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Before the world was hit by COVID-19, crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ether showed little correlation with financial markets. Post-pandemic, the lines have become increasingly blurry. In a new blog post, IMF economists said several Asian countries have fiercely adopted digital assets in the last couple of years while highlighting the need for regulation. The organization noted that digitalization can prompt a much-needed shift to an environmentally-conscious payment system...

Ripple has experienced a long-term downward trend for over 500 days. April 14, 2021, marked the last day the bulls dominated the XRP market and recorded a local high of almost $2. Since then, the price of XRP has been down by 80%. Recent attempts by the bulls to start a rally have also failed. Technical Analysis By: Grizzly The Daily Chart On the daily chart, the XRP price is down 13% from the monthly high of $0.386. This drop caused the pair to slip below the 20-day, 50-day,...

Not long ago, Harmony – a crypto exchange based in northern California – was the victim of a cyberattack that ultimately resulted in more than $100 million in digital currency funds being stolen. Harmony Is Looking to Give People Their Money Back The company has taken several measures to get its money back and make the situation better for its clients. Among the proposals it has made is this latest one in which executives want to issue nearly five billion new crypto...

Amidst the weekly candle close, Bitcoin’s situation continues to be bearish, following a considerable lack of demand in the market and the macro event. The price has recently plummeted towards the critical support level at $18K. Will the bears eventually break down the key level, or is bullish correction inbound? Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart The price of BTC has experienced another significant decline of roughly 8% in 24 hours after breaking below the 50-day...

The extensive report published recently by crypto auditing firm Elliptic shows the methods used by cybercriminals to misappropriate and profit from the immense hype generated by NFTs, extolled for the benefit of wary consumers. Between phishing, scam projects, stolen and plagiarized NFTs, market manipulation, and rugpulls, the total value of financial crime connected to NFT trading adds up to over $100 million, with an average of $300k for every instance of monkey business....

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. has selected Engiven as the platform through which his church will accept its next round of donations. The big clincher? Engiven is a cryptocurrency-based non-profit donation enterprise, meaning all money going to charities or other companies through Engiven is doled out in digital currency. Engiven Will Help with Your Church’s Crypto Donations The Archdiocese has announced that the company’s services will be utilized to...

A recent survey carried out by Pew Research Center estimated that 46% of American cryptocurrency investors think their entrance into the market has done worse than expected. Only 15% admitted their investments have turned more successful than initially thought. The study further disclosed that the share of crypto investors in the US had remained relatively the same compared to figures from September last year. The lack of significant changes comes despite the fact that...

Jeff Garzik, one of the biggest crypto pioneers out there, is starting a new company he’s calling Next Cypher Productions or NxC. He says the firm will be a new independent entertainment company that will focus purely on web3, crypto, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and blockchain applications for the sake of creating fantasy and science fiction material. Jeff Garzik Is Fusing Entertainment with Crypto In an interview, Garzik commented: NxC is more than just a mere...

CoinSwitch Kuber’s CEO Ashish Singhal on Saturday provided more details about the searches at his office and residence by India’s financial crime investigating agency the directorate of enforcement (ED), two days ago. He refuted the recent allegations that his firm has been investigated for certain illicit activities. CoinSwitch CEO Explains In a Twitter thread, Singhal explained that the ED’s searches were not linked to any investigation related to the Prevention of Money...

After yesterday’s price plunge towards and beneath $20,000, bitcoin has stalled and struggles to remain above that coveted line. The altcoins also suffered quite a bit at the start of the weekend, and most sit calmly now. Bitcoin Fights for $20K The previous week was particularly harmful to the primary cryptocurrency, which dumped by more than $4,000 in less than seven days to a monthly low of around $21,000. It spent most of this past week around that level, trading...