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On Friday, the Labor Department reported a March job growth that is way off February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. US job growth amounted to 236,000 for March amid slowing signs in the labor market. The figure puts the Labor Department’s Friday payroll growth report close to the Dow Jones estimate of 238,000 for March. However, the total job growth of 236,000 sits substantially below February’s upwardly revised figure of 326,000. The March job growth report revealed that the...

Korean officials have linked approximately 91.4 billion won, worth about $69 million, in digital assets directly to Do Kwon. South Korea officials continue to grill former Terraform Labs co-founder Kwon Do-Hyung, popularly known as Do Kwon, following his arrest earlier last month in Montenegro as he attempted to flee to Dubai. The collapse of Terra Luna and its algorithmic stablecoin UST led to a loss of over $40 billion from the crypto market. As a result, the entire cryptocurrency...

Arthur Hayes says Maelstrom is “patient” and is currently only seeking to invest in projects that can prove their worth. Erstwhile BitMex CEO Arthur Hayes plans to beat returns offered by Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Together with former BitMex head of corporate development Akshat Vaidya, Arthur Hayes founded Maelstrom Capital, a fund they plan would considerably outperform the top two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap. The Maelstrom website describes the company as Arthur Hayes’...

Anthony Scaramucci – the founder of SkyBridge Capital and former White House official – believes “we’re through” the crypto bear market. He also praised bitcoin’s performance over the years, saying it’s the best long-term investment tool.  Time for a Market Surge? In a recent interview for Yahoo Finance, Scaramucci said the prolonged cryptocurrency winter, which saw numerous scandals, collapses, and market decline, could be already behind us. He went further advising...

The past 24 hours saw a few altcoins increase by double digits while Bitcoin remains relatively stagnant around the coveted $28,000 level. That said, BTC’s dominance has increased slightly through the day, suggesting that the altcoin market is underperforming. Ripple’s XRP, on the other hand, is charting mild gains and is currently trading above an important level. Bitcoin Stagnates at $28K It appears that the $28,000 level is presenting considerable challenges for Bitcoin,...

On April 6, Charli3 was launched on Cardano as its first oracle integrator. The platform’s oracles have been integrated by Liqwid, a leading DeFi project on Cardano. Charli3 provides a decentralized node network with the framework for projects to supply secure, accurate, and safe data to their platforms and users. It could be viewed as the Cardano version of Chainlink. Liqwid is an algorithmic liquidity market protocol built on Cardano for lenders and borrowers. The...

Bitcoin cash started a decent increase above the $122 and $124 levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $125 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key rising channel forming with support near $124.50 on the 4-hour chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must clear $128.20 and $130 to continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is consolidating above $124 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Litecoin started a steady increase above $88 against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $92 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $90.45 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $92 and $95 resistance levels. Litecoin price is showing positive signs above $88 against the US Dollar, similar to Bitcoin. LTC price...

The trouble surrounding Silvergate Bank appears to be getting worse, and the company has attracted a lot of negative attention in recent weeks after it stated it has concerns about how well it can do in the future. Silvergate Is in Hot Water Silvergate is a crypto lender that lost billions of dollars in 2022 due to the ongoing volatility and market speculation. That year was easily the worst on record for crypto given how poorly assets did. Bitcoin, for example, lost...

Al Ansari Financial Services experienced an upswing in the value of its shares after instituting 2023’s first Dubai IPO.  The shares of UAE remittances and money exchange firm Al Ansari Financial Services surged 17% in its initial public offering (IPOIPO) outing at its Dubai Financial Market trading debut. The family-owned company raised $210 million after selling 750 million shares in the offering, or 10% of its value. The Al Ansari Financial Services development marks the first IPO for...