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Gary Gensler of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has expressed a certain and sudden openness regarding bitcoin and crypto-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs), though many BTC and crypto analysts aren’t too happy about the situation. Will Bitcoin ETFs Soon Garner Approval? As it turns out, Gensler wants these ETFs to operate under a strict mutual fund rule that dates all the way back to the 1940s. In addition, he has stated that while the agency would be...

Just yesterday, Live Bitcoin News published an article about Clean Spark and all the growth it was experiencing. Apparently, it is not the only major crypto mining firm undergoing massive changes. Today, news has come out about Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc., which is a competing firm that is now experiencing heavy updates of its own. Marathon Is Headed for the Big Time July has been one of the biggest months for Marathon in quite a while. The company produced more than...

Bitcoin has been struggling as of late. While the currency has jumped into the high $30,000 range, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap had initially dropped by more than 50 percent from its mid-April high of roughly $64,000. Bitcoin May Reach $700K in the Next Decade Still, that isn’t stopping people from losing hope, and now Dan Morehead – the founder of Pantera Capital – is suggesting that bitcoin could spike as much as 1,500 percent within the next...

Not too long ago, bitcoin endured something of a comeback, hitting the $40,000 mark for the first time in well over a month. While the price didn’t last, the currency is still in the high $30,000 range, which is considered a step forward in the right direction given how poor bitcoin was doing before, but with the new infrastructure bill making its way into the United States, many analysts and traders are worried that things could potentially begin to fall again, as the...

Clean Spark Inc. – a bitcoin mining services and software company – has announced several new updates regarding its processes and operations, as well as general changes to the mining sector. Clean Spark Is Heading for the Top The company’s mining division – known as Clean Blok – boasts more than 7,500 machines at the time of writing. The hash rate capacity with the company stands at more than 740 PH/s, while approximately six bitcoin units are extracted each day. Clean...

As previously reported, El Salvador has become the first country in history to declare bitcoin legal tender. Several financial institutions – such as the World Bank – are not too happy about the situation, but while others like Bank of America admit that there is quite a bit of risk in making bitcoin legitimate money, there are also some potential benefits that may be getting ignored. Bank of America: El Salvador May Be on a Solid Track In a recent report, Bank of...

EOS started a fresh increase above the $4.00 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above the $4.00 support and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $4.00 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to continue higher if it breaks the $4.25 and $4.30 resistance levels in the near term. EOS price is showing positive signs above $4.00 against the US...

Litecoin price failed to clear the $150 resistance zone and corrected lower against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading above $140 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance near $138 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair might start a fresh increase as long as it is above the $135 support. Litecoin price is holding gains above $135 against the US Dollar, similar...

With bitcoin having lost so much of its value in recent weeks, institutions that bought into the asset earlier in the year have ultimately seen their investments begin to tank. Not long ago, we reported that Tesla saw approximately $1 billion in BTC disappear since it first plugged about $1.5 billion into the asset back in February. While other companies may not have lost as much, they are certainly keeping up the losing patterns, with Square having recently joined the...

Moses Awa is a business owner in Nigeria. As a textile importer, Awa said that his government banning access to foreign exchanges caused him to panic. He had worked very long and hard as an importer of Chinese shoes, but the government’s prevention of capital could have stopped his business in its tracks altogether. Nigeria Has Become a Major Bitcoin Haven He says: It was a serious crisis, and I had to act fast. To get things back up to speed, Awa turned to his brother,...