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Raiffeisen Schweiz Die Schweizer Digitalbörse SDX erhält Zuwachs: Mit Raiffeisen Schweiz schliesst sich eine der grössten Schweizer Bankengruppen der Handelsplattform an, wie aus einer Medienmitteilung vom Montag hervorgeht. Die von der Schweizer Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA) lizenzierte SDX betreibt eine Börse und eine Zentralverwahrung (CSD), welche auf der Distributed-Ledger-Technologie (DLT) basiert. Diese Mitgliedschaften positionieren Raiffeisen...

With the Bitcoin mining landscape gaining steam, the competition is heating up and the most positioned miners will be the biggest beneficiaries moving forward. Today the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is down. The major crypto asset is treading below $41,000 this morning. The main crypto stocks in the pre-market are also in the red zone. Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) is down 3% and is trading at around $143. MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR) stock is down over 3%, trading at $551. Marathon...

Stellar lumen price is gaining pace below the $0.125 support zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.122 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.1220 on the 4-hour chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could extend its decline below the $0.1185 support zone in the near term. Stellar lumen price is trading below $0.1220 against the US Dollar, like Bitcoin. XLM price...

XRP price started a fresh decline from the $0.644 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.620 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.6125 on the 4-hour chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend losses if it breaks the $0.584 support zone. XRP price is struggling below $0.620 against the US Dollar, unlike Bitcoin. The price could...

Taboo, the trailblazer in the crypto adult entertainment industry, is set to launch its ground-breaking new marketplace, welcoming users to explore a future filled with unprecedented opportunities. Recent updates to the project’s plans — Whitepaper and Roadmap — reveal strategic insights. Taboo’s vision centers on a gated content distribution platform,  featuring a marketplace that incorporates live-streaming events, virtual reality (VR), NFTs (non-fungible...

In a mid-December analysis, Fortune Business Insights forecasted that the global blockchain gaming market is poised for explosive growth, potentially reaching an estimated $614 billion within the next seven years. This projection represents a growth rate of nearly 300% from the current market value of $154 billion. North America Leads, with RPGs Dominating The report, which scrutinizes global sales data for blockchain game products from 2017 to 2021, reveals a compound annual...

The recent surge in cryptocurrency markets over the last month seems to have spilled over into the realm of decentralized finance (DeFi). The trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEX) has traditionally been considerably lower than that of centralized exchanges (CEX). However, the recent market rally has led to increased activity, albeit at a somewhat slower pace. DEX Trading Volume Picks Up Pace According to research from Kaiko, major platforms such as Uniswap and Curve...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted two men for perpetrating a crypto Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of approximately $25 million. According to a press release from the Justice Department, 51-year-old David Gilbert Saffron of Australia and 52-year-old Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr. of California operated a fraudulent crypto investment scheme that lured victims with false promises of high returns. DOJ Charges Two Men for Operating Crypto Scheme Per...

Ripple dominance, the measure of XRP’s market share by market capitalization in the competitive cryptocurrency segment, is flashing a warning signal this year. XRP Dominance Trends Lower XRP dominance is down 3.63% for the week, 18.83% over the past month, and 10.63% over the past six months. On the one-year window, Ripple’s percentage market share of all cryptocurrencies is down 11%. On the five-year window, it’s down 82%. Its peers on the market cap chart are faring...

As Bitcoin emerges as the top-performing asset in 2023, it has garnered endorsement from major Wall Street players such as BlackRock, who are actively working to integrate cryptocurrencies into the financial mainstream. This indicates that the extended Crypto Winter has indeed come to an end, but it seems that retail participants are falling behind. Retail Participation Lacking Bitcoin’s recent price action to the upside helped it cross back into the top 10 largest assets by...