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The exponential growth of bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency sector has caught the attention of global regulators, noted Kraken’s CEO, Jesse Powell. Speaking to CNBC, the executive warned of potential crackdowns, especially after the threats coming from the US government. Regulatory Crackdowns on the Crypto Industry? The cryptocurrency industry has been on a roll since mid-2020. Led by bitcoin’s massive increase, the explosion of NFTs, the growth of DeFi, and many more,...

CNBC’s Jim Crames has gone full-on crypto – from criticizing bitcoin a few years back to requesting his salary to be paid in BTC. During a recent interview, he also commented on Coinbase’s plans to become a publicly traded company and predicted even more bullish developments for the entire industry. Pay Me in Bitcoin: Cramer MicroStrategy’s CEO and founder, Michael Saylor, broke the news yesterday that his company has made another pro-bitcoin move. After purchasing nearly...

Stellar lumen price is trading nicely above the $0.5000 resistance level against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading well above $0.5500 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $0.5500 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair is likely to continue higher above the $0.6500 resistance as long as it is above the $0.5500 level. Stellar lumen price is showing positive signs above $0.5500 against...

Ripple price started a strong increase above the $1.0000 and $1.200 resistance levels against the US dollar. The price is now well above $1.4000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $1.400 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair is likely to surge further above the $1.580 and $1.600 resistance levels. Ripple price is trading in a bullish zone above the...

Bitcoin has been doing extremely well as of late. Late last week, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap briefly rose above the $60,000 line to bring investors into a whole new state of euphoria. As it turns out, many traders are heavily continuing their bitcoin investing given that several analysts are convinced this is just the tip of the iceberg. Bitcoin is expected to continue rising throughout the year, and there are many individuals out there that...

Virtue Poker, a project backed by the blockchain mogul ConsenSys, has completed a strategic investment round of $5 million. Strategic Investment Ahead of Mainnet Launch The news comes ahead of the mainnet launch, which is scheduled to happen in May 2021. Virtue Poker is the only blockchain-based company that’s received an official license from the Malta Gaming Authority, Virtue Poker has closed a $5 million strategic investment round led by notable investors ConsenSys, DFG...

Binance will use its BUSD stablecoin to price the tradable stock token.  Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange globally by volume, has launched zero commission and tradable stock tokens. According to a blog post by the company, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares will be the first to be tokenized. Notably, the minimum trade size of the Tesla stock tokens will be one-hundredth of the stock share.Binance Tradable Stock TokenBinance users can now access the traditional stock market through...

Alibaba Group has been handed a record fine of $2.8 billion, but interestingly, its shares started pulling some positive numbers after the news.Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (HKG: 9988) has been in the news lately with its antitrust investigation that created uncertainties among investors. The company has finally been found guilty of infringing the legitimate rights and interests of consumers. Alibaba Group was accused of forcing Merchants to list their products on just one of the many e-commerce...

With the recent explosion in the NFT market, Topps is seeing an encouraging trend and demand for NFTs. However, the company said that the pandemic reignited the demand for physical cards pushing Topps’ sales 23% north last year.Topps, the baseball cardmaker, saw a massive demand shooting for the baseball cards which was absolutely unexpected. This unpredicted revival of the sports industry is, however, colluding with the sharp surge in non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Last Tuesday, the 83-year-old...

The growing anticipation for the 15th Binance Coin burn led to a highly volatile trading day in which the token surged to yet another all-time high of roughly $640 before dumping by over $100 in minutes. Interestingly, the enhanced fluctuations resulted in over $125 billion in BNB liquidated in hours. 15th Binance Coin Burn Incoming Initially, as stipulated in BNB’s whitepaper, the token goes through a burning process every quarter in which Binance buys and destroys BNB worth...