The leader of the Iran Blockchain Association (IBA) – Abbas Ashtiani – opined that the country’s central bank (CBA) is not capable of implementing a comprehensive regulatory framework on digital assets. As such, the authorities need to develop an “independent counsel” to resolve the issues. How Will Iran Regulate Crypto? Imposing regulations on the digital asset industry is a policy that each government takes quite individually. While China completely banned crypto mining and...
Read More »Pro Bitcoin Senator Cynthia Lummis Takes Aim at SHIB And Other Memecoins
The US Senator Cynthia Lummis does not believe memecoins such as Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Dogecoin (DOGE) are “here to stay.” She opined that Bitcoin (BTC) is the only decentralized commodity, while the rest of the crypto assets behave like securities. Memecoins Are Not Like Bitcoin Despite garnering a lot of attention and tapping new all-time highs during 2021, investors should beware when dealing with memecoins like Shiba Inu and Dogecoin, asserted Republican Senator Cynthia...
Read More »Will New York Transform into a Bitcoin Hub Under the Newly-Elected Mayor Eric Adams?
Former police officer Eric Adams was elected the 110th mayor of New York City over Republican anti-crime activist Curtis Sliwa. Adams had promised to restore the pandemic-ravaged city to its former glory within a year. But this victory can also pave the way for New York to become a Bitcoin hub as visioned by the 61-year-old Democrat. Bringing Bitcoin Business Back to New York According to the Associated Press, Adams had 67% of the vote, with 65% of precincts reporting. As a...
Read More »El Salvador Plans to Use Its BTC Profits to Build The First 20 Bitcoin Schools
El Salvador has announced another initiative related to bitcoin and some of the profits coming from the asset. Nearly a month after revealing that it will build a pet hospital, the crypto-friendly nation is now on its way to creating 20 BTC schools employing some of its investment gains. Bitcoin Education for The Salvadorans A recent tweet coming from the Press Secretary of the Presidency outlined El Salvador’s future plans. The governing body revealed that its bitcoin...
Read More »Bulls Eye November: Historically The Best Month for Bitcoin Price
With a highly positive October already gone, all eyes in the cryptocurrency community are on November, which history shows has delivered the most significant gains for bitcoin. At the same time, numerous analysts expect BTC to continue breaking its own records and even tap a six-digit price by the year’s end. Another Bullish November? After September’s minor price losses, in which bitcoin dropped by 7%, the community placed a lot of faith in October (commonly referred to as...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Touched 11-Day High at $64K, Now Facing Critical Resistance
Bitcoin continues to hold the 21-day, 21-day EMA, and $60K levels which is a near-term positive signal. There has been some profit-taking from the 2-to-3-year and 5-year old coins, but there’s no trend of distribution forming just yet. Overall, the trend in fundamentals and based on on-chain metrics remains bullish, but we have to remain cautious as the Fed will be making an update on tapering bond purchases. Chart by TradingViewThe Technicals The near-term technicals are...
Read More »Singapore Has No Plans to Ban Bitcoin, Says MAS Managing Director
Ravi Menon – the head of the Monetary Authority of Singapore – sees a lot of potential in the cryptocurrency industry. As such, he vowed that the local regulator will not ban the asset class but rather implement an appropriate regulatory framework on it. The executive also raised hopes that Singapore can become one of the global leaders in the cryptocurrency space. Banning Crypto Is Not on The Agenda In a recent interview for Bloomberg, Ravi Menon – Managing Director of the...
Read More »Peter Thiel: Bitcoin at $60,000 Means The Economy Is Facing Real Crisis
Peter Thiel – Co-Founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies – believes the high price of bitcoin indicates that inflation has started shaking the financial network. He opined that investors should not rush to buy BTC when the USD value for a single token is more than $60,000. The Fed Is in a State of ‘Epistemic Closure’ The coronavirus pandemic and the catastrophic economic issues, which it brought became a reason for many governments to initiate controversial financial...
Read More »Bitcoin to Reach $98K This Month, According to S2F Creator PlanB
Bitcoin’s price could add 60% of value in the next 30 days to close just shy of $100,000, predicted the analyst behind the popular stock-to-flow model, PlanB. He was spot on in regards to the September BTC close price and was agonizingly close in October. Bitcoin to Near $100K By November’s End? PlanB is among the most popular analysts in the cryptocurrency community, best known as the person behind the stock-to-flow model. It sees the stock as the size of existing reserves...
Read More »Retail Is Here, They’re Just Buying Shiba Inu (SHIB) Instead of Bitcoin
Retail investors have always played a major role in the cryptocurrency space, but it seems they are yet to arrive at the Bitcoin scene now; at least, this is what Google searches show for the largest cryptocurrency. Simultaneously, it seems they have a new favorite – Shiba Inu. Retail Are Not Here for Bitcoin Bitcoin and retail investors have frequently moved hand in hand. Back in 2017, when the cryptocurrency charted its then ATH of $20,000, smaller investors were primarily...
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