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To underscore the bullish sentiments, the performance of Bitcoin forks reflects the same optimism among investors. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has continued its steady ascent to the $30,000 mark. The digital currency climbed to $29,800 in the past 24 hours, extending its weekly gains to over 11%. Bitcoin hit a 2023 peak price of $31,809 on July 13. However, it has struggled to reclaim its $30,000 level since July 24. In August, it further...

According to the Binance report, the crypto market saw declines across the board in Q3, as fundraising and developer activities tanked. Binance has called the third quarter of 2023 “a challenging quarter” for crypto. In its Q3 “Market Pulse” report, Binance highlighted a few drawbacks the crypto industry faced, adding insights and shedding light on the general state of the industry. The report revealed declines in the industry across several points. For instance, Binance notes that the...

Zhipu and Baichuan are the two leading startups involved in China’s push for using generative artificial intelligence competing with Google and OpenAI. Amid the buzzing AI market, Chinese AI startup Zhipu announced that it has secured $342 million (or 2.5 billion yuan) in funding from Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) and Tencent Holdings Ltd (HKG: 0700). HongShan, the former Sequoia China along with food delivery leader Meituan joined the recent funding round....

Bitcoin cash is eyeing a fresh increase above the $235 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $220 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $222 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $235 and $242 to start a fresh increase in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is consolidating gains above $220 against the US Dollar,...

Amidst mounting regulatory threats on the home turf, Coinbase has announced its intention to locate its EU MiCA hub in Ireland, citing a supportive political environment for FinTech companies. The latest move is part of Phase II of its highly ambitious “Go Broad, Go Deep” international market strategy, for which Coinbase has revealed having several plans afoot in other EU countries across 2024, including its recent announcement about a regional talent hub in Germany....

Investment management giant BlackRock filed an amended version of its spot Bitcoin ETF S-1 application form on Wednesday, following numerous updated filings from rival firms. The updated filing includes five additional pages of text warning of additional risks the fund’s investors may face, including risks related to Bitcoin itself. Bitcoin Lacks Transparency, Says BlackRock In the filing dated October 18, BlackRock modified a risk disclosure related to how its share prices...

TL;DR Financial expert Linda Jones suggests XRP could be a lucrative investment due to its volatility and potential for future price increases, with Wall Street firms showing interest in its futures contracts. While some crypto analysts have given lofty predictions for XRP’s future value (e.g., $27 or even $500), these figures require XRP’s market cap to reach unprecedented levels. Speculation around Ripple potentially filing for an IPO could significantly impact XRP’s value,...

TL;DR BitMEX is delisting ten perpetual swap contracts, including FLOKI/USD and FLOKI/USDT, due to “insufficient trading interest.” Despite the delisting, Floki Inu’s (FLOKI) price increased by around 3% in the past 24 hours, outperforming other major memecoins like Dogecoin and Shiba Inu. Floki Inu is among many memecoins in the market, known for their high volatility; investors are cautioned about potential risks due to some having minimal real-world use cases. FLOKI Takes...

[PRESS RELEASE – Melbourne, Australia, October 19th, 2023] The cryptocurrency market is rapidly evolving, and at the forefront of this revolution is Hommiestoken, a project that’s set to redefine the landscape of blockchain-based utility. Hommiestoken is on a mission to empower the middle class worldwide with a comprehensive multi-utility dapp system. As the launch date approaches (scheduled for the end of November), it’s worth taking a closer look at what makes Hommiestoken...

Superdao, a platform founded to help with the development of decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO), said it would shut down operations due to unprofitable returns and would refund investors. The platform raised over $10 million in 2022 and supported more than 2,000 DAO launches. Superdao to Exit Market Superdao CEO Yury Lifshits announced plans to wind down operations, stating that providing specialized crypto infrastructure is not a profitable project because the...