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Bitcoin’s endurance above the $30,000 level despite a few brief dips beneath it will help the asset to resume its bull run and head towards $50,000 soon, asserted Bloomberg strategists. In their February report on the cryptocurrencies’ performance, the analysts also highlighted the substantial inflows towards BTC, while gold ETFs have stalled in attracting fresh funds.Bitcoin Vs. Gold: Inflows And OutflowsThe notion that the primary cryptocurrency has been gradually claiming shares of gold’s...

More institutional investors are betting big on bitcoin as the digital currency rallied. From gaining acceptance by corporations as a primary reserve asset, the cryptocurrency is now making its way to the portfolio of some of the world’s largest hedge funds.Last month, Bridgewater Associates founder and Ray Dalio called bitcoin an “amazing accomplishment” and hinted at the possibility of his hedge fund adopting bitcoin as a hedge against currency devaluation. For Bill Miller, however,...

Michael Saylor’s crusade to bring the Bitcoin gospel to as many entrepreneurs around the world as possible seems to be paying off, with thousands of people willing to listen to his message at various virtual conferences.And it seems his latest call was particularly successful. In a tweet dated February 6, the famous businessman revealed that more than 22,000 people registered for his “MicroStrategy World 2021” event. During this event, he discussed several topics related to Bitcoin, from...

Months after Russian survey participants placed bitcoin above gold in terms of attractive investment assets, so have done investors from the United States. BitFlyer’s recent research on the people’s perception of the crypto industry also showed that Japan-based investors have a significantly more negative opinion when compared to US citizens.Americans Prefer BTC Instead Of Gold and ETFsFounded in 2014, bitFlyer is among the largest Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges. The privately-owned...

Cryptocurrency platform OKEx announced another crypto-promoting project –the Bitcoin Lightning Network. It will focus on downsizing transaction fees and reducing time for their execution.OKEx is Aiming at Low Transaction Costs and PromptitudeOKEx, the leading cryptocurrency platform and derivatives exchange is to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network in the next quarter. The project represents a second-layer scaling solution based on the Bitcoin blockchain technology.According to an...

In an unfortunate turn of events for supporters of the DeFi Money Market Foundation, the DMM token plummeted in value as the team behind it revealed they cease all operations due to regulatory concerns.DMM Ceases OperationsThe DeFi Money Market used to be a loans platform and it received some serious attention within the cryptocurrency community. One of the reasons – it was a hot DeFi project backed by some serious names, including Draper Goren Holm – a partnership between Tim Draper, Alon...

San Francisco-based crypto payments platform Metal Pay has applied for a national bank charter with the U.S. national bank regulator, which would enable the company to offer seamless cryptocurrency-related services.Metal Pay Eyes Full National Bank LicenseIn a tweet thread published on Thursday (Feb. 4, 2021), Metal Pay’s First Blockchain Bank and Trust (FBB&T) revealed that it intends to become a full national crypto bank following its application with the Office of the Comptroller for...

Following the recent attack on the Yearn.Finance protocol, major U.S. dollar stablecoin company Tether froze $1.7 million worth of USDT stolen from the platform. Meanwhile, Bitfinex disclosed that it had made the last loan repayment to Tether.Tether Freeze Raises Centralization ConcernsTether CTO Paolo Ardoino announced the news of the USDT freeze via his Twitter handle on Friday (Feb. 5, 2021). The company’s action would subsequently prevent the hacker from spending the stolen funds.....

Jack Dorsey, a long-term bitcoin enthusiast and unarguably one of the most influential proponents of the digital currency and its underlying technology, is now actively contributing to the bitcoin network. After introducing Bitcoin to Cashapp and announcing plans to release an open, decentralized standard for social media, the Twitter CEO is bringing his admiration for Bitcoin closer to home.Dorsey revealed he is setting up a bitcoin node in a tweet earlier today.Running #bitcoin...

News emanating from Nigeria reveals that the country’s central bank has allegedly placed a ban on buying and selling cryptocurrencies.A circular disseminated by the Nigerian Central Bank has revealed the apex bank’s intention to clamp down on bitcoin buying and selling. The Central Bank issued a memo signed by its Director of Finance and Policy Regulation, Kevin Amugo, in 2017, warning against the use of unregulated virtual currencies and highlighted the place of virtual currencies in...