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Just a few months after bashing bitcoin for its enhanced volatility and supposed impracticality, Bank of America has reportedly set up a new designated research team to look into digital assets. Citing an internal memo, Bloomberg reported earlier that the giant US multinational investment bank is the next in line to join the cryptocurrency bandwagon. According to the coverage, Bank of America has already established a new dedicated team to research cryptocurrencies. Although...

After the US regulator postponed its decision about VanEck’s BTC ETF attempt, the watchdog has done the same with the application filed by Anthony Scaramucci’s SkyBridge Capital. CryptoPotato reported earlier this year when the global investment company based in NYC, SkyBridge Capital, filed with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF. Should the product be approved, its service provider will be America’s oldest bank – BNY Mellon. Although the watchdog had until July 11th to make...

BTC lost 6% of its value today as it fell through the lower angle of a short-term symmetrical triangle pattern. As mentioned here yesterday, a huge price move was anticipated due to the decreasing amounts of trading volume, along with reaching the apex of a symmetrical triangle. Indeed, the move came, and the bearish breakout saw BTC dropping almost $3000 since yesterday’s high, around $35K. Today’s level set a fresh low for July 2021, and it is also the lowest price bitcoin...

Guests of the Pavilions Hotels & Resorts can now pay for their accommodation with over 40 cryptocurrencies, including BTC and ETH. The service will be available from today – July 7th. An Exotic Adventure in Exchange for Crypto According to a recent press release, The Pavilions Hotels & Resorts partnered up with the cryptocurrency trading platform Coindirect to provide its clients the option of digital asset payments. The hotel group guests can choose among more than...

BTC continues the drawn-out phase of consolidation as it trades sideways inside a short-term symmetrical triangle pattern. It looks as BTC awaits the next huge move as the apex of the triangle draws near – in a matter of days or even hours, and the trading volume decreases, which typically happens before a massive move. Quick recap: Bitcoin tested the upper boundary of the symmetrical triangle earlier in the week but failed to surpass $35,600 – $36K. From there, it headed...

The Brazilian authorities have arrested the president of the Bitcoin Banco Group – Claudio Oliveira. According to them, he was responsible for swiping 7,000 bitcoins from customers worth $250 million today. ‘The Bitcoin King’ Got Busted In a recent online press release, the Brazilian officials reported the arrest of Claudio Oliveira. He was the man in charge of the Bitcoin Banco Group – a company promising high returns for clients who invest their bitcoins with it. Following...

Bitcoin investors have halted depositing their assets onto cryptocurrency exchanges and have actually started to withdraw substantial quantities, says on-chain data. Furthermore, it showed that most of the withdrawals came from retail investors, but whales and institutions have also accumulated BTC lately. Exchange Withdrawals to Early Highs Data from CryptoQuant highlighted the recent trends in terms of BTC investors’ withdrawals and deposits from and to cryptocurrency...

The People’s Bank of China has shut down a local firm suspected of providing various software services to cryptocurrency businesses. As it happened during previous negative actions, the price of bitcoin fell rapidly after the news broke. In the latest statement on the matter, China’s central bank has closed down a firm called Beijing Tongdao Cultural Development Co. because of suspicion that it provided software services to transactions involving digital assets. The...

The Swiss banking giant UBS sounded a note of caution to its customers that regulatory crackdowns can pop the “bubble-like” crypto markets. Furthermore, they said bitcoin might become an unsuitable option for professional investors. Beware of Popping The Bubble In a recent note, the multinational investment bank – UBS Group AG – warned its clients about the current dangers in the crypto market. Executives of the Switzerland-based institution opined that the recent regulatory...

The investment firm IBC Group, which has significant cryptocurrency mining operations in China, announced its intentions to close down all its Bitcoin and Ethereum mining facilities throughout the country. Instead, the organization plans to move its workers to Canada, the USA, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Iceland, and numerous South American nations. IBC Group Leaves China As a result of the crackdown on cryptocurrency mining launched by the Chinese government, the majority of the...