Crypto Industry News:

The NFT market is developing very dynamically in the crypto ecosphere. It is quite easy to use which makes it suitable for many applications. The popularity of NFT leaves room for abuse. Therefore, it is recommended to exercise extreme caution in conjunction with continuous education.

China's national law enforcement agency published a new set of guidelines for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on May 15. The agency warned that NFTs are being used as proxies for illicit securities and speculative digital assets.

The guidelines of the Supreme People's Prosecutor's Office of the People's Republic of China recommend stronger "risk testing and assessment" to distinguish NFT "true innovation" from quasi-crypto "pseudo innovation". They stress the need to "punish crimes thoroughly".

"While NFT enjoys great popularity, it is very likely to result in financial risk, management risk, network security risk, etc. and especially legal risk," they wrote.

Since China decided to outlaw cryptocurrencies in September 2021, NFTs have been moving in a "legal gray area". As a result, China's domestic NFT market largely self-regulates the industry.

"What consumers benefit from is the exclusive right to prohibit others from tampering with NFT property stored on the blockchain."

This stance on NFT ownership appears to be at odds with the landmark ruling of the Hangzhou Internet Court on December 5, 2022. The court in the ruling stated that non-fungible tokens (NFTs) constitute online virtual property and are recognized under Chinese law.

Technical Market Outlook:

The ETH/USD pair has bounced from the short-term trend line support around the level of $1,783 an is heading higher towards the last swing high seen at $1,848. The intraday technical resistance is seen at $1,848 and then at $1,885. The momentum is strong and positive, so the temporary outlook for the ETH on the H4 time frame chart is bullish, but the bears are still in charge of the market and the next target for bears is seen at $1,687. If the market would have manage to trade above the local trend line support and broke above the last high seen at $1,848, then the bull would have a chance to extend the rally even higher.

Weekly Pivot Points:

WR3 - $1,913

WR2 - $1,886

WR1 - $1,844

Weekly Pivot - $1,814

WS1 - $1,795

WS2 - $1,764

WS3 - $1,712

Trading Outlook:

The Ethereum market has been seen making lower highs and lower low since the swing high was made in the middle of the August 2022 at the level of $2,029. This is the key level for bulls, so it needs to be broken in order to continue the up trend. The key technical support is seen at $1,368, so as long as the market trades above this level, the outlook remains bullish.