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Giant state-owned Russian bank Sberbank has reportedly sought approval from the nation’s central bank to launch its own cryptocurrency through a blockchain platform.Separately, a Russian court has removed the leading crypto exchange Binance from a regulator’s blacklist.Sberbank Looks Into Launching Its Own Crypto?According to the local coverage, Sberbank of Russia, one of the largest banks in the world’s largest country by landmass, has applied with the central bank to register a blockchain...

Bitcoin’s decline continued in the past 24 hours as the asset dumped below $30,000 for the first time since early January. Most altcoins are also covered in red, and the total market cap has plummeted to $900 billion – meaning a decrease of over $100 billion in a day.Bitcoin’s Drop Took It Below $29KJust a few days ago, BTC attempted to overcome the $38,000 price tag but to no avail. Ever since that rejection, the cryptocurrency has been gradually decreasing in value.The situation worsened in...

Bitcoin and crypto markets are bleeding out this Friday morning as the selloff which initiated on Thursday, January 21, has continued with fervor into the Asian trading session.Bitcoin has shed a whopping $6,500 since the same time yesterday as it dumped to $29,000. The intraday high for BTC was $35,500 according to Tradingview, and it has currently reclaimed the $30k level.Chart – Tradingview.comFirst 30% Correction In 2020-2021 Bull RunSince its all-time high of $42,000, which was recorded...

Analysts at JP Morgan have argued against Bitcoin’s (BTC) value proposition as a competitor to gold, saying the largest crypto by market capitalization is not a suitable hedge during periods of market uncertainty.Bitcoin is Least Reliable as a Hedge During Market CrunchesAccording to Bloomberg, JP Morgan strategists John Normand and Federico Manicardi have issued a report classifying Bitcoin more as a risk-on asset than as a hedge against market uncertainties. As part of their analysis, the...

Employees of the large provider of cloud migration, app development, and software engineering services, Sequoia Holdings, could start receiving their salaries in various cryptocurrencies. Some of the options include Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Ethereum.Founded in 2012, Sequoia Holdings, LLC is a provider of advanced analytic solutions, agile software development, cybersecurity products, and other IT-related services.Earlier today, the Reston, VA-based firm announced that employers could choose...

Today has been a rough day for Bitcoin bulls. The price dropped by a sharp 10% today, over $4K, over the past hours. This comes just one day after the primary cryptocurrency reached $38K. In conclusion – we saw a 2-day nightmare of almost $7000 loss in value.What leveraged the collapse was the horizontal triangle’s breakdown, as mentioned here in our most recent BTC analysis from yesterday. As can be seen on the daily chart below, once the triangle was broken along with horizontal support of...

The last 24 hours have been undoubtedly going in favor of the bears. That’s according to data concerning the total liquidated positions in the past day as Bitcoin’s price is seemingly headed towards $30,000.In less than a day, the cryptocurrency derivatives market saw a total of $900 million worth of both long and short positions liquidated.Given the nature of the market, it’s no surprise that most of the volume comes from liquidated long positions, which account for 80.77% of all or roughly...

DeAndre Cortez Way, better known by his stage name as Soulja Boy Tell’ Em (or just Soulja Boy), has initiated a Twitter conversation with prominent crypto individuals and hinted that he could explore launching his own digital asset.Interestingly, the rapper created a song dedicated to Bitcoin in 2018 in which he bragged about “stacking” and making “100 racks” in BTC.Soulja Boy To Create His Own Crypto?The Chicago-born rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor asked the crypto community...

The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, may start trading cash-settled Bitcoin futures. This is according to new filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager, with almost $8 trillion worth of assets under management last year. To put it in perspective – that’s almost 8 times the current capitalization of the entire cryptocurrency market.Now, the Wall Street giant has filed two Prospectus documents with the United States...

Although bitcoin has retraced following its all-time high of $42,000 earlier this year, CryptoQuant’s CEO predicted further bearish price developments for the asset. He based his short-term prediction on the growing number of BTC whales depositing on various cryptocurrency exchanges.Whales Prepare To Dump On Coinbase?Ever since BTC skyrocketed to its newest ATH of $42,000 in early January, the cryptocurrency has failed to maintain its advance. Just the opposite, bitcoin dipped on a few...