Cryptocurrency investors should be ready to lose all their holdings, according to Ireland’s central bank financial conduct director. Ireland’s central bank director general for financial conduct is the latest official to point out issues of Bitcoin (BTC) and the cryptocurrency industry following a major market sell-off. The growing popularity of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin is “of …
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Strong hands are hodling stronger than ever as May 2021 lines up to be the worst May ever for Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week bearish or as a firm “buy” depending on the source — what happens next? After a week of uninspiring price performance, the largest cryptocurrency is still stuck in the …
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Another day, another BSC DeFi protocol gets hacked. Belt Finance has become the latest Binance Smart Chain-based decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol to lose millions to an opportunistic hacker. The Rekt Blog, which post mortems DeFi exploits, stated that an attacker exploited a flaw in the way the protocol’s vaults calculates the value of its …
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Acting OCC head, Michael Hsu, wants greater inter-agency cooperation in establishing regulatory guidelines for the crypto sector. The Acting Comptroller of the Currency, Michael Hsu, has expressed that regulatory agencies in the United States should establish a “regulatory perimeter” for digital assets and cryptocurrencies. In an interview with Financial Times, Hsu indicated U.S. regulators will …
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Threats from China’s central government appear to have done little to quash local demand for crypto assets. As Beijing attempts to regulate and suppress the cryptocurrency boom, traders have been evading regulatory oversight by using over-the-counter, or OTC trading desks. According to a May 31 report published by Bloomberg, there has been a significant uptick …
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Traders are using a variety of strategies to determine whether Bitcoin price has bottomed, but on-chain activity and derivatives data hint that the situation remains precarious. Traders are using various strategies to determine whether Bitcoin price has bottomed, but on-chain activity and derivatives data hint that the situation remains precarious. Has Bitcoin price bottomed yet? …
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MATIC, EOS, XMR and AAVE could rally higher over the coming days if Bitcoin price can sustain within the $30,000 to $33,000 support zone. Bitcoin (BTC) is struggling to sustain any price level during the current pullback, indicating a lack of demand at higher levels. Does this mean that the bull trend is over and …
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Fears of a nasty pre-Memorial Day selloff in cryptocurrencies may have been overstated, early indicators suggest. Cardano’s ADA cryptocurrency was back in the spotlight Sunday, leading a tepid market recovery following news that the developer network was inching closer to launching smart contracts. Market update The combined value of all cryptocurrencies rose 4.4% on Sunday …
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Here’s what crypto and blockchain industry experts think about Elon Musk’s recent comments on cryptocurrency. Wes Levitt, the head of strategy at Theta Labs: “Musk’s tweets and the resulting effects certainly may have hurt crypto in the eyes of some institutional investors. While a good deal of investors already consider Musk a bit of a …
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The SEC says five individuals “promoted a global unregistered digital asset securities offering.” Three years and some unforgettable memes later, the Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that 5 individuals will face charges relating to promoting the Bitconnect Ponzi scheme. “The SEC’s complaint alleges that these promoters offered and sold the securities without registering the …
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Another hurdle financial services and institutions need to address is mainstream digital asset adoption. The financial industry has seen a rise in demand for exposure to digital — and crypto — assets in all asset classes. This has led to interest, demand and investment from institutional finance, ranging from digital asset custody to digital asset …
Could the migration from Microsoft’s Azure Blockchain to ConsenSys’ Quorum Blockchain Service be good news? Is this where the enterprise blockchain industry is heading? Just as the cryptocurrency sector is constantly changing and evolving, the enterprise blockchain industry has been undergoing its fair share of developments lately. Most recently, enterprise blockchain solutions are shifting from …
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Hackers will keep hacking as long as organizations are vulnerable — crypto is not an exception. Recently, gas has been a hot topic in the news. In the crypto media, it’s been about Ethereum miner’s fees. In the mainstream media, it’s been about good old-fashioned gasoline, including a short-term lack thereof along the East Coast, …
When lawmaker meets crypto and turns to art: Alberto Echegaray talks about the future of DeFi and the reality of Bitcoin and art. It’s all about the economy, cryptocurrencies, art and future projections. To talk about all this, Cointelegraph en Español reached out to artist Alberto Echegaray, the director of Trustlink and former representative of …
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The world of cryptocurrency shares a similar template to the emergence of the World Wide Web back in the 1990s. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the first web page on the World Wide Web, which means a person has to be nearly half a century old to clearly remember the patchwork progress, the …
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