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The Diem Association – a cryptocurrency initiative backed by Meta – is reportedly considering the sale of its assets to return capital to its investors. The project is also in discussions with investment bankers about how best to sell its intellectual property and help the developers find new places to work. Diem Might Sell Its Assets During its relatively short time of existence, Diem has sparked some controversy. Established in 2019 under the name Libra, it aimed at...

Many analysts are working to discover why it is that bitcoin has suddenly taken such a nasty price stumble. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen below the $40,000 mark after hovering there for the past several weeks, and it looks like it may be because BTC is in line to face some stiff competition from the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve Wants to Issue a New Cryptocurrency The Fed has issued a statement explaining that it has been looking...

NYC-based entrepreneur Dan Reich has recently regained access to more than $2 million worth of crypto left in a Trezor One hardware wallet with the help of renowned computer engineer and hardware hacker Joe Grand. In a YouTube video uploaded recently, the Portland-based hacker popularly known by his pseudonym “Kingpin” gave a comprehensive narration of how he cracked the wallet to recover the “lost” crypto assets. How it all Started Earlier in 2018, Dan Reich and his friend...

Bitcoin’s price went turbulent during a press conference following today’s highly anticipated Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting. It fell $1000 as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell restated plans to raise the federal funds rate in March. In his speech preceding the conference, Powell recognized that much of the labor force is unable to report for work, given current circumstances. However, he expects the effects of the Omicron wave to be brief, alongside its...

The Founder of SkyBridge Capital – Anthony Scaramucci – advised investors to cool off on their concerns regarding the most recent plunge in the cryptocurrency market. He believes bitcoin, as well as other digital assets, are the right investment tools for the long-term, and people should not abandon them because of their current price dips. ‘Stay Long’ The last several days were not pleasant for the cryptocurrency industry, as many assets lost a significant chunk of their USD...

The U.S. Congress has completed a meeting in which members discussed how they can make the process of bitcoin mining greener. The situation is a bit of a two-sided coin in that they want to ensure renewable energy is available to this growing industry as they acknowledge it’s not likely to go anywhere soon. Why Is Congress Getting Involved in Crypto Mining? The meeting took place amongst members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The U.S. has become a major...

The price of bitcoin has taken another large stumble. So much so that the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen below $40,000. At the time of writing, bitcoin has fallen to a price of roughly $38,000 per unit, and now Huobi – one of the world’s largest and most important crypto exchanges – sees bitcoin experiencing a bear year in 2022. Huobi Predicts a Rough Year for Bitcoin Bitcoin has been falling into oblivion since last November. The currency...

During the recent weeks, the cryptocurrency markets have plunged due to fear at the macro-level (risk off). In this analysis, we will take a closer look at the bitcoin price from the Technical, Onchain, and Options Markt standpoints and discuss the possible scenarios in the short and mid-term. Technical Analysis By: Shayan Long-Term Analysis We can observe how the price organically evolves into a larger corrective structure following the first bullish impulse phase. A few...

Arthur Hayes – co-founder of BitMEX – just gave an interesting Bitcoin price forecast in his bi-weekly analysis. Despite his expectations that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates, he still doubts Bitcoin’s bottom will arrive until a $28,500 retest. Calling the Fed’s Bluff In BitMEX’s latest post from Crypto Trader Digest titled “Bottomless,” the former CEO extols cryptocurrencies as the “last free market on earth”. He explained that due to “wanton” money printing,...

A research team of the American investment management firm ARK Invest envisioned a highly optimistic future for bitcoin. According to them, the price of a single coin could surpass $1,000,000, and the asset’s market capitalization might reach $28.5 trillion by 2030. Bitcoin to Peak at Over $1 Million The Nasdaq-listed company ARK Invest, led by Catherine Wood, has been an advocate of the cryptocurrency industry for a while, especially bitcoin. In July last year, the...