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Crypto Market ‘Pricing in a Trump Win,’ Says QCP Capital

QCP Capital reports that the cryptocurrency market is anticipating a Donald Trump victory in the upcoming U.S. election in November 2024. QCP drew a parallel to the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981. QCP Capital: Unusual Bitcoin…

This Week’s Top Crypto Market Performers: Mog Coin Leads With 54.9% Gain

Over the past week, bitcoin and ethereum each gained 10% against the U.S. dollar. Several other crypto assets saw double-digit increases, with the meme token mog coin (MOG) leading the pack with a 54.9% rise. The week’s largest decliner was…

Bitcoin vs. Today’s Top Crypto Assets: Market Performance in 2024

Current market data indicates that bitcoin has increased by 48% against the U.S. dollar since Jan. 1, 2024. This implies that on that date, one tether (USDT) was exchanged for 0.00002368 BTC, whereas today, it’s valued at just 0.00001596…

Ethereum Technical Analysis: ETH’s Bullish Momentum Continues Amid Uptrend

As of July 15, 2024, ethereum (ETH) maintains its bullish trajectory, showing promising signs across various technical indicators. With its current price at $3,341 and a market capitalization of $401 billion, ether has demonstrated strong…

Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Pushes Through Resistance, Bullish Momentum Builds

Bitcoin is currently priced at $62,612, with a 24-hour intraday price range of $59,302 to $63,259. The market capitalization stands at $1.23 trillion, and the 24-hour trade volume is $28.37 billion. Bitcoin The BTC/USD 1-hour chart indicates a…

Guernsey Post to Launch Limited Edition Crypto Stamps

Guernsey Post, the postal service for the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands, is set to become the first postal operator in the British Isles to introduce crypto stamps, merging traditional stamp collecting with digital non-fungible tokens…

Latam Insights Encore: Chavez, Marx, And Bukele’s Anti ‘Free Market’ Practices to Curb Speculation In El Salvador

Welcome To Latam Insights Encore, a deep view of Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency-based news last week. In this edition, we examine the course of action that Nayib Bukele has taken regarding price gouging and…

Russia Considers Allowing Digital Currency Trading on the Country’s Largest Exchanges

The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed permitting digital currency trading for a select group of qualified investors on licensed exchanges like the Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange. Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Financial…

SEC Enforcement Director Calls for Stronger Crypto Regulation Citing Rising Investor Harm

Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Division of Enforcement, addressed crypto regulation at the William & Mary Business Law Review’s Symposium earlier this month. He stressed the need to…

US Treasury ‘Very Attentive’ to Russia’s Use of Cryptocurrency, Yellen Says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has addressed concerns about Russia using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions. During her testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Yellen acknowledged the potential threat, noting that while it may…

Dormant 2012 Bitcoin Wallet Awakens, Moves a Notable 1,000 BTC Worth $60 Million

According to onchain data, a dormant bitcoin wallet created 11 years and nine months ago on Sept. 25, 2012, has transferred 1,000 bitcoins valued at $60 million to an unknown wallet for the first time. 11-Year-Old Bitcoin Wallet Transfers 1,000 BTC…

Privacy Coin Monero Tops Payments at European Online Retailer Shopinbit in June

According to Shopinbit, a European online retailer that accepts cryptocurrency for transactions, monero (XMR) was the favored payment method in June. Shopinbit reported that XMR accounted for over 74% of all payments during that period. European…

Latam Insights: Bukele Goes Chavez Mode Against High Prices, Paraguay Strengthens Power Theft Penalties For Crypto Mining

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: President Nayib Bukele starts combating price gouging practices in El Salvador a la Chavez, Paraguay enacts…

Average Onchain Bitcoin Fees Drop Below $2, Lowest in Over 250 Days

Since July 1, the average transaction fee on the Bitcoin blockchain has remained below $2, with current onchain fees at 15.5 satoshis per virtual byte (sat/vB), translating to $1.54 per transfer. Bitcoin Fees Hit 10-Month Low Onchain Bitcoin fees…

Institutional Liquidity Providers and OTC Desks Absorbed 88% of Germany’s Bitcoin Sales

Institutional liquidity providers, market makers, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading desks, regardless of the term you choose, have taken in most of Germany’s bitcoin since sales began in June 2024. Data reveals that only a small amount of…

Bitcoin Surpasses $60K After 11 Days: Price Boost Follows Trump Assassination Attempt

The price of bitcoin climbed 2.7% over the past 24 hours, reaching an intraday peak of $60,423 per token. For over a week, BTC remained below the $60,000 mark. However, on Sunday morning at 4 a.m. EDT, it surpassed this threshold for the first time…

German Government Now Holds Less Than 10K BTC, Iran Proposes to Link All BRICS Payment Systems, and More — Week in Review

Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has proposed linking BRICS countries’ payment systems for seamless national currency transactions. Meanwhile, Germany’s government reduced its Bitcoin holdings by over 3,000 BTC, now holding…

Web3 Marketing Strategist Says It’s a ‘Mistake’ to Frame Blockchain and AI as Competing Technologies

According to Catherine Daly, the marketing head at Space and Time, framing artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain as competing industries would be a mistake. Instead, Daly believes “there’s a lot of room for each to accelerate…