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Flash Crash Post-Mortem: Overleveraged Crypto Gamblers Did It Again
20.5.2021
The flash crash in the crypto market on Wednesday was heavily exasperated by liquidations and leverage - debunking some narratives along the way.
Yesterday, almost USD 9bn worth of trading positions (around 800,000 in total) in the crypto derivatives market were liquidated, per Bybt.com data....
US Lawmaker Pushes for Safe Harbor Legislation to Protect Crypto Investors With Forked Coins
20.5.2021
US Congressman Tom Emmer is pushing for safe harbor legislation to protect taxpayers with forked coins. A bill entitled “Safe Harbor for Taxpayers with Forked Assets Act of 2021” has been introduced to prohibit “penalties against taxpayers attempting to report certain gains...
Bitcoin Back to $42K, Nearly Recovering All of Wednesday’s Losses
20.5.2021
That didn't take long: Bitcoin is already back to where it was at the start of Wednesday, just before the biggest sell-off in 14 months
BitcoinVend (BCVT) Token Is Now Listed on Bitcoin.com Exchange
20.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Bitcoin.com Exchange is thrilled to announce the listing of BCVT, being available to trade on the 20th May 2021 at 10:00AM UTC. BCVT was created by the BitcoinVend team, as the native cryptocurrency of their BitcoinVend App. BCVT will start trading with USDT and ETH pairs. What...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Show Signs of Revival, Altcoins Gain Momentum
20.5.2021
Bitcoin price remained well bid above the USD 35,000 level and it started a decent recovery. BTC broke the USD 38,000 and USD 40,000 resistance levels. It is currently (12:30 PM UTC) showing a few positive signs and it could continue to move higher towards USD 42,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Plunge in Bitcoin & Effect on Cryptocurrency
20.5.2021
Recent crypto crash It will be worth noting that the falling of cryptocurrency reinstates the fact that these are volatile assets. The current melting of the cryptocurrency is not attributed to any single isolated event. It is the cumulative outcome of uncertainty and confusion on the part...
Australian Senator Says Cryptocurrency Is Not a Fad — Government Won’t Stand in the Way
20.5.2021
Australian Senator and Minister of Financial Services Jane Hume said that “cryptocurrency is not a fad. It is an asset class that will grow in importance.” She emphasized that the government won’t stand in the way of crypto investing. “We have to let people make their...
Report: Over 100,000 African Youths Have Participated in Binance’s Crypto Education Initiative
20.5.2021
According to reports, over 100,000 African youths have taken part in Binance’s crypto and blockchain education barely a year after the learning program was launched. Dubbed the Binance Masterclass, the education initiative is aimed at equipping newcomers with basic knowledge about...
Bitcoin Recorded More Than 30% Decline in Its Value
20.5.2021
The last couple of weeks have proved tough for the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin (along with other major digital currencies) has plunged in its value, thereby leading to intense speculations about the future of cryptocurrency among investors. Market skeptics warn cryptocurrency investors...
Nvidia Aims to Get Its GPUs Back ‘Into the Hands of Gamers’ by Reducing Mining Capabilities on 3 Graphic Cards
20.5.2021
A major chipmaker keeps making efforts to calm down the gaming community’s anger toward cryptocurrency miners who are taking the lead in buying graphic cards massively, boosting its prices. Nvidia has announced that it will deliberately limit the capabilities for some of its newly graphic...
Paxos, Protego & Anchorage Face 'Regulatory Volatility' in US
20.5.2021
American crypto-focused banks are facing a struggle to stay onside after a leading American lawmaker petitioned Michael Hsu, the new Acting Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to “reassess any conditional national trust charters and halt the approval of any additional...
Elon Musk Invented Bitcoin, if You Ask Half of Australians Polled by Finder
20.5.2021
Australians have been learning more and more about cryptocurrencies but it turns out some myths and misconceptions are still widespread among the general public Down Under. As a most stunning example, over half of the participants in a new poll by Finder believe Elon Musk invented the first crypto...
Indian Government to Set up Panel of Experts to Take a Fresh Look at Regulating Cryptocurrencies: Report
20.5.2021
The Indian government is reportedly looking to form a new “panel of experts” to focus on ways to regulate the cryptocurrency industry in the country. “There is a view within the government that the recommendations made by Subhash Garg are dated and a fresh look is needed at use...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Recovery Faces Hurdles, Altcoins Inch Higher
20.5.2021
Bitcoin price nosedived in the past few sessions and it declined below the USD 35,000 support. BTC even tested the USD 30,000 zone and it is currently (04:30 UTC) correcting higher. It is back above USD 39,000, but the bulls might face hurdles near USD 40,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
Election Candidates in Russia to Disclose Crypto Investments, New Bill Suggests
20.5.2021
A new bill obliging candidates running for election in Russia to declare their spending on digital assets has hit the floor of the State Duma. According to the draft, Russian politicians will be required to disclose details about every crypto purchase they and their families make, if the total...
Defi Economy Lost $20 Billion This Week, Decentralized Exchange Volumes Still Sky High
20.5.2021
While crypto markets, in general, have been dropping significantly in value, the decentralized finance (defi) economy has shaved more than $21 billion during the last week. Statistics show that the total-value locked (TVL) in defi touched $87 billion on May 11, and since then the aggregate total...
ECB Vice President Says Crypto Assets Are ‘Not a Real Investment’ Citing Weak Fundamentals
20.5.2021
The vice president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Luis de Guindos, has warned that crypto assets are “not a real investment” and are “subject to a lot of volatility.” His comments followed massive sell-offs across a broad range of cryptocurrencies. ECB VP Says Crypto...
Chinese Internet Cafe Owners Deal With the Pandemic Crisis by Using Their Facilities to Mine Cryptocurrencies
20.5.2021
The Coronavirus pandemic has driven people to take advantage of new business lines to deal with the economic crisis, and cryptocurrency is once again a headliner. Internet cafe owners in China are using their facilities to set up crypto mining farms after temporarily shutting down in 2020. Owners...
Bitcoin Pizza Initiative Launched Among Heavy Criticism: Only Fiat Accepted
19.5.2021
The Bitcoin Pizza initiative, a new endeavor promoted by Bitcoin influencer Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, that seeks to fund Bitcoin development while remembering Lazlo Hanyecz’s legendary pizza purchase, was launched yesterday. While being applauded by some, it also raised a lot...
Hathor Listing on AscendEX
19.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, formerly BitMax, an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, is excited to announce the listing of the Hathor Token (HTR) under the trading pair USDT/HTR on May 19 at 1:00 p.m. UTC. Hathor is a scalable and easy-to-use...