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The cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX outlined some possible scenarios that could unfold in the coming months for the cryptocurrency industry. It believes the Federal Reserve will most probably cease its interest rate hikes by the end of the year, triggering a flow of funds into global capital markets and risk-off assets. Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether, could benefit in such cases. Scenario #1 According to BitMEX, the US Federal Reserve will most likely slow the...

One of the leading American banks – Goldman Sachs – highlighted bitcoin as the best-performing asset since the start of the new year.  The primary cryptocurrency surpasses Nasdaq 100, gold, S&P 500, and other investment assets and sectors.  The bank said bitcoin’s potential had outpaced that of traditional assets, precious metals, and other investments in terms of year-to-date (YTD) and risk-adjusted returns. Bitcoin Performance YTD, Source: Twitter Contrary to 2022,...

A Goldman Sachs economist anticipates that the Fed would suspend its forthcoming rates hike due to “stress in the banking system.” Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) believes the US Fed would not hike rates as planned due to prevailing macroeconomic circumstances. In a note published Monday morning, the banking giant’s economist David Mericle pointed to the ongoing banking crisis as a deterrent. According to Mericle, the recent collapses of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank make any...

In an attempt to save First Republic Bank, a number of mainstream banking giants have decided to come to the bank’s aid with a total deposit of $30 billion. The shares of San Francisco-based financial services firm, First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) are tumbling in today’s Pre-market after the firm got a downgrade from the top credit rating agency, S&P Global Ratings. As reported by CNBC, the embattled bank was downgraded to B+ from BB+ over the weekend after first downgrading it to junk...

Speaking to the parliament, Chairman Huang pointed out that the Financial Supervisory Commission was working on a crypto regulatory framework. The Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan (FSC) has announced that it will now be the primary regulatory body for cryptocurrencies in Taiwan. Some lawmakers had called for the Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) as the chief crypto regulator. However, FSC made it known in a statement by its chairman, Huang Tien-mu while addressing the Taiwan...

Bitcoin’s price rallies after breaking above a significant resistance level. However, the 2022 bear market is not over yet until another critical level is broken to the upside. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart On the daily chart, Bitcoin’s price had seen a massive uptrend over the past week, following a V-shaped rebound from the 200-day moving average located amid the $20K mark, followed by a decent breakout above the $25K resistance level. Currently, the price is...

UBS and Credit Suisse both saw their shares spiral after the former agreed to an emergency rescue of the latter.  Shares of Swiss banking giants UBS and Credit Suisse plunged substantially following a takeover of the latter. On Monday morning, UBS secured a 3 billion Swiss franc ($3.2 billion) bailout of its troubled domestic rival amid the global banking crisis. Swiss authorities had assisted in facilitating the “emergency rescue” to preempt a contagion risk to the global banking...

The special administrative unit in Hong Kong is also contemplating a way to introduce a compulsory licensing regime for stablecoin issuers as early as this year.  Kaiko, a French crypto market data provider, will shift its headquarters from Singapore to Hong Kong for greener pastures in the upcoming center for Web3 companies. In an interview with Kaiko’s Chief Executive Officer Ambre Soubiran, it was disclosed that the company will be moving forward with the decision amid the city’s...

As per blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis, Euler Finance transferred a total of 100 ETH to an address having links to North Korea. Another major hack rocked the decentralized finance (DeFi) market last week in March. The attack on DeFi protocol Euler Finance drained a massive $197 million making it the biggest DeFi hack in 2023 so far. While tracking the details of the movement of hacked funds, it turns out that the hack could be linked to North Korea. Among the series of transfers...

Stellar lumen price is facing a major resistance near the $0.090 zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading above $0.082 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key contracting triangle forming with resistance near $0.0890 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent increase if it clears the $0.0890 and $0.090 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is trading above $0.0820 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....