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Intel Corp on Friday announced the launch of an energy-efficient super-fast processing chip for blockchain applications. Billed to be 1000x faster than its nearest rivals, Intel’s “blockchain accelerator” will be available to its customers later this year. Intel’s foray into blockchain processing chip making The official release by Raja M. Koduri, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Accelerated Computing System, and Graphics Group, elaborates on the launch of Intel...

The Justice Department has arrested a couple in New York for their alleged participation in a crypto scam that occurred roughly six years ago. Ilya Lichtenstein – age 34 – and his wife Heather Morgan, age 31, have been charged with laundering funds garnered through a massive $3.6 billion cryptocurrency hack that targeted popular digital currency exchange Bitfinex in 2016. The Crypto Space Still Sees Its Fair Share of Hacks Cryptocurrency hacks and thievery in the world...

Michael Cembalest – chairman of investment strategy for financial giant JPMorgan – said in a recent interview that he’s not crazy about bitcoin and the world of crypto, suggesting that despite how much bitcoin expands and how popular it becomes, the currency is not going to rub everyone the right way. Michael Cembalest Can’t Justify Crypto Excitement Throughout the interview, Cembalest stated that the opinions expressed were his own and not those of JPMorgan. He says...

Despite the ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and economic turmoil throughout the world, Bitcoin’s network continues to get more robust. Following a recent spike, its hashrate reached yet another all-time high. It goes without saying that there’s a lot of economic turmoil and geopolitical uncertainty as international tension surrounding the relationship between Ukraine and Russia intensifies. Meanwhile, market participants are eagerly anticipating hinted rate hikes as...

The Taker Buy/Sell Ratio shows that the recent rebound from $33K to $43K has created some positive momentum in the market. On the other side, technical analysis is signaling a correction in the short term. Amid market ambiguity, the best bet is usually to wait it out and see what side prevails as volatility is expected. Technical Analysis  By: Edris Long-Term Bitcoin is still recovering from the 50% crash from its all-time high ( $69K) in November 2021. Recently, the price...

The world of cryptocurrencies, especially in its earlier years, had a reputation of being the playing ground of hackers and various malicious entities. And while this has changed to a huge degree in the past few years and the field received massive recognition and regulatory clarity, the ghosts of its past remain. One of the most infamous Bitcoin hacks took place back in 2016 when someone stole roughly 120,000 BTC from one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges – Bitfinex....

After an impressive rally last week, SHIB had seen a correction, facing the key support level. Will support hold? Key Support level: $0.000028 Key Resistance levels: $0.000034 Last week, SHIB rallied over 50%, reaching our key resistance at $0.000034. Since then, the price corrected back to the support at $0.000028 and now consolidates above the level. If the sentiment remains bullish on Monday and key support holds – SHIB may see a renewed rally. Chart by...

Analysts at Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII), the advisor and subsidiary of Wells Fargo Bank, have asserted that cryptocurrency adoption is still in its early stages. It’s Not Too Late to Buy Crypto In a report published by WFII’s Global Investment Strategy team, the analysts noted that Wells Fargo does not believe it is too late to invest in crypto despite their rapidly rising prices. “We understand the ‘too late to invest’ argument but do not subscribe to it. We...

XRP had seen a green week following a price increase of over 24%. Since yesterday, Ripple has surged by almost 9%. Key Support level: $0.70 Key Resistance levels: $0.96, $1 Ripple’s XRP continued higher during the weekend despite the lower volume and negative crypto sentiment. However, the XRP price has not yet managed to chart a higher high, and the key resistance at $0.96 remains the critical level to watch. In addition, the support at $0.70 has not been retested (and...

Crypto mergers and acquisitions (M&A) soared from $1.1 billion in value in 2020 to $55 billion, representing a massive surge of 4,846%, according to a report by PwC. The average size of an M&A increased threefold, from $52.7 million to $179.7 million. The report notes that a few mega-billion SPAC were behind this substantial jump. Crypto M&A Deals. Source: PwCMoreover, 2021 saw the activity shift back to the Americas. The region increased its shares of the total...