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Mercado Bitcoin – which means “Bitcoin Market” in English – is a Latin American cryptocurrency trading platform based in Brazil. Through a Series B funding round, the company managed to garner a whopping $200 million in additional funds through the SoftBank Latin America Fund, suggesting the growing presence of bitcoin and cryptocurrency in Latin American regions. Mercado Bitcoin Is at the Top of Its Game At the time of writing, the parent company of Mercado Bitcoin –...

Balancer is one of the pioneers in the DeFi space and a core building block of its infrastructure. The protocol allows for efficient trading by pooling crowdsourced liquidity from investor portfolios while also identifying the best available price. Data from Token Terminal reveals the growth of the platform in terms of total value locked over the past year. Balancer Chart. Source: Token Terminal Before the most recent market-wide slump, which took place in May, Balancer had...

El Salvador has opened its country to bitcoin transactions, and the news has spread like wildfire. To some, such as the World Bank, the idea of an entire nation running on BTC is risky and frightening, but to others – like senior regulators in the U.S. – El Salvador is going to need a lot of help as it leads the rest of the world towards a new digital era. El Salvador Gets Some Assistance from U.S. Lawmakers Victoria Nuland – the Under Secretary of State for Political...

ETH/USD – New 16-Day High. Key Support Levels: $2300, $2250, $2130. Key Resistance Levels: $2350, $2440, $2540, $2640. Ethereum rebounded from support at $1700 (mid-March support) at the beginning of last week and surged into resistance at $2300 (bearish .5 Fib) on the first day of July. However, the second-largest crypto quickly got rejected and found support on top of the $2K mark on Friday. Over the weekend, ETH managed to break back above the 20-day MA (yesterday) and,...

François Villeroy de Galhau – the head of the French central bank – sounded a note of caution that Europe’s monetary sovereignty faces tough times if the EU does not regulate cryptocurrencies. Without hasty action, the international role of the euro would be endangered. ‘Europe Must Be Ready’ At the annual financial conference in Paris, the governor of Banque de France – François Villeroy de Galhau – claimed that the European Union needs to build a regulatory framework around...

Bitcoin price is up a robust 8.5% from the July low of $32,700, recorded both on Thursday and Friday. The coin surged over $3K over the past two days, breaking above the 20-day moving average line at $34.9K, and is now facing a combination of significant resistance on the daily timeframe. The major resistance is provided by a falling trend-line that dates back to mid-May when Bitcoin was trading above $50K. This line forms the upper angle of a potential descending triangle...

[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] AXIA Coin (AXC) will be listed on BitMart Shooting Star at 10:00 PM on July 6, 2021 (EDT). Eligible BitMart users can purchase AXC with 20% off in a 24-hour flash sale. For all BitMart users, the AXC/USDT will be officially available for trading at 10:00 PM (EDT) on July 7, 2021. AXIA Coin is a global currency that aims to introduce a more equitable economic model, utilizing blockchain and smart contract technology. As a network, AXIA...

Bitcoin’s weekend struggles seem to be nowhere near as the cryptocurrency initiated another leg up and reclaimed $35,000. Most of the altcoins have charted gains as well, with Ethereum jumping above $2,300 for the first time since mid-June. Bitcoin Reconquers $35K After the volatile week in which BTC reached a multi-day high of $36,600 and then retraced to below $33,000, all eyes were on the weekend as recent history showed that the asset tends to head south when the workweek...

Robert Kiyosaki – the famed author of the bestselling book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” – says that a major market overhaul is coming, and that those who do not own bitcoin will likely experience harsher economic circumstances than those who do not. Robert Kiyosaki on the State of the Economy In a recent interview, Kiyosaki – known for his prowess as a financial guru over the past 20 years – stated that the Federal Reserve is ruining the American economy by overprinting the U.S....

Fresh data from Glassnode revealed today that Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped by 28%, making it the largest negative adjustment in the history of the cryptocurrency.  Source: GlassnodeWhat is Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Adjustment? For clarity, Bitcoin mining difficulty is a metric that describes how hard it is for miners to mine a new block on the network. When the difficulty increases, it becomes harder and miners will need to dedicate more computational power to find the...