Following a recent regulatory crackdown on the founders of major crypto exchange BitMEX, 100x Group, the holding group for HDR Global Trading Limited, owner of BitMEX, announced its new CEO. Alexander Höptner. After BitMEX Co-founder Arthur Hayes stepped down in October due to the crackdown, Alexander Höptner, CEO of Börse Stuttgart GmbH and Read more…
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An influential Russian politician has spoken up in favor of the country’s forthcoming crypto regulations rollout – but opposition voices are not so sure that the new rules will do anything to help the crypto sector. Per media outlet RIA Novosti (via Prime), Arseniy Poyarkov, a member of State Duma-run Digital Economy Committee and the…
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Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Adoption news The Ukrainian Ministry of Education has unveiled an educational course for citizens that comprises modules on bitcoin (BTC), crypto mining, blockchain technology, and more. Per a Telegram post from the Read…
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Source: Adobe/Zsolt Biczó Investments into and out of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) will be key over the coming weeks for the bitcoin (BTC) price direction, according to US-based major investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. "A failure by the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to receive additional inflows over the coming weeks would also cast doubt…
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Joe Biden. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden As China is leading the central bank digital currency (CBDC) race and the United States has taken a back seat, Niall Ferguson, an influential economic historian, suggested President-elect Joe Biden consider leapfrogging the crowd and going straight for the score by integrating BTC into the US financial system. “Rather…
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Christine Lagarde. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/europeancentralbank As the European Central Bank (ECB) is intensifying its efforts to roll out a digital euro, Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, is also mounting attacks on bitcoin (BTC), among other cryptoassets and stablecoins. In her article, published today in the L’ENA hors les murs magazine, the president of…
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After an accelerated bull run this past weekend, on Monday, the most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC) started revisiting its all-time highs (ATHs). (Updated at 15:41 UTC: updates throughout the entire text. Updated at 16:23 UTC: a new section – USD 50K and ‘the perfect opportunity’ – has been added ). Per Coingecko.com, BTC hit USD…
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Bitcoin price gained bullish momentum after it broke the USD 17,800 and USD 18,000 resistance levels. BTC even climbed above the USD 18,250 and USD 18,500 levels. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) consolidating gains, with key hurdles near USD 18,680 and USD 18,800. Similarly, there was a steady rise in most major altcoins, including…
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After major hedge fund Tudor BVI decided to allocate "a low single-digit" of its assets to bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts earlier this year, another behemoth, the Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund just raised the stakes by announcing its plans to allocate up to 10% of its net assets. Guggenheim Funds Trust, controlled by global investment and…
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The purchased 52′ Lagoon catamaran. The global luxury goods market is just one of those that have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic this year. But with bitcoin (BTC) experiencing a period of growth this year, it appears that crypto investors who have struck it rich in the latest bull run have been spending…
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