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Investors balance risk as Bitcoin futures dip, reflecting uncertainty before the Federal Reserve's September meeting.

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a new all-time high above $29,400 across major exchanges on Jan. 1. In other words, BTC is just 2% away from reaching the psychological resistance level at $30,000.Breaking $30,000 could fuel renewed confidence in the market with the last remaining technical roadblock right below this level. BTC/USDT 4-hour price chart…

Worldwide Google searches for “Bitcoin” (BTC) — currently worth $9,400 — are now near a three-month high, according to Google Trends. Current interest is at the highest level since early August, when BTC price was around $11,700.Africa leads in searches for “Bitcoin”Notably, three of the top five regions reporting the most searches for the keyword…

Members of the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) can now test their blockchain applications within a new testnet, which does not require a full-scale roll-out.In a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Jan. 15, EEA revealed its new partnership with blockchain testing and development firm Whiteblock, through which the EEA will leverage Whiteblock Genesis testing platform.…

Investing app Invstr has launched a cryptocurrency index for their platform, allowing users to follow cryptocurrency markets, according to a press release on Feb 6.Invstr’s crypto index will allow users to to track price fluctuations of the crypto market and make price comparisons of specific cryptocurrency pairs. The index will also include a range of…

In a recent interview, Lagarde said that Bitcoin has been used to conduct "funny business" and "totally reprehensible money laundering activity." 2210 Total views 25 Total shares The European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde has repeated her insistence that global regulators need to tighten the rules to ensure Bitcoin (BTC) falls under more coordinated oversight. In…

Bitcoin (BTC) dipping below $36,000 “smells like capitulation,” one trader says as suspicion mounts over U.S. stock markets.In a tweet on May 6, Cointelegraph contributor Michaël van de Poppe suggested that the BTC price was at least giving “serious signals.”Analyst: Stocks saw "forced liquidation"After plunging to 10-week lows in line with equities on the May 5…

The tour will begin in Zanzibar on Oct. 23 before continuing on to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. 68 Total views 2 Total shares The African arm of the company behind the Ignis, Nxt and Ardor blockchains will be launching a multi-country tour to provide blockchain education in the public and…

Report says sources close to the situation have said U.S. officials plan to restrict Chinese companies’ access to cloud computing services as a security measure. Officials in the United States are considering restricting China’s access to cloud computing services in an effort to safeguard the country’s advanced technology, according to a report in the Wall…