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Surge in Crypto Utilization Across Europe Despite FTX Setback, According to Binance Survey

A recent survey conducted by Binance, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, has brought to light the increasing acceptance and utilization of crypto in Europe throughout 2023. Despite the setback experienced by FTX, the survey underscores that a significant number of Europeans...

Political Schism Emerges in the US Senate with 30 Senators Rejecting Cryptocurrency and 18 Senators Extending Support

In a notable divergence of opinions within the U.S. Senate, 18 senators, predominantly Republicans, are rallying behind cryptocurrency, while 30 senators, including prominent figure Senator Elizabeth Warren, are expressing opposition, underscoring a clear divide on the issue. The advocacy group...

Matrixport Anticipates Bitcoin Dip Below $36,000 in Q1, Envisages Subsequent Recovery

Matrixport's latest projection foresees a challenging Q1 for Bitcoin, predicting a dip to approximately $36,000 followed by a resilient rebound. The advent of the Bitcoin spot ETF has brought considerable attention to the market, with its impact closely monitored. The...

Regulatory Challenges Force Binance US to Halt Operations in Florida and Alaska

Binance US, a major player in the crypto space, encounters regulatory hurdles as it suspends operations in Alaska and Florida due to legal and licensing issues. Facing escalating regulatory scrutiny following CEO Changpeng Zhao's departure and ongoing investigations by the...

Bitwise Unveils Bitcoin ETF Reserves Address, Prompts $6,000 in Digital Gifts

Bitwise, a leading investment management company, has become the first issuer of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to disclose the wallet address containing the reserves of its Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) fund. According to CoinDesk, the company has gained significant...

Miners Predicted to Operate at a Loss in the Absence of Bitcoin Price Growth, Says Cantor Fitzgerald

Cantor Fitzgerald warns that several public mining companies, including Marathon Digital, Riot Platforms, and Core Scientific, may incur losses after the reduction in Bitcoin mining rewards if the cryptocurrency's price remains at $40,000. This information is reported by Cointelegraph, citing...

Grayscale has Outlined Potential Approval Timelines for an Ethereum ETF

Craig Salm, the head of Grayscale's legal department, expressed the belief that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve an ETF based on the spot price of Ethereum by the summer of 2024. Bloomberg's market analyst...

Banking Exodus: Crypto Industry Lures Talent with Competitive Salaries and Growth Potential

A recent report unveils a noteworthy trend: significant migration of talent from the banking and finance sectors to the burgeoning crypto industry. This shift, driven by competitive compensation packages and the allure of innovation, highlights the evolving landscape of financial...

Crypto Craze in China: Underground Booms Despite Official Ban

Despite a government ban, the Chinese crypto market is thriving, driven by investors seeking alternatives to a sluggish economy and underperforming stocks. This article explores the creative ways Chinese citizens are accessing crypto and the implications for the global financial...

Crypto.com Surges in Spot Trading, Eyeing Top Ranks: Can it Dethrone the Giants?

Crypto.com is making waves in the cryptocurrency exchange world, experiencing a meteoric rise in spot trading volume. Surpassing established players like Kraken and KuCoin, it now sits comfortably at the 9th position globally, controlling over 3% of the total market...

UK mulls digital pound: Is "Britcoin" on the horizon?

The prospect of a state-backed digital currency, affectionately nicknamed "Britcoin," continues to swirl around the UK. While not quite ready to make a definitive call, both the UK Parliament and the Bank of England (BOE) are actively exploring the potential...

Stablecoin Market Hits 11-Month High, Surpasses $134 Billion in Market Capitalization

In a significant development, the stablecoin market has reached its peak in the past 11 months, demonstrating heightened network activity at the beginning of the new year. According to recent findings from CCData, a cryptocurrency analytics firm, the stablecoin market...

Polkadot Loses its Sparkle: Is Low User Activity to Blame for DOT's 20% Slide?

Polkadot's (DOT) price has taken a beating in recent weeks, plummeting by nearly 20% in the last 30 days. The once-shining star of the cryptocurrency market now trades at $6.73, a level last seen in September 2023. This sharp decline...

Terraform Labs Files for Bankruptcy, Marking a Troubled Chapter in Crypto History

Terraform Labs, the company behind the infamous TerraUSD stablecoin, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. This move comes after the dramatic collapse of TerraUSD and its linked cryptocurrency, Luna, in May 2022, which sent shockwaves through...

Hong Kong's Crypto Game Heats Up: Spot ETFs Slated for Mid-Year Debut

Get ready, crypto fans! Hong Kong is about to become a hotbed for digital asset trading with the launch of its first spot crypto ETFs, expected to arrive by mid-2024. Homegrown exchanges like OSL and HashKey are leading the charge,...

Grayscale Gets Cold Feet: $2 Billion Vanishes as Bitcoin ETF Flops

Hold onto your hats, folks, because Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) just took a $2 billion nosedive! Investors have been dumping shares like hot potatoes ever since this ten-year-old behemoth converted to an ETF. And guess who leads the stampede? None...

Doge and Floki Go Woof! Twitter Payment Rumors Send Prices Skyrocketing

Meme coins were all the rage this weekend as Dogecoin and Floki Inu saw their prices jump a whopping 12%! Sparking the frenzy was a mysterious social media account called @xpayments, who hinted at Dogecoin payment integration on a certain...

Ripple Throws Shade at SEC in Coinbase Case: Tough Questions Hint at Rocky Road Ahead

Ripples' top lawyer, Stuart Alderoty, isn't holding back his punches. Following the SEC v. Coinbase hearing, he blasted the agency's approach to crypto regulation on social media. In the case, which hinges on whether Coinbase sold unregistered securities, Alderoty argues...

More Than Half of Cryptocurrencies Launched Since 2014 have Failed, CoinGecko Says

More than half of the cryptocurrencies launched since 2014 have failed, according to CoinGecko. The data aggregator found that 58.5% of the more than 24,000 cryptocurrencies listed on its platform have either ceased to trade or have been deemed fraudulent....

Solana Mobile's New Smartphone Receives Record Demand

Solana Mobile, a company founded by the developers of the Solana blockchain, has announced a new smartphone with support for crypto applications. The device, called Chapter 2, has seen record demand, with over 30,000 pre-orders placed in the first 24...

40% of cryptocurrency-related materials in Telegram were fraudulent in 2023

A report by Angara Security found that 40% of cryptocurrency-related materials published in Telegram in 2023 were fraudulent. The report analyzed 22,000 posts related to cryptocurrencies, of which 9,000 were marked as suspicious and subsequently removed. The majority of the...

Bitcoin ETFs See Strong Inflows, But Bitcoin Price Falls

JPMorgan: Grayscale ETF Sell-Off to Blame for Bitcoin Decline Large Sales by Grayscale Investors May Be Impacting Crypto Market, Analysts Say In the first week of trading, U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted significant volumes. BlackRock's fund had over...

Bitcoin Hashrate Drops 30% Due to Texas Miner Outages

Bitcoin miners in Texas were forced to shut down their farms due to extreme cold, causing the Bitcoin hashrate to drop by 30%.  The hashrate of Bitcoin is the total computing power used to mine the cryptocurrency. It is measured...

Ethereum Outperforms Bitcoin in Early 2024 on ETF Expectations, Network Upgrades

Ethereum (ETH) is outperforming Bitcoin (BTC) in early 2024, with the second-largest cryptocurrency up 15% year-to-date compared to BTC's 6% decline. Analysts attribute the outperformance to two main factors: Expectations of a spot ETF for Ethereum: Investors believe that the...

Crypto Market Sentiment Shifts to Neutral After Bitcoin ETF Launch

The Fear & Greed Index, which measures sentiment among cryptocurrency market participants, fell from 76 to 52 points in the five days following the approval of the first US spot bitcoin ETFs. This indicates that the market has moved from...

BlackRock: The Emergence of Ethereum ETFs is an Important Step in The Development of Cryptocurrencies

The head of BlackRock Larry Fink said that the appearance of ETFs on Ethereum is an important step in the development of cryptocurrencies. In an interview with CNBC, he said that he considers cryptocurrencies to be an asset class rather...

Launch of Bitcoin ETF and growth of Ethereum. Main events of the week

The cryptocurrency market is showing signs of recovery in early 2024, with the Fear & Greed Index rising to 76 out of 100, its highest level since November 2021. This indicates that optimism is prevailing in the market. The U.S....

Bloomberg: The Market Is Ready For Bitcoin ETF Trading to Begin

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has just two technical steps left to launch trading in a spot bitcoin ETF. First, the regulator must approve applications from exchanges that will list the ETF. Second, the SEC must approve applications...

Spot Bitcoin-ETF: Approval or Rejection?

On January 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to make a decision on applications to launch spot bitcoin-ETFs. In anticipation of this event, the opinions of the crypto community are divided. ETF approval Experts interviewed by...

JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs May Become Authorized Participants In BTC Spot ETFs

Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments is in talks with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to bring these banks on board as authorized participants in a spot BTC ETF. Authorized participants are firms that have the authority to create and redeem shares...