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Fireblocks Deepens Payments Push With Checkout.com USDC Settlement
7.6.2022
Merchants will be able to settle transactions through USDC with Fireblocks’ payment technology
New York's push to ban crypto mining triggers response from community
6.6.2022
In a tweet, Lawyer Jake Chervinsky expressed his hopes that the governor will veto the bill “for the sake of New York.”
Stocks surge, altcoins give back their gains and dollar strength may push Bitcoin lower
3.6.2022
This week major cryptocurrencies reversed course after rallying, stocks struggled to maintain gains and a strengthening dollar could continue to weigh on BTC price
New York AG warns against crypto investments amid state push to ban mining
3.6.2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued an investor alert against "risky cryptocurrency investments," citing the assets' volatility
Fresh Gains Push Bitcoin Back Into the World’s Top 10 Most Valuable Assets
31.5.2022
While bitcoin has lost more than 16% in value against the U.S. dollar during the past 30 days, the cryptocurrency’s market capitalization is still the tenth-largest asset by market valuation. With $603 billion in market value, bitcoin is above Meta’s (formally Facebook) capitalization...
'I Don't Push Anything': Mayor Francis Suarez on MiamiCoin
31.5.2022
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said inflationary "tokenomics" collapsed Miamicoin's price during an interview at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos last week
Sony Announces Metaverse Push in Latest Annual Corporate Strategy Meeting
22.5.2022
Sony, the global electronics giant, has announced it will take a more focused approach when it comes to metaverse experiences as part of its entertainment strategy. The company that owns the Playstation brand revealed that prior investments in Epic, makers of the Fortnite game, and Bungie, another...
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Falls Below $2,000 as Crypto Bearish Pressure Intensifies
19.5.2022
Following several sessions of consolidation, ETH has finally caved in, dropping below the $2,000 floor in the process. As we move towards the end of the week bitcoin also fell for a second consecutive session, with prices falling below $29,000. Bitcoin Bitcoin dropped below the $29,000 level...
FTX US Debuts Stock Trading in Push for Bigger Slice of US Retail Pie
19.5.2022
Brokerage accounts can be funded with the stablecoin USDC, the exchange said
Can the Buying Sentiment Push VeChain (VET) Above 100 DMA?
18.5.2022
VeChain native blockchain is called VeChain Thor, and it is a modified fork of Ethereum blockchain, optimized for supply chain solutions. VeChain relies on a consensus algorithm called ‘Proof of Authority,’ whose creation is credited to Ethereum co-founder and Polkadot founder Gavin Wood. Proof...
Proposed Crypto Mining Ban in Norway Fails to Gain Support in Parliament
13.5.2022
A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party which also didn’t win backing to raise an electricity tax for crypto miners. Norway Will Not...
Crypto Banking Platform BVNK Raises $40M to Drive Regulatory Push
12.5.2022
BVNK, a banking and payments platform targeting businesses seeking crypto integration, has raised $40 million in Series A funding
US Lawmakers Push for Urgent Stablecoin Regulation — Fed Warns of Stablecoin Runs, Janet Yellen Cites UST Fiasco
11.5.2022
As U.S. lawmakers push for the urgent regulation of stablecoins, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Federal Reserve Board warn about the risks of stablecoin runs that threaten the country’s financial stability. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen brought up the terrausd...
Venezuela Bets on De-Dollarization After Foreign Currency and Crypto Tax Is Applied
9.5.2022
The government of Venezuela is now focusing its action on trying to establish the bolivar as the go-to currency for purchases in the country. According to several economists, this might be a risky bet in a country that has just exited hyperinflation and still suffers high levels of inflation....
Bitcoin’s Hashrate Taps an All-Time High, Next-Gen Machine Deployment Could Push it Much Higher
4.5.2022
Bitcoin’s hashrate has once again reached an all-time high (ATH) this year, as the network’s processing power reached 275.01 exahash per second (EH/s) on May 2, 2022. The recent ATH follows a significant difficulty jump on April 27, and bitcoin’s value lost 6.2% against...
Dubai Real Estate Developer to Accept Crypto Payments Amid UAE Push for Crypto Hub Status
28.4.2022
Several of the world's biggest crypto exchanges have flocked to the emirates in the last few months
CFTC Sets May Roundtable to Weigh Ideas Sparked by FTX’s Derivatives Push
27.4.2022
FTX’s application to allow for direct clearing of customers’ derivatives transactions has inspired the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to weigh such “non-intermediated” trading in a public roundtable next month
Financial Stability Risks Grow as War in Europe Complicates Push to Contain Inflation
23.4.2022
Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
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While no systemic event has materialized, the balance of risks has tilted more firmly to the downside....
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH Breaks Resistance to Hit 9-Day High
20.4.2022
Bitcoin and ETH both rose to nine-day highs on Wednesday, as bulls continued to push prices higher following yesterday’s rebound. BTC moved into the $42,000 level after breaking a key resistance point, while ETH also climbed beyond its own ceiling of $3,150. Bitcoin BTC rose for a third...
Robinhood acquires British crypto firm Ziglu to push expansion plans
19.4.2022
Robinhood has renewed its global expansion plans by acquiring the British crypto firm Ziglu after aborting its U.K. expansion back in 2020