Bitcoin was hovering close to $25,000 on Feb. 20, as cryptocurrency markets traded close to recent highs. Markets started the week partially in the green, ahead of a key week of economic data. The United States FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) will release its latest minutes on Wednesday, followed by U.S. gross domestic product data
Month: February 2023
The price of Ethereum’s native token, Ether (ETH), has surged by more than 40% year-to-date to around $1,750, the highest level in seven months. However, ETH’s price is not out of the woods yet despite several bullish cues in the pipeline, such as the Shanghai upgrade. Ethereum price bull trap? Ether’s rise aligns with similar upside
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the last week of February in a volatile mood as a crucial area of resistance fails to break. After a classic “fakeout” during low-volume weekend trading, BTC/USD is back below $25,000, with bulls still lacking momentum. The largest cryptocurrency saw what looked like the next stage of its 2023 recovery last week,
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) calls for public feedback on its newly proposed licensing regime for cryptocurrency exchanges set to take effect from June 2023. A key consideration of the public consultation window is whether to allow licensed exchanges to serve retail investors in the country and what measures should be implemented to
The Central Bank of Russia plans to launch test operations with digital ruble transactions between real customers at the beginning of April. More than a dozen banks will join the upcoming stage of the pilot project, a high-ranking representative of the bank announced to Russian media. Russia’s Monetary Authority to Trial Actual Settlements With Digital
South Korea’s “Kimchi premium” has flipped to a discount again, meaning cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are now cheaper to buy on South Korean exchanges. The phenomenon is named after the Korean dish kimchi. The Kimchi premium refers to when the price of Bitcoin (BTC) trades higher on South Korean exchanges than in other markets. According
Crypto’s next bull run will start in Asia, according to Cameron Winklevoss, an American investor and co-founder of crypto exchange Gemini. His comments have come amid an increase in enforcement action and looming crackdowns from United States regulators, including the Securities and Exchange Commission. “My working thesis atm is that the next bull run is
The Bank of Zambia and the country’s securities regulator are “testing technology” to enable the regulation of cryptocurrencies, Technology and Science minister Felix Mutati announced on the ministry’s website. The country’s move aims to “achieve an inclusive digital economy.” Speaking in the city of Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, the minister claimed that “cryptocurrency is the future that the
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the third consecutive week but Bitcoin (BTC) price decoupled and is on track to close the week near the strong overhead resistance at $25,211. This suggests that the wider crypto market recovery is on a strong footing. After Bitcoin’s sharp rally from the lows, analysts remain divided in
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) offer a new way to sell and distribute digital art, and they have the potential to unlock new revenue streams for artists in the digital age. Here are five ways to monetize your digital art with NFTs. Fractionalized ownership This involves splitting the ownership of an artwork into smaller parts and selling
After the disgraced co-founder of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), donated $5.2 million to Joe Biden’s campaign in 2020 and more than $40 million to Democrats leading up to the U.S. midterm election cycle, three major Democratic organizations plan to return 2.2% of the funds, or $1 million, to the now-defunct crypto exchange. Of the total
Bitcoin (BTC) tapped $25,000 for a third time on Feb. 19 as an all-important weekly close approached. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Analysis warns over whale moves Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $25,038 on Bitstamp. Out-of-hours trading continued to see bulls pushing for a support-resistance flip of the
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you significant developments over the last week. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) crackdown on crypto-staking services could lead to uncertain consequences for the DeFi ecosystem. Cybercriminals used various methods to siphon funds through
There’s been no shortage of news in past weeks when it comes to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) taking action against crypto exchanges and companies. From Kraken, to Paxos, to Terraform Labs, it seems enforcement is in the air when it comes to chair Gary Gensler’s organization. In other news, South Sudan
Representatives for Voyager Digital’s unsecured creditors have requested that former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and several top-level executives from FTX and Alameda Research provide documents and appear in court remotely next week for a deposition. A court filing on Feb. 18 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
On Feb. 17, 2023, Tokyo-based Sony Network Communications announced that it is co-hosting a Web3 incubation program with the multichain smart contract platform Astar Network. The program has started accepting applications, and Sony and Astar will jointly mentor Web3 projects “focused on the utility” of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Sony and
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