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Following the latest bullish developments in the cryptocurrency field, the UK Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors of the potential risks associated with investing in certain digital asset endeavors.The UK’s regulator has highlighted the risky nature of the industry and said that people should be prepared for worst-case scenarios, including losing all of their money.UK FCA Warns Investors About Crypto InvestingAlthough the cryptocurrency market saw vigorous price drops in the past...

It seems that the long-anticipated cryptocurrency correction has finally materialized as over $200 billion vanished from the market cap. Bitcoin plummeted to below $33,000, while most alternative coins have it even worse with massive double-digit price drops.Bitcoin Loses $9K In A DayAfter a highly volatile and positive first ten days of the new year, in which BTC broke above $40,000 for the first time and charted an all-time high of $42,000, the cryptocurrency headed south.During the...

Ripple price failed to clear $0.3700 and started a strong decline below $0.3000 against the US dollar.The price is now holding the key $0.2550 support level and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.2560 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex).The pair could start a strong recovery wave as long as the price above $0.2550 and $0.2560.Ripple price is down over 20% from well above $0.3500 against the US...

As Bitcoin cools from its recent all-time high, HSBC has become the latest banking giant to restrict what its customers can invest in by preventing them from transferring any profits from crypto exchanges to their bank accounts.banAccording to a recent report in The Sunday Times, HSBC has blocked transactions to or from crypto exchanges as it takes a heavy-handed approach to Bitcoin and its brethren. A number of U.K. banks have also made moves to prevent their customers from buying crypto...

Central Washington – an area that has attracted a high level of bitcoin and crypto mining operations thanks to its low energy costs – has been told to watch out for any signs of bootleg mining companies.Central Washington Is Now Keeping an Eye OutAmong the red flags that the area has been put on high alert for are unusually high energy bills and exhaust fans that operate on a 24-hour scale.The area has been one of the most sought-out regions amongst crypto and bitcoin miners since 2017. At...

The past 12 hours have been rather tense on the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin, as well as other cryptocurrencies, went through a massive correction, resulting in almost $1.3 billion liquidations in 12 hours.This morning, Bitcoin was trading at over $41,000, even though it was seemingly trapped in a range between $39,600 and $41,500 for more than a day without any decisive moves in any direction.However, it all began a little more than 15 hours ago when the price tanked from $41,000 to about...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar ventures like SpaceX and Tesla – says he’s looking to potentially get paid in bitcoin, or at least he’s intrigued by the idea.Elon Musk Wants to Get Paid in BTC?Musk has always been there to give his thoughts and ideas on crypto. The problem is he goes back and forth – so much so that it’s hard to take him seriously. Is he a fan of crypto or not? Is it something he considers revolutionary, or does he believe all crypto will...

Dan Larimer, the blockchain entrepreneur that co-founded the company behind the popular project EOS, has left his position after four years. Interestingly, the native cryptocurrency EOS has reacted immediately with a vigorous price drop of about 25%.Larimer, who served as Block.one’s chief technological officer, has resigned from his position at the company as of December 31st, 2020. “I will continue on my mission to create a free market, voluntary solutions for securing life, liberty,...

Right now, the bitcoin price is trading above $40,000. The asset is doing better than it ever has and it has even reached a new all-time high.The Bitcoin Crash of 2018 Is No Longer LikelyIf this kind of behavior doesn’t sound familiar yet, it should. This is exactly what bitcoin went through three or four years ago. The asset continued to spike and spike like it never had before. It was adding hundreds to thousands of dollars to its price each month and eventually shocked the world when it...

The number of bitcoins stored on cryptocurrency exchanges has been gradually decreasing while the number of BTC whales keeps increases. Having also in mind the aftermath of the halving and institutions purchasing massive quantities of the asset, it could lead to a significant liquidity crisis.Bitcoin Whales Behavior And BTC On ExchangesData from the monitoring resource CryptoQuant informs that the number of bitcoins kept on crypto exchanges has been continuously dropping for nearly a year.As...