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Leverage may be gone but Bitcoin faces an uphill struggle and multiple potential resistance levels on the road back to all-time highs. 138 Total views 18 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded to near $50,000 on Dec. 5 as traders continued to take stock of recent events.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewData from Cointelegraph Markets…

Thursday, Nov. 1: crypto markets have seen a hint of green, with many of the top 20 cryptocurrencies seeing slight growth. The slight growth in markets follows a recent sell off on Monday, when the price of Bitcoin (BTC) dropped from $6,480 to as low as $6,344. While 19 out of the top 20 cryptocurrencies…

A cross-market platform called LH-Crypto says its service gives traders the opportunity to transact across a plethora of cryptocurrencies and 200 other financial instruments — including forex on fiat currencies, precious metals, shares and commodities.Its beta version also enables users to participate in margin trading — a feature that it says helps distinguish its ecosystem from crypto…

The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC) of Thailand has developed blockchain technology for e-voting, the Bangkok Post reports on Jan. 2.NECTEC is a statutory government organization that operates under the purview of the National Science and Technology Development Agency and the Ministry of Science and Technology. The organization chiefly promotes the development of…

On Wednesday night, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib introduced a bill before the U.S. House of Representatives looking to make fiat-pegged stablecoin operators abide by the same rules and registration requirements expected of banks.The legislation, under the name “the Stablecoin Tethering and Bank Licensing Enforcement (STABLE) Act,” sets out a fresh and extremely expansive definition of stablecoin.…

U.S.-based financial institution BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian bank and asset servicing company, states that the recent performance of one of its exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, was significantly impacted by its lack of exposure to companies investing in Bitcoin.The BNY Mellon Opportunistic Small Cap Fund (DSCVX) gained 35% from September 1, 2020, through February…

With the European Union coming closer to passing the Markets in Crypto Assets framework and Kraken in the process of investing in the United Kingdom, lawmakers are taking notice. 176 Total views 3 Total shares Some members of the United States House of Representatives’ Financial Services and Agriculture Committees pointed to crypto asset frameworks being…

The crypto markets are somewhat bearish today, August 21, with virtually all of the top twenty coins by market cap seeing losses of 3-6 percent on average, as Coin360 data shows. Bitcoin (BTC) continues to show relative resilience – the top coin nonetheless continues to trade below the $6,500 price point. Despite a short-lived market…

Crypto startup companies attracted $2.7 billion in venture capital funding during the second quarter of 2024.