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A recent Grayscale-backed study suggests more than half of Americans agree that “cryptocurrencies are the future of finance.” The sentiment appears to span across the political aisle, as both 59% of Democrats and 53% of Republicans agree with the statement. Who Loves Crypto? The study, conducted by The Harris Poll on Grayscale’s behalf, surveyed over 2000 Americans over 18 years old between October 6 and 11. The data were weighted based on demographic characteristics like...

It’s happened again, folks. Another hack is in the books. This time, the victim is Mango Markets, a trading platform situated atop the Solana blockchain. At the time of writing, it appears as much as $116 million has been stolen through what’s known as a “flash loan” attack. Mango Markets Loses More Than $100 Million This kind of attack happens in a decentralized setting. A hacker or cyberthief takes out a flash loan and then manipulates crypto prices on a single...

After recording its highest daily close since September, breaking above the 100-day moving average line, Bitcoin’s price eyes higher targets. Technical Analysis Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the price just broke above the 100-day moving average resistance line after multiple rejections during the last couple of weeks. this is the first time it succeeds since September, and if the price holds another day above it – it will become the...

Despite getting stopped at $21,500 and retracing by a few hundred dollars, bitcoin has still managed to stay above $21,000. Most altcoins are calmer today on a daily scale, while Solana jumped to a two-month high at almost $40. Bitcoin Still Above $21K The start of November brought a lot of volatility for the primary cryptocurrency, mostly coming from US-related events. It began on Wednesday when the Federal Reserve said it will raise the key interest rates by 75 basis...

Hundreds of crypto-related cases are piling up at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)’s Criminal Investigation division. According to division chief Jim Lee, many of these cases will be made public soon, of which are largely related to tax. Evading Taxes With Crypto As reported by Bloomberg Tax, some of his division’s most common cases are related to off-ramping (exchanging crypto for fiat currency) and non-reporting of crypto-based pay. “In the last three years I’ve really...

The Canadian government will begin consultations on cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and CBDCs. The ruling body maintained that such assets should function under strict supervision since they could facilitate illicit operations and pose “a challenge to democratic institutions.” Crypto is Among the Budget’s Priorities As disclosed in its mini-budget 2022, Canada’s federal government will aim to impose rules on the local cryptocurrency sector. The officials started a series of...

One of the largest supermarket chains in South Africa – Pick n Pay – reportedly enabled customers to settle their bills in cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. The offering covers 39 of the company’s stores located across the country. The National Children’s Advocacy Center also hopped on the bandwagon, allowing people to donate digital assets. The Latest to Catch the Wave Pick n Pay hinted about the new payment option months ago when it trialed it in ten of its stores....

A new inflation report is expected to show rates rising approximately 6.5 percent in September, roughly .2 percent higher than what occurred in August. This, per financial institutions like JPMorgan, could cause further falls in assets like stocks and crypto units, which could drop five percent more in the coming weeks once the results are in. Inflation Is Still Pretty Bad Things have been bad as of late, but now it looks like they’re about to get worse. The rate of...

The largest BTC corporate holder – MicroStrategy – posted a minimal impairment charge of $727,000 on its bitcoin ownings in Q3, 2022 due to the relatively stable price of the asset during that period. The company purchased additional 301 coins between July and October, rounding up its total holdings to 130,000 BTC. The Q3 Results The American business intelligence corporation continued to follow its BTC agenda during the third quarter of 2022 and bought more bitcoin. As of...

Cathie Wood of ARK Investment Management says the economy is heading into a downward spiral, and only bitcoin can help it. Cathie Wood Still Thinks Highly of BTC There has been an argument for the past few years that bitcoin, in some way, can serve as a potential hedge against inflation. That by investing in bitcoin, people can avoid crashing and burning when the dollar falls. However, this argument has been heavily challenged given the price of bitcoin has taken several...