The social media giant has rebranded in hopes of scoring regulatory approval. Global regulators should grant Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Diem “the benefit of the doubt” to greenlight its launch in 2021, a top executive at Facebook Financial said. David Marcus, the head of Facebook Financial, or F2, said that both cryptocurrency Diem and related crypto wallet […]
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The price of Bitcoin is consolidating around $19,000 as traders brace for a possible pullback. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) was rejected by the $19,500 resistance level yet again on Dec. 4, with traders becoming increasingly uncertain about what’s next for BTC/USD. Bitcoin rally keeps stalling at $19,500 Some foresee the dominant cryptocurrency undergoing a […]
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Tentative clampdowns coming from both the Treasury and the House in the United States lead this week’s Law Decoded. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note For several weeks, rumors have circulated in the U.S. that the Treasury under Steven Mnuchin […]
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Yearn “acquisitions” dominated headlines this week. The biggest events in DeFi this week all involved Yearn.finance, the yield farming optimization protocol. I covered the first, Pickle Finance, in my last installment. Since then, we’ve seen integrations with Cream Finance, a lending protocol similar to Compound; Cover Protocol, an insurance provider that recently paid out users […]
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Multiple voices forecast a weaker dollar in the long term, starting now, in a prime boost for safe havens. Bitcoin (BTC) may get fresh support for a record-breaking year in 2021 thanks to the demise of a familiar foe — the U.S. dollar. As various sources noted this week, USD is trading at almost three-year […]
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The market sentiment around Bitcoin is currently mixed, but one fund manager argues that BTC may soon see a new multi-month rally. The market sentiment around Bitcoin (BTC) is mixed as BTC price dropped almost immediately by 10% right after hitting its previous all-time high at $19,892 on Dec. 1. Nevertheless, some analysts and fund managers […]
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Bitcoin price strongly rejected near the $20,000 resistance, leading analysts to debate whether a quick recovery is on the cards. Bitcoin (BTC) finally managed to secure a new all-time high but the digital asset rejected strongly near $20,000. On-chain analysts say a sell-off from whales and miners, combined with the $20,000 level acting as a […]
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A likely “stop-loss run” triggers a one-minute candle to more than $3,000 lower than Bitcoin spot price before a rebound, in extreme volatility. Bitcoin (BTC) reached a new all-time high on various exchanges on Nov. 30, but one record, in particular, hit the headlines for a different reason. Data from cryptocurrency exchange Kraken shows BTC/USD […]
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Cybercriminals may favor a different cryptocurrency in the coming months, however. Cryptocurrency-related fraud and theft are likely to grow in the post-COVID-19 world, according to a new report by cybersecurity and anti-virus provider, Kaspersky Lab. Securelist, Kaspersky’s cyberthreat research arm, published a report on cyberthreats to financial organizations, forecasting some specific types of financial attacks […]
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After a week of gloomy headlines and a brutal price dip, traders would do well to think long term. In the midst of the crippling price dips earlier this week, cryptocurrency traders seemed beset on all sides by fear, uncertainty, and doubt. However, Dermot McGrath, head of research at blockchain investment firm Sino Global Capital, […]
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