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Bitcoin (BTC) continues to trade near the $31,000 level, making it an important resistance to watch out for in the short term. Some analysts believe the current consolidation could result in an upside breakout in Bitcoin. The institutional investors also seem to be positive about the prospects of a further rally in Bitcoin. CoinShares’ head

Crypto exchange Gemini founder and CEO Cameron Winklevoss is again threatening to sue Digital Currency Group and its CEO Barry Silbert over delays in the resolution of Genesis for its Earn customers while slamming the CEOfor allegedly trying to play the victim card. In the July 3 “Open Letter to Barry Silbert,” Winklevoss alleged the

Privacy advocates scored a big win in June with Binance’s announcement that it was backtracking on a decision to delist privacy coins for users in a number of European countries. As a result of the move, users in Italy, Poland, Spain and France will be permitted to continue trading tokens including Zcash (ZEC), Monero (XMR),

Cryptocurrencies must reach mass adoption to unlock their maximum potential as a network technology and their value as financial assets.  As with other technologies, the adoption of crypto follows a classic bell curve: Starting from a small number of innovators, it grows as early adopters embrace it, moving into mass adoption as it expands to

Base, a new layer 2 application-focused protocol by Coinbase has just one criteria left to fulfil  before being ready for mainnet launch. On June 29, the team said the Optimism-powered, Ethereum-secured network has been subject to six months of rigorous security audits — both internally and externally — its second-last criteria required for launch. “With

A recent surge in activity surrounding exchange-traded funds has led to the largest weekly inflow for digital asset investment products since July 2022, according to a June 26 report via CoinShares. Totalling $199 million, inflows for the week of 19–23 June turned around a nine-week string of consecutive outflows, with Bitcoin (BTC) representing the lion’s

The Australian Treasury’s token mapping of digital assets will adopt a “tech agnostic” and “principles-based” approach in order to define crypto assets, according to a Treasury official. Speaking to Cointelegraph on June 26 at the Australian Blockchain Week, Trevor Power, an Australian Treasury Assistant Secretary said the framework will be structured to easily classify tokens

This “Crypto City” guide looks at Sydney’s crypto culture, the city’s most notable projects and people, its financial infrastructure, what retailers accept crypto and where you can find blockchain education courses — along with a history of its crypto controversies. Jump to: Crypto culture, Projects and companies, Financial infrastructure, Where can I spend crypto? Controversies

The rush to apply for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) rejuvenated the bulls but this news is likely to boost the price only to a certain distance. As the price moves up, the risks of a crash increase if none of the ETF applications are approved. Trading firm QCP Capital is not convinced

Among the more memorable displays at Bitcoin 2023 is a real-life toilet with the logos of various non-Bitcoin cryptocurrencies. It’s an ad for a booth selling “buttwipes” that are “moistened with the tears of no-coiners.” The marketing message is clear: Bitcoin is the real thing — everything else is a shitcoin that belongs in the

The price of Cardano (ADA) is down over 3% on June 19 after dropping over 30% in the past two weeks. Is ADA price headed for its fourth red weekly candle in a row?  No respite for Cardano price bulls On June 19, ADA price fell over 3% to daily lows of $0.257 as traders

The dollar-pegged Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin sits now at the fourth position in market capitalization among other stablecoins following a dip of over $1 billion in the past 30 days, data from CoinMarketCap shows. As of writing, BUSD market cap stands at $4.30 billion, down 29% from $5.54 billion on May 18. The stablecoin has

A combination of escalating interest rates and a tight regulatory environment in the United States has driven a $417 million outflow from the crypto industry in the past eight weeks, with halts in trading for many altcoins draining liquidity and prolonging the ongoing crypto winter. This environment is forcing crypto companies to rethink and adapt

The Hinman documents were finally unsealed and made publicly available on June 12 after a lengthy back and forth between Ripple and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but what exactly do they reveal? The documents are extensive, and while they can be found in public resources like the Public Access to Court

Move-to-earn platform Sweat Economy is set to repurpose over 2 billion native $SWEAT tokens that were locked up in inactive user wallets. The tokens, valued at around $10 billion, were locked up in dormant user accounts following a token airdrop event in Sep. 2022. According to the platform, Sweatcoin users that opted into the Web3

The United States equities markets rose after the consumer price index print on June 13 came in below expectations but Bitcoin (BTC) and the altcoins failed to recover. This suggests that cryptocurrency traders are focused on crypto-specific issues and are not buying on favorable macroeconomic news.  However, there is a ray of hope for the

Amid the panic over lawsuits against major cryptocurrency exchanges, one Bitcoin (BTC) advocate argued that the BTC market is much bigger than the one tracked by exchanges. The total Bitcoin market is not limited to Binance, Coinbase or any other crypto exchange, Jan3 CEO Samson Mow told Cointelegraph at the BTC Prague conference on June

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has refuted accusations that Binance has been secretly selling Bitcoin (BTC) to artificially stabilize the price of its native token Binance Coin (BNB). The rumors have come from several market commentators, including analyst Dylan LeClair and Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten, who have accused Binance of intentionally manipulating the market to artificially

Ava Labs CEO Emin Gün Sirer will be calling on United States officials to “nurture” and “support” responsible blockchain innovation, warning that they face “disastrous consequences” if they don’t. Gün Sirer’s comments in defense of what he describes as a “revolutionary technology” is part of a testimony that he is scheduled to give to the

Cardano (ADA) bounced modestly after losing nearly 30% of its valuation in the previous week, its worst seven-day performance since May 2021, when the Terra collapse sparked a cryotocurrency market crash. Nonetheless, ADA looks ready to undergo a sharp recovery in the coming months, based on technical analysis. ADA price up 30% from six-month lows