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Anthony Scaramucci – the founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House official – believes “we’re through” the crypto bear market. He also praised bitcoin’s performance over the years, saying it’s the best long-term investment tool.  Time for a Market Surge? In a recent interview for Yahoo Finance, Scaramucci said the prolonged cryptocurrency winter, which saw numerous scandals, collapses, and market decline, could be already behind us. He went further advising...

The past 24 hours saw a few altcoins increase by double digits while Bitcoin remains relatively stagnant around the coveted $28,000 level. That said, BTC’s dominance has increased slightly through the day, suggesting that the altcoin market is underperforming. Ripple’s XRP, on the other hand, is charting mild gains and is currently trading above an important level. Bitcoin Stagnates at $28K It appears that the $28,000 level is presenting considerable challenges for Bitcoin,...

On April 6, Charli3 was launched on Cardano as its first oracle integrator. The platform’s oracles have been integrated by Liqwid, a leading DeFi project on Cardano. Charli3 provides a decentralized node network with the framework for projects to supply secure, accurate, and safe data to their platforms and users. It could be viewed as the Cardano version of Chainlink. Liqwid is an algorithmic liquidity market protocol built on Cardano for lenders and borrowers. The...

Bitcoin cash started a decent increase above the $122 and $124 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $125 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $124.50 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $128.20 and $130 to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is consolidating above $124 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Litecoin started a steady increase above $88 against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $92 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $90.45 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $92 and $95 resistance levels. Litecoin price is showing positive signs above $88 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. LTC price...

Singapore authorities are doubling down on efforts to unveil a set of guidelines for banks on vetting crypto clients. As such, the banks in the city-state have been working with the authorities for the last six months to establish uniform standards for screening potential customers from the crypto industry. According to a Bloomberg report, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has also joined the collaborative approach led by banks and police involving fine-tuning the...

Poor cybersecurity practices within the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry present a threat to crypto, consumers, and national security, according to a new report from the United States Treasury Department.  The first-of-its-kind document argues that DeFi’s peer-to-peer nature presents new illicit finance risks that require extra legal supervision to address.  The Risks of DeFi Released on Thursday, the 2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment details how cybercriminals,...

A copy of the original Bitcoin white paper written by Satoshi Nakamoto has been found in every modern version of Apple’s Mac computers. Several Apple users have disclosed that they stumbled on the file while using their devices for unrelated operations. They found the file in different Mac versions, from Mojave (10.14.0), launched in 2018, to the current version and the recently released Ventura (13.3). Bitcoin White Paper Hidden in MacOS Since 2018 In a recent blog post,...

After the much pompous launch of the long-awaited Arbitrum token –  ARB –  rumors and sell-offs dominated the ecosystem due to a conflict between token holders and the Arbitrum Foundation. The popular blockchain tracking platform, Lookonchain, has identified four whales “continually” buying ARB tokens, despite the ongoing drama. Mechanism Capital’s Andrew Kang is one of the four whales, according to the analysts, who bought an additional 1.51 million ARB at $1.23 with nearly...

Japan recently approved a Web3 white paper that could place the East Asian nation at the forefront of global crypto growth.  Japan has approved a Web3 white paper to boost the country’s fledgling crypto industry growth. On Thursday, the East Asian nation’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Web3 project team published the crypto-guiding document. The white paper proposes several recommendations for growing and enhancing Japan’s digital currency space. These include instituting more tax...