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Bitcoin prices edged lower on Wednesday, pressured by a stronger US dollar, as markets awaited the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy outlook and progress around a stimulus deal. Spot BTC/USD fell more than 3 percent in the early Asian trading hours, hitting an intraday low of $31,567 per token. CME Bitcoin Futures eased by as […]
Continue ReadingEthereum is facing resistance near the $1,350 level against the US Dollar. ETH price could continue to move lower towards $1,200 or $1,180 unless it settles above $1,350. Ethereum is struggling to gain momentum above $1,350 and $1,375. The price is now trading well below $1,350 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is […]
Continue ReadingTopps Digital released their latest line of NFT collectibles today, featuring Senator Bernie Sanders and his winter mittens as the subject of the promotional series. The collectibles, dubbed “GPK Bernventures,” are digital packs containing two non-fungible tokens issued on the WAX blockchain. The card drawings are in the style of Topps’ long-running Garbage Pail Kids […]
Continue ReadingSolana has turned its focus towards decentralized finance in Southeast Asia with a new $5 million development fund. The Solana Foundation created the fund in partnership with Vietnam-based investment firm Coin98 Ventures, enabling regional startups building on Solana to receive technical, marketing, and community support, as well as up to $100,000 in funding. The fund […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin price is stuck in a range below the $33,500 and $33,800 resistance levels against the US Dollar. BTC is likely to continue lower unless it clears the $33,800 resistance. Bitcoin retested the $31,000 zone and managed to stay in a range. The price is currently facing resistance near $32,800 and the 100 hourly simple […]
Continue ReadingEarly Bitcoin investor and industry proponent Chamath Palihapitiya has signaled a potential run for the position of California governor. The CEO of venture capital firm Social Capital, Chamath Palihapitiya, appeared to announce his intentions in a Tweet on January 26. The post linked to his new website with a number of promises for the U.S. […]
Continue ReadingEthereum’s realized capitalization has increased by nearly 50% in January so far to tag new all-time highs above $70 billion, according to CoinMetrics. The data shows that Ethereum’s realized cap has more than tripled since dropping below $25 billion in during March 2020’s “Black Thursday” crash.. Ethereum’s realized cap: CoinMetrics The realized capitalization metric calculates […]
Continue ReadingCircle, the company behind the second most popular stablecoin USD Coin, has rolled out a new API that will allow for the seamless transfer of USDC to USD via automated clearinghouse (ACH) systems. The first exchange to adopt the new API will be derivatives and futures specialist FTX, looking to speed up USD settlement processes […]
Continue ReadingThe greater DeFi category has given birth to a variety of cryptocurrency market winners over the last year or so, but few have become as dominant as Uniswap. Not only has the related UNI token performed incredibly well itself, Uniswap’s dominance has resulted in DEX volume growing more than 1,000 times from this point last […]
Continue ReadingArk Investment Management CEO Cathie Wood said she doubts U.S. regulators will green-light a bitcoin exchange-traded fund before the original cryptocurrency’s market cap hits $2 trillion. “The flood of demand has to be satisfied so it’s going to have to get well over a trillion dollars – $2 trillion, I think, before the [U.S Securities […]
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