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After falling to its January 2021 all-time high of around $42,000, bitcoin has maintained that level following a relatively still trading day. The altcoins are also untypically calm today, with Monero being among the few exceptions and XMR tapping a three-month high. Bitcoin Remains Above $42K It’s safe to say that the primary cryptocurrency has seen better days as it attempted to jump above $47,000 earlier this week. However, it failed on both occasions when the bears...

The Human Genome Project started in 1990. By 2003, with 92% of the genome sequenced, the project was declared complete. This year tech advances have finished the other 8%. Blockchain tech like NFTs can use the information from this marvelous project to build new, better biotech products for humanity. The achievements of the human DNA research were published in the journal Science on Thursday. The UC Santa Cruz-based Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) Consortium, an open,...

The U.S. isn’t crazy about the bitcoin agenda implemented by El Salvador. As a result, several members of Congress are now working to create a new law that would require El Salvador to report to American officials regarding its bitcoin use to ensure accountability. El Salvador Is the Object of America’s Bitcoin Suspicions The law is called the Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act. It was written and introduced by Norma J. Torres, a democrat from...

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could outperform bonds and stocks amid a potential recession, noted Michael Hartnett, BofA’s chief investment strategist. In a recent note, he argued that the US Federal Reserve’s new policy could push the country and most of the world into such an economic state. Crypto to Blossom Amid Upcoming Recession? After years of trying to fight the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic through enhanced expansion of its balance sheet, which is now...

The city of Chandler, Arizona is allowing residents to pay their utility bills with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Chandler, AZ Is Making Crypto Mainstream The move is considered a huge boost to the digital currency space given that many of the assets listed above were initially designed to serve as payment tools for goods and services. When they first emerged on the scene, these assets were built to push credit cards, checks, and fiat currencies...

The United Kingdom has announced it will soon be regulating stable coins and that it’s looking to broaden those regulations to include bitcoin and more standard versions of crypto in the future. The UK Is Planning to Regulate All Stable Coins Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen made the announcement in a recent speech at the Innovate Finance Global Summit. He commented: I can confirm that we will be legislating to bring certain stable coins into our payment...

Jason Kilar – Chief Executive Officer of WarnerMedia who prepares to leave the company – argued that the future of Hollywood is in blockchain technology. In his view, the backbone of the cryptocurrency industry might also present new forms of financing. Blockchain: a ‘Potential Wave’ Coming to Hollywood The cryptocurrency sector, and more specifically blockchain technology, found another proponent in the likes of the American businessman – Jason Kilar. In a recent interview,...

Derivatives-focused cryptocurrency exchange, BitMEX has teamed up with AC Milan to release limited edition non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The proceeds will be used to support the non-profit organization Fondazione Milan, linked to the wider scope of the soccer club’s Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. The latest initiative is European soccer giant AC Milan’s first-ever NFT venture as it explores new ways to engage with its international fanbase of over 500 million...

Mikhail Mishustin – Russia’s Prime Minister – believes the Russian population collectively holds more than 10 trillion rubles ($130 billion) worth of cryptocurrencies. He assumed that most of those individuals were from the younger generations. 7% of Russians are HODLers Apart from being in the global spotlight due to its “special military operation” in Ukraine, Russia also often makes the headlines in the cryptocurrency space. The authorities of the largest country by...

Bitcoin’s recent nosedives continued in the past 24 hours, and the asset slipped to a 17-day low of around $42,000. Most altcoins are also deep in the red, with the most losses coming from Terra, Solana, Avalanche, Cardano, and Dogecoin from the larger-cap ones. Bitcoin Tested $42K It was just several days ago when bitcoin was fighting to reclaim $47,000 and spiked above that level twice within a 48-hour period. However, the bears came out from hiding and didn’t allow any...