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The highs for Bitcoin are yet to be seen this year, says Alex Mashinsky. 1548 Total views 3 Total shares Although the price of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to hover around $30,000, industry experts are noting that there is a bullish long-term view. To put this into perspective, Alex Mashinsky, chief executive officer and co-founder of Celsius…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) dominated media headlines throughout 2021 and the sector, along with nonfungible tokens (NFTs), helped to initiate the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies. While high yields on staking and instant profits from flipping jpegs have proven to be very lucrative for investors, it’s important to remember that none of it would have been possible…

The world faces "strong inflationary pressure" in the short term and it may persist, warns the world's richest man.In a debate about inflation, some of the best-known names in Bitcoin voiced unanimous doubts about the state of global monetary policy.Future of inflation great unknown, says MuskAs even the United States Federal Reserve admits that inflation…

Join us as we discuss the potential outcomes of the upcoming Ethereum Shanghai upgrade and other important developments in DeFi. 600 Total views 14 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTIn this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Justin Bram, co-founder and CEO of Astaria — which allows…

Just 1% of United States adults reported using crypto for payment or to send money in 2023.

Solidus Labs, which has been monitoring 12 leading blockchains, has detected a majority of scam-like tokens originating from Binance’s BNB Chain. 420 Total views 5 Total shares The Web3 and cryptocurrency space is seeing a significant amount of smart contract scams proliferating, with blockchain risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs saying it has detected on average…

The U.S. tax department will be requiring taxpayers to count staking rewards as gross income at the time they gain "dominion" over the tokens. 537 Total views 3 Total shares United States crypto investors must report crypto staking rewards as gross income in the year it was received, according to a new ruling from the…

Local lawmakers are working on amendments to the existing legislation “On digital financial assets” in consultation with market stakeholders. 688 Total views 9 Total shares Russian lawmakers are working on amendments to launch a national crypto exchange. This effort is reportedly supported both by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Russia which…

A startup launched a leveraged token and a decentralized stablecoin on Rootstock, a smart contract solution based on Bitcoin’s blockchain. A startup has launched a leveraged token and a decentralized stablecoin on Rootstock (RIF), a smart contract solution based on Bitcoin (BTC)’s blockchain.According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on April 21, Bitcoin-based decentralized finance…