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In the past seven days, bitcoin managed to add another 10% to its dollar-value as the price spiked from about $6,000 to its current point at $6,600. Yet, most of the time, it traded within a narrow range between $6,400 and $6,700. The overall volume has also declined, and, as such, the volatility decreased. If one thing is sure, though, is that Bitcoin doesn’t like to stay calm for long periods, and major action is likely underway.Most of the altcoins are following in Bitcoin’s lead and...

Bitcoin’s network went through one of its biggest difficulty adjustments just recently. While this had a quick and expected impact on the network, everything is back on track with blocks being produced on schedule.However, interesting performance data reveals that the price tends to increase following extreme difficulty adjustments, such as the one that was witnessed on March 26th. According to some analysts, this might be quite favorable for Bitcoin’s price in the medium term.Bitcoin Price...

Bitcoin fell sharply along with all other assets during the global valuation collapse. Because it tracked with other assets like stocks, gold, and oil, there were more questions about Bitcoin correlation. Is Bitcoin an uncorrelated asset? One that doesn’t consistently move in the same or opposite direction as other securities?The Bitcoin price was uncorrelated with stocks over the 2019 calendar year. That seems to suggest its price has determinants that don’t overlap, either positively or...

South Korea’s largest bank, KB Kookmin Bank, is expected to launch a cryptocurrency custody service shortly. The entity has filed a trademark application for KBDAC – KB Digital Asset Custody back in January for various services, including investment, and digital asset trading.KBDAC Launching Soon?A local report from today informed that the giant South Korean bank has applied for the patent at the end of January this year with the Korean Intellectual Property Office. According to the latter,...

Malta’s financial regulator has issued warnings against two cryptocurrency exchanges that claim to have valid licenses to operate in the country. The nation’s watchdog denied that COINMALEX and Crypto Foxtrades operate under local legislation, and advised potential customers to refrain from using them.MFSA Versus Crypto FoxtradesThe first warning issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) was aimed at an entity operating under the name of Crypto Foxtradex. It’s a cryptocurrency...

The leading cryptocurrency exchange by volume, Binance, will soon release a cryptocurrency debit card. Dubbed Binance Card, it will allow users to fund it via a designated app and make payments to over 46 million merchants with Bitcoin and BNB.Binance Card To Launch SoonThe popular cryptocurrency exchange announced its newest product earlier today. Binance Card’s mission will be to eliminate the necessity to convert digital assets into fiat to make simple payments:“No longer will you need to...

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, as well as numerous current and former country officials with drug dealing operations. The perpetrators allegedly flooded the streets of the U.S. with illegal substances and used cryptocurrencies to conceal the transactions.DOJ Charges Venezuelan President MaduroAccording to the indictment from earlier today, the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) found out that a significant number of high-level...

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread as IItits currently present in almost all countries on the planet. However, this also tends to bring up the good in people as numerous companies from different fields have already done a lot of charity work to support both the victims of the disease and the medical community fighting against it.The Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Alliance (DAIA) is also joining the battle, launching the very first Decentralized AI hackathon to support...

CME Group is the largest institutional provider of Bitcoin futures contracts. However, according to a nominee for the upcoming Board of Directors election, the company should also focus on additional operations, including mining Bitcoin and other companies, to create additional value for its stakeholders.CME Group Should Start Mining BitcoinDante Federighi is a nominee for CME Group’s upcoming board of directors election. He is also the co-founder of an investment managing firm called...

The pressure’s on for Congress to pass a $2 trillion spending bill to thaw the frozen economy. While they negotiate the largest ever emergency relief bill in US history, markets are getting restless. Stock futures have been volatile as the bill makes progress and stalls, then makes progress and stalls again. Voters are getting restless too. Both sides are badgering each other to “Hurry!” while negotiating a $2 trillion transaction with other people’s money.Any time either side of the partisan...