More 'extreme fear' than FTX crash — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week

El Salvador is looking to attract foreign investment by adopting major tax breaks on Bitcoin trading. 1190 Total views 21 Total shares The government of El Salvador will reportedly exempt investors from paying a capital gains tax and an income tax on Bitcoin (BTC), according to a presidential legal counsel.Javier Argueta, a legal adviser to…

Disappointment isn’t always a bad thing. It can be a spur, motivating one to work harder to meet expectations and goals. It is in this spirit that Cointelegraph informally surveyed members of the crypto community about this past year’s unfulfilled industry promises. Here are some of 2019’s biggest disappointments:Adoption missing?Where are the giant blockchain or…

More crypto-related content is being re-enabled on YouTube after several days of unilateral deletions and non-communication from the video giant.YouTube responded three hours ago via Twitter to YouTuber Carl The Moon regarding the crypto-related videos that have been removed from the platform this week.@TeamYouTube responded to a previous tweet sent by Carl The Moon (@themooncarl) on…

When Threads launched on July 5, it reported gaining more than 100 million organic users in the first five days, and it became clear the public was interested. The ease of transition, familiarity and the fact they didn’t need to learn new tech was enough to stop them from thinking: “Why even choose between the…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) had to hold the crucial support level between $11,100-11,300, and it did. After this support test, the price of BTC continued to surge upward on Oct. 20, reaching the crucial resistance area between $11,900-12,200.This upward move came along with weakness in the dollar, as the U.S. Dollar Currency Index (DXY)…

High gas fees for transactions on the Ethereum blockchain are at record highs amid the decentralized finance hype that has attracted many new users to get on board on the Ethereum network.DeFi experts and computer scientists got together on Sept. 3 for Cointelegraph China’s DeFi Marathon event shared their thoughts on the high gas fee…

It was a “natural” development.That is how Mike Kayamori, the CEO of Liquid described an exclusive deal with Gram Asia on public sales of Telegram Open Network (TON), a decentralized network being developed by privacy-focused messaging platform Telegram. Kayamori told Cointelegraph how Liquid came to agree with Gram Asia. He also claimed that Liquid was…

The world’s top mixed martial arts promotion has announced a partnership with Latin American crypto-only casino, Stake.com. 2166 Total views 19 Total shares Ultimate Fighting Championship, the world’s leading mixed martial arts, or MMA, organization, has announced an exclusive partnership with Stake.com — a leading crypto-powered online casinos and sportsbook.The partnership announced on March 7, will…

Alvi says the company is focused on bringing the next billion users to crypto, and attracting pro traders is a major part of its plans. 41 Total views 1 Total shares Moheeth Alvi, group product manager at Coinbase Advanced, joins Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast with host Elisha Owusu Akyaw for an in-depth discussion about