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Feb 17, 2020 at 11:24 UTCUpdated Feb 17, 2020 at 11:27 UTC View Bitcoin defended key support around $9,600 on Sunday with a doji candle, stalling the price pullback and putting the market into neutral. A break above Sunday’s high of $10,051 is needed to revive the short-term bullish view. That would likely light a…

Mar 17, 2020 at 18:48 UTCUpdated Mar 17, 2020 at 18:49 UTCBlockFi CEO Zac Prince image via CoinDesk archivesAn increase in borrower demand is driving crypto lender BlockFi to raise interest rates for bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) deposits on April 1, said CEO Zac Prince.The second-largest price drop in bitcoin’s history last Thursday created…

news Update (110:45 UTC, March 21, 2019): Added details of Mt. Gox’s remaining holdings and approved payouts as provided by the trustee. The long-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is finally moving toward settling creditors’ accounts in cryptocurrency or cash. The exchange’s rehabilitation trustee, Nobuaki Kobayashi, announced Tuesday that he had either approved or disapproved creditors’ claims and…

news Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt is gearing up to launch soon, the head of its parent firm said Thursday, although he did not set a firm timeline. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) CEO Jeffrey Sprecher, speaking during a quarterly earnings call, said Bakkt is “working to develop a regulated ecosystem that services the evolving needs of [participants]…

The strong U.S. jobs market through 2023 and early 2024 was a bit less strong than thought, providing a very brief, very modest bump to the sluggish price action in bitcoin (BTC) during mid-morning U.S. trading. According to the latest revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. added 818,000 less jobs than previously

The Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund (HFRRF) made news recently when it announced it was investing $25 million in bitcoin and ether, marking what was believed to be the first time a U.S. pension fund had put cryptocurrencies directly on its balance sheet.Of course, $25 million is only a drop in the bucket compared…

Crypto exchange KuCoin and two of its founders were charged with violating anti-money laundering laws by U.S. federal prosecutors.Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Darren McCormack called KuCoin "an alleged multibillion-dollar criminal conspiracy."KuCoin’s native token (KCS) dropped by 5% after the announcement.13:11Why Coinbase Analyst David Duong Expects to See 'Continued Upside' in Bitcoin01:19Is DOGE Repeating Its

markets View Bitcoin has dived out of a narrowing price range and may see a deeper drop if key trendline support near $10,120 is breached. Acceptance below $10,120 would expose the recent low of $9,855. Some notable observers believe the decline may be reversed following Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate cut, although historical data suggests otherwise.…

U.K. regulator the Financial Conduct Authority charged Olumide Osunkoya, 45 year old Londoner for running a network of illegal crypto ATM's. These are also the first charges brought against a person accused of running a network of crypto ATMs in the U.K., the FCA said. U.K. regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) charged an individual