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The cryptocurrency ranking and evaluation platform – CoinGecko – examined global Google trends to determine which nation is the most excited about Ethereum’s upcoming transition from Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism to Proof-of-Stake. Per the results, Singapore ranks first, while Switzerland and Canada share the second position. Third is the largest economy in the European Union – Germany. ‘Anticipation for the Merge is at an ATH’ The second-biggest cryptocurrency protocol –...

Anthony Scaramucci – the man behind Skybridge Capital and a former employee in the Trump administration – said in a recent interview that despite the recent crash, he’s confident bitcoin is in a good place. Anthony Scaramucci on the State of BTC He says bitcoin is going to experience a “demand shock” in the coming months, meaning everyone is going to want in again and the price of the asset could spike like nobody’s business. He’s confident the currency is going to make...

The leading global accounting firm – KPMG International – claimed in one of its recent reports that the cryptocurrency market has displayed growing maturity in the past several months. This comes despite the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the record inflation that spreads in some countries. It is also worth noting that most digital assets trade far below their all-time high levels from 2021, but that has not stopped investments in the space....

Alex Adelman – the founder and CEO of bitcoin platform Lolli – sat down to discuss the state of the bitcoin industry. He talked about recent rallies and how people can earn bitcoin while shopping. Alex Adelman Discusses Crypto When talking about how his own company has fared throughout the recent crash, Adelman said: People right now are looking to save money wherever they can. We’ve created the easiest way for them to save money in the form of bitcoin. So, we’ve...

The demand and interest in bitcoin seem to be further fading among retail investors, at least according to data from Googe Trends. At the same time, the searches for the upcoming Ethereum Merge event have skyrocketed to a new all-time high days before the blockchain’s transition to PoS. No Searches for Bitcoin Google trends data shows the behavior and interest of retail investors as they tend to inquire about certain investments on the world’s largest search engine. The rule...

After the recent volatility, bitcoin seems calmer today but still stands tall above $21,000. Tezos is among the best performers from the mid-cap alts, while Ethereum continues to march towards $1,800 ahead of the long-anticipated Merge. Bitcoin Saw New Weekly High The primary cryptocurrency had a tough week as it plummeted to a six-week low in the middle of it at just over $18,500. This continued the recent trend of losing a lot of value since it dumped below $20,000 at the...

Days before the estimated date of Ethereum’s transition to Proof-of-Stake (PoS), the protocol went through the last shadow fork. Ethereum research and engineering company, Nethermind, took it to Twitter to reveal that the network went through the last shadow fork before The Merge. Transition in Mainnet-Shadowfork-13 (the last shadowfork before The Merge) was successful for all Nethermind nodes! Transition in Mainnet-Shadowfork-13 (the last shadowfork before The Merge) was...

Joshua David Nicholas – a resident of Florida – pleaded guilty that he and other members of the cryptocurrency platform EmpiresX skimmed investors with $100 million worth of digital assets. He now faces a maximum penalty of up to five years in Federal prison. Last month, the US authorities brought to justice another criminal crew from the Florida region. The Miami citizens – Esteban Cabrera Da Corte, Luis Hernandez Gonzalez, and Asdrubal Ramirez Meza – might spend up to 30...

The digital asset exchange aggregator – Coincub – conducted a study to find out which countries offer the friendliest cryptocurrency tax policies to their citizens. Germany ranked as the world’s crypto tax heaven, while Italy and Switzerland were respectively second and third. Taking a look at the opposite corner, Belgium is the worst nation for cryptocurrency taxation, followed by Iceland and Israel. Interestingly, India (where the government applies a 30% taxation rate on...

League One Barnsley – a professional football club based in South Yorkshire, England – is looking to end a deal with a cryptocurrency company that featured the firm’s name on the players’ shirts. The company – known as Hex.com – is being accused of posting discriminatory and abusive social media posts. Barnsley Will Say Goodbye to Hex.com Barnsley has only been a partner of Hex.com for a few short weeks, and yet already the club is looking to step away from the company...