The Biden administration plans to submit a $6 trillion spending budget proposal later this week. Right after the news broke out, bitcoin’s price increased to above $40k but failed to sustain it as of writing these lines. According to a report from The New York Times, this budget is part of Biden’s two-part federal agenda and will be spent in the 2022 fiscal year. The total spending could rise to US$ 8,2 trillion. Bitcoin broke $40,000 shortly after the announcement but has...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Facing Huge Resistance Zone, Decision Time Soon?
Bitcoin is now up 25% from Sunday’s low of $31,100 as it is attempting to reach the $40K resistance level once again. Quick recap: following last Wednesday’s liquidation drop to $30K, the primary cryptocurrency recovered to $42K, just to plunge once again to $31,100 on Sunday, but again – it quickly managed to recover. At the end of Sunday, it closed above $34,760 (downside 1.414 Fib Extension). Since then, BTC managed to break above a descending price channel, as shown on...
Read More »Bitcoin Is Speculative Fad, Says The Government of Denmark’s Central Bank
The substantial growth of the cryptocurrency sector in the past year has caught the eye of central bankers. The latest to opine on the matter and, somewhat expectedly, to dismiss the industry’s chances of actually disrupting the centuries-old financial space was the governor of Denmark’s central bank. Crypto Is Speculative Fad During a recent interview with Bloomberg, Lars Rohde, the governor of Danmarks Nationalbank, took a few stabs at the cryptocurrency sector. Despite...
Read More »Canadian Watchdog Alleges Crypto Exchange of Breaking Securities Law
Poloniex – a multinational crypto exchange – caught the eye of Canadian securities regulators. The watchdog launched actions against it under the accusations of not complying with Ontario rules. Against The Law In a recent statement, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) accused the cryptocurrency exchange platform Polo Digital Assets – better known as Poloniex – of not adhering to Canadian laws. According to the document, the trading venue failed to sign up with the agency...
Read More »2 Reasons Bitcoin Price Might Be In for More Gains: Analysis
The amount of stablecoins on exchanges has surpassed the number of bitcoins. Combined with the entire crypto sentiment and the enhanced BTC withdrawals from trading platforms, the price of the underlying asset could be primed for a boost. Stablecoins Ratio MACD Suggests a Leg Up for BTC According to data from the crypto analytics resource CryptoQuant, the Stalebcoins Ratio MACD indicator has gone into a more bullish state for bitcoin. The metric follows the amount of BTC...
Read More »Iran Temporarily Bans Crypto Mining Until Sep 22 Ahead of Peak Electricity Demand Season
After blaming BTC mining for electricity blackouts and sending spies to hunt down illegal miners, Iran has placed a temporary ban on such endeavors in its borders. According to a Bloomberg coverage, the Iranian government has placed a ban on all cryptocurrency mining endeavors until September 22nd. The ban is effective immediately and comes ahead of the country’s highest energy consumption season. This is Iran’s most strict attempt to reduce crypto mining, which soared in...
Read More »‘Time to Buy Bitcoin’ Luno Ads Banned in the United Kingdom
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the trendy ”time to buy Bitcoin” Luno ads. The country’s officials called them ”irresponsible” and sounded an alarm of caution for inexperienced investors. No More BTC Ads The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority introduced severe restrictions for the crypto space in the past year. The British daily newspaper – The Guardian – reported today that ASA continued with its tough stance towards digital assets and banned the...
Read More »Crypto Market Cap Recovers $600B in Three Days as Bitcoin Tops $40,000 (Market Watch)
It has taken bitcoin five days to recover the most recent losses and jump above $40,000. Most altcoins are well in the green, too, with Ethereum reaching $2,900 and BNB nearing $400. Bitcoin Tops $40K The primary cryptocurrency experienced numerous corrections in the past few weeks. The latest started on Friday following more FUD from China. In a matter of hours, bitcoin fell from $42,000 to a daily low of $34,000. The situation worsened during the weekend, and BTC slumped to...
Read More »We’re Not Into Bitcoin, Says CEO of Giant EU Bank HSBC
HSBC reaffirmed that it has no intentions to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer Bitcoin as an investment option to its clients. According to the institution, the digital asset is too volatile and lacks transparency. ‘We Are Not into Bitcoin’ The current crypto market situation continues to be highly unstable, mainly fueled by China’s intentions to crack down on mining and trading with the primary digital asset. As such, it comes as no surprise that another major...
Read More »Ethereum Has Much Higher Utility Than Bitcoin, Says Guggenheim Co-Founder
Todd Morley – co-founder of Guggenheim Partners and chairman of the blockchain project Overline – said that Ethereum has ”much higher utility” than Bitcoin. Additionally, he outlined ETH’s rapid development progress. ETH Is More Than a ‘Thing’ In a recent Bloomberg interview, Todd Morley – a former executive of the global investment company Guggenheim Partners – compared the utilization of the networks behind the top two digital assets. However, he was short-spoken about...
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