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Breaking $19,000 will be "very hard" for bears, say analysts at Whalemap, with this still allowing Bitcoin to dive below the $20,000 highs from 2017. 3864 Total views 3 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) edged closer to the significant $30,000 support on June 8 amid predictions that a major crypto correction was imminent.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart…

The technology advisory committee aims to assist the CFTC in “identifying and understanding the impacts and implications of technological innovation in financial services and markets.” 460 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has signaled receptiveness to the crypto and blockchain…

Bitcoin (BTC) kept investors guessing on May 3 as markets awaited May 4's Federal Reserve comments.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTudor Jones says "no thanks" to stocks, bondsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hovering just above $38,000 at May 3's Wall Street open.The pair had stayed practically static over 24 hours to…

Capital flowed into BTC funds for a seventh consecutive week, while ETH products registered their largest gain in 13 weeks. 781 Total views 17 Total shares Inflows into cryptocurrency investment funds rose sharply last week, offering cautious optimism that investors are broadening their exposure to digital assets despite geopolitical uncertainty and monetary tightening from central…

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The Australian federal government is exploring the use of blockchain-based “smart money” for use in its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), according to an Oct. 9 press release.The trial, dubbed “Making Money Smart,” has been jointly developed by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) and Data61. The latter is a digital innovation center that forms…

While 2020 will go down as one of the toughest the world has faced collectively in many years, the success of the decentralized finance sector stands out as a major milestone for the cryptocurrency community.Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, economies have shuddered, and governments and financial institutions have had to introduce drastic monetary policies and…

Despite the arrest of the main suspect, some of the stolen funds continued to be moved, suggesting multiple potential attackers.

“We are witnessing a drive to make financial risk a tawdry political issue," said Sarah Bloom Raskin. 591 Total views 17 Total shares Former Federal Reserve Board governor Sarah Bloom Raskin has withdrawn her name for consideration as the central bank’s vice chair for supervision in an attempt to allow other nominations to move forward.According…