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The past 24 hours took a turn for the better as, the broader cryptocurrency market added over $50 billion to its total capitalization and reclaimed the coveted $1 trillion level. This comes on the back of Bitcoin reclaiming $20K and Ethereum pushing for $1.6K at the time of this writing. Bitcoin Price Bouncing Back Yesterday, the BTC price slipped towards $19,500, where it seems to have marked some sort of a local bottom as that’s where the bulls took more definitive steps to...

ADA price failed to surpass the $0.500 resistance and declined against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $0.500 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $0.460 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price could continue to move down if it fails to stay above the $0.425 support zone. Cardano price is struggling below $0.50 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ADA price...

Ethereum price started a fresh decline from the $1,700 zone against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $1,600 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,570 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase unless there is a clear move below the $1,420 zone. Ethereum price is struggling below $1,600 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD remains at a risk of more...

Earlier today, the Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic (CAR) dictated it was unconstitutional to purchase citizenship, e-residency, and land with the government-backed cryptocurrency “Sango Coin.” As per a Reuters report, the Court said the market’s volatility hindered the crypto project’s feasibility. The price of Sango Coin has been declining since November 2021, four months after its launch. Sango Coin launched on July 21 of 2021. The move was a...

Dubai’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) reportedly instructed local cryptocurrency-related firms to require a license from the watchdog before advertising their products. The initiative could secure maximum protection for investors and limit the spread of misleading marketing campaigns focused on digital assets. Over the past several months, Dubai has emerged as a global cryptocurrency center where numerous companies and leading players set foot. Sam Bankman-Fried’s...

After Ava Labs, Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse denied allegations, while Kyle Roche claimed that the stint was a deliberate scheme to intoxicate and exploit him. Crypto Leaks, which happens to be an online publication exposing corruption and fraud in the crypto ecosystem, made some astonishing claims about Ava Labs forming a secret pact with Kyle Roche, the founding partner of the law firm Roche Freedman. The same report even dragged Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse funded a law firm...

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has announced the launch of euro-denominated Bitcoin and Ether futures in its marketplace. According to a press release from CME Group, Bitcoin and Ether Euro futures will each be sized at 5 Bitcoin and 50 Ether per contract.  Contracts will be cash-settled, based on the CME’s euro reference rate for each cryptocurrency. That means that they won’t deal in the exchange of actual Bitcoin or Ethereum.  “Our new Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro...

Joshua Lim – Head of Derivatives at Genesis Trading – recently provided a breakdown of Bitcoin’s late underperformance against the rest of crypto.  He provided 2 metrics indicating that Bitcoin’s price is “heavy” relative to previous market cycles, followed by qualitative reasons for why this is the case.  Ethereum Outperforming Bitcoin Per a Twitter thread from Lim on Sunday, the first indicator of Bitcoin’s ‘heaviness’ is its performance against Ethereum. The ETH/BTC price...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 11 individuals for their roles in an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme that may have taken as much as $300 million from investors. A Crypto Ponzi Scheme Has Been Shut Down The Ponzi scheme – which operated under the name Forsage – had been in operation for more than two years at the time the charges were filed. The founders – along with several individuals that had been hired as promoters – were then thoroughly...

Eric Wall, a creditor of Mt. Gox, confirmed that new reports swirling that 137,000 BTC sent to creditors would soon be dumped on the market are false. In a recent Twitter thread, Wall said the repayment system is not live yet. While addressing the rumors floating around across social media channels, the former CIO at Oslo-based crypto investment firm Arcane Assets said the payouts will also occur in tranches over months instead of offloading thousands of BTC all at once,...