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In its bid to ensure all consumers are adequately protected from any form of market disadvantage, ASIC has consistently warned residents of the dangers associated with dealing in highly speculative assets like crypto. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revoked the license granted to crypto outfit Binance Exchange through its local subsidiary Oztures Trading Pty Ltd to operate as a derivatives broker. According to a press release from the regulator, the...

In a podcast, the Coinbase Institutional team delved into bullish and bearish scenarios for Ethereum and Bitcoin as ‘Shapella’ approaches.  Ahead of the Ethereum Shapella Upgrade, Coinbase Institutional weighed in on the mainnet upgrade’s potential impact on Ether and Bitcoin (BTC). In a YouTube podcast, the team provided insight into whether April 12th’s much-anticipated upgrade would further spur the ongoing crypto rally. The Coinbase Institutional team also discussed the bear market...

As Decentralized Finance (DeFi) continues to grow, there is a need for new crypto projects to offer more products that will bolster the ecosystem. However, over the last 12 months, several crypto projects have collapsed. This has reduced investors’ confidence and trust in the crypto market, which has affected how crypto projects receive funding to operate their protocols. Fortunately, a new project called ArbitPad is coming onto the scene. The platform promises to...

ADA price is showing positive signs above the $0.3500 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $0.350 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key contracting triangle forming with resistance near $0.3980 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Coinbase). The price could resume its increase if it stays above the $0.380 and $0.3720 support levels. Cardano price is rising above $0.3800 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. ADA price could...

Ethereum price is moving higher above the $1,800 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading above $1,800 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $1,830 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could climb further if it stays above the $1,800 support zone. Ethereum price is consolidating above the $1,830 level against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could rise further if it clears the...

At the core of the Metacade ecosystem is the MCADE utility token, which serves as the primary medium of exchange and powers the rewards system. The meteoric rise of Web3 and decentralized technologies has opened up new horizons for investors seeking the next big opportunity in the ever-evolving world of cryptocurrency. The $200 billion gaming industry is one target as it experiences a paradigm shift towards GameFi, with Metacade’s MCADE token standing out as a potential game-changer and...

While crypto companies in the United States are fleeing to more favorable jurisdictions, traditional financial institutions elsewhere are increasingly tapping the digital asset space. In the latest development, Swiss government-owned retail bank PostFinance partnered with Sygnum to offer its customers a range of regulated digital asset banking services. Sygnum is a Zurich-based regulated digital asset bank supervised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority...

Analysts say that expected figures from Samsung will likely reveal a heavy crash in operating profit as the company struggles to sell chips. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is expected to see an unprecedented crash in first-quarter profit. According to a Reuters publication, Samsung will likely suffer its worst profit crash in 14 years as it struggles with excess memory chip production. Samsung is currently unable to sell its memory chips as demand continuously wanes. The general market awaits...

Like many stablecoins, BTG Dol token is also pegged to the US dollar. Latin America’s biggest investment bank, BTG Pactual, has just announced the launch of its own stablecoin – BTG Dol. According to an official statement from the bank, the stablecoin will run on the Polygon network and is already available to clients. The bank’s choice of blockchain network does not exactly come as a surprise though. This is considering that Polygon is compatible with Ethereum and backs several major...

The rise in gold prices has been attributed to mounting speculation about the United States Federal Reserve’s future policy following the release of jobs data. The total market capitalization of tokenized gold has surpassed $1 billion. CoinGecko data places it at $1.02 billion, up 2.3% over the past 24 hours, with a trading volume of $35,508,696 over the same period. The largest gainers are PAX Gold and Tether Gold with gains of 2.7% and 1.9% respectively. Both are currently trading over...