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Online checkout firm Bolt has announced it is purchasing a company called Wyre, a crypto infrastructure provider. The acquisition will take place later in the year and will allow both companies to establish mainstream cryptocurrency payment systems for a wide array of separate businesses. Customers will also have opportunities to purchase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) directly through its platform. Bolt and Wyre Work Together to Make Crypto Payments Easy This move comes at...

Mark Cuban is very bullish about Ethereum given that the crypto asset is about to undergo what many analysts and traders are simply referring to as “the merge.” Mark Cuban Is Happy About Ethereum’s New Direction The merge is a planned switch in protocols for the Ethereum network. Up to this point, ETH has largely operated – much like bitcoin – on a proof of work (PoW) module, though it’s now going to be changing to a proof of stake (PoS) module. This will largely reduce...

Stellar lumen price started a fresh decline from the $0.2400 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.2120 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $0.2300 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to decline if there is a move below the $0.1950 support. Stellar lumen price is trading in a bearish zone below $0.2120 against the US Dollar,...

Ripple price started a fresh decline from well above $0.8500 against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.80 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.7920 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend decline if there is a move below the $0.7320 support zone. Ripple price is struggling below $0.8000 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. XRP...

Trading crypto has become a hugely popular thing to do amongst everyday traders. This is good in the sense that the crypto space is now gaining the mainstream attention it largely deserved. However, there is a bad side to all this growth in that as crypto has expanded, so has digital crime, and one scam is becoming all too familiar. How One Crypto Scam Cost a Woman $200 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says that more than $1 billion has been lost by Americans to...

The Miami Bitcoin Conference began earlier this week. The city has seen thousands of people flood the streets and nearby businesses as they gather to learn all they can about the growing digital asset space and understand what kind of changes will be occurring later down the line. Miami Sure Loves Its Crypto Miami has long been one of the friendliest regions to BTC and cryptocurrency. Not long ago, the mayor of Miami – Francis Suarez – became one of the first politicians...

In a recent interview, it’s been confirmed that Gary Gensler – the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – is looking to regulate cryptocurrency exchanges. Gary Gensler Is Looking at Crypto Exchanges… Again A discussion of the matter was recently held by Jennifer Schonberger, a reporter who had specific details into the ideas of Gensler and his agency. She commented that he is looking to separate all market makers and subject them to the same financial...

The U.S. isn’t crazy about the bitcoin agenda implemented by El Salvador. As a result, several members of Congress are now working to create a new law that would require El Salvador to report to American officials regarding its bitcoin use to ensure accountability. El Salvador Is the Object of America’s Bitcoin Suspicions The law is called the Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador (ACES) Act. It was written and introduced by Norma J. Torres, a democrat from...

The city of Chandler, Arizona is allowing residents to pay their utility bills with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. Chandler, AZ Is Making Crypto Mainstream The move is considered a huge boost to the digital currency space given that many of the assets listed above were initially designed to serve as payment tools for goods and services. When they first emerged on the scene, these assets were built to push credit cards, checks, and fiat currencies...

The United Kingdom has announced it will soon be regulating stable coins and that it’s looking to broaden those regulations to include bitcoin and more standard versions of crypto in the future. The UK Is Planning to Regulate All Stable Coins Economic Secretary to the Treasury John Glen made the announcement in a recent speech at the Innovate Finance Global Summit. He commented: I can confirm that we will be legislating to bring certain stable coins into our payment...