The past seven days were relatively eventful within the cryptocurrency market, especially compared to the previous periods. Almost all of the coins are trading in the green, while the total market capitalization sits at around $1.120 trillion. Bitcoin’s price is currently trading at around 1.1% more compared to where it was this time last week. Clearly, that’s not much of an excitement, isn’t it? Well, the cryptocurrency did have its ups and downs and it seems that we’re...
Read More »SEC Chair Gensler Talks Crypto Regulation and Spot Bitcoin ETF in Congressional Hearing
During his congressional testimony on Wednesday, Gary Gensler, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman, persisted in his criticism of the cryptocurrency industry. Despite partisan divisions and ongoing legal battles, Gensler did not disclose the SEC’s next moves regarding spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) following a recent legal setback. Gensler Accuses Crypto Companies Chair Gary Gensler continued his combative stance against what he called crypto...
Read More »Crypto Companies Eye European Expansion While Some Plan to Make an Exit
The cryptocurrency industry is transforming significantly due to heightened government regulations, particularly in the United States. Many US-based crypto companies, especially exchanges, are considering strategies to shift their operations abroad, which includes exploring new markets and contemplating relocating entirely out of the country. In contrast, Europe has become an attractive destination for crypto firms seeking a more favorable regulatory environment. Several...
Read More »Chainlink (LINK) Defies Market Sentiment, Bitcoin (BTC) Stalls at $26.5K (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin failed to reclaim the $27,000 level yesterday and has stalled at around $26,500 as of now. The altcoins are in no better shape, with minor losses coming from most larger-cap ones. Chainlink is the only one with a notable price increase. BTC Back at $26.5K Last week was expectedly less volatile, aside from a brief spike on Saturday that pushed bitcoin to a then-multi-day peak of $26,400. After failing to continue upwards, BTC retraced to $26,000 and spent the rest of...
Read More »Bitcoin Failed at $27K but There’s a Surprising Winner This Week (Market Update)
Bitcoin’s price increased by a little less than 1% in the past seven days. The week was, overall, positive for the industry as the total market capitalization approaches the $1.1 trillion cap. The biggest news of the week is undoubtedly the US FOMC meeting that happened on Wednesday. According to the official announcement, the central bank took the decision to maintain the target range for the federal fund rate at 5-1/4 to 5/12 percent. The statement also noted that job gains...
Read More »Bitcoin Preparing a Charge at $27K While Altcoins Mostly Flat (Market Watch)
The cryptocurrency market has remained mostly flat for the past 24 hours, and Bitcoin has been unable to make a move throughout the period. However, this might as well be a stepping stone and a preparation for an attempt at $27K. Most of the altcoins have remained flat with certain exceptions, so let’s dive in. Bitcoin Preparing for $27K? Bitcoin’s price has failed to produce anything of substance throughout the past 24 hours and remains largely situated around where it was...
Read More »Polygon 2.0: Everything You Need to Know About 3 PIPs and Phase 0
Polygon has doubled down its efforts to create an interconnected layer-2 Ethereum ecosystem powered by zero-knowledge technology for its recently unveiled Polygon 2.0’s roadmap. As such, Polygon Labs – the organization behind the scaling solution – has released three PIPs. The implementation will, however, begin as early as Q4 of this year if the community endorses these proposals. The Proposals for Polygon 2.0 In a blog post, Polygon Labs presented three Polygon Improvement...
Read More »Bitcoin Struggles Below $26K but These Alts Have it Worse (Weekend Watch)
Bitcoin’s price performance continues in a sluggish fashion, with the asset failing to produce any significant moves in either direction. Several alternative coins have dropped hard over the past day, with SOL leading the adverse charts. BTC Boring Below $26K September has not been the most exciting month in terms of price performance for BTC, at least for now. The asset started the month with a crash to an 11-week low of $25,350, which followed the surge past $28,000 after...
Read More »Bitcoin (BTC) Loses $26K Again, Stellar (XLM) Defies Market Sentiment: Weekend Watch
Bitcoin spiked to a multi-day high above $26,400 yesterday, but that was short-lived, and the asset has returned to a familiar sight at under $26,000. The altcoins are also slightly in the red today, with BNB, ADA, and SOL retracing by over 1%. BTC Fails at $26K Bitcoin’s price performance has been anything but impressive for the past 10 days or so, ever since it shot up by $2,000 and then dumped by almost $3,000 days later after Grayscale’s win over the SEC. The subsequent...
Read More »Bitcoin in Search of Direction, Crypto Market Paralyzed This Week: Your Crypto Recap
The market has been relatively calm throughout the past seven days, and it failed to deliver any substantial increase (or decrease) in most of the cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin. Starting with the BTC price, it’s more or less where it was this time last week – slightly below $26,000. To be fair, the cryptocurrency is down around 0.8% over the past seven days, and it wasn’t for the past day, the week looked as if it never happened. The price hovered around $26K in search...
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