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SEC chair hints at no spot Bitcoin ETFs yet, but cites 'careful consideration' for future
17.2.2022
Gary Gensler reiterated his stance of being technology-neutral, but that he would give “careful consideration” to the concerns Representatives Tom Emmer and Darren Soto raised
FBI Crypto Unit, Sequoia Doubles Down on Tokens, Universal Music NFTs + More News
17.2.2022
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Read More: FBI Crypto Unit, Sequoia Doubles Down on Tokens, Universal Music NFTs + More News
Canadian Police Freeze Crypto Wallets Tied to Freedom Convoy Protests — Vow to Take Back Ottawa in Entirety
17.2.2022
Canada’s national police have sent letters to cryptocurrency exchanges asking them to freeze at least 34 crypto addresses allegedly connected to the Freedom Convoy protests under the Emergencies Act recently invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Banks have also received letters about...
Correlation Between Bitcoin and Traditional Markets Might Break This Spring - Pantera
17.2.2022
The correlation between traditional macro assets and digital assets that has been seen in recent months could soon break, with what assets in the decentralized finance (DeFi) space possibly leading the way higher, executives at the crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital said in a recent call with...
Beetlejuice Gets 1-of-1 NFT: Exclusive One-and-Only NFT of Pop Culture Icon Is Now Being Auctioned on Goldin
17.2.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Lester Green, known to millions of fans as Beetlejuice, has been a pop-culture icon through four decades. Having initially conquered radio, television, and movies, Beetlejuice has continuously evolved and is now also a social media superstar with over 2 million Instagram followers...
Bitcoin Hashrate Hits Another Milestone, Network’s Mining Difficulty Taps 13-Year High
17.2.2022
The processing power backing the Bitcoin network has continued its upward momentum tapping another all-time high (ATH) on February 15, 2022, at 249 exahash per second (EH/s). Following the latest ATH, the network’s mining difficulty increased on Thursday morning (EST), up 4.78% and reaching...
Bitcoin extends decline below $42K ahead of fresh Fed comments on inflation
17.2.2022
Short-term Bitcoin price action looks unappetizing thanks to a macro cocktail of downward triggers
Late Drama Threatens to Disrupt Russian Crypto Regulation Plans
17.2.2022
Friday is supposedly D-Day for Russian parliamentarians, who are set to unveil their much-talked-about draft crypto regulation bill – but the drama continues to rumble on, leading some to questions whether the law will indeed pass as quickly as some have hoped....
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Bitcoin 'whales' and 'fishes' pause accumulation as markets weigh March 50bps hike odds
17.2.2022
If Bitcoin benefited from quantitative easing, will it be hurt by quantitative tightening?
Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Prices Fall Lower Against USD
17.2.2022
Cryptocurrency markets were trading lower for a second consecutive session, leaving bitcoin and ethereum both in the red. Overall, the crypto market cap was nearly 2% lower as of writing. Bitcoin Bitcoin bulls were nowhere to be found on Thursday, as bearish pressure continued to dominate recent...
Win a MASERATI MC Special Edition as Race-to-Earn Game ANTEFAME Celebrates MASERATI Partnership
17.2.2022
Start building your roster of rookies, vets, and rising drivers and be a part of an exciting game universe thanks to AnteFame, a race-to-earn (a play on “play-to-earn”) club with two main components: a motorsport fantasy league and a sim-racing league; and also get a chance...
Russia’s Economy Ministry Calls for Introducing ‘Acceptable’ Electricity Rates for Miners
17.2.2022
The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has suggested that crypto mining should be allowed in energy-rich regions and miners provided with access to inexpensive electricity. The department has joined calls to legalize the industry and utilize Russia’s strengths as a mining...
Inflation Is 'Huge Danger' as the US Government 'Overdid It a Little' - Charlie Munger
17.2.2022
While Berkshire Hathaway’s Vice Chairman Charlie Munger continues to voice his usual criticism of crypto, he also warns that inflation "is a very serious subject, you could argue it is the way democracies die" and "a huge danger."
He was speaking during an interview with Yahoo Finance....
Flower powered: Bitcoin miner heats greenhouses in the Netherlands
17.2.2022
A greenhouse in the Netherlands warmed with Bitcoin miner waste heat brings new meaning to the word "Dutch oven."
Bitcoin and Ethereum Trend Lower, ATOM Accelerates
17.2.2022
Bitcoin price struggled to surpass the USD 44,500 resistance zone. There was a downside correction below USD 44,000 and USD 43,500. It is currently (11:51 UTC) showing bearish signs below USD 43,200.
Similarly, most major altcoins are also moving lower. ETH traded below USD 3,080, while...
The Republic of the Marshall Islands Allows Registration of DAOs as Legal Entities
17.2.2022
The Republic of the Marshall Islands has announced it will allow decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) to become legal entities. At the time of writing, only one DAO has successfully incorporated in the country. DAOs Will Be Allowed to Register as Legal Entities The Republic of the Marshall...
Canada Asks Banks, Exchanges to Block Crypto Accounts Tied to Trucker Convoy Protests
17.2.2022
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the country's federal and national police service, has reportedly asked several crypto exchanges to halt transactions to over 30 crypto wallet addresses that are considered to be tied to the ongoing trucker protests....
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Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Hits Its 3rd All-Time High in a Row
17.2.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty has made another jump, hitting a new all-time high (ATH) – the third one in a row.
Further cutting into the miners' profit margins, the mining difficulty (the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards) just went up 4.78%, reaching almost 27.97...
Bitcoin briefly dips below $43K as Fed says rate hike 'soon appropriate'
17.2.2022
The odds are on for a March rate increase after Wednesday's FOMC minutes, but stocks also fear geopolitical instability this week
Exotic Markets Founder Joffrey Dalet Talks Defi Banking, Structured Products and Solana
17.2.2022
Exotic Markets is a DeFi (Decentralized Finance) platform on the Solana Blockchain. It aims to become the most flexible structured products protocol, offering the widest range of payoffs and underlyings in DeFi. For example, it aims to offer payoffs based on baskets of tokens, trading ranges...