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The Perth Heat – a baseball team stationed in Australia – is now the first official sports team in which all staff members and players will garner their pay in bitcoin. The Perth Heat Sets a BTC Standard The idea of being paid in bitcoin is taking heavy precedence in the world of sports as of late. This fad was likely begun by Russell Okung, a former football player with the Carolina Panthers. Okung made headlines when he announced that he would be converting half of his...

Binance – the world’s largest digital currency trading platform by daily volume – and its founder Changpeng Zhao are calling for regulation to finally enter the crypto foray. Changpeng Zhao Wants Regulation to Take Form Regulation in the digital currency space has been one of the most controversial topics the blockchain world has ever seen. The idea of regulation is considered sacrilege to many diehard crypto fans given that the space was born out of a desire to operate...

Satoshi Nakamoto – the anonymous creator of bitcoin, the globe’s number one digital currency by market cap – is now listed as the 15th richest person. Satoshi Nakamoto Is Now Amongst the Uber Rich Bitcoin first rose to prominence over 12 years ago. It was mined for the first time in January of 2009, and many traders now view the currency not just as a speculative tool, but as a hedge of sorts; something that can keep their wealth steady during times of economic strife....

ADA price is struggling to clear the $1.85 and $2.00 resistance levels against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $2.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.84 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The price might start a fresh increase if it manages to clear the $1.85 resistance zone. Cardano price is struggling below the $2.00 resistance against the US Dollar, unlike bitcoin....

Ethereum price started a fresh decline from well above $4,400 against the US Dollar. ETH price is now trading below $4,200 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $4,250 on the 4-hours chart (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could start a fresh increase if it clears the $4,250 resistance zone. Ethereum price is showing bearish signs below $4,250 against the US Dollar. ETH/USD could decline heavily if...

Many countries – including Israel and Laos – are ramping up their crypto regulatory processes as a means of protecting investors and keeping malicious actors out of the equation. Israel and Laos Are Pushing for Safer Crypto Environments Israel, for example, has initiated strict anti-money laundering laws that could see much more disciplined reporting and a lot of criminals going out of business. A published document claims that the country’s Authority for Combating...

The world of cryptocurrency is going crazy at the time of writing. Many of the biggest assets – including bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and Ripple’s XRP – have fallen by about seven percent or more, causing the entire industry to lose billions over a 24-hour period. Bitcoin and Other Assets Have Fallen Into Oblivion Traders should be used to this kind of behavior from bitcoin and its altcoins cousins. Sadly, very few are mentally prepared for crashes of this magnitude,...

The Darlington Township Board of Supervisors in Pennsylvania has a hard decision to make. A company known as Geopetro, LLC – based in Worthington, Ohio – is looking to establish a new crypto data mining center in Beaver County that will be powered by natural gas. Geopetro Is Moving Forward On Its Crypto Mining Project The arguments surrounding bitcoin and crypto mining have grown exponentially over the past year. While some say the process is not as damaging as many...

Stellar lumen price started a fresh decline from the $0.4000 resistance against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading just below $0.3500 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.3420 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to move down if it breaks the $0.3200 support zone in the near term. Stellar lumen price is trading in a bearish zone below $0.3550 against the US...

Ripple price started a fresh decline from the $1.20 resistance against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $1.10 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1.06 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could continue to move down if there is a clear break below $1.00. Ripple price is showing bearish signs below $1.06 against the US Dollar, unlike bitcoin. XRP...