have been non-existent, but Laferrière says Assassin’s Creed Valhalla focuses on the campaign between the Vikings and Alfred the Great, the English ruler who eventually pushed the Vikings out and unified large areas of England.
Images courtesy of Ubisoft and YouTube/Ubisoft North America.
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Litecoin Price Analysis: 22 January
Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice
The Bitcoin market registered an important price drop recently, one wherein the value of the digital asset dipped briefly under $30k on the charts. Although the cryptocurrency’s value later bounced back above the $30k-level, the said drop in price also contributed to major altcoins like Litecoin plunging on the charts.
Litecoin briefly breached the support at $125, following which it managed to recover from its sudden fall on the charts. At the time of writing, Litecoin was valued at $137.27, with the cryptocurrency trading close to its immediate resistance levels.
Litecoin one-hour chart

Source: LTCUSD on TradingView
From the attached chart, Litecoin’s price can be seen falling within a descending channel and hitting a low of $121.97. This low was followed by an immediate retracement as the market tried to stabilize. In fact, later, the price of the digital silver immediately pushed higher, which was why LTC was trading above $130, at press time.
Given the aforementioned drop, the digital asset may breach the resistance at $138 and be priced higher on the charts.
Reasoning
The 50 moving average moved above the price bars and acted as a resistance level for the price of LTC. The said fall pushed LTC into the oversold zone, with Bitcoin’s own depreciation on the charts contributing to growing selling pressure. However, as the price recovered, the Relative Strength Index also moved into the equilibrium zone. As this level looked like a consolidating range for LTC’s price, the emergence of bullish pressure may push it higher on the price scale.
Further, the Awesome Oscillator highlighted the momentum shifting towards the sellers’ side. The AO dipped under zero a couple of days back, and a short position of traders must have realized here as the market went on a downtrend. With the downtrend sustaining itself, all momentum in the market was lost.
Crucial levels to look out for
Entry: $138.03
Stop-Loss: $134.73
Take-Profit: $144.88
Risk-to-Reward: 2.39
Conclusion
The press time price level looked like a consolidating level for Litecoin. However, a northbound push for the digital asset may result in traders benefiting from a long position as they realize a profit at $144.88.
Source: https://ambcrypto.com/litecoin-price-analysis-22-january
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VanEck files for a ‘Digital Asset ETF’ with the SEC
According to a filing published today by the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission, New York-based investment management firm VanEck intends to launch a Digital Assets ETF, one that will track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, “the price and yield performance of the MVIS® Global Digital Assets Equity Index.”
The fund will invest in companies that generate at least 50% of their revenue from digital asset projects, or developing projects that have the potential to generate half of their revenue from the digital assets industry.
It should be noted, however, that the term “digital asset industry” is by and large a broad terminology for companies that operate digital asset exchanges, payment gateways, mining operations, software services, equipment, and technology. This may well mean that there is potential for companies like Coinbase to be included in the fund after a successful IPO.
The SEC filing also notes that this fund will invest in companies that hold a significant amount of digital assets on their balance sheets. This suggests that companies like MicroStrategy may be a part of its portfolio, considering its own billion-dollar Bitcoin holdings.
The New York-based investment firm isn’t a stranger to SEC filings. VanEck had previously submitted applications for Bitcoin-based ETFs with the SEC, with a majority of them being rejected by the regulatory agency for a host of reasons.
On the contrary, back in September 2019, VanEck withdrew its application for a Bitcoin ETF. Interestingly, the verdict on its most recent application for an ETF, titled “VANECK BITCOIN TRUST” is still undecided.
If the development comes to pass, it will be a huge step, especially since the said offering will be launching in a country where regulatory agencies have often been seen with a suspicious eye. In Europe, on the other hand, crypto-ETPs surpassed a billion Euros in assets in 2020, despite a regulatory ban on selling these products to retail investors in the U.K.
While a crypto-ETF is still yet to be officially approved in the U.S, many investment advisors have cited concerns saying that without a crypto exchange-traded fund, there is little incentive for registered investment advisors to put clients’ cash into crypto.
Source: https://ambcrypto.com/vaneck-files-for-a-digital-asset-etf-with-the-sec
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Stellar Lumens, Steem, Maker Price Analysis: 22 January
Stellar Lumens registered significant losses recently. However, since a lot of the asset wasn’t sold on the market, XLM could see some upside in the next day or two. STEEM also showed signs that it was poised for a bounce while Maker slipped under a triangle pattern and could move towards $1000 on the price charts.
Stellar Lumens [XLM]

Source: XLM/USD on TradingView
While Stellar Lumens did not show strength in the market with regard to its price, there was reason to believe that XLM was heading back towards the range high at $0.31. The trading volume was low over the past few days, and the OBV showed that there was not a significant volume of XLM sold over the past few sessions, despite strong losses.
The range lows at $0.223 offered some pushback and at the time of writing, XLM was trading under the mid-point of the range at $0.264.
While the momentum seemed bearish, rising above the mid-point and defending that level will be a reason to conclude that XLM is likely to move towards $0.31 once more.
Steem [STEEM]

Source: STEEM/USDT on TradingView
STEEM registered a local high at $0.22 earlier this month and set a lower high at $0.211 a few days ago. Since then, it has faced strong selling pressure, with the crypto trading at $0.177, at the time of writing.
It saw a candlewick below the $0.168-support level, but that was quickly bought up. The RSI registered a value of 38, indicating bearish momentum. Further, the Stochastic RSI was deep within the oversold territory.
Combined with the buying pressure that drove the price all the way up from the wick to $0.164, it could be that STEEM is poised to attempt a bounce to the $0.185-$0.19 region. The reaction there will set its next direction.
Maker [MKR]

Source: MKR/USDT on TradingView
The MACD was steadily falling further into bearish territory after MKR closed under a symmetrical triangle pattern and re-tested the $1400-level as resistance. The Directional Movement Index also showed that the -DMI (pink) and ADX (yellow) were both climbing past 20 on the charts to show that a strong downtrend was in progress.
The 38.2% level at $1200 could offer support to MKR, should it flip the level to support in the coming hours. Further downside for Bitcoin towards $27.7k will likely see MKR move towards $1000 as well.
Source: https://ambcrypto.com/stellar-lumens-steem-maker-price-analysis-22-january
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