Familiar support zones are back on the radar after $25,000 proves too much for Bitcoin bulls. Bitcoin (BTC) headed lower on Aug. 12 as a broadly expected comedown from two-month highs began to take shape. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView 200-week moving average becomes pivot Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD…
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Huobi co-founder Leon Li reportedly informed about his decision to other backers of the company in a July shareholders meeting. Leon Li, the co-founder of global crypto exchange Huobi, is reportedly in talks to sell the majority of his stake in the company, which could be valued at over $1 billion. Li reportedly had discussions…
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According to a statement from the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), law enforcement officials in Amsterdam arrested an unnamed 29-year-old suspected of developing the ethereum mixing application Tornado Cash. FIOD accuses the suspect of “concealing criminal financial flows and facilitating money laundering through the mixing of cryptocurrencies.” Netherlands Law Enforcement Takes Suspected Tornado…
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PRESS RELEASE. Seychelles, August 2022 – Bitflex Ltd., a secure crypto trading exchange currently specializing in crypto derivatives, has announced the launch of a new trading competition with a prize pool of $15,000. From August 5 to September 9, new and existing users on the Bitflex platform can participate in the event for a chance…
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The number of people working in the blockchain industry went up by 76% year-on-year as of June 2022, a study undertaken by the professional networking platform Linkedin and the crypto trading app OKX has found. The study also found there is “a large gap in demand for technical talent in the global blockchain talent pool.”…
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Cryptocurrency markets consolidated on Friday, as bulls marginally pulled back following strong gains in yesterday’s session. Bitcoin fell slightly below $24,000, as prices were once again unable to move past a key ceiling. Ethereum was also lower, however continued to trade close to $1,900. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC) prices fell marginally lower on Friday, as crypto…
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High rates of crypto ownership, with purchases often made on advice from Youtube and Facebook, make “a strong case for regulation,” according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission. The watchdog backs its stance with poll results showing nearly half of retail investors in Australia keep one coin or another. Australian Securities Regulator Pushes for…
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During a call on Thursday, Ethereum (ETH) developers mentioned potential dates for the Merge – the massive and much-anticipated event when Ethereum moves from the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism to proof-of-stake (PoS). The dates mentioned in the document shared during the call include September 15, 16, and 20…. Read More: Ethereum Developers Looking for Potential…
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MakerDAO (decentralized autonomous organization) founder Rune Christensen has called for the community members to consider depegging Maker (MKR)’s stablecoin DAI from USD, and perhaps (slowly) getting into ethereum (ETH) – which Vitalik Buterin argued would be a “terrible idea.” Writing in the DAO’s Discord channel, as yearn.finance (YFI) core developer banteg shared, Christensen wrote to…
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Celsius creditors want to block the bankrupt crypto lender from selling mined bitcoin (BTC) reserves – and have labeled the firm’s CEO previous attempts to reassure them as “empty and false.” The company is filing for bankruptcy in New York, where the case is now being heard. But in a letter to the court, the…
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