A recent report by the research firm Delphi Digital illustrates the predictable consistency of price action and trends within the crypto market. The report delves into the interconnectedness between the 4-year Bitcoin (BTC) cycle and broader economic trends. According to Delphi Digital analysts, the ongoing consolidation at $30,000 is similar to the period between 2015…
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United States lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee have demanded answers from the heads of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regarding under what circumstances Prometheum obtained a special purpose broker-dealer license (SPBD). In separate letters dated Aug. 9, House committee chair Patrick McHenry and 20 other members…
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United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s latest push advocating for crypto holders to “speak directly to lawmakers” featured a House of Representatives member who previously acknowledged 11 ethics violations. As of Aug. 15, more than 54,000 individuals had signed on to Coinbase’s ‘Stand with Crypto Alliance’ in an effort to engage with U.S. lawmakers at the…
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The latest report from Glassnode Insights, titled “The Week On-Chain,” emphasized that Bitcoin (BTC) has reached historically low levels of volatility. This has led to a mere 2.9% separation between the asset’s Bollinger Bands, indicating an exceptionally narrow trading range. This situation has only been observed twice in Bitcoin’s history: in September 2016, when BTC…
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Binance Connect, the regulated buy-and-sell crypto arm of Binance exchange, will shut down on August 16. Cointelegraph confirmed on August 15 via an email with a Binance spokesperson. The same day, BNB Chain decentralized exchange Biswap tweeted that Binance “has made a difficult decision to disable Binance Connect on 15 August due to its provider closing the…
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Bitcoin (BTC) may be weeks from a “sharo rally” toward $34,000, trading platform QCP Capital believes. In its latest market update released on Aug. 15, analysts said that the coming weeks include a key decision point for BTC price action. BTC price due September “termination point” With Bitcoin still rangebound after months of indecisive behavior,…
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Blockchain technology firm Blockstream is looking to raise up to $50 million to purchase and store mining equipment that it perceives to be undervalued on secondary markets. Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph, Blockstream mining sales head James Macedonio unpacked the company’s plans to take advantage of a “huge separation” in the value of Bitcoin (BTC) and…
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Over the 15 years since Bitcoin was created, there has been no shortage of crazy conspiracy theories about how it was made and where it came from. Some believe Bitcoin was the work of “a bunch of engineers” in the Chinese Communist Party — presumably for world domination; others claim Bitcoin is the work of…
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China’s provisional guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) activity and management in the country are scheduled to come into effect on Aug. 15. The regulations, which were published on July 10, are referred to as the “Generative AI Measures” and are the result of a joint effort between six government agencies including the Cybersecurity Administration of…
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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) — the financial regulator with the final say over allowing a spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) — may be moving closer to giving the investment vehicle the green light after several years of applications. In June, the world’s largest asset management firm, BlackRock, added its application to the…
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