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Bitcoin (BTC) hit $46,000 on Aug. 9 as macro factors failed to dent enthusiasm after 18% weekly gains.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD trading above $45,500 at the time of writing Monday.After reaching local highs overnight, Bitcoin saw a comedown as the new week began, but this…

Blockchain is transforming the financial industry right before our eyes, with many market onlookers anticipating a complete replacement of existing payment, trading and banking infrastructures. Blockchain and finance seem like the perfect match, but there are other sectors, for which the technology may play a game-changing role. For one particular industry, the latter adjective isn’t…

Bitcoin outsmarts bears as $1,800 losses turn to even stronger gains on the start of Wall Street trading. 1119 Total views 16 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) fell immediately on the latest United States consumer price index (CPI) data Feb. 10 in a surprise move that deflated bulls. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewSpot the Bitcoin…

Lennix Lai, managing director of Global Institutional at OKX spoke with Cointelegraph about what it means to be transparent in a post-FTX and SVB crypto industry. 68 Total views 2 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTThe global cryptocurrency exchange OKX released its fifth edition of its proof-of-reserves (PoR)…

Executives at OpenAI have been trying to settle disputes with employees and are in “intense discussions” over how to move forward after the abrupt departure of former CEO Sam Altman. 270 Total views 1 Total shares OpenAI executives are trying to smooth out internal discord after the abrupt termination of former CEO and co-founder Sam

Launched in cooperation with ByteTree, the new BOLD ETP by 21Shares comprises 18.5% of BTC and 81.5% of gold at launch. 221 Total views 23 Total shares 21Shares, a major issuer of cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETP), is launching a new ETP tracking a mix of Bitcoin (BTC) and gold.The Switzerland-based firm on Wednesday announced the launch…

Bitcoin (BTC) was challenging $11,000 support July 5 after a slight downturn made it temporarily lose ground.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Data from Coin360 showed BTC/USD above $11,155 but still nursing 4.2% daily losses. The pair had climbed to over $12,000 on Wednesday, subsequently hovering at $11,700 before momentum waned. Friday’s low came in at $10,700. The…

LocalBitcoins, a major peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency exchange, has purportedly managed to significantly cut the amount of criminal funds on its platform in 2020.The P2P platform has seen a decline of over 70% in transactions from darknet markets between September 2019 and May 2020, LocalBitcoins claims.Jukka Blomberg, chief marketing officer at LocalBitcoins, told Cointelegraph that the…

“Crypto was new to me once, but once I started reading and watching, I realized that it wasn’t some passing fad — it’s here now, and will be in the future,” said Team Liquid owner and co-CEO Steve Arhancet. 1483 Total views 25 Total shares Team Liquid, the esports and gaming organization operating across major…