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After yesterday’s drop to sub-$42,000 levels, bitcoin bounced off and spiked to around $43,000. Most altcoins are slightly in the green as well on a daily scale, with BNB nearing $500 and more impressive gains from Litecoin and ATOM. Bitcoin Touches $43K The past several days seemed quite positive for the primary cryptocurrency. The asset had recovered from its dip below $40,000 on Monday and was increasing in value gradually. In just a few days, it added more than $4,000 of...

Polkadot’s parachain smart contract platform with Ethereum compatibility, Moonbeam, has recently completed its pre-launch process and is now live on the Polkadot network. Moonbeam Launches on Polkadot Announcing the launch on Tuesday, the project’s team noted that Moonbeam is the first fully operational parachain on the Polkadot blockchain. With the release, the protocol will pave the way for over 80 projects in its ecosystem to be deployed. Earlier in October, Moonbeam won...

The Northwest Arkansas Council has stepped into the world of crypto by giving away $10K worth of bitcoin to professional workers. The only condition: they have to settle in the region. Move-in and Get Bitcoin Northwest Arkansas is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States due to its job opportunities and low cost of living. Despite its advantages, the region consists of mere 540,000 inhabitants. To attract more individuals to settle in the area,...

Alkesh Shah – analyst at Bank of America – predicted Solana could continue to steal some of Ethereum’s market share as it’s easy to use and has significantly lower transaction fees. The strategist further asserted that Solana could become “the Visa” of the cryptocurrency industry. High Hopes for Solana Solana has been one of the top-performing cryptocurrency projects in the past 12 months. Its native token has increased its USD value by nearly 4,300% in one year and is...

For the first time in quite a bite, the past seven days have turned out to be positive for Bitcoin, although the overall cryptocurrency market is slightly down throughout the same period. Data from CoinGecko shows that the market capitalization is down some $40 billion. Starting with Bitcoin, its price was hovering around $41,000 this time last week and very soon after that increased to $42K only to drop towards $40K on Monday. Since then, however, the cryptocurrency has been...

The US exchange aims to allocate funds from $100,000 to hundreds of millions of dollars in certain blockchain and crypto projects through the new initiative called FTX Ventures. The Wall Street Journal first reported the news earlier on January 14th, indicating that FTX Ventures will be one of the largest such funds in the cryptocurrency space. The coverage informed that the entire $2 billion funding came from the exchange’s founder and CEO – Sam Bankman-Fried. FTX Ventures...

According to Hong Fang – Chief Executive Officer of the US cryptocurrency exchange OKCoin – bitcoin’s price could surge past $100K. However, there are a lot of elements that play in the short-term, meaning the asset might not reach the milestone that soon, she added. Bitcoin at $100K Is ‘Reasonable’ Despite bitcoin’s recent price decline and volatile nature, the number of individuals envisioning the cryptocurrency with a future price tag of $100,000 is growing daily. OKCoin’s...

Yield Guild Games – a game community in the play-to-earn field – obtained support from the US cryptocurrency platform Coinbase. The partnership between the two entities should bring more assets available for scholarships. In addition, Coinbase announced it will soon acquire FairX – a CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange. The deal is considered a turning point for the former, which aims to offer crypto derivatives to retail and institutional investors in the States. Coinbase...

The Swiss National Bank (SNB), together with five other banking giants, have reportedly tested whether they can process central bank digital currencies within the nation’s financial network. The institutions revealed they were able to integrate CBDCs into their existing core banking systems. The Latest CBDC Trial in Switzerland A January 13 coverage by Bloomberg disclosed that Switzerland’s central bank and five commercial banks successfully employed CBDCs to settle...

Non-fungible tokens have been the hottest trend in 2021. They saw global recognition, mainstream adoption, and overall acceptance in and out of the cryptocurrency industry. The astronomic surge in popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) led to a massive demand (and an even higher supply) of various collections, each one with its intricacies and perks. Undoubtedly, one of the most popular NFT collections, which even became the most expensive in terms of floor price as of...