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Blockstream, a leading bitcoin infrastructure provider, announced on January 24 that it had raised $125 million in funding to expand its institutional bitcoin mining services. This fundraising round was led by Kingsway Capital, a UK-based private equity fund, and included participation from other investors such as Fulgur Ventures and Cohen & Company Capital Markets. This is the first fundraising for Blockstream since its 2021 Series B round, where the company raised $210...

Nayib Bukele – the President of El Salvador – revealed that the government repaid its $800 million bond plus interest the same day it was set to mature. Settling the bond comes despite the pessimistic views that the nation will experience financial challenges due to its bitcoin forays. ‘We Just Paid in Full’ El Salvador’s political leader, who is among the biggest proponents of bitcoin, announced the news on Twitter, regretting that most international media outlets did not...

The so-called “Bitcoin Jesus,” Roger Ver, has been summoned to repay over $20 million in damages to Genesis after failing to settle certain cryptocurrency options transactions before the payment deadline.  The investor has been given 20 days to answer the summons, after which he will be forced to pay reparations by default. As reported by Offshore Alert, the filing was submitted by a British Virgin Islands-domiciled affiliate of Genesis, which designated New York Country as...

Pantera Capital – a blockchain-focused institutional asset manager – has released a report reviewing the state of the blockchain industry in 2022, and what to expect on the technological and adoption front going forward. The report predicted that crypto has already bottomed and that the next market cycle will be defined by greater adoption of decentralized finance (Defi).  The Era of Defi According to Pantera’s co-Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Joey Krug, the crypto industry...

The year started on a bullish note which aided the world’s largest altcoin to sprint towards its pre-FTX market cap levels. Days after struggling to overcome $1,600, Ethereum finally climbed past the resistance level on Tuesday amidst a broader market rally. Even as certain group of investors looking to pocket quick gains began offloading the token, this has not affected the growing appeal of the network. Ethereum Ownership According to the latest data by IntoTheBlock, there...

Bitcoin has been moving higher as the equity markets fetched more gains. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization climbed over $23,000 on Tuesday. Since the beginning of the year, both Bitcoin and Ethereum added 40% surges to their trajectory, retracting the entire post-FTX dump. Needless to say, the ongoing rally has sparked concerns over its sustainability on the backdrop of last year’s bloodbath, as well as subsequent numerous fake-out rallies. However,...

U.S. regulators like the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have established a joint statement warning banks all over the world about the alleged risks and problems that come with crypto trading. The Federal Reserve Feels Crypto Is Problematic These agencies say that banks need to take these risks seriously and implement the necessary security measures to keep themselves and their customers safe....

Ripple is aiming for higher price levels as the market experienced another uptrend over the previous week. The trend’s momentum looks promising, yet the price must first surpass the crucial resistance level of $0.43. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart After a short-term consolidation at the $0.39 level, the price finally broke the 100-day and 200-day moving average lines with significant momentum and continues to spike. A breakout from the 200-day moving average is...

Ethereum’s price has been on the rise for quite a while now after breaking above the $1300 resistance level. While the positive trend remains on higher timeframes, some signs are suggesting that at least a short-term correction is quite probable. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price is constantly climbing higher and could reach the $1800 level soon. However, a short-term pullback seems imminent as the RSI indicator has been in...

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