A report on the state of crypto in the Latin America region has concluded that adoption is likely to continue apace for the rest of the year – and will find fertile ground for growth in the world of cross-border payments and “crypto credit cards.” The report was issued by Americas Market Intelligence (AMI),…
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The US Federal Reserve (Fed) has “limited firepower” to raise interest rates due to high oil prices and a threat of recession — and this could lead to higher bitcoin (BTC) prices, the crypto research and investment firm CoinShares has said. Meanwhile, others also remain positive for the long-term, saying bitcoin’s network effects make…
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Despite the risks involved, Terra’s ‘insane volatility’ still serves as an attractive market for many short-term investors — mainly because LUNA momentarily gained 600% in value on May 14. It took just seven days for the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem to spiral down as prices came crashing from $85 on May 5 to nearly $0 on…
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“Our front office teams […] think and act like risk managers to ensure that we are not exposed in any significant way to market swings,” said Celius CFO Rod Bolger. The fallout from extreme volatility in the crypto market hasn’t significantly affected Celsius Network, according to its leadership. Seemingly in response to a now deleted…
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The streaming service’s stock price took a major hit after releasing disappointing user numbers, making some in the crypto community cry foul at the volatility. The stock market has once again made crypto look stable by comparison with the Netflix (NFLX) stock price dropping 25% in after-hours trading tod. The news that sparked the dramatic…
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High volatility is necessary to attract traders to the crypto derivatives space, and institutions would most like to see new derivatives contracts backed by altcoins such as solana (SOL), polkadot (DOT), cardano (ADA) and stablecoins, a new report from the derivatives-focused analytics firm Acuiti has found…. Read More: ‘Challenges’ to Crypto Traders as Lower…
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Ether’s price has been sideways for 27 days, but pro traders are not confident about the $2,500 support, according to derivatives. Ether (ETH) investors are having a rough time in 2022, with ETH accumulating 25% losses year-to-date as of March 17. Still, the cryptocurrency has bounced multiple times near $2,500 over the past couple of…
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ETH traders were excited by the recent break above $3,000, but a handful of data points suggest that Ethereum price will stay in a downtrend. There is an old saying in traditional markets which is actually more like a trading rule. It goes, “when the trend is negative, one can only be neutral or short,”…
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Bitcoin traders say the bottom is in, but it’s important to also consider BTC’s correlation to equities markets. Bitcoin (BTC) price traded down 23% in the eight days following its failure to break the $45,000 resistance on Feb. 16. The $34,300 bottom on Feb. 24 happened right after the Russian-Ukraine conflict escalated, triggering a sharp…
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The Governor of the Bank of Spain has alerted the public about the risks mixing traditional banks with crypto assets might bring to the economic system. Pablo Hernández de Cos stated that the direct or indirect exposure to these assets would increase the risks associated with the financial institutions. De Cos also stated that while…
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