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First Mover Americas: BTC Retreats From Weekend High of $24K, ETH Options Open Interest Surpasses BTC's on Deribit
1.8.2022
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for August 1, 2022
Bitcoin rallies after Fed interest rate hike, but bears can still win Friday’s $1.76B options expiry
28.7.2022
BTC bears aim for a $360 million profit in July 29’s $1.76 billion monthly options expiry, but the FOMC interest rate decision could play a decisive factor
Federal Reserve Hikes US Interest Rate by 0.75 Percentage Point
27.7.2022
Latest monetary policy decision from Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) brings the federal funds rate to a range of 2.25%-2.5%. Bitcoin's price was little changed after the announcement
US Fed Fires Another 75 Basis Points Rate Hike at Record Inflation
27.7.2022
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has hiked interest rates by 75-basis points, to the interval 2.25 to 2.5%, in line with what most analysts expected. (This is a developing story and is being constantly updated.)...
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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC, ETH Marginally Higher Ahead of Today’s Interest Rate Decision
27.7.2022
Bitcoin was trading marginally higher on Wednesday, as traders were preparing for today’s interest rate decision. The Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates by 75 basis points for the second month running, as inflation in the United States continues to rise to multi-decade highs. Ethereum...
Dubai Police to Release Second Collection of NFTs — Nearly 23 Million Show Interest in First Collection
27.7.2022
Months after rolling out its first collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the Dubai Police has said it will launch the next collection at the 2022 edition of The Gulf Information Technology Expo (GITEX). People from outside the country will also get a chance to own the next Dubai Police...
US State Regulator Warns About Crypto Interest-Bearing Accounts Amid Market Downturn
25.7.2022
The financial regulator of the U.S. state of Arizona has warned investors about crypto interest-bearing accounts. “Some companies may materially overstate the degree to which their collateral practices protect their ability to pay investors the stated return,” the regulator said....
ECB Exits Negative Interest Rate Policy With 50 Basis Point Hike; Bitcoin Steady
21.7.2022
The ECB's first rate hike comes four months after the Fed kicked off its tightening cycle, sending risk assets lower
Web3 dominates venture capital interest in blockchain industry in Q2 2022
18.7.2022
All the deals, trends, moves and investments in Q2 2022 across the blockchain landscape contained in the latest Cointelegraph Research report
Bitcoin ETFs and Open Interest From BTC Futures, Options Follow Crypto Economy’s Spot Market Decline
15.7.2022
Roughly 247 days ago, the total bitcoin futures open interest across 12 different cryptocurrency derivatives trading platforms was $26.73 billion and over the last eight months, bitcoin futures open interest has dropped 60% down to $10.69 billion. Further, the bitcoin exchange-traded funds BITO...
Trezor Has Seen ‘Significantly’ Higher Interest in Self-Custody Amid Ongoing Crypto Turmoil
15.7.2022
Major hardware wallet maker Trezor said they have noticed higher interest in their devices following a string of crypto company meltdowns and centralized exchanges suspending withdrawals.
According to a company spokesperson, bitcoin (BTC) and crypto holders are “getting nervous about holding their...
California regulator investigating crypto interest accounts
13.7.2022
The regulator also said in its view that certain crypto interest account providers were providing unregistered securities, such as BlockFi and Voyager
Taiwan central bank governor considers interest-free CBDC design to prevent fiat deposit flight
29.6.2022
"Neither of the current CBDCs in circulation, such as the Sand Dollar and the digital yuan, accrue interest on deposits," said Yang
First Mover Asia: Hong Kong’s OSL Sees Strong Institutional Interest in Crypto, Despite Luna-Induced Volatility; Bitcoin and Ether Surge
24.6.2022
OSL’s Head of Americas Fernando Martinez said global, institutional trading volume is higher than it was in 2021, the best year in the crypto exchange’s history; altcoins have a good day
Bank of America: Consumer Interest in Crypto Remains Strong
16.6.2022
Bank of America’s new report explains that “despite the sharp correction in crypto valuations, consumer interest in the sector remains strong.” The report, which includes the bank’s new crypto survey, also shows “growing interest” in cryptocurrency’s...
Fed Announces Biggest Interest Rate Hike in 28 Years; Bitcoin Falls
15.6.2022
Bitcoin traders have been closely monitoring the U.S. central bank's actions for market clues
Celsius Problems Impact Nuri's Bitcoin Interest Accounts
14.6.2022
With the massive downturn fueled by major crypto lender Celsius (CEL) continuing to roll over numerous crypto businesses worldwide, German crypto bank Nuri has announced that its bitcoin (BTC) interest accounts are affected due to their reliance on Celsius....
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Massive Short Interest Pushes Funding Rate of Tron’s TRX to Negative 500% Annually
13.6.2022
The price to short the Tron blockchain’s native token TRX reached as high as 500% annually on crypto exchange Binance today, as traders rush to place bets that the token will fall further....
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Lack of Interest in Australian Bitcoin ETFs Blamed on Bad Launch Timing, Strong Inflows Globally
10.6.2022
Bitcoin (BTC)-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) of various types are now widely available to investors around the world. But the popularity of the funds varies, with investors in Australia showing almost no interest in trading the recently-launched ETFs there....
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Anchor dev claims he warned Do Kwon over unsustainable 20% interest rate
9.6.2022
Mr. B alleges that the platform was designed to only offer an interest rate of 3.6%, but that changed at the last minute