Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $28,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $28,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4 hours). There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $28,400 on the 4-hour chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise if it stays above the $29,000 support zone. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $28,000 against the US Dollar. BTC...
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Cihan Tuna Arslan is a world traveler, educator, and engineer, and at the heart of all his journeys has been cryptocurrency. Cihan Tuna Arslan on the Power of Crypto In a recent discussion, Arslan talked about his love for the space and said: Cryptocurrency is not money as it is known, but encrypted digital assets that are not dependent on any central authority and have a limited supply. This makes it a world-changing invention in creating a free and reliable money...
Read More »MicroStrategy Sets to Profit from Bitcoin Investment as BTC Price Rally
The number 1 cryptocurrency in the world has amassed over 82% gains since the beginning of the year. MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) is a major beneficiary in the latest Bitcoin rally that pushed the crypto asset’s price to a new level. While the crypto market was in the red, many crypto-related stocks. MicroStrategy, which Bitcoin holding is worth 140,000, had a tough time before the recent rally. The company bought its first Bitcoin in August 2020, adopting the top cryptocurrency as a...
Read More »Former Senator Pat Toomey on the Future of Crypto
Former Senator Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania – who ended his congressional career in early January of this year when he chose not to run for another term – recently offered his thoughts on the crypto space and the fall of FTX. Pat Toomey on FTX and Crypto In the interview, Toomey said that if Congress had taken the time to implement appropriate crypto legislation and monitor the space, FTX likely never would have existed on the scale that it did. He said: It’s not clear...
Read More »Opinion: The Silvergate Collapse Shouldn’t Predict Crypto’s Future
Earlier today, we reported that Silvergate Bank – a tech-friendly financial institution stationed in Silicon Valley – had collapsed. The company is liquidating all its assets after being shuttered by the federal government due to a high number of monetary failures, and bitcoin suffered because of this. Silvergate Has Closed, but There’s Still Hope for Bitcoin Many are saying this is the start of the 2008 Great Recession all over again. Many think this is a continuation...
Read More »Bitcoin Crashed Following News of Silvergate Shutdown
In mid-March, the world’s leading digital currency (bitcoin) fell by more than eight percent and briefly went below the $20K mark. The dip occurred after news got out that Silvergate Bank – a tech-friendly financial institution stationed in Northern California’s Silicon Valley – was being shut down by regulators for numerous failures. Bitcoin Fell Following Bad News of Silvergate Bank Many have called the shutdown of the bank one of the biggest monetary collapses since...
Read More »Could Grayscale Actually Defeat the SEC in Court?
It looks like the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust could be one of the few digital currency companies to get its way against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). After several months of deliberation, the lawsuit the company filed against the federal financial agency could wind up taking a very unexpected turn. Grayscale Might Pull off a Win! Many companies have sought to take on the SEC in the past, though few have been successful. This is arguably what’s making...
Read More »Republicans Are Getting the Ball Rolling on Crypto Regulation
Crypto regulation has been at the forefront of many Congress-led discussions for the past several years, but while democrats have spent a long time talking about it, they haven’t acted, and quite frankly, given the fact that so many of them have accepted donations from entities like Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX notoriety, we probably don’t want them getting involved in regulation in the first place. Is Regulation Finally Coming? It now looks like republicans are taking it...
Read More »Crypto Fans Poke Fun at Gold Lover and Economist Paul Krugman
Bitcoin fans are making fun of economist Paul Krugman after he vented on Twitter the other day about dealing with a particularly rough financial company. Is Krugman Getting a Taste of His Own Medicine? Krugman has long been anti-bitcoin and crypto. He’s offered words on his skepticism for some time, and it’s clear he’ll probably never take digital assets seriously. It’s obvious that there are many bitcoin fanatics out there that have taken his words somewhat personally...
Read More »29 Participants in Egyptian Crypto Scam Hogg Pool Arrested
Residents of Egypt are angry after being taken advantage of and falling victim to a cryptocurrency scam last August known as Hogg Pool. Hogg Pool Was Probably Never Real A promotional video for the company said it was founded in the year 2019 in the state of Colorado, though regulators believe this is false information. It was touted as a presenter of crypto and blockchain technology investments. Plans through the company allowing customers to invest their cash and...
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