The American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas – Ted Cruz – introduced a bill restraining the Federal Reserve from launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to the broad society. The legislation was first submitted in January 2022 by Congressman Tom Emmer. Emer’s Bill Receives Support Public cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are much different than centralized CBDCs. The latter are issued and monitored by a government...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Gets Rejected, Possible Bearish Scenario on LTF Charts
After almost three months of consolidation, Bitcoin’s price finally broke out of the $33 – $46K range. The Daily Timeframe Technical Analysis By: Edris The price has broken above the $46K resistance zone following a parabolic move and is currently testing the 200-day moving average line (MA) amid $48K. This moving average is a significant trend indicator and if the price breaks above it, the trend would be considered bullish again. The next key resistance lies at the $52K...
Read More »First Time Since November: Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index Shows Greed as BTC Soared
With Bitcoin finally breaking above the $45,000 resistance level that held it down for months, the market is finally reflecting overall optimism. The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has now reached 60 – the highest reported number since Bitcoin’s all-time high in November. Back in Bullish Territory The Crypto Fear and Greed Index is an overall measure of crypto market sentiment gauged by Alternative.me – a software connecting platform. Its basket of indicators includes...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Finally Breaking Up, But Now Facing Crucial Resistance
It finally happened: After four failed attempts during the first months of 2022, Bitcoin managed to overcome the critical resistance line at $46K and the hope returned to the market. While the bears struggled to defend this area, the bulls were able to take control by liquidating more than $400 million of open positions. Most of the indicators are now in the bullish zone. Technical Analysis by Grizzly The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, the ROC 30d indicator was able to...
Read More »Indian Couple Dupes Bitcoin Investor Promising Higher Returns: Report
The lack of knowledge among common investors about cryptocurrencies and how to safely invest in them is resulting in a growing number of frauds. In a recent example, the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Ahmedabad Police in India’s Gujarat province registered a case where the victim was duped of Indian Rupees (Rs.) 22 lakh (approximately $27,000). Details of the Case As per the First Information Report (FIR) lodged with the police, Harshad Patel was introduced by his...
Read More »It’s Official: EU Says No to Provisions Restricting Bitcoin
There’s been a lot of discussion surrounding EU’s proposed MiCA regulations, especially the text that was aimed at outlawing proof-of-work cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Now, the law is moving forward but without these clauses. A Relief for Bitcoin in EU The European Union’s (EU) proposed Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory package has decided not to advance the controversial provision targeted at limiting the use of the proof-of-work cryptocurrencies due to energy...
Read More »Bitcoin Facing Critical Resistance – Breakout and $50K Imminent (BTC Price Analysis)
Following a bullish rebound over the past few days, Bitcoin has once again reached the critical resistance zone of $45K. The good news is that the price has broken above the 100-day moving average line, followed by a bullish rally compiled of five green daily candles. The Daily Chart Technical Analysis By Shayan The BTC price is currently aiming for another attempt to break the critical resistance level of $45K. If it succeeds, breaching above the $46K supply zone could be...
Read More »Nearly 50% of Germans Are Ready to Invest in Crypto: Report
Almost half of the German population is motivated to invest in cryptocurrency, as revealed by digital asset exchange KuCoin’s ‘Into the Cryptoverse 2022’ report. Crypto Adoption in Germany Grows According to the report, 44% of Germans are somewhat motivated to “invest in cryptocurrencies to be a part of the future of finance.” 35% of them would do it for the opportunities of earning passive income and 30% consider crypto to be a reliable store of value. Some also hope to...
Read More »$2.3 Million Cash-to-Bitcoin Money Laundering Scheme Busted in New York
A man in New York has been charged with running a cash-to-Bitcoin money laundering scheme in New York. Among other things, the case also shows the negative bias of law enforcement to crypto. Laundering Money Through Bitcoin According to a recent Bloomberg report, a 42-year-old man called Thomas Spieker was indicted for allegedly running a “cash-to-Bitcoin” money laundering operation in New York. The man was supposedly bragging openly on social media about his doings,...
Read More »Rio de Janeiro to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments for Taxes (Report)
Cryptocurrency adoption comes in different forms these days, but it seems that countries and cities are becoming more open to the idea of allowing certain payments to be made using such assets. Brazil’s second-largest city said it wants to become the first within the nation’s borders to accept BTC payments for taxes. The report from Bloomberg Linea outlined the announcement from the city of Rio De Janeiro indicating that residents will be able to pay IPTU (Imposto Sobre a...
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