Cryptocurrencies traded higher to start the month of February, as markets look to forget January’s red wave. ETH is trading close to 10% higher as of writing, with bitcoin gaining almost 4% today. Bitcoin Bitcoin, which fell by as much as $16,000 last month, has recently started to regain some steam, climbing by over 11% in the last week. This momentum continued into February, with BTC/USD hitting an intraday high of $39,026.79, its highest level since January 21st. Today’s move Read more …
MicroStrategy bought 660 more bitcoin for $25 million as the price dipped below $40,000 per coin. The software intelligence company now holds over 125,000 BTC in its treasury, bought for $3.78 billion. This is the first announced purchase of the year for the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin. MicroStrategy, the software intelligence company that since 2020 has been accumulating bitcoin nonstop after its CEO Michael Saylor realized the digital currency’s store of value proposition, has made another millionaire purchase Read more …
sponsored In the growing DeFi panorama, both institutional traders and retail investors are starting to notice the inherent privacy issues with the most popular Layer-1 blockchains. The extreme transparency of L1s such as Ethereum, Solana, and Avalanche, to name a few, leaves investors vulnerable to attacks such as front-running and MEV. Meanwhile, the lack of interchain features to seize the many opportunities of a thriving ecosystem keeps billions of dollars in value separated. And, of course, traceability and surveillance are Read more …
The governor of the Central Bank of Jordan recently said his institution is studying the possibility of launching a legal digital currency, one that will be linked with its national currency. He also suggested that cryptocurrency trading might eventually be allowed in Jordan once the necessary legislation has been put in place. Protecting Investors Jordan is currently studying and exploring the possibility of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) linked to its currency the Jordanian dinar, the country’s central Read more …
Circle, the operator of USDC, one of the biggest stablecoins by market cap, has launched USDC as a native asset on top of the Flow blockchain. Flow is a blockchain project made to host NFT and game-based initiatives, aiming for low fees and a high volume of transactions. With this launch, USDC aims to keep expanding its reach to more blockchains, with Flow being the eighth native blockchain where USDC resides. USDC on Flow Circle, one of the Read more …
Binance has announced one of its trademark features, the SAFU fund, has reached a milestone in its development. The SAFU fund, an acronym that stands for “Secure Asset Fund for Users,” has reached the amount of one billion dollars, securing the funds of users in case of a hacking emergency. The exchange, which is one of the pioneers in the establishment of such structures, invited other exchanges to also take similar measures. SAFU Reaches $1B, Transparency Highlighted Binance, Read more …
press release PRESS RELEASE. GensoKishi is pleased to announce that the MV (Metaverse) token has been listed on QuickSwap (a decentralized exchange) at 10:00 UTC on January 29, 2022. GENSOKISHI Online, is a GameFi project that evolves from an award winning Nintendo Switch/PS4 game called “Elemental Knights”, that has been vigorously played for 13 years and has accumulated a total of 8 million downloads worldwide. GensoKishi already has a 3DMMORPG game with active users, with a fully-functioning 3D metaverse, that Read more …
On Monday, the team behind the Solana Web3 wallet platform Phantom announced it had raised $109 million in a Series B fundraise. The crypto company is now a Unicorn with a post valuation of $1.2 billion in value. Solana Web3 Wallet Phantom Raises $109 Million The Phantom wallet team has raised $109 million in a Series B financing round according to the firm’s recent blog post. Furthermore, Phantom also launched the Solana wallet’s iOS version for Apple smartphone users. According Read more …
Ethereum started a steady increase above the $2,650 resistance against the US Dollar. ETH price could rise further if there is a clear move above the $2,800 level. Ethereum gained pace above the $2,600 and $2,650 resistance levels. The price is still trading above $2,650 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $2,580 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could extend increase if Read more …
A recent survey by Deloitte shows that 82% of Indians plan to invest in cryptocurrency when the government provides more clarity surrounding the regulation of crypto assets. Moreover, 77.4% of respondents want cryptocurrency to be treated as securities. Indian Crypto Survey: 82% Plan to Invest in Crypto Once It Is Regulated Professional services firm Deloitte and the Times of India recently conducted a survey on cryptocurrency investing. The results were published Sunday. Out of 1,800 respondents, 55.2% said they have Read more …
Bitcoin is attempting an upside break above the $38,800 resistance zone against the US Dollar. BTC could rally further unless it fails to stay above $37,400. Bitcoin started a fresh increase and was able to clear the $38,000 resistance zone. The price is now trading above $37,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $37,450 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). Read more …
Cryptocurrency prices are plummeting. According to one estimate, crypto assets have lost around $1.35 trillion ($1.9 trillion) in value since November, with some crypto price crashing by as much as 80%. Many investors are in a tight spot. The good news is that world economy isn’t poorer. As a result, there won’t be much of an economic response to the new prices. Crypto Price Fall Dominates Headline The recent crypto news has been dominated by the price collapse of numerous Read more …