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The United States Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is suing the CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance – Changpeng Zhao. As a result, the BTC price lost over $1400 in minutes. According to a CNBC report, CZ – the CEO of Binance – is being sued by the CFTC for allegedly violating trading regulations. The court filing stipulates that the exchange has taken a “calculated approach to solicit US customers in violation of federal regulations.” CZ...

The trading volumes have gone down during the weekend, resulting in BTC failing to produce any significant moves in either direction. The altcoins have also stalled on a daily scale, while XRP has emerged as one of the best performers for the past seven days. Bitcoin Boring at $27.5K A lot happened in the cryptocurrency industry in the past few weeks, and bitcoin has somewhat expectedly taken a break now. The asset exploded from under $20,000 to over $28,000 during the US...

Bitcoin jumped above $29,000 yesterday to chart a new nine-month high, but that was short-lived and the asset retraced hard in the following hours. Most altcoins are deep in the red as well, with SOL, APT, LDO, OKB, and others dropping by over 5%. Bitcoin Fails at $29K The primary cryptocurrency’s climb had culminated at jumping to $28,800 mid-week ahead of the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether to continue to increase the interest rates. As many local banks struggled due...

The leading stock exchange – Nasdaq Inc. – could make another push toward the cryptocurrency sector by launching custody services by the end of the second quarter of this year.  Fidelity and Bank of New York Mellon are other financial behemoths that offer such options. Ira Auerbach – Senior Vice President and Head of Nasdaq Digital Assets – said in a recent interview that the global exchange group will aim to obtain all necessary approvals and form the technical...

The cryptocurrency space rejoiced recently when several large US banks halted services, and the FDIC, as well as other regulators, had to intervene to stop the contagion. However, the crisis expanded to Europe this week, with two of the most prominent names facing significant problems. Credit Suisse was acquired by the largest Swiss bank – UBS, for almost $3.3 billion, which was more than 60% less than what the former was worth days ago. This propelled another leg up in terms...

Bitcoin’s impulsive rally seems to have temporarily halted, and the price will likely enter a correction phase before the next leg up. Overall, Bitcoin is facing significant resistance at the $30K level, which hasn’t been tested yet. Technical Analysis By Shayan The Daily Chart After forming a pullback to the 61.8% level of the Fibonacci entrancement level at $19.6K, the price initiated a massive rally with a current high above $28K. However, the bulls couldn’t reach the...

The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered Core Scientific to transfer approximately $20.8 million worth of mining equipment to the energy infrastructure firm – Priority Power.  The entities had a dispute over two mining facilities located in Texas that were supposed to supply Core Scientific with 1,000 megawatts of electricity.  The Judge’s Decision The judge involved in Core Scientific’s bankruptcy case – David Jones – ordered the company...

The cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX outlined some possible scenarios that could unfold in the coming months for the cryptocurrency industry. It believes the Federal Reserve will most probably cease its interest rate hikes by the end of the year, triggering a flow of funds into global capital markets and risk-off assets. Cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether, could benefit in such cases. Scenario #1 According to BitMEX, the US Federal Reserve will most likely slow the...

One of the leading American banks – Goldman Sachs – highlighted bitcoin as the best-performing asset since the start of the new year.  The primary cryptocurrency surpasses Nasdaq 100, gold, S&P 500, and other investment assets and sectors.  The bank said bitcoin’s potential had outpaced that of traditional assets, precious metals, and other investments in terms of year-to-date (YTD) and risk-adjusted returns. Bitcoin Performance YTD, Source: Twitter Contrary to 2022,...

The Fear and Greed Index – a metric that shows the overall sentiment toward bitcoin – currently points at 66, the highest level since November 2021. One factor behind the investors’ predominantly bullish perspective could be the impressive price performance of the primary cryptocurrency, which has been up nearly 30% for the past week. Greed Among Investors  Most cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, have recently shown remarkable resilience to the global economic issues...