Price analysis 7/3: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, LTC
The bulls are trying to nudge Bitcoin above the critical resistance of $31,000, which may start a broad-based crypto rally. Source link
EU finalizes Data Act with a kill switch for smart contracts: Law Decoded, June 27–July 3
European Union lawmakers have agreed to move ahead with the controversial European Data Act, which has previously drawn criticism from the crypto community. Source link
‘A lot of the bad actors have been shaken out of the market’ — Bitvo CEO
Pamela Draper, president and CEO of crypto platform Bitvo, has weighed in on firms escaping the Canadian market amid the regulatory environment. Speaking to Cointelegraph at the Collision Conference in Toronto on June 29, Draper said despite crypto companies like Binance, dYdX, and Bybit announcing their departure from Canada in 2023, the country was “one…
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Bitcoin traders torn between breakout and $28K dip as BTC price stalls
Bitcoin (BTC) lingered below $31,000 at the July 3 Wall Street open with bulls still in need of a catalyst. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin price: Sink or swim at $30,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD acting in a tight range following the weekly close. BTC price performance remained firmly…
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UK Law Commission recommends ‘distinct’ legal category for crypto
The United Kingdom’s Law Commission is pushing for the creation of a ‘distinct’ category of personal property to accommodate and protect unique features of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. The body made the recommendation alongside three other key points following a mandate from the British government to carry out a common law analysis unpacking how legal…
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Singapore to require crypto firms to put user assets into trusts by year-end
Singapore’s central bank is introducing new measures to improve investor protection and market integrity in the cryptocurrency industry. On July 3, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced new requirements for crypto service providers to hold customer assets into a statutory trust by year-end. “This will mitigate the risk of loss or misuse of customers’…
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Thai SEC bans the use of customer crypto assets for lending and investment
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued new rules for digital asset service providers focused on investor protection. The new guidelines require digital asset service providers to offer adequate warnings highlighting risks associated with cryptocurrency trading. All platforms must display a message that reads: “Cryptocurrencies are high risk. Please study and understand the risks of…
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Belarus wants to ban P2P cryptocurrency transactions
The Belarusian foreign ministry is working on legal amendments to prohibit peer-to-peer, or P2P, transactions in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Belarus on July 2 issued an official announcement on Telegram about new legislation that would ban P2P crypto exchange for individuals. The authority cited a…
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Hut 8 relocates 6,400 rigs, sees growth in AI and high-performance computing
Hut 8 Mining is seeing new demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing as it looks to reenergize some 6,400 rigs being moved from its inactive North Bay site in Ontario, Canada. As previously reported, Hut 8 is in an ongoing legal battle with its third-party energy supplier Validus Power over alleged failure to…
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Miners send millions to exchanges — 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) starts the first week of July with a sigh of relief for traders as $30,000 support holds. BTC price action refuses to succumb to bears after 20% gains in Q2, with weekly and monthly timeframes looking strong. What’s next? A quiet week is expected on TradFi markets, with Wall Street gearing up for…
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