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[PRESS RELEASE – Majuro, Marshall Islands, 21st September 2022] What’s better than low fees? No fees. Gate.io is excited to announce ZERO trading fees on most spot and contract market trading pairs. The no-fee structure was launched in two phases, first on September 16 (UTC) and then on September 20 (UTC), for spot and other markets, respectively. After a breakthrough year for the exchange, this radical change in fees is an ambitious move to give back to the crypto community....

EOS price started a fresh decline from the $1.50 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $1.40 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.255 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $1.155 and $1.150 support levels. EOS price is declining below $1.30 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....

Litecoin started a fresh decline from well above the $58 zone against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $55 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $53.20 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a decent upward move if it clears the $54 and $55 levels. Litecoin price is struggling below $55 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. LTC price...

C Capital – a company established by Hong Kong billionaire Adrian Cheng – reportedly intends to raise $500 million to invest in digital currencies, credit, and private equity over the next year and a half. The firm thinks the cryptocurrency market has already bottomed, meaning that delving into it now is the perfect timing. ‘When People Are on Defense, We’re on the Offense’ According to a September 21 coverage by Bloomberg, C Capital plans to introduce a $200 million...

The authorities of Colorado announced that state residents can now pay their taxes in cryptocurrencies instead of fiat. Among the supported digital assets are the two biggest by market capitalization – Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). Still, Colorado’s Revenue Department is not allowed to accept direct crypto payments, which is why it partnered with PayPal, which will help with the transactions. Colorado’s Pioneering Move The State’s officials disclosed that Colorado residents...

Following a two-day Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting, the Federal Reserve has risen its benchmark interest rate by another 75 BPS.  Bitcoin’s price reacted erratically to the news, dropping by $1000 mere moments after the announcement.  The hike, revealed at 18:00 UST on Wednesday, takes the central bank’s new policy rate up between 3.0% to 3.5%.  Most investors expected a 75-point rise heading into the meeting, but markets had priced in a roughly 15% chance of a...

INTERNET CITY, DUBAI, Sep. 19, 2022 – LBank Exchange, a global digital asset trading platform, has listed Semicon1 (SMC1) on September 19, 2022. For all users of LBank Exchange, the SMC1/USDT trading pair is now officially available for trading. Providing cost-effectiveness, transparency, and security through blockchain, Semicon1 (SMC1) enables large-scale expansion of semiconductor lines quickly and at low cost. Its native token SMC1 has been listed on LBank Exchange at...

Despite the overall bearishness of the crypto market, there are many analysts out there that seem to believe bitcoin still has what it takes to hit a $100,000 price. Bitcoin Is Stronger Than It Looks Right Now The state of bitcoin is rather poor as of late. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen into the doldrums and crashed like no other currency this year. The digital asset was trading for a new all-time high of about $68,000 per unit last...

Simeon Hyman is the global investment strategist at Pro Shares. He recently sat down to discuss the current state of the crypto market and what he thinks the future holds. Simeon Hyman on the State of Crypto Pro Shares is famous for releasing the first official bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) last year. While the product got a lot of flak for being based on bitcoin futures rather than actual spot trading – the former being considered less stable than the latter – it...

21Shares launches Short Ethereum ETP and Ethereum Core ETP After the successful Ethereum Merge 21Shares launches two new products – the 21Shares Short Ethereum ETP (SHETH) and the 21Shares Ethereum Core ETP (CETH) as part of the company’s Crypto Winter Suite – a set of products designed for the bear market. Eliézer Ndinga, Director of Research at 21Shares comments on the Ethereum Merge: “The Merge is arguably one of the most positive developments in...