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Indian state officials are reportedly no longer keen on banning Bitcoin and a crypto regulatory bill may be up for discussion during the Monsoon Session of Parliament. 6761 Total views 5 Total shares The tide may have finally turned for cryptocurrencies in India as reports indicate a softer stance by the government toward crypto.According to…

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week just under $22,000 as bulls fail to reclaim lost ground in February.After some modest volatility towards the weekly close, BTC/USD is still near three-week lows as a new status quo enters with $22,000 as resistance.The largest cryptocurrency stands at the beginning of an important week of macroeconomic data, however,…

In terms of adoption and TVL, layer-2 scaling solutions continue to lead the cryptocurrency industry by a wide margin. 240 Total views 13 Total shares Hybrid computing platform Boba Network has joined the “crypto unicorn” rankings after raising $45 million in Series A funding, underscoring the investment appeal of Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions. The funding round…

Several members of the Facebook-backed Libra Project have announced their alliance with a rival stablecoin project known as Celo. Since the middle of March, members that have joined the Celo Alliance for Prosperity include, among many others, Coinbase Ventures, Anchorage Mercy Corps, Andreessen Horowitz and Bison Trails Co. The shift in interest from one project…

United Kingdom-based interdealer broker TP ICAP will sell bitcoin (BTC) financial derivatives, Bloomberg reports on June 17.Per the report, the ICAP unit of the firm now allows its customers to buy or sell the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) bitcoin futures. In June, the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s bitcoin futures will expire with no current plans…

One crypto industry CEO thinks COVID-19 has brought Bitcoin further into the public eye. 779 Total views 14 Total shares The CEO and co-founder of Bitcoin (BTC) investment app Amber, Aleks Svetski, said he thinks the COVID-19 pandemic has bolstered Bitcoin awareness. "COVID was one of the best marketing campaigns for Bitcoin in history," Svetski told Morgan…

The price of BNT, the native token of Bancor, surged 86% in merely two days from $1.02 to $1.919. The rally was fueled by a combination of Coinbase listing BNT and the growing volume of Bancor’s DEX.The Coinbase listing was the primary catalyst behind BNT’s strong 48-hour rally. Almost immediately after its announcement, the token’s…

Many stocks of publicly traded firms that are exposed to Bitcoin have suffered significant drawdowns this month. 19235 Total views 3 Total shares The fallout from this month’s violent crypto market meltdown appears to have flowed into the stock markets, with publicly listed firms with exposure to crypto assets seeing significant losses during May.The month…