BTC price action is already in recovery after a modest drop, and traders are favoring upside. Bitcoin (BTC) bounced off a predicted floor on Friday as the dust settled on the latest market collision with Elon Musk. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Bitcoiners poke fun at Musk’s “break-up” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro …
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Amundi Executive Pascal Blanque Calls Cryptocurrencies a Farce
Pascal Blanque, CIO of Amundi, one of the biggest asset managers in Europe, has stated that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a farce, exposing its skeptical stance on the real value of cryptocurrencies. The investor stated that crypto assets are an expression of markets making bubbles and that investors should focus on other more logical …
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Localbitcoins Adds Bitcoin Cash and Other Cryptocurrencies as Payment Methods
Localbitcoins, one of the biggest P2P exchanges in the world, has added Bitcoin Cash and other cryptocurrencies as payment methods to acquire Bitcoin on its platform. This marks a clear departure from the earlier position of the company, which hadn’t added new payment methods and had remained Bitcoin-only for some time. Localbitcoins Adds Bitcoin Cash …
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South Korea’s Financial Regulator Holds Closed-Door Meeting With 20 Crypto Exchanges
Regional reports disclose South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) had a closed-door meeting with roughly 20 different cryptocurrency exchanges on June 3. The report highlights that virtual asset business operators (VASPs) that attended the meeting all had ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification. South Korean Regulator Holds a Closed-Door Meeting With 20 VASPs A report …
Ghana gearing for central bank digital currency pilot
Ghana is striving to become the first African nation to float a central bank digital currency. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is reportedly moving towards the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiment. Speaking during a news conference in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Monday, Ernest Addison, governor of the country’s central bank revealed …
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When will Elon Musk’s influence on Bitcoin end?
Even if the billionaire doesn’t give up his new toy willingly, it may soon slip through his fingers anyway. Elon Musk’s tendency to sway the crypto space with devil-may-care tweets was on display again on Friday, as numerous coins lost between 10–18% in the wake of Musk’s latest Bitcoin (BTC) meme. The Tesla CEO’s tweet …
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South Korean regulators parley with 20 crypto exchanges
The FSC is in dialogues with South Korea’s crypto exchanges amid expanded regulatory oversight. Small and medium-sized exchanges in South Korea had a chance to express some of their grievances with the government during a recent meeting with financial regulators. According to a report by South Korean news outlet D.Street, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) …
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Historically accurate Bitcoin metric nears the next ‘potential’ price peak
Exciting action for the historically accurate metric lays the foundation for a new cycle to a price peak. Bitcoin (BTC) losing over 50% in a month may have a big silver lining as lower prices set up a classic bull flag. On Thursday, Philip Swift, creator of the Pi Cycle Top indicator, said that this …
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Altcoin Roundup: Post-crash prices give investors a chance to build a diversified portfolio
Looking to build a diversified crypto portfolio? DeFi, stablecoins and oracles are three cornerstone sectors to consider. Welcome to Cointelegraph Market’s Altcoin Roundup, an in-depth newsletter that focuses on investing from the perspective of fundamental analysis and seeks to identify emerging blockchain projects and tokens that fill niche demands within the growing cryptocurrency market. The …
To IPO or Not to IPO? SPAC is the question
An initial public offering is the classic way to take a company public, but many crypto companies bypass the regulatory scrutiny with a backdoor SPAC merger. An initial public offering is the classic way to take a company public, but many crypto companies bypass the regulatory scrutiny with a backdoor SPAC merger By Connor Sephton …
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US Congressman expresses importance of crypto wallet privacy
Cynthia Lummis and Warren Davidson speak on Bitcoin’s importance and personal privacy during an interview at Bitcoin 2021 in Miami. At the bustling Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Congressman Warren Davidson, alongside United States Senator Cynthia Lummis, sat down to field interview questions. The interview took a turn toward privacy, with Davidson responding with comments …
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FTX crypto exchange seals $210M naming rights deal for esports behemoth TSM
Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto exchange has completed another mega naming rights deal this time with esports giant TSM. FTX and global esports brand Team SoloMid, oTSM, have signed a multi-year partnership that grants exclusive naming rights to the crypto trading platform. According to a release issued on Friday, the deal is valued at $210 million …
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PlanetWatch Announces the Listing of the PLANETS Token on Bitfinex Exchange
PRESS RELEASE. Planetwatch, a French start-up which decentralizes and incentivizes environmental monitoring, announced that its utility token, PLANETS, will be listed on Bitfinex on June 4th. PLANETS are the first Algorand Standard Asset (barring stablecoins) to be supported on a major international exchange. Claudio Parrinello, PlanetWatch’s CEO said: “This is a major milestone for PlanetWatch. …
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Payments Firm Square May Build a Hardware Wallet, Dorsey Heckled at Bitcoin Conference Over Censorship
The cofounder of Twitter and the CEO of the payments firm Square, Jack Dorsey, has revealed his firm is contemplating creating a bitcoin hardware wallet in collaboration with the community. Dorsey revealed this in a tweetstorm and said he wanted to share some “guiding principles” concerning this possible venture. Dorsey: ‘Square Is Considering Making a …
Alternative Mining Algorithms Reap Higher Profits Than Bitcoin Mining in 2021
Cryptocurrencies have jumped quite a bit in value over the course of the year and miners who verify transactions and earn digital assets have seen significant profits. While bitcoin miners have been seeing daily profits rise, a great number of other mineable digital currencies are pulling in much larger yields. Blake256R14 and Ethash Machines Pull …
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