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Billionaire Steve Cohen: ‘I’m Doing a Deep Dive Into Crypto, I’m Fully Converted, I’m Not Missing This’
Billionaire investor and CEO of Point 72 Asset Management, Steve Cohen, says he is taking a deep dive into cryptocurrency. Emphasizing...
4 reasons why Paul Tudor Jones’ 5% Bitcoin exposure advice is difficult for major funds
In an interview with CNBC on June 14, legendary investor Paul Tudor Jones sounded the alarm over advancing inflation. After last...
‘Big Short’ Investor Michael Burry Warns of ‘Mother of All Crashes’ — Says Crypto’s Problem Is Leverage
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, has warned of “the mother of all crashes.”...
Paraguayan Lawmaker to Present Bitcoin Legislation Next Month — Aims to Make Paraguay Global Crypto Hub
A pro-bitcoin congressman in Paraguay says he will present bitcoin legislation in congress next month with the aim to make Paraguay a hub...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, ADA, THETA, XMR, AMP
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s plans to advance its timeline for rate hikes to 2023 has led to profit-booking in the U.S. stock market, gold,...
Sichuan Mining Farms Begin to Shut Down — Seven-Day Stats Show Bitcoin’s Hashrate Plummeting
The hashrate of the Bitcoin network has been steadily falling since June 14 and after Sichuan miners were told to prepare operation...
Economist Steve Hanke Warns Salvadoran Bitcoin Adoption Could ‘Completely Collapse the Economy’
The professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, has recently been criticizing bitcoin adoption taking place...
Bitcoin price can hit $450K in 2021, $135K is ‘worst-case scenario’ — PlanB
Bitcoin (BTC) could trade at an eye-watering $450,000 by the end of 2021, while $135,000 would be the “worst case scenario.”...
Bearish or Bullish? Bitcoin Traders Argue Over Death Cross Outcome
On Saturday, cryptocurrency analysts and traders have been discussing bitcoin’s recent chart patterns and the infamous death cross...
Tehran Government Bans Iran Blockchain Association
The Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic has suspended the Iran Blockchain Association (IBA). The measure comes after the...
Bitcoin price dips below $34K as day of Grayscale’s giant BTC unlocking draws near
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to local lows of $33,750 on June 20 as fears over weak support levels proved to be well founded. BTC/USD 1-hour...
Bank of Uganda Launches Regulatory Sandbox Framework — One Fintech Firm Already Approved
The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has announced the launch of a regulatory sandbox that will allow fintech start-ups to test their innovative...
NFT art galleries: Future of digital artwork or another crypto fad?
As nonfungible token (NFT) art continues to develop as an industry, a new trend is quickly emerging: physical NFT galleries featuring...
Revised Bill ‘On Virtual Assets’ Aims to Regulate Ukraine’s Crypto Space This Summer
The Ukrainian parliament has released an updated version of the draft law “On Virtual Assets.” The revised bill requires...
Global Nonprofit Operation Smile Opens Its Doors to Crypto Donations
The global nonprofit Operation Smile has announced the organization is now accepting crypto assets like bitcoin and dogecoin. The...
Bitmain Reveals New Scrypt Miner — Model Mines DOGE and LTC Four-Times Faster Than Today’s Top Machine
Regional reports from an exposition in Chengdu indicate Bitmain has unveiled a new scrypt ASIC rig for dogecoin, litecoin, digibyte, and...
Cornell Economist Says Bitcoin Has 3 Flaws Driving People to Search for Better Alternatives
Cornell University professor of economics and former head of the IMF’s China division, Eswar Prasad, sees three major flaws in...
Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Robert Kiyosaki Warns of ‘Biggest Crash in World History’ — Expects $24K Bitcoin Price
Robert Kiyosaki, the best-selling author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has predicted the “biggest crash” in world...
Grayscale Considering 31 Crypto Assets for Investment Products
Grayscale Investments is considering 31 crypto assets to add to its family of investment products. The company, with $32.9 billion in...
Bitcoin under threat, El Salvador rejected, Mark Cuban stung, McAfee ‘has nothing’: Hodler’s Digest, June 13–19
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst)...
3 reasons why Ethereum may underperform Bitcoin in the short-term
Ether (ETH) price outperformed Bitcoin (BTC) by 173% from March 28 to May 15. The incredible bull caused the token to reach a $4,380...
Figuring Out How Much Bitcoin Hashrate Resides in Mainland China Still a Mystery
Over the last few weeks, there have been many reports about crackdowns in China tied to bitcoin mining operations in various provinces....
Data suggests the strong US dollar makes Bitcoin weaker argument is flawed
At the moment, there seems to be a general assumption that when the U.S. dollar value increases against other global major currencies, as...
More Than Two Dozen Crypto ATMs to Be Installed in Texas-Based H-E-B Grocery Stores
H-E-B shoppers will soon be able to obtain digital assets at more than two dozen locations in Texas. Coin Cloud, a crypto automated teller...
Ethereum faces largest ever options expiry as bears appear to dominate
Ether (ETH) faces its largest options expiry ever on June 25 as nearly $1.5 billion out of $3.3 billion notional open interest (OI) in ETH...
A RUNE with a view: How smart crypto traders caught a 48% price pump
Disparities in information access and data analytics tech are what give institutional players an edge over regular retail investors in the...
$3.6 Billion Crypto Heist: South African Bank Denies Business Relationship With Fraud Accused Africrypt
According to local media, leading South African financial institution FNB is denying allegations of a banking relationship with the...
Indian Rapper Raftaar to Be Paid in Cryptocurrency for Upcoming Performance in Canada
Indian rapper Raftaar is reportedly accepting cryptocurrency for his upcoming performance in Canada. “Nevertheless, I’ve...
Indian ‘Crypto King’ Arrested by Narcotics Control Bureau — Wazirx Says Not Our User
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested a Mumbai resident known as “crypto king,” who allegedly used bitcoin...
Bitcoin may lose $30K price level if stocks tank, analysts warn
The ghost of stock market crash is back again to haunt Bitcoin (BTC). It happened last in March 2020. Back then, the prospect of the...
Basketball Players in Canada to Be Paid in Bitcoin
CEBL, the Canadian men’s basketball league, will offer its professional basketball players the option to receive a portion of their...
Spanish Deputies File Proposal to Accelerate the Creation of a Digital Euro
A group of Spanish deputies filed a proposal that seeks to accelerate the implementation of a digital euro. The proposal, presented on...
Ledger Customers Are Being Mailed Fake Wallets to Steal Their Private Seeds
Ledger customers are receiving fake wallets by mail to steal their cryptocurrency. A user in Reddit reported receiving a suspicious...
Danske Bank Takes Position on Cryptocurrencies, Will Not Interfere With Crypto Trading
Danske Bank will not block credit cards used in crypto trading, according to its newly announced position on cryptocurrencies. The Danish...
Hawkish Fed comments push Bitcoin price and stocks lower again
Bitcoin (BTC) and the wider financial markets faced a new wave of selling on June 18 following comments from James Bullard, the president...
Perlin (PERL) price gains 100% as the focus on green energy solutions intensifies
Generating momentum and attracting investor attention can be a challenge during the best of times in the cryptocurrency market and it is...
Goldman Sachs Leverages Crypto Management Firm Galaxy Digital to Swap Bitcoin Futures
Galaxy Digital’s co-president Damien Vanderwilt announced today that his firm has partnered with Goldman Sachs to help provide...
Bulls hesitate to buy the dip after Bitcoin price falls close to $35K
On June 18, Bitcoin (BTC) and traditional markets faced another day of downward pressure comments from the United States Federal Reserve...
Cointelegraph Consulting: Report pictures a crypto-consumer portrait
Bitcoin’s status as legal tender in El Salvador has recently sparked a new round of discussion concerning Bitcoin (BTC) and its role in...
Price analysis 6/18: BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, DOGE, XRP, DOT, UNI, LTC, BCH
The U.S. Federal Reserve updated their inflation expectations for this year from 2.4% in March to 3.4% in their latest meeting that...
NASCAR Driver Landon Cassill to Be Paid in Cryptocurrency for the Remainder of the Season
The American professional stock car racing driver, Landon Cassill, has announced he has partnered with the crypto-asset platform Voyager...
Crypto-Powered Investing App SimpleFX Launches $50,000 “Euro 2021 Trading Cup”
Are you a crypto trader looking for a fun opportunity to earn more returns or a soccer fan who wants to add some excitement during the...
Out of All the American States Study Shows Hawaii Expressed the Most Crypto Demand This Year
A report published by the independent marketing intelligence company, Miq Digital, explains that Hawaii has seen the most crypto demand of...
Even Elon Musk can’t save Dogecoin from crashing another 60%, analyst asserts
If one looks at Dogecoin (DOGE) charts from the point of view of a financial chartist, he/she will notice an alarming presence of a...
Miami Mayor Tries to Entice China’s Bitcoin Miners — ‘We Want You to Be Here’
Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez told the press on Thursday that his city was open to bitcoin miners from China who are flocking to find...
Bitcoin price falls below $37K amid little hope of a definitive weekend bounce
Bitcoin (BTC) broke below $37,000 during trading on June 18 in the latest short-term bearish sign for hodlers. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Over 3,000 ATMs in Beijing Offer Digital Yuan Withdrawals
Leading Chinese banks have introduced digital yuan withdrawals at more than 3,000 ATM locations in Beijing. Residents of the capital city...
Bitcoin pinned below $38K as investors stash record $756 billion with Fed
Bitcoin (BTC) suffered as investors moved a record amount of cash in Federal Reserve’s overnight facility after the central bank...
Chinese Bitcoin mining shakeout may have surprise BTC price consequences — analyst
China’s crackdown on Bitcoin (BTC) mining may have unintended benefits for BTC price action, one analyst suggests. In a tweet on...
Joining the ranks: Bitcoin’s correlation with gold and stocks is growing
Bitcoin (BTC) is an uncorrelated asset, or so the narrative used to go. For much of Bitcoin’s lifetime, it existed as something of value...
Spain’s BBVA Opens Bitcoin Trading to All Private Banking Clients in Switzerland
Spain’s second-largest bank, BBVA, is opening up its bitcoin trading and custody service to all private banking clients in...
Nestree Launches a Reward-Based Digital Commerce “Nestree Mall”
PRESS RELEASE. A South Korean blockchain-based community messenger “Nestree” has announced that it is launching an innovative...
Officials in Sichuan Instruct Bitcoin Miners to Shut Down Operations: Report
According to regional reports, bitcoin miners in Sichuan have been told by the Ya’an municipal government that they have until June...
Bitcoin Mining Company Bitfarms to Commence Trading on Nasdaq Next Week
The mining company Bitfarms has revealed the firm will commence trading on Nasdaq Global Select Market starting on June 21. The firm...
Bitcoin price completes leg down to $37.4K as key indicator hits record ‘oversold’ level
Bitcoin (BTC) broke through $38,000 support on June 18 but a reversal at solid support already has traders seeking fresh upside. BTC/USD...
Motor Team McLaren Racing Partners With Tezos to Build NFT Platform
On Thursday, McLaren Racing announced the British motor racing team selected Tezos as the organization’s official partner across the...
Camarasal Poll Shows Entrepreneurs Are Worried About Bitcoin Law in El Salvador
Camarasal, a well known entrepreneur association in El Salvador, announced the results of a poll made this month. The poll shows almost...
MCS Launches Trading Competition With 30,000 USDT and 1M Tokens up for Grabs
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore – A fast-growing cryptocurrency trading platform, MCS (https://mycoinstory.com), which offers a variety of...
Co-Owner of Mirror Trading International Opposes Plans to Liquidate the Bitcoin Scam Outfit
In the latest twist to the Mirror Trading International liquidation saga, Clynton Marks, a co-owner of the bitcoin Ponzi outfit, has...
Mark Cuban Hit by Iron Finance Token Crash, Calls for Defi Regulation
Billionaire investor and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban has called for cryptocurrency regulation focusing on decentralized finance (defi) and...
Traders search for bearish signals after Bitcoin futures enter backwardation
An unusual phenomenon called ‘backwardation’ is taking place in Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading, mainly the June contract, which...
John McAfee Says the Feds Seized All His Assets: ‘I Have No Hidden Crypto, I Have Nothing, I Regret Nothing’
Antivirus tycoon John McAfee says he has no hidden cryptocurrencies, no assets left as there were all seized by the Feds, no friends, and...
As NFT market cools, a chance to learn lessons from its explosive growth
What a difference three months makes. Back in March, there was a jubilant atmosphere when Beeple’s mega nonfungible token sold for $69.3...
Bitcoin retests $37K support, gold and stocks drop lower over Fed comments
Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped another notch to $37,365 today after a failed attempt by bulls to retake the $40,000 level. The renewed slump...
Neil Patrick Harris Hodls Bitcoin, Partners With Cryptocurrency ATM Operator
Actor and bitcoin investor Neil Patrick Harris has partnered with a leading cryptocurrency ATM operator to help people see “how easy...
Not sure if the bulls are back? Here’s how the golden cross spots trend reversals
The most important aspect in trading is to correctly identify the long-term trend. Once this is done, the rest of the steps are not very...
Yield Guild Games Raises $4 Million to Power Its Play-to-Earn Proposal
Yield Guild Games, an online gaming guild, has raised $4 million to power its play-to-earn proposal in a Series A funding round. The...
Decentralized Gaming Platform DeFi11 Eyes Expansion After $3.5M Raise
PRESS RELEASE. DeFi11, a decentralized gaming ecosystem, is introducing major changes to both revamp the platform and make it fairer to...
SEC Seeks Commentary From ‘Interested’ Individuals on Vaneck Bitcoin ETF
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently seeking additional commentary from the public, as the regulating body...
Gelato Network launches ‘G-UNI’ Uniswap v3 management token
While Uniswap’s highly-touted v3 has been racing to the top of TVL charts as of late, the need for active management has kept some retail...
Mirror Protocol silently rallies 30% overnight despite crypto market slump
Mirror Protocol (MIR) emerged as one of the best performing tokens in the cryptocurrency market on May 17, even as its top trading rivals...
Bulls aim to reclaim $40K ahead of Friday’s $520M BTC options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls have little reason to celebrate the 25% rally over the past nine days. After testing the $31,000 support on June 8,...
Iron Finance Token Slides From $64 to Near Zero Following ‘Large-Scale Crypto Bank Run’
The Iron Titanium token (TITAN) value has quaked a great deal after the project suffered from what the team called “the...
World Bank Refuses to Help El Salvador Make Bitcoin Legal Tender Citing Environmental and Transparency Issues
The World Bank has refused to provide technical assistance to El Salvador in implementing bitcoin as legal tender. The bank cited...
Faster than the speed of news: What a 41 minute head start means to crypto traders
When exchange listing news hits the crypto market, there’s often a spike in trading volume and a rapid (if often short-lived) appreciation...
Bitcoin slips below $39K as Fed sends gold to 6-week lows
Bitcoin (BTC) edged closer to $38,000 support on June 17 as comments from the United States Federal Reserve sparked a mass sell-off for...
Republican Campaign Arm Accepts Crypto Assets – Attempts to Pursue ‘Every Avenue to Stop Pelosi’s Socialist Agenda’
The House Republicans’ campaign arm said on Thursday that it will be accepting cryptocurrencies using the payment processor Bitpay....
FCA’s Fourth Consumer Report Shows UK’s Crypto Asset Ownership Increased 27% Since Last Year
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a research report that reveals crypto asset ownership has increased a great...
Bitcoin price edges higher as Fed inflation meeting sends DXY to 2-month high
Bitcoin (BTC) stayed below $40,000 on June 17 as a surging U.S. dollar added to downward BTC price pressure. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart...
Why People Are Buying Digital Lands in The Sandbox and Why You Should Too
The Sandbox is a decentralised, community-driven gaming ecosystem where designers and artists can create, share and monetise NFTs and...
Here’s why one analyst says Bitcoin will outperform Ethereum in the short term
In terms of price potential, Bitcoin (BTC) is staring at the possibility of outperforming Ether (ETH) in the short term. So believes David...
Persian Gulf Island to Become Crypto Exchange Hub, Iran Minister Proposes
Iran’s information technology minister has pitched the idea of transforming the Persian Gulf island of Kish into an international...
Flexa AMP cryptocurrency hits new highs on Coinbase listing — Up 1,700% in 2021
The in-house token of cryptocurrency payments app Flexa, AMP, has hit new all-time highs after being listed on major exchange Coinbase....
DAO1 Hackthon Targets African Blockchain Devs
As part of an initiative that seeks to build the crypto and blockchain space talent base, the Decentralized Autonomous Organization...
Over 2 million adults in UK now hold crypto, FCA survey finds
A new study by the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has indicated a significant increase in cryptocurrency ownership in the...
Bitdao Collects $230 Million in Private Capital From Investors
As the decentralized finance movement proves its staying power and resilience, one of the world’s largest decentralized autonomous...
Genesis Digital Assets Purchases 10,000 Bitcoin Miners from Canaan
The Beijing-based ASIC mining rig manufacturer Canaan announced the sale of 10,000 bitcoin mining machines to the firm Genesis Digital...
Korean Exchanges Delist High-risk Coins as They Face Tough Regulations
Crypto trading platforms in South Korea are delisting certain digital currencies as they move to comply with stricter rules for the...
Bank of America Survey: Most Fund Managers Say Bitcoin Is a Bubble, Inflation Is Transitory
The latest Bank of America’s Global Fund Manager Survey shows that “long bitcoin” is now the second most crowded trade....
Central American Bank for Economic Integration to Help El Salvador Implement Bitcoin as Legal Tender
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), which has 15 member countries, will help El Salvador implement bitcoin as...