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Bitcoin (BTC) refused to let $20,000 support die for good on March 11 as the weekend opened to a battle for lost ground. Bitcoin shakes off USDC depeg Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $20,200 at the time of writing. A brief dip below the $20,000 mark overnight was short-lived, and the

Bitcoin fell below the $20,000 level for the first time since January, as markets continued to react to the liquidation of Silvergate Bank. This comes ahead of a pivotal U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which could decide how aggressive the Federal Reserve acts in its upcoming meeting. Ethereum moved under $1,400 in today’s session. Bitcoin Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) traders remain sensitive even to small price movements as data shows liquidations climbing. As BTC/USD approaches $21,600 on March 9, those who are long BTC are seeing positions evaporate. Longs begin to disappear with BTC at three-week lows Despite consensus forming around Bitcoin retesting $20,000, small shifts in price are still taking a

Some retailers in Argentina are already pricing imported items in U.S. dollars, according to reports from local news outlets. The idea behind this would be to keep prices stable and avoid repricing articles each day, a practice that has already been adopted in other Latam countries like Venezuela, which present high levels of inflation. U.S

Some countries worldwide suffered bigger financial losses to cryptocurrency scams despite a massive bear market in 2022. Losses from crypto scams in Hong Kong amounted to 1.7 billion Hong Kong dollars ($216.6 million) last year — surging 106% from a year before — according to local police. The number of crypto-related scams reported in Hong

press release PRESS RELEASE. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March, 2023 – MaskEX, a rapidly expanding third-generation crypto exchange, headquartered in Dubai, has announced the launch of its crypto-backed Virtual Card, enabling users to spend their crypto as fiat in more than 176 countries with over 50 million merchants worldwide. This new feature is now available

The design choices, such as the level of privacy — i.e., anonymous or fully traceable transactions — implemented in the creation of a CBDC can have significant implications for monetary policy.  Continuing the privacy design choice example, let’s understand its impact on monetary policy in the following two scenarios. Scenario 1: Anonymous and untraceable transactions

press release PRESS RELEASE. B2BinPay has unveiled that they are now an official sponsor of Athletic Club, one of Spain’s most renowned football teams! This momentous collaboration will begin on February 14th and continue until the 2023/2024 La Liga season. On top of the B2BinPay logo featuring prominently in all official jerseys, several joint marketing

Bitcoin (BTC) investors reeling from the shock of recent cryptocurrency company failures and banking issues may face another potential problem: a recovering United States dollar. US dollar strength reemerges Notably, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback’s performance against a basket of top foreign currencies, has risen 4% from its Feb. 3 low

press release PRESS RELEASE. Since last year, CoinEx Charity has been funding children in poor areas, bringing them back to school to continue their education. The Mercy Children’s Educational Welfare Program is still ongoing and has helped over 20,000 children with funds from CoinEx Charity. Recently, CoinEx Charity received a report from the Human Development

The founders of the troubled cryptocurrency lender Hodlnaut are trying to save the business despite creditors insisting on its liquidation. On Feb. 28, Hodlnaut’s interim judicial managers released the sixth affidavit of Hodlnaut co-founder Simon Lee, reportedly stating the company’s founders proposed selling the business as a better option for creditors than liquidating the firm.

sponsored Web3 gaming platform Iskra breaks into the Top 10 Games ranking list on DappRadar, the world’s leading directory for decentralized apps or dApps, in a promising start for the project in 2023. Iskra also reached another milestone as the #1 app on the Klaytn blockchain after seeing an impressive increase in their user activity

Bitcoin (BTC) keeps pushing for a bullish end to February as the monthly close starts another week’s price action. The largest cryptocurrency looks set to preserve its gains as it closes the second month of 2023 — and is keeping bulls’ hopes alive in the process. Can the good times continue? The coming week could

In a move seen as a major setback for South Africa, the international financial watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force, announced on Feb. 24 that it had added the country to its “grey list.” Getting grey-listed by the financial watchdog potentially makes it difficult for South Africa to obtain loans from foreign banks. A Setback

Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent price rally from $16,500 to $25,000 can be attributed to a short squeeze in the futures market and recent macroeconomic improvements. However, while prices increased, data suggests many interested buyers (including whales) were left on the sidelines.  The recent rally to $25,000 shared many similarities with the 2019 bear market rally, which

Global crypto exchange Binance is now hiring IT specialists and customer service representatives for its operations in Romania. The leading coin trading platform is also engaged in a number of educational initiatives in collaboration with Romanian universities and authorities. Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance Recruiting Personnel for Romania Offices Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume,

The capacity of Bitcoin’s Lightning Network (LN) recently surpassed an all-time high of 5,000 Bitcoin (BTC).  The Lightning Network is a neutral protocol built on top of Bitcoin, and it currently does not have a “native” token attached to it like many decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Although the Lightning Network’s total liquidity is less than

The Bank of Japan is preparing to launch a pilot test for a digital yen, its central bank digital currency (CBDC), later this year. Shinichi Uchida, executive director of the Bank of Japan, explained that the goals of this new pilot are to test the technical feasibility of the currency and to include private businesses

Bitcoin (BTC) matched six-month highs on Feb. 21 as the latest attempt to flip $25,000 to support failed. Bitcoin unsettled before Wall Street open Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $25,250 on Bitstamp. A firm rejection on hourly timeframes then saw the pair return below $24,750, maintaining a trading range in

Yandex, the largest Russian search engine, has updated its currency converter, adding cryptocurrencies. The widget now shows the rates of these coins in a number of fiat currencies, with plans to introduce crypto-to-crypto pairs in the future as well. Yandex Integrates Leading Cryptocurrencies Into Its Currency Converter Users of Russia’s leading search engine, Yandex, can