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The indicator that displays the general sentiment toward bitcoin – the BTC Fear and Greed Index – dropped to “Fear” territory on June 13 and June 14. The last time the metric remained in that zone for two consecutive days was in the first half of March. One possible reason behind the trend’s change could be the shockwave the US SEC caused on the crypto market after filing lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase. Bitcoin stood well above $27,000 last Monday but went through some...

Patrick McHenry intends to hold a committee vote on a detailed crypto regulatory structure. Reactions about the use of crypto still make it unclear how things will turn out. Patrick McHenry, a House Republican lawmaker, plans to introduce legislation around crypto regulations after lawmakers return to work on July 11. The bill includes detailed information about the use of cryptocurrencies. The lawmaker stated at a hearing on Tuesday: “I intend for this committee to mark up some form...

A week after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a civil enforcement action against Binance.US, the crypto exchange has hit back, stating that all of the regulator’s claims are invalid. Binance argued against the SEC for a temporary restraining order on the company, also known as BAM Trading, and said that such an action would have “destructive consequences,” which will subsequently affect the platform’s ability to even fund its defense to this action. Binance...

The Maverick Protocol will be available on the Binance Launchpool as the newest project launched after the Sui blockchain in April. Binance has introduced the newest project on the Binance Launchpool, Maverick Protocol (MAV). The Maverick Protocol, the 34th project on Binance Launchpool, is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that helps liquidity producers hit their capital efficiency targets regardless of their liquidity providing (LP) strategy. According to the official Binance announcement,...

The crypto market has turned bearish since the SEC charged Binance and Coinbase with listing unregistered securities last week. The cryptocurrency market is in a crucial growth phase that could significantly determine the winners of blockchain mainstream adoption. The fact that different countries are coming up with respective crypto policies is a true testament that there is a need for an update on the decades-old financial systems. Notably, Europe, Hong Kong, Middle East countries, El...

The price of Bitcoin is now experiencing some stability after heavy volatility following last week’s events in the crypto sector. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) seems to have stabilized as the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap recovers from recent volatility. Throughout last week, Bitcoin was unstable following regulatory issues that plagued the crypto industry and caused uncertainty and doubt. According to CoinMarketCap data, Bitcoin is trading at $26,147 after climbing less...

The SEC chair previously indicated that all cryptocurrencies apart from BTC are securities. In a recently unearthed video from a 2018 crypto-themed event hosted by Bloomberg and Fidelity, Gary Gensler, the current chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), made statements that contradict his current position on digital assets regulations in the country. The video, which started circulating on Twitter on June 12, shows Gensler addressing institutional investors...

Glassnode published a report on Monday breaking down investors’ on-chain behavior after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued two of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.  The report acknowledged a boost to the number of short-term crypto holders sending their balances onto exchanges.  Exchange Deposits and Withdrawals The report echoed findings from last week showing that Binance experienced significantly higher withdrawals immediately following the...

Earn Your First Bitcoin Sign up and get $12 Bonus Referral bonus up to $3,000 Sign up Binance head Changpeng Zhao has taken to Twitter to warn Justin Sun – the main executive behind crypto firm Tron – against using his own funds to garner the exchange’s new SUI tokens. Zhao to Sun: Your Money’s Not Welcome! Zhao has made it clear that these units are designed more for retail traders and that he...

The market took a beating over the past 24 hours, and certain altcoins performed a lot worse than others. A lot of the worst-performing cryptocurrencies were also named in the lawsuit that the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed against Coinbase. The agency alleges that they are securities. These include Cardano’s ADA, Solana’s SOL, NEAR, Polygon’s MATIC, and so forth. Bitcoin is down 3.4%, while Ethereum – 5.7%. Even though both of them decreased, it’s nowhere near...