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Spanish Crypto Firms will Have to Run their Campaigns Past Regulator
16.6.2021
A leading Spanish financial markets regulator is set to begin policing crypto firms’ advertising campaigns – in direct response to a recent “aggressive” campaign that saw Madrid billboards plastered in crypto advertisements.
According to Finanzas, the nation’s National Securities Market Commission...
Fed Keeps Rates, Says Inflation 'Largely Reflects Transitory Factors'
16.6.2021
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, NBC News
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) said it decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and expects it will be appropriate to maintain this target range until labor market conditions have reached...
British Financial Advisers Don't Like Crypto & Meme Stocks + More News
16.6.2021
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Over 90% of 200 surveyed independent financial advisers (IFAs) in Britain would never recommend cryptocurrencies...
US Fed Inactivity May Lead Bitcoin to Moon, But a Negative Impact is Possible
16.6.2021
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) is set to wrap up its two-day meeting today, ending with Chairman Jerome Powell holding a press briefing - and with many expecting lack of action to follow, the Cryptoverse insiders see this as potential fuel for the rocket that'll take bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptos...
Kiwis Flock To Crypto, NFTs Despite Risk Appetite Wanes - Survey
16.6.2021
New Zealand’s investors are increasingly considering investing in cryptoassets and non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with 19% of respondents "actively exploring" them as new investment options among other alternatives, according to a recent survey carried out by the Financial Services Council...
El Salvador Gov’t Mulls BTC Pay as Int’l Bitcoin Players ‘Roll into Town’
16.6.2021
President Nayib Bukele met with bitcoiners yesterday. Source: Twitter/@PeterMcCormack
The government of El Salvador is forging away at its President Nayib Bukele’s dream of creating a bitcoin (BTC)-powered economy – with the cabinet “discussing” plans to allow firms to pay employees in BTC...
Bitcoin Prepares for Next Move, Ethereum and Altcoins Correct Lower
16.6.2021
Bitcoin price settled above the USD 39,500 and USD 40,000 levels. However, BTC is facing hurdles near the USD 41,000 and USD 41,200 levels. It is currently (04:32 UTC) consolidating gains and it could correct gains towards the USD 38,500 support.
Besides, most major altcoins are correcting gains....
A, B, C Investment Rounds, Crypto Trader Attacked, Overpriced Coins + More News
15.6.2021
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The major crypto index fund manager, Bitwise Asset Management, said it raised USD 70m in a Series B round, valuing the company...
Bitcoin Was This Cheap Only 20% of Its History - Pantera CEO
15.6.2021
Dan Morehead. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Based on the idea that human nature is pro-cyclical, investors should go against the urge and buy bitcoin (BTC) when the market is below trend, thus benefiting from the fact that the cryptocurrency has been at this...
Hedge Fund CFOs and Insurers Show a Growing Appetite for Crypto
15.6.2021
There seems to be a rapidly growing appetite for cryptoassets among institutional investors, as nearly a 100% of surveyed hedge fund chief financial officers (CFOs) see their funds investing in crypto by 2026, and more insurers are seen buying shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust or Grayscale Ethereum...
Can Bitcoin Ever Replace Fiat Currencies?
15.6.2021
With El Salvador legalizing Bitcoin as legal tender and forward-looking companies like Tesla, MicroStrategy, and Square accepting payments in Bitcoin, the debate once again rages on whether cryptos like Bitcoin can ever replace fiat currency. According to BItstamp CEO Julian Sawyer, Bitcoin...
Crypto Regulation and Decriminalization May Be on their Way in Africa
15.6.2021
The Lake of Tunis, a natural lagoon located between the Tunisian capital city of Tunis and the Gulf of Tunis. As El Salvador forges ahead with its bitcoin (BTC) adoption plans, in Africa, there are signs that hardline crypto policies could be set to soften, or even give way to crypto inclusion.
In...
Economists Want El Salvador Bitcoin Law Repealed, but President Wins Key Ally
15.6.2021
El Salvador is edging ever closer to fulfilling its President Nayib Bukele’s Bitcoin (BTC) dreams – with external help on its way, although voices of disdain continue to warn of impending financial peril if Bukele gets his way.
Per Reuters and AFP (via El Economista), the head of the Central...
Bitcoin Consolidates Gains, Ethereum and Altcoins Aim Higher
15.6.2021
Bitcoin price gained bullish momentum above the USD 38,500 resistance level. BTC even cleared USD 40,000 to move further into a positive zone. It is currently (04:30 UTC) consolidating gains and it might resume its upward move above USD 41,000.
Besides, most major altcoins are slowly moving higher....
MicroStrategy Has No Limits For Bitcoin Purchases, Discusses Sale Scenarios
15.6.2021
MicroStrategy’s CEO Michael Saylor. Source: a screenshot, Youtube/Swan Signal - A Bitcoin Channel
One of the most bullish bitcoin (BTC) investors, US-based software company MicroStrategy, said it has no specific target for their BTC holdings as they plan to sell USD 1bn worth of their shares...
Regulator Extends South Korean Crypto Exchanges’ AML Window by 6 Months
15.6.2021
South Korean crypto exchanges have been given a short extension in their race to get anti-money laundering (AML) protocols in place – although the nation’s top regulator has promised to place the industry under “intense scrutiny” in the months ahead.
The nation’s first piece of crypto-specific...
Following massive BTC purchase announcement, MicroStrategy says it may sell up to $1B in stock
15.6.2021
The firm said it intended to use the proceeds from the offering “for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of Bitcoin.”
MicroStrategy Gets Another USD 500M To Spend on Bitcoin + More News
14.6.2021
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MicroStrategy confirmed that it has raised USD 500m in order to buy more bitcoin (BTC). They would spend USD 488m of this...
MicroStrategy could hold more than $4B in Bitcoin after latest private offering and crypto purchase
14.6.2021
With the price of Bitcoin moving above $40,000 for the first time in weeks, the company could soon hold more than 100,000 BTC
Bitcoin Breaks USD 41,000 While Paul Tudor Jones Doubles Down On It
14.6.2021
Paul Tudor Jones. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Goldman Sachs
After three weeks of being stuck below the USD 40,000 level, bitcoin (BTC) finally broke it and went even higher. Meanwhile, famous hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones says he certainly wants 5% of his portfolio in BTC.
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