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Bitcoin bounced off in the last hours of March, reclaiming $28,000 and posting a 23% price increase for the third month of the year. Several altcoins are also well in the green, with ETH surging past $1,800, while SOL has returned to over $20. BTC Back Above $28K The primary cryptocurrency has been on a rollercoaster for the past several days. It dumped by $1,500 on Monday when the US CFTC sued Binance and Changpeng Zhao before the bulls intercepted the move and pushed the...

The past seven days made for quite an exciting week in the cryptocurrency field, despite the fact that some of the events weren’t particularly positive. However, the market managed to stabilize and consolidate, gaining around $14 billion in the process. Let’s dive in. On March 27th, the United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) slapped Binance – the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange – with a lawsuit. The 74-page complaint also included its CEO,...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb – a Lebanese-American economist known as the author of the book “The Black Swan” – started a quarrel on Twitter with the Canadian professor of psychology – Jordan Peterson – over bitcoin’s possible capability to ease monetary issues. The former is a keen critic of the primary cryptocurrency, while the latter thinks it could provide benefits in times when the economy marches towards digitization. Taleb’s Warning on Peterson’s Advice As reported by Daily...

The Supreme Court of Denmark ruled that people should be subject to taxation when generating profits by selling bitcoin. The legislation will apply to both investors and miners.  The Court’s Decision Højesteret – the third and final instance in all civil and criminal cases in the Kingdom of Denmark – announced on March 30 that investors who made any profits when selling bitcoin holdings will have to pay taxes.  The magistrates claimed that people buy BTC, hoping to sell it at...

Bitcoin’s price has been consolidating following the recent recovery. While the market structure has shifted bullish in the short term, there is still a key level for the price to take out to begin a new bull market. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart: On the daily chart, it can be seen that the price has been ranging below the $30K level over the last 10 days. Yet, today’s candle is showing promising momentum to the upside, and the price could finally test the key...

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...