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With the halvings for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV) failing to drive a surge in demand, it appears that their block halvings may turn out to be non-events.Despite their halvings, BCH and BSV exhibited normal volume, and strong correlation with the crypto markets at large.Bitcoin forks fail to attract demand heading into halvingsWhile…

Short selling pressure returns to the market with a trader eyeing a retest of $31,000 as a result of support weakness. 2668 Total views 5 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $33,000 support on July 8 as a trusted trading range risked getting invalidated.BTC/USD 1-minute candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewTrader: $31,000 retest next for BTCData…

Major crypto exchange Coinbase appears to be operating smoothly even as Bitcoin sets a new price high above $41,000. 4086 Total views 13 Total shares Coinbase is under the microscope as the Bitcoin price surged past $41,000 following a minor retrace after topping $40,000 on Thursday.The United States-based crypto exchange is known for experiencing serious…

The Anhui government is addressing growing electricity demand by shutting down local crypto mining operations. 478 Total views 6 Total shares The Chinese government continues cracking down on the cryptocurrency mining industry by suspending crypto mining operations in another province.Authorities at Anhui, a small province in eastern China, have announced a set of measures to…

The Institute of International Finance looked at seven areas where digital euro legislation, which is being developed alongside the technology, is lacking. 151 Total views 3 Total shares The Institute of International Finance (IIF) has published an assessment of the European Commission’s proposed legislation on the digital euro. It gave the bill middling marks.The IIF

SIS International Research, a global market research firm headquartered in New York City, has set up blockchain consulting division called SIS Blockchain.Enterprise blockchain will be vitalAfter two years of consulting clients on blockchain applications in various industries including finance, supply chain and real estate, SIS Research established a separate blockchain consulting team, according to a…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) current 20% drop over the past four days has put the price at its lowest level in nine months and while these movements might seem extraordinary, quite a number of large listed companies and commodities faced a similar correction. For example, natural gas futures corrected 15.5% in four days and nickel futures traded…

Microsoft, IBM, Hyperledger and other technology and financial organizations have formed an alliance to develop global standards for tokenized ecosystems. 2075 Total views 43 Total shares Microsoft’s principal architect Marley Gray and Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s former director Ron Resnick today launched the InterWork Alliance (IWA), a non-profit organization aimed at bringing global standards for the…