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BTC dominance has been on a steady climb in the last few weeks. Bitcoin (BTC) price has surpassed the $28,000 level, marking an increase of 5.70% over the past 24 hours. Interestingly,  this comes as most other altcoins appear to be trading flat in the same period. For what it’s worth, the surge in price may be directly linked to new reports that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will resume operations today. That is after news that the recently-troubled bank has been acquired by North...

The price of bitcoin has experienced a few bumps since the beginning of the year, but it’s still up 40 percent since 2023 first began. At the time of writing, the asset is above $23,000. While this isn’t quite the $25K it hit a few weeks ago, the currency is still maintaining a price in the $20K range. Bitcoin Is Maintaining Its Strength Mike McGlone – a senior macro strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence – wrote the following on social media: Headwinds remain strong....

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $26,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $28,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $27,800 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to rise if there is a clear move above $28,000 level. Bitcoin price is showing positive signs above $27,000 against the US Dollar. BTC might...

Bitcoin and other forms of digital currency may have been hit hard pricewise over the last 13 months, but Block – the payment company formerly known as Square and started by ex-Twitter head Jack Dorsey – has posted strong growth revenue and profits for the fourth quarter of 2022 primarily thanks to its Cash App digital wallet protocol. Block and Bitcoin… A Perfect Match? Bitcoin suffered its worst year on record in 2022. The world’s number one digital currency by market...

Bitcoin may have taken a serious hit in the past year, but for the black community, the dream is still very much alive, and bitcoin presents just as much opportunity as ever. The Black Community Still Believes in Crypto The idea is that many individuals in black America have not garnered the same chances as so many others. The narrative is that standard financial institutions often shut African Americans and other minorities out of the picture when it comes to offering...

Popular on the Ethereum blockchain, zk-proofs are also coming to the Bitcoin network. ZeroSync Association is bringing zk-proofs (Zero Knowledge) to Bitcoin (BTC) even as cryptographic techniques become popular on the Ethereum blockchain. Reports state that ZeroSync, a Swiss non-profit association, received sponsorship from crypto investment platforms Geometry Research and StarkWare Industries. The newly-formed association already has a working prototype, allowing users to validate the...

The crypto tax laws in the U.S. are exceedingly complicated. Nobody can deny this, and while there have been politicians and people in the past that have sought access to specific jobs in our government by saying they will make the laws easier to understand, it wasn’t enough to hit home with voters at the time or others tasked with making such decisions. The Crypto Tax Situation for 2022 Isn’t Pretty That being said, they’re likely feeling the heat right about now and...

MicroStrategy has bought over 6,000 more Bitcoin after fully satisfying its sizable Silvergate debt obligations. MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) recently increased its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings following a recent Silvergate Bank (NYSE: SI) loan repayment. According to reports, the BTC-loving business intelligence firm has bought an additional 6,455 Bitcoin for $150 million. The purchase, which also translates to an average price of $23,238 per token, brings MicroStrategy’s total...

It is expected that Dwpbank’s move will put pressure on other German banks and financial institutions in the country. Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (Dwpbank), has launched a new platform called wpNex. The securities processing giant announced the launch via a recent press release on the new platform. According to the release, wpNex by Dwpbank will accommodate its over 1,200 affiliated banks and will allow them to offer Bitcoin (BTC) trading to their customers in the second half of this...

It looks like the crypto contributions made to politicians by Sam Bankman-Fried – the former founder and chief executive of digital currency exchange FTX – are coming back to haunt him. Four new criminal charges have been filed against him, some of which stem from the political contributions he made to democrat candidates in the past. Bankman-Fried NEVER Should Have Gotten Involved in Politics It is alleged that Sam Bankman-Fried tried to buy his way into Congress and...