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Stellar lumen price is attempting a fresh increase from the $0.115 zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.1200 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.1218 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent increase if there is a clear move above the $0.1240 resistance zone. Stellar lumen price is trading above $0.1200 against the US Dollar, like...

XRP price is attempting a recovery wave from the $0.590 zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading above $0.620 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $0.6150 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase above the $0.650 resistance. XRP price is consolidating near $0.630 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. It must stay above the...

Crypto fundraising in November saw a significant uptick compared to the amounts raised in prior months. Bitcoin miners took the lead this time, accounting for 90% of the deals ahead of exchanges and payments projects. Research by market intelligence platform Messari found that Bitcoin miners Northern Data and Phoenix Group raised more than half of the total amount accumulated by the crypto venture capital market. Bitcoin Miners Lead in Crypto Funding For November During the...

A circuit court in Estonia overturned a previous ruling allowing the extradition of two Estonian citizens charged with cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering to the United States. According to the court, the Estonian government did not consider certain circumstances before agreeing to extradite the individuals involved in the case. New Court Ruling Cancels Extradition Approval Ivan Turogin and Sergei Potapenko, who ran a virtual currency mining business called HashFlare,...

The global media giant Forbes announced the launch of its esteemed Under 30 list on the Ethereum blockchain. This initiative represents a milestone, combining conventional media’s reputation with blockchain technology’s transformative power. Ethereum-Based Under 30 List Fuses Media with Web3 Tech The Under 30 list, famous for highlighting the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders, now takes a monumental leap. By utilizing the Ethereum blockchain,...

Northern Data – a German data center and Bitcoin mining operator – has spent another $360 million on GPUs to bolster its cloud computing services. The move signals further integration of Bitcoin miners into the AI sector where industry firms benefit from pre-existing infrastructure and economies of scale. Diving Deep Into AI Taiga Cloud – Northern Data’s AI-focused subsidiary – announced the purchase in a press release on Wednesday. The investment, worth 330 million euros,...

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury has placed sanctions on cryptocurrency mixing service Sinbad, alleging that the mixer served as a money laundering channel for the notorious North Korean hackers Lazarus Group. According to the enforcement agency, Sinbad has been used to launder millions of dollars worth of stolen crypto assets from high-profile hacks. Lazarus Group Preferred Sinbad to Launder Stolen Crypto Funds In a...

Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund fervor has gripped institutional investors, which are piling funds back into crypto assets.  Institutional-grade crypto asset funds saw their largest weekly inflows since late 2021 last week, according to fund manager CoinShares.  A new record of inflows of 346 million was recorded for the week, the highest total observed in the past 9 weeks of inflows, it revealed.  Moreover, the global head of cryptocurrency products at CME, Giovanni...

The latest development report from IOG (Input Output Global) for Cardano reveals a thriving blockchain ecosystem and significant advancements in technology and community engagement. The report outlines key achievements across various facets of Cardano’s development, with the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team playing a pivotal role in improving Cardano’s network and keeping up to date with its latest maintenance. These improvements include updating the Cardano node to...

Bitcoin’s price initiated another leg up in the late hours of Saturday and jumped to its highest level in over a year and a half at almost $40,000. Ethereum and Chainlink are among the best-performing larger-cap alts on a daily scale, with ETH standing above $2,150 and LINK trading north of $16. BTC Neared $40K It was less than a week ago – on Monday and Tuesday – when the primary cryptocurrency’s price performance was quite sluggish and underwhelming. The asset had dipped...