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Bitcoin (BTC) price was returning to bullish form on Aug. 19 as markets look to break out from last week’s sideways trading. Market visualization. Source: Coin360Bitcoin price builds on $10K supportData from Coin360 revealed Bitcoin challenging $11,000 in morning trading as Monday delivered almost 5% gains.Markets appeared to be reacting to news cryptocurrency exchange Binance was…

The European Union’s MiCA bill has had a line related to environmental sustainability added back in, which could be problematic for Bitcoin miners in the region. 323 Total views 14 Total shares The legal standing of Bitcoin mining in the European Union hinges on the results of a March 14 vote in the European Parliamentary…

The self-styled "savings game" is hoovering user deposits, leading to meaty lottery payouts 1126 Total views 10 Total shares No-loss lotteries appear to have found a snug product-market fit. Just a few days after the airdrop of their governance token, POOL, the self-styled “savings game” PoolTogether has cracked $50 million in total value locked with ease,…

The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it is looking for ways to expand the classification of “accredited investor,” with potentially major implications for capital formation of firms hesitant to meet full public reporting requirements.The amendments and who gets to be accreditedPer a Dec. 18 announcement on the SEC’s website, the regulator…

Exchange-traded fund analyst Eric Balchunas said the addition was “all part of the process” of a crypto ETF being listed and traded and a positive sign for SEC approval. 722 Total views 4 Total shares The iShares spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposed by investment firm BlackRock has been listed on the Depository Trust &

With a value of nearly $58 billion, ADA has flipped Tether in the market cap rankings. 1145 Total views 19 Total shares Cardano’s ADA cryptocurrency surged on Sunday, bringing the smart contract platform back into elite territory in terms of market capitalization rankings. ADA charted 14% growth to reach $1.83 on major exchanges, marking a new…

A federal magistrate judge has denied the SEC's request to gain immediate access to Binance.US's software, asking the regulator to provide more specific requests for discovery. 102 Total views 2 Total shares The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has failed to win immediate access to Binance.US's software in a Sept. 18 hearing, with

Metalpha has secured $20 million out of the planned $100 million for its new fund from overseas Chinese investors, the CEO said. 615 Total views 4 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTHong Kong-based cryptocurrency wealth manager Metalpha Technology is working to offer new entry points into Bitcoin (BTC)…

Commerzbank and Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) have completed another milestone trade on the Marco Polo platform. As reported Aug. 15, on this occasion, logistics provider Logwin AG was integrated into the digital process chain, digitally and in real time.Same same but differentAs with an earlier transaction, the trade took place between German supplier, KSB, and Taiwanese…