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[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Following two successful rounds of token sales in their Initial Exchange Offering (IEO), the third fundraising round for blockchain-based advertisement platform AdMonstar is off to an exciting start. AdMonstar is seeking to change the fundamental principles by which digital advertising operates, using the power of decentralization to cut through third-party costs while delivering more meaningful engagement to advertisers. The AdMonstar...

According to Deutsche Bank, Ethereum – the world’s second largest digital currency by market cap – is taking on the form of “digital silver.” Ethereum Is Growing in Popularity We have been hearing for years that bitcoin – the world’s primary virtual currency – is “digital gold.” Often, gold and bitcoin are compared as one and the same, and yet as of late, the currency has been falling thanks to growing scrutiny in China. The eastern nation has ruled that all crypto...

The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange has admitted to being exploited earlier this year when hackers stole assets from approximately 6,000 users. The company vowed to reimburse all affected users. According to a copy of the letter sent to the affected customers, which was available on the website of California’s Attorney General, the exploits took place somewhere between March and May 20th this year. It reads that an unauthorized third party had gained access to the...

It’s been a very productive week in the cryptocurrency market, but it’s safe to say that most of it was due to the volatile price action during just one of the days – Friday, October 1st. Going back, last Friday, the BTC price was hovering around $43,500, and, in fact, it stayed there for quite some time. This wasn’t so bad, given the overall regulatory scrutiny towards the market and yet another wave of FUD coming from China. The country said that it’s banning the trading of...

Bitcoin cash price started a major decline below the $550 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $520 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a key contracting triangle with resistance near $500 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise towards the main $550 and $555 resistance levels in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is eyeing recovery above $500 against...

El Salvador’s state-owned digital wallet company “Chivo” will be granting citizens a discount on fuel payments. This provides greater incentives for citizens to use Bitcoin as a medium of exchange. Chivo Partners With Major Gas Companies Nayib Bukele – President of El Salvador – announced the new benefit yesterday over Twitter. The reveal was part of a longer thread on the nation’s efforts to reduce the cost of fuel in the country. The government will be absorbing further...

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, continues to employ high-profile investigators as part of efforts to boost the company’s compliance measures. New Audit and Investigations Lead for Binance In an official press release on Thursday (September 30, 2021), Binance announced that Tigran Gambaryan will be the company’s new VP of Global Intelligence and Investigations. Gambaryan’s hire comes after working 10 years as a Special Agent with the US Internal Revenue...

According to JPMorgan, many investors are trading their bitcoin in for Ethereum. JPMorgan: Ethereum’s Stature Is Growing The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has suffered as of late thanks to additional actions taken by China, which seems to be hellbent on removing bitcoin from every corner. After recently announcing that all transactions and activities relating to digital currency were outlawed, the currency fell by about $2,000, dipping from $44,000...

ETH/USD – Ether Remains Inside Established Range Key Support Levels: $2890, $2710, $2620.Key Resistance Levels: $3000, $3200, $3300. Etheruem continues to trade inside the range it set around ten days ago between $3200 and support at $2770 (.786 Fib). A 100-day MA further bolsters the support at the bottom end of the range. Yesterday, ETH found the support at $2800 and rebounded higher from there today as it spikes above $3000. The market will need to break this established...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, Gary Gensler, has once again renewed his support for the approval of Bitcoin Exchange-traded Funds (ETFs) in the country. Gensler told the Financial Times’ Future of Asset Management North America conference that his main focus is on Bitcoin ETFs that invest in futures contracts and trade on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange under the 1940 Investment Company Act. He disclosed that the Investment Act of 1940...