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Wild volatility ensues as Bitcoin attempts to crack $20,000 and futures challenge their own record highs. 4929 Total views 23 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) futures hit $20,000 on Dec. 1 as all-time highs finally began to convert into a new price era for BTC/USD.Data from TradingView showed Chicago Mercantile Exchange Bitcoin futures heading past the…

Crypto exchange FTX’s collapse and overall crypto market turmoil were not key factors in the decision to merge crypto mining firm Hut 8 with US Bitcoin Corp., according to Hut 8 CEO Jamie Leverton. On Feb. 8, Leverton said that the merger was mainly about providing diversified revenue and helping scale the combined businesses, stating: “I…

South Korea's 'Blockchain' city of Busan continues to establish partnerships to foster the growth of the cryptocurrency industry. 104 Total views 29 Total shares South Korea’s second-largest city Busan has announced a partnership with crypto trading platform FTX to build a local crypto exchange and foster blockchain development.Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX will assist in creating the…

The San Francisco-based fintech company now supports Binance.US, Gemini, Robinhood and SoFi accounts. 358 Total views 42 Total shares United States data transfer network Plaid has added four major cryptocurrency exchanges to its platform, giving users the ability to connect their digital asset portfolios to other applications more easily. Crypto platforms Binance.US, Gemini, Robinhood and SoFi…

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link.Top Stories This WeekUkraine’s president signs law establishing regulatory framework for crypto Crypto regulation has…

Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com partner to launch the .blockchain Web3 domain to enhance Web3 adoption with a user-friendly, low-cost digital identity solution.

It’s been a spectacular week for the Cointelegraph Markets Pro VORTECS™ Score, which alerted subscribers to several of the top crypto asset price movers hours before the price began to climb.DOGE analysisDogecoin (DOGE) has been the standout performer of the week, confounding analysts who look for fundamental strengths in an asset — the meme coin…

Any country seeing widespread use of Facebook’s proposed Libra digital currency could find that its central bank monetary policy is severely undermined. This is the view of Hiromi Yamaoka, former Bank of Japan executive, who oversaw research into digital currencies for the organization.“The emergence of Libra would pressure policymakers to discipline themselves”Issues are likely to…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex CTO Paolo Ardoino hinted at the maximum leverage for the exchange’s upcoming derivatives trading, in a tweet published on June 24.In the tweet, Ardoino purportedly indicated the maximum leverage for Bitfinex’ forthcoming derivatives trading, which resulted in a heated discussion between community members.In response to the answer whether it will be an…