Bitcoin (BTC)

Après la banque Silvergate, qui a annoncé sa liquidation mercredi, la Silicon Valley Bank entre à son tour dans la tempête. Son titre, qui a perdu 60 % jeudi à la Bourse de New York, a été suspendu vendredi avant le début de la séance. Coincé par la hausse des taux d’intérêt, qui dévalorise sur le marché secondaire les obligations anciennes qu’elle détient, et ne parvenant pas à se refinancer, la...

Blockchain.com started out as the first Bitcoin blockchain explorer back in 2011 and later expanded into wallet services, as well as hosting its own crypto exchange. Following years of growth, the company decided that 2022 was the year they would expand into asset management services. Unfortunately, the years of experience did not save the firm from the bear market. Operational for Just Under a Year Blockchain.com, which was worth about $14 billion when BCAM was launched,...

With the recent news surrounding Kraken and the SEC, many digital currency participants believe a staking ban could be around the corner. Could Kraken Just Be the Start? Earlier today, Live Bitcoin News put out an article talking about how popular digital currency exchange Kraken had settled with the SEC and agreed to shut down its staking program as part of the settlement. The company will also part with more than $30 million in penalty fees. A spokesperson for Kraken...

The past seven days turned into a bloodbath across the entire cryptocurrency market, which dropped below $1 trillion in terms of total capitalization. This happens for the first time since January 14th. The decline comes on the back of a lot of negative macroeconomic developments, so let’s unpack. First things first, Bitcoin’s price is trading around $20,000, albeit slightly below it at the time of this writing. The intraday low sits at $19,549 on Binance and BTC is down...

Christopher Waller is the Federal Reserve board governor. In a recent interview, he made it clear he’s not a fan of the digital currency space, nor does he think crypto assets have any real value to them. Christopher Waller Is Concerned About Crypto In the discussion, Waller said that most digital currencies were “speculative” and comparable to baseball cards. He also said that the only value they have stems from the belief of others. He stated: If you buy crypto assets...

It’s safe to say that Bitcoin’s price has seen better days. The cryptocurrency fell below $20,000, reaching an intraday low at around $19,791 (on Binance) and charting a decline of around 8% in the past 24 hours alone. Source: TradingViewThat said, the move didn’t come without its catalysts, so let’s have a look at five potential reasons why it happened. Silvergate Bank On March 2nd, Silvergate Bank – a financial institution that used to serve a myriad of crypto heavyweights...

Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline from the $125 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $120 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $116 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could correct higher, but upsides might be limited above the $115 level. Bitcoin cash price is declining from the $125 zone against the US Dollar, similar...

Le Département du Trésor américain a publié hier une proposition de budget comprenant plusieurs changements importants dans la fiscalité des actifs numériques. L’administration Biden souhaite ainsi imposer une taxe de 30% sur les coûts d’électricité de l’extraction de cryptomonnaie. Cette nouvelle taxe serait mise en œuvre dès le 1er janvier 2024 et serait introduite progressivement sur trois ans...

Axa Investment Managers, la branche d’investissement de la compagnie d’assurance Axa, est enregistré depuis mardi auprès de l’Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) en tant que Prestataire de Services sur Actifs Numériques (PSAN). Cet enregistrement permettra à la société de proposer des services de conservation, d’achat et de vente, ainsi que d’échange d’actifs numériques. L’intérêt du groupe pour...

Sortie du cinquième chapitre de la version audio de La monnaie à pétales de Jacques Favier sur la chaîne youtube de Memento Mori. Le livre audio sort par chapitres toutes les semaines sous licence libre CC BY-SA : – Chapitre I– Chapitre II– Chapitre III– Chapitre IV – Chapitre V N’hésitez pas à laisser un pourboire au lecteur, son adresse est dans la description de la vidéo. Le livre est toujours disponible à l’achat sur...