US Treasury yields are rising — What does it mean for Bitcoin price?
The 5-year U.S. Treasury yield reached its highest level in 3 months, but the typical inverse correlation-based price action with Bitcoin might not work this time. Source link
Bitcoin sees new all-time highs in 3 countries as BTC price pokes $31K
Bitcoin (BTC) tapped $31,000 for a third time this year on June 25 as the weekly close promised volatility. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView BTC price challenges $31,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price movements focusing on yearly highs. BTC price remained strong over the weekend, as attention focused on geopolitical…
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$794K SIM swap hacker PlugwalkJoe sentenced to five years in prison
British Hacker Joseph O’Connor, also known online as PlugwalkJoe, has been sentenced to five years in U.S. prison for his role in stealing $794,000 worth of cryptocurrency via a SIM swap attack on a crypto exchange executive back in April 2019. O’Connor was initially arrested in Spain in July 2021 and was extradited to the…
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Bitcoin’s ‘Great Accumulation,’ Binance.US resumes withdrawals…
Top Stories This Week ‘The Great Accumulation’ of Bitcoin has begun, says Gemini’s Winklevoss Recently renewed optimism for an approved Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is igniting “The Great Accumulation Race” for Bitcoin, according to industry pundits. Over the past week, Fidelity, Invesco, WisdomTree and Valkyrie have followed investment giant BlackRock in applying for a…
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Ether price eyes $3K as exchanges’ ETH balances drop to an all-time low
On-chain data and ETH price charts are beginning to hint at a possible rally to $3,000. Source link
Crypto trading an important part of the virtual asset ecosystem — Hong Kong SFC chief
The CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong, Julia Leung Fung-yee, addressed Hong Kong’s embrace of Web3 regulation following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in November 2022, stating that crypto trading is an important part of the virtual asset ecosystem. During the speech, Leung reportedly explained that the new licensing…
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Mainstream media challenge decision to protect FTX customers: Report
The four major media outlets advocating to release FTX customer names have opposed the decision to seal them. Meanwhile, a crypto lawyer told Cointelegraph that “there is clear evidence” of potential harm if the names were to be disclosed. According to a June 23 Reuters report, Bloomberg, Dow Jones & Company, The New York Times and…
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ECB official labels crypto as ‘deleterious’ with ‘no societal benefits’ in scathing speech
Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), has suggested a dark future for cryptocurrencies, in which the digital assets may be used for little more than gambling among investors. In written remarks for a panel at the Bank for International Settlements Annual Conference on June 23, Panetta said crypto’s perception…
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The race for a Bitcoin spot ETF, Wall Street’s new crypto exchange, and other news
The bid for the first Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States is gaining traction following BlackRock’s recent application, with both former applicants and new players seeking permission from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list a crypto ETF. Although it’s unclear whether the SEC will finally allow a Bitcoin…
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Wirex may suffer card outage in EEA due to UAB PayrNet licensing issue
Debit cards offered through crypto payment service Wirex may stop functioning in the European Economic Area (EEA), according to a June 23 email the company sent to some of its customers. The threat of stoppage was triggered by Lithuania’s central bank revoking the license of UAB PayrNet, Wirex’s card provider. This news comes after Wirex’s…
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