The U.S. House committee on financial services held a hearing Wednesday for legislators and a panel of witnesses to discuss cryptocurrency regulation in the United States. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations invited expert witnesses to testify before congress on the risks and opportunities of blockchain technology. Rep. Brad Sherman (D-MN), a ranking member of
Month: June 2021
Bitcoin price staged a mild resurgence at the start of this week but data from Glassnode suggests that its new BTC investors who came late to the party and are dumping their positions in a panic. This transfer of crypto assets from speculators or momentum chasers to long-term investors is a positive sign. This lays the
The realm of metaverses is growing, with gaming, nonfungible tokens and contemporary performance art all contributing to create interactive and immersive digital-only ecosystems. “Welcome to Lobsteropolis District of Lobster Land” is the welcome notice that greets netizens upon entering Lobsteropolis city. Existing within the blockchain-based virtual world Decentraland, Lobsteropolis is a digital-only city based on
India’s reserve bank has long since condemned the use of cryptocurrencies, but other than the Supreme Court striking down its 2018 bill last year, the Indian government’s stance on cryptocurrencies has been largely uncertain. On one hand, top sources tracking the government’s stance say it has shifted away from the idea of a complete ban.
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The Australia Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is seeking public feedback on on crypto-asset exchange-traded products (ETPs), stating that it is aware of rising interest and demand in their launch on regulated Australian markets. In a consultation paper released June 30, the regulator said its top priority was to assess whether the “unique and ever evolving
On Monday, developers of the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain announced a hard fork to implement the project’s latest version, now scheduled for launch in late July. The upgrade, which the community has dubbed “Magneto,” will include the four Ethereum Improvement Proposals, or EIPs, first seen in Ethereum’s Berlin upgrade earlier this year. These proposals are
Bitcoin (BTC) miners are “unlikely” to pressure BTC price by selling coins in the coming weeks, new data says. As part of its latest weekly report, The Week On-chain, analytics resource Glassnode sought to allay fears of another large miner sell-off. Difficulty drop a gift to remaining miners Amid the ongoing transfer of mining equipment
As much as €350 billion can start entering the crypto market this Thursday after a law passed earlier this year comes into force in Germany. The new Fund Location Act (Fondsstandortgesetz) allows 4,000 existing special funds (spezialfonds) – as well as new special funds – to invest up to 20% on bitcoin and eth. Previously
On May 19, the total cryptocurrency market capitalization nosedived by 19% and has since failed to recover to the $1.8 trillion mark. More than 40 days have passed, and investors have begun to question what could happen to altcoins if the current bear market takes longer than expected to recover. Before digging into that, analysts
Mexico’s central bank, finance ministry, and banking regulator have jointly issued a warning about cryptocurrency. Finance Minister Arturo Herrera emphasized that cryptocurrencies are prohibited from being used in Mexico’s financial system. The central bank of Mexico, the finance secretary, and the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) said in a joint statement Monday that crypto
Bank of France governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that Europe should make crypto regulation a priority or risk digital assets challenging its monetary sovereignty. At a Paris Europlace financial conference today, Villeroy said he believed the European Union only had “one or two years” left in which to establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies.
Cryptocurrency prices surged on June 29 as Bitcoin (BTC) price pushed through the $35,000 resistance level and lifted the total market cap by $93 billion, with $50 billion of that total flooding into altcoins. Bitcoin put on a 7% gain on the day to climb back above $36,000 and leading traders to expect a rally to the
Bitcoin (BTC) tackled resistance at $35,000 on June 29 as upward momentum began to resurface throughout cryptocurrency. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC price targets range high Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting 24-hour highs of $35,780 on Bitstamp on Tuesday. The pair put in 4.5% gains on the day,
Finance blogger The FI Explorer didn’t invest in cryptocurrency in order to retire early — but unlike many of the newly minted crypto rich, he did set out to retire early.The FI Explorer, also known as Jason, is part of the FIRE community — financial independence, retire early — where adherents save up to 80%
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Binance’s U.K. customers are currently unable t use the popular local payments provider, Faster Payments, to withdraw British pounds (GBP) from the exchange. On Monday, June 28, a notice on the Binance website declared that GBP withdrawals via Faster Payments had been “suspended for maintenance,” according to the Financial Times. Faster Payments is a payment
Elon Musk, the at-times controversial SpaceX founder and stop-and-go crypto supporter, voiced his support late Sunday for a set of major updates to the Dogecoin (DOGE) blockchain. The changes would drastically redesign the cryptocurrency’s software architecture and alter its token economics. The popular “joke crypto” appears to be gearing up to become a serious utility coin
The cryptocurrency market found itself in a state of cautious optimism on June 28 after Bitcoin (BTC) price briefly spiked above $35,500, renewing hopes that the bull trend will resume shortly. Despite the bullish move, some analysts have warned that the failure to secure a daily close above the $35,000 resistance is a sign that
The self-proclaimed Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin SV proponent, Craig Wright, has won a legal battle claiming copyright infringement on the part of bitcoin.org for hosting the Bitcoin whitepaper. Wright won by default after the website’s pseudonymous owner, “Cøbra,” chose not to mount a defense. Bitcoin.org must now remove the whitepaper and display a notice referring
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