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Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up EOS price started a downside correction from the $0.930 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading near $0.875 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $0.9020 on the 4-hour chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Litecoin started a downside correction from the $95 zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $88 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $92 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair...

Historically high-interest rates in the United States could “exacerbate” stress in an already shaky banking system, said a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors on Wednesday.  The governor also hinted that the central bank might decide not to raise its benchmark interest rate at the next Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting, which could have implications for Bitcoin’s price. Rising Rates and Mounting Debt Fed Governor Philip N. Jefferson remarked on the...

Blockchain data analytics firm Nansen Research is slashing its workforce by 30%. Layoffs have been widespread across crypto businesses in the past year. Following the latest move, Nansen joins the growing list of companies such as Coinbase, Blockchain.com, ConsenSys, Gemini, Huobi Polygon Labs, Elliptic, Messari, Dapper Labs, Chainalysis, Immutable, etc., which have trimmed their staff amid heightened crypto winter. Nansen Layoff CEO Alex Svanevik announced on Twitter the...

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Bybit announced it will be exiting the Canadian market, citing recent regulatory developments in the country as the reason behind its decision. The move follows similar decisions made by other exchanges that ceased operations in the North American nation. Starting May 31, new account openings will be unavailable, while existing customers will have until July 31 to make further deposits and enter into new contracts. The company also promised...

Watch that little blue line on Google Trends for “bitcoin” hit the ceiling if the U.S. defaults on its debt. BTC might suffer at first as markets go risk-off, but could easily shine in another global financial crisis. House Republicans reached a tentative deal with President Joe Biden’s White House over the Memorial Day Weekend. The deal would help raise the debt limit imposed by Congress on federal borrowing. But it isn’t yet assured. House Democrats are unhappy with some of...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Texas startup My E Listing is launching a website that will allow users to purchase real estate in the Lone Star State with digital currency. Right now, properties can only be purchased with either bitcoin or Ethereum, but the company says it plans to extend its digital currency capabilities in the coming...

Binance – the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange – has confirmed that its “reevaluating” its talent base following an external report that the firm plans to lay off roughly 20% of its workforce next month.  The report presents a stark contrast to Binance’s position of strength last year, having stood out among industry leaders for continuing to expand during the bear market.  Binance to Cut Workers On Wednesday, popular Chinese crypto reporter Colin Wu said he’d...

Monzo hit profitability after its lending volume for the period ending February 2023 ballooned to £759.7 million. British neobank Monzo Bank has revealed it attained monthly profitability for the first time in 2023 following a lending surge. In its annual report for the year ending February 2023, the online bank said it became profitable two months into the year. Monzo said it earned a 382% increase in net interest income which amounted to £164.2 million, driven by a surge in lending...

The former SEC chief hinted that influencers adopt various strategies to deceive and mislead their followers into making uncalculated investment decisions.  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is increasing its efforts to regulate and enforce compliance among crypto influencers, as former SEC Chief John Reed Stark issues a stern warning about potential prosecutions. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, Stark, who headed the SEC’s Internet Enforcement unit for 11 years, cautioned...