Bitcoin (BTC) may be flagging, but one cryptocurrency could not be less fazed by the market downturn, hitting new all-time highs. Dogecoin (DOGE), the altcoin based on a Shiba Inu meme, passed $0.40 for the first time on April 19, capping weekly gains of 400%. New all-time highs keep coming for DOGE The rags-to-riches moves…
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Cardano (ADA) has become one of the most prominent upcoming blockchain networks. Its native token, ADA, has risen to become one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies in the world by market capitalization in a short time span. It currently ranks seventh, with a market capitalization of over $41 billion. It accounts for nearly 2% of…
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Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association has dismissed fears that the United States Department of the Treasury was close to cracking down on Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies. Indeed, rumors of the Treasury bringing money laundering charges against some financial institutions using cryptocurrencies began circulating on social media over the weekend. The report emerged…
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Ether (ETH) has been on a tear recently, with the premier altcoin’s value increasing from $1,800 to the peak of $2,480 since the start of April, showcasing a growth of nearly 30%. This latest wave of monetary momentum comes in the wake of Ethereum being on the receiving end of a lot of criticism regarding…
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Tether (USDT) has now launched on Hermez Network, an Ethereum scalability solution based on the zk-rollup concept. Rollups provide a way of batching or “rolling up” transactions to lighten the load on the Ethereum network. The key to rollups is the concept of data availability, which means that the state data of the rollup is…
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In partnership with Crypto.com, a leading digital currency platform, Time is now accepting one-time crypto payments for its 18-month digital subscription. Users who elect to pay with Crypto.org Coin, or CRO, will receive up to 10% cash back on their purchase. The digital subscription is valued at $49. The option to pay with cryptocurrency is…
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The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is recovering after a strong sell-off during the weekend, caused by cascading liquidations in the futures market. BTC/USDT 15-minute price chart (Binance). Source: Tradingview.com Traders are pinpointing three levels as the critical price areas to watch in the short term: $51,200 as the major support, $60,300 as the important resistance,…
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China’s central bank is looking to enable foreign athletes and visitors to use the country’s digital currency during the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, according to a top central bank official. Li Bo, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, said that the upcoming Winter Olympics could potentially become the first test of China’s…
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Her Majesty’s Treasury and the Bank of England have begun preliminary central bank digital currency studies that could result in the creation of a national digital currency. In a document published by HM Treasury, the exchequer announced the creation of a CBDC taskforce in collaboration with the U.K.’s central bank. Jon Cunliffe, deputy governor of…
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Bitcoin (BTC) is beginning a new week, grinding back to $60,000 as the shock of a weekend price crash settles. After dropping to as low as $52,000 in a snap sell-off event, Bitcoin has spent the past two days slowly recovering its losses. What’s next? Cointelegraph presents five factors to consider as a new trading…
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