The Federal Reserve appears ready to pursue yet another untested strategy that could ultimately boost inflation – and possibly prices for bitcoin. The Fed is “preparing to effectively abandon its strategy of pre-emptively lifting interest rates to head off higher inflation,” according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. The shift signals an explicit willingness […]

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A famous Bitcoin skeptic has called for a gold-backed currency to save Turkey as its national fiat currency collapses. In a tweet on Monday, John Hopkins professor Steve Hanke argued that hard money was now the only way out for Turkey, which has spent billions of dollars propping up the lira.Hanke: Turkey’s Lira Is “Toast”At press […]

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A former marketer of Facebook and Paypal is joining Robinhood as its new chief marketing officer. Christina Smedley has joined the Millenial-focused brokerage firm as its new CMO. Prior to Robinhood, Smedley spent nearly five years working in marketing on focus areas at Facebook working on Facebook Messenger before working on cryptocurrency products like the digital […]

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Bitcoin price is forming a strong support base above the USD 11,000 level. BTC is rising steadily and it is currently (08:30 UTC) trading above USD 11,200. If there is a clear break above USD 11,450, the price might accelerate higher towards the USD 12,000.Similarly, most major altcoins are moving steadily in the bullish zone, […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new week at over $11,000 after a wild weekend saw the market crash $1,200 in minutes — will the chaos continue? Cointelegraph gives you five factors that could easily impact Bitcoin price action over the coming days. Bitcoin Futures Gaps Keep BuildingMore than usual, this week looks set to be big in terms […]

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Amid a major bullish trend on cryptocurrency markets, Bitcoin’s (BTC) market capitalization is outstripping some major publicly traded companies like Intel and Coca-Cola. Following a bullish market in late July 2020, Bitcoin’s market cap saw a significant increase to cross a $200 billion threshold. As of press time, the market cap of the largest cryptocurrency accounts for […]

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The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) plans to launch its blockchain-based securities lending pool in November. In an announcement on July 28, TASE said the platform will serve an essential function in the country’s capital markets, which currently lack a central system for securities lending. Contrary to the current set-up —— which fails to meet the needs […]

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Following the wild weekend ride in the cryptocurrency market, the situation appears less volatile now, at least among most large-cap assets. Bitcoin has returned to $11,200, while Ethereum hovers above $380. Some lower-cap altcoins, however, are displaying high fluctuations again.A Breath Of Stability For BitcoinThe weekend was nothing short than volatile for the primary cryptocurrency. […]

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Bitcoin has soared this week, rocketing above $11,000 for the first time since August last year and adding around 20% in just a few days. Some smaller cryptocurrencies have made massive gains in recent months as bitcoin treaded water, eating into bitcoin’s dominance—a measure of bitcoin’s value compared to the wider cryptocurrency market. However, some have suggested […]

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Leading global payment companies Mastercard and Visa have been making moves to accelerate the support of cryptocurrency payment processors by opening up new options for users around the world. Both companies made strong statements in support of the use of cryptocurrencies in July by announcing respective projects and collaborations that are driving the adoption of […]

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