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Bitcoin surging past the $31,000 psychological level was crucial in many ways. For one, the world’s premier cryptocurrency hit a one-year high amidst the incessant bear market. But the gains may not stop here. Historically, July has been a month for strong rallies, according to the digital asset platform Matrixport. In its latest analysis, Bitcoin bulls are gearing up for the “seasonal surge” as prices tend to rally in July. Throughout the last decade, Matrixport observed...

Sony’s wholly-owned subsidiary – Sony Network Communications – has injected $3.5 million in a seed round for Singapore Web3 tech giant, Startale Labs in addition to yet another strategic collaboration. The deal was conducted via a private placement of new shares and did not have any other investors. Both firms have announced appointing Jun Watanabe, President and Representative Director of Sony Network Communications Inc., as a director of Startale Labs as part of the...

Tether – the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT – signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Georgia’s government. The partnership reinforces the firm’s position as “a pioneering infrastructure partner for cities and nations globally” and will assist the country in its effort to become a global center for blockchain technology. Georgia Strengthens its Position in the Crypto World According to a document seen by CryptoPotato, the signed collaboration could...

Block CEO Jack Dorsey is putting Apple CEO Tim Cook on blast for seemingly not supporting Bitcoin payments, per the app store’s policies. His comments follow Apple’s recent confirmation that it would be pulling the Bitcoin-based social app, Damus, from its marketplace. Apple’s Crackdown On Bitcoin Damus is a decentralized social media app for interacting with Nostr – a Bitcoin-based protocol for exchanging information and messages in a censorship-resistant manner. The app...

The company behind the world’s largest Bitcoin fund has a 70% chance of overcoming the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a major crypto industry lawsuit, according to Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Legal Analyst Elliot Z. Stein. Given the circumstances, the firm’s analysts assign a 50% likelihood to a Bitcoin spot ETF being approved in the United States this year. Grayscale, BlackRock, and the SEC According to Stein, the optimistic outlook for Grayscale’s...

During the Point Zero Forum banking conference held in Zurich yesterday, the upcoming launch of a Swiss CHF-based CBDC was announced by Thomas Jordan, the chairman of the Swiss Nation Bank (SNB). Although no exact date has been put forth by the bank, the chairman of the SNB announced that the CBDC would be released sooner rather than later. This seems in line with earlier statements from the BIS – who often work closely with the SNB – who planned to have a working prototype...

Jeremy Allaire – co-founder and CEO of the stablecoin-issuer Circle – said his company has been closely observing the regulatory developments in Hong Kong.  The authorities of the former British colony have recently allowed investors to trade cryptocurrency under a new regime as they carry “fundamental value.” Asia is a ‘Huge Area of Focus’ In a recent interview for Bloomberg, Allaire noted Hong Kong’s efforts to establish itself as a “very significant center for digital...

Bitcoin Cash (BCH) – the most popular hardfork of Bitcoin (BTC)’s blockchain – is up over 117% this week, outperforming Bitcoin’s still sizable 15% rise. As of this writing, its the only coin to see anything close to 2X gains within that time frame. What’s attracting traders and investors to the large-blocker network? Let’s dive in. Bitcoin Cash’s EDX Listing Bitcoin Cash’s seismic gains began on June 21, precisely when the Wall Street-backed crypto exchange EDX Markets...

Crypto infrastructure giant Fireblocks has announced that it has started offering support for cloud service providers Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Alibaba Cloud, Thales, and Securosus by expanding its MPC-CMP wallet and key management technology. The latest move is expected to help banks and financial institutions to leverage Fireblocks’ security and technology stack to seamlessly bring their digital asset initiatives into production while meeting...

The case between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission rages on. We’ve recently explored how the lawsuit could affect the entire crypto industry, talking to legal experts with interesting commentary on the matter. With that said, let’s have a look at some of the most recent developments as of today – June 27th, 2023. The most recent development came yesterday when the lawyer representing thousands of XRP holders – John E. Deaton – revealed that he...