It probably came as little surprise last year when crypto intelligence firm Chainalysis declared East Asia “the world’s largest cryptocurrency market,” accounting for 31% of all cryptocurrency transacted during the previous 12 months. The region has a broad base of retail users along with a solid foundation of crypto traders and institutions, and China alone …
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Fenerbahçe S.K., one of the three biggest sports clubs in Turkey, issued its own fan token on the Ethereum blockchain through a new partnership with local crypto exchange Paribu. The initial presale of 500,000 unlocked tokens was completed on Monday, netting the club 15 million Turkish lira ($1.75 million) in 30 seconds. The club announced …
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Three South Korean banks with crypto exchange partnerships have reportedly made $14.71 million in transaction fees in the second quarter of 2021. According to The Korea Herald, Shinban Bank, K bank and NH Nonghyup Bank announced a total revenue of 16.9 billion South Korean won in Q2. The “big four” crypto exchanges in South Korea …
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The legal battle between the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC and blockchain-based payments firm Ripple continues, with the regulator wanting further access to Ripple’s internal communications. The SEC filed a motion with the Southern District of New York on Monday, requesting Judge Sarah Netbrun to order Ripple to produce and submit its employee messaging …
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A user on Polymarket has made more than half a million dollars. Polymarket is an Ethereum-based betting platform where users can place wagers on various events like elections, news developments, or the price of Dogecoin on a certain date. According to Polymarketwhales.com, the participant, who’s the most profitable user on the platform, has clocked about …
Institutions have not left the Bitcoin (BTC) market even in the face of a 50%-plus bearish correction earlier this year, shows data provided by Glassnode. The blockchain analytics platform reported on Monday that the dominance of Bitcoin transactions exceeding $1 million has surged twofold since September 2020 — from 30% to 70% of the total …
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Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $46,000 after a brief consolidation on Tuesday amid continued surprise at the strength of BTC’s price comeback. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView 3 days to Bitcoin golden cross Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hovering around the $46,000 mark o Tuesday. The pair had spent the night ranging …
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The cryptocurrency market has continued a solid bullish trend in early August, with the total market capitalization nearing $2 trillion. According to data from crypto data aggregator CoinGecko, the total crypto market cap broke the $1.9-trillion mark on Monday, retouching this level for the first time since May 18. Starting July 19, cryptocurrency markets recorded …
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Popular crypto analyst and trader Michaël van de Poppe says he’s watching three low-cap altcoins that are presenting “gigantic opportunities.” In a new strategy session, Van de Poppe says he sees a huge rally on the horizon for decentralized machine learning network Fetch.ai against Bitcoin (FET/BTC). ADVERTISEMENT “What are the chances for Fetch to …
The new commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), Junichi Nakajima, believes the country needs to think carefully before making Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies more accessible to the general public. Nakajima believes crypto assets like Bitcoin have the potential to benefit the public as a quick and cheap way to transfer money, he said in …
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Mumbai-based crypto exchange CoinDCX has raised $90 million in a Series C funding, becoming the first crypto business in India to reach unicorn status. According to the announcement, the funding round was led by B Capital Group and saw participation from returning investors including Block.one, Coinbase Ventures, Polychain and Jump Capital. Following the investment round, …
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Institutional crypto products have seen their fifth consecutive week of outflows despite the bullish momentum in the markets. In its August 9 Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report, institutional asset manager CoinShares estimated that outflows totaled $26 million for the week. However, the report notes that outflows have shrunk compared to during May and June, …
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Canadian entrepreneur, investor, and reality television personality, Kevin O’Leary — also known as “Mr. Wonderful” — appears to now be singing Ethereum’s praises as a deflationary asset. Clearly reading from a script, O’Leary took to Cameo — a website that allows users to purchase personalized video messages from celebrities — to espouse the benefits of …
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HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post Bitcoin (BTC) is the most popular and volatile cryptocurrency. The pioneer of digital tokens has capitalized on its popularity to dominate the market. Essentially, there seems to be a 24/7 demand for Bitcoin, and according to sites that focus on providing Bitcoin predictions, the asset will not weaken anytime …
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The latest craze to resurface in the effervescent nonfungible token (NFT) scene is a collection of digital pet rocks from 2017 dubbed EtherRocks. On August 8, a single EtherRock sold for a whopping 45 ETH — worth roughly $135,240 at the time. EtherRock #21 purchased for Ξ45 Ether ($135,240.03) 30 mins ago (Aug-08-2021 05:17:15 PM …
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