The Lower House of Russia’s Parliament – State Duma – has reportedly called upon establishing a regulatory framework on cryptocurrencies rather than imposing a blanket ban on them. The authorities joined the likes of the Finance Ministry, which urged for the same thing. The Never-Ending Saga Earlier this year, the Bank of Russia – the central banking institution of the largest country by landmass – reiterated its negative stance on the crypto sector. It called it a pyramid...
Read More »Weekend Watch: Bitcoin Consolidation Continues, Ripple (XRP) Skyrockets 7%
Bitcoin’s price continues to consolidate and has failed to produce a meaningful and sustained movement in any direction. Meanwhile, Ripple’s XRP is the only altcoin in the top 10 that’s charting a serious increase. Bitcoin Consolidation Continues Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin’s price failed to produce any meaningful and sustained move in either direction and is pretty much trading right where it was yesterday during this time – at around $39,000. This doesn’t mean that we...
Read More »Here’s How Much of Multi-Millionaire Kevin O’Leary’s Portfolio is in Crypto
Kevin O’Leary said he has allocated millions of dollars in crypto. The former critic of Bitcoin now said investing in it is like investing in giant corporations such as Google and Microsoft. 20% of His Portfolio in Crypto Back in 2019, the Canadian businessman and television personality was among the biggest critics of the crypto industry. At the time, he described bitcoin as “worthless,” “useless currency,” and even “garbage because you can’t get in and out of it in large...
Read More »BTC Price Analysis: What’s The Cycle’s Bitcoin Bottom According to Capitalization Models?
Bitcoin has been trading sideways in the past few weeks. It is still consolidating between the $36K and $45K levels, liquidating both bulls and bears on multiple occasions. With the current economic and geopolitical uncertainty, it would be wise to consider the worst possible case and plan it. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart: On March 7th, BTC rebounded from the lower boundary of the range and broke above the 50-day moving average. The next day, it regained the...
Read More »Bitcoin Volatility, Biden’s Executive Order, and Russia-Ukraine Woes: This Week’s Crypto Recap
The cryptocurrency market went through some massive volatility throughout the past week. This was largely induced by President Joe Biden’s executive order on digital assets, US inflation numbers coming up, and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. Let’s unpack. Bitcoin’s price was trading at around $41,000 this time last week but quickly headed south and dropped towards $39K on Saturday. What followed was a few days of choppy sideways action, and BTC even declined to...
Read More »No Bitcoin ETF Yet as SEC Rejects NYDIG and Global X Proposals
A Bitcoin exchange-traded fund is something that the cryptocurrency community is looking forward to for quite some time. Unfortunately, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is not on the same page yet. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission rejected two proposals to list and trade shares of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, according to Reuters. The first one was the NYDIG Bitcoin ETF proposal, and the second one was the Global X Bitcoin Trust. The move...
Read More »Stacks (STX) Surges Upon News of Big Financial Support by OKCoin
If you talk to any cryptocurrency aficionado about DeFi, Dapps, DAOs, NFTs, they are unlikely to think of Bitcoin as the first relevant blockchain, but OKCoin wants to change that. Today, the Asian exchange announced a partnership with Stacks to bring the highlights of the WEB3 revolution to the Bitcoin blockchain – and the investment to achieve this is strong. OKCoin and Stack Work Towards a More Advanced, Capable Bitcoin Ecosystem As OKCoin explained on its social networks,...
Read More »Fintech Company Lunar Raises $77 Million, Launches Crypto Trading Platform
The Nordic-based financial technology firm – Lunar – closed a $77 million financing round. The organization reached a valuation of $2 billion and introduced a cryptocurrency trading platform. Lunar Dives Into The Crypto Industry The Danish company Lunar secured a $77 million Series D-2 funding round, bringing the series’ total to $310 million. The investment was led by prominent financial backers such as Heartland, Kinnevik, Tencent, and IDC Ventures. Apart from the...
Read More »Crypto Proponent Yoon Suk-Yeol Is South Korea’s New President
Yoon Suk-Yeol – a member of the Conservative party – won the South Korean presidential election. The new political leader of the East Asian country has demonstrated a pro-crypto stance. Not long ago, he vowed to increase the minimum threshold for paying capital gains tax on profits from digital asset investments. South Korea to Become a Crypto Hub? The presidential election was one of the most contested in the history of South Korea. Yoon Suk-Yeol – a 61-year-old former...
Read More »Nashville SC to Accept Valkyrie Investments Sponsorship Fee in Bitcoin
The Major Soccer League participant Nashville SC partnered with the digital asset investment manager Valkyrie Investments. The latter vowed to pay its sponsorship fee entirely in bitcoin. The First MSL Team to Accept BTC Sponsorship Payment One of the leading American soccer teams – Nashville SC – dived in the world of crypto by signing a deal with Valkyrie Investments. As part of the agreement, the Premier Club – located at Nashville SC’s stadium, will be renamed to Valkyrie...
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