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A UK competition regulator eases off slightly on the Microsoft-Activision deal, sending the gaming publisher’s shares soaring.  Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares surged Friday on positive news about the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s stance toward the Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) deal. According to reports, the British competition regulator has eased off on the impending Microsoft takeover. In a statement, the CMA stated that it no longer deemed the computer software...

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many other leading digital currencies are coming to form after the horrors of 2022. They are experiencing solid bull runs, and Cameron Winklevoss – one half of the Winklevoss Twins – is claiming that a big bull run is heading our way, and that the U.S. needs to begin embracing crypto as a whole or risk being left behind forever. Cameron Winklevoss Thinks Big Things Will Happen for Crypto 2022 was easily the worst year on record for bitcoin and its...

Ripple’s price has broken above a critical resistance level on the XRP/USD paired chart, which could initiate a rally in the coming days. Yet, it could still be too early to state that the bear market is over. Technical Analysis By: Edris XRP/USD Daily Chart On the USDT paired chart, the price has broken above the 50-day and 200-day moving average lines, along with the critical $0.43 resistance level. The breakout comes after months of consolidation. However, the price is now...

Ethereum’s price has been consolidating over the past week as the price is struggling to break above a key resistance area. Did ETH mark a local top? Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart: On the daily time frame, ETH’s price has broken above the symmetrical triangle pattern lately and above the 50-day moving average line (around the $1600 mark). However, ETH is trading inside a very tight range above the broken triangle and has yet to break with confidence above the...

Bitcoin has had a great year thus far, but there are some that say with the economy getting stronger, the present rally it’s enjoying won’t last. Bitcoin May Not See Its Present Rally Last Among the analysts who feel positive towards bitcoin is OANDA’s Craig Erlam, who stated: It has been a phenomenal start to 2023 for bitcoin. 2022 was easily the worst year on record for the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. After reaching a new all-time high of about...

The cryptocurrency space rejoiced recently when several large US banks halted services, and the FDIC, as well as other regulators, had to intervene to stop the contagion. However, the crisis expanded to Europe this week, with two of the most prominent names facing significant problems. Credit Suisse was acquired by the largest Swiss bank – UBS, for almost $3.3 billion, which was more than 60% less than what the former was worth days ago. This propelled another leg up in terms...

Armstrong believes the future of crypto can best be moved forward when more pro-crypto lawmakers are at the helm of affairs. Brian Armstrong, the Chief Executive Officer of American publicly listed trading platform, Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has advocated for more inclusive representation of pro-crypto individuals in US politics. Speaking in a Twitter Spaces event Armstrong admonished crypto proponents to “contact their congressman, donate to pro-crypto candidates, show up at town...

No matter how well bitcoin seems to do, the fact remains that it’s never going to please everyone, and occasionally, some new celebrity comes out to bash the world’s number one digital currency by market cap and act like it’s useless or worthless. Recently, the latest celeb to pop out and criticize bitcoin was Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Tim Berners-Lee Isn’t a Bitcoin Fan It’s interesting that of all people, Berners-Lee has issues with...

Amid rising global inflation and fear of a worldwide banking crisis, the demand for risky assets, including Bitcoin, has significantly spiked in the recent past. Crypto exchanges have been outlawed in mainland China since 2017, while digital assets like Bitcoin were banned in 2021. However, mainland China residents are eager to participate in the global financial revolution by all means. According to a report by media outlet CNBC, some Binance employees have been showing mainland China...

Block said it is working with the SEC on how to “explore legal action against Hindenburg Research for the factually inaccurate and misleading report”. American multinational financial technology giant Block Inc (NYSE: SQ) is currently under intense pressure following a damning report from short seller, Hindenburg Research. According to the report, Hindenburg Research accused Block of running a fraudulent operation that takes advantage of the demographics it claims to serve, the unbanked....