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Bitcoin awaits Fed Powell speech as sellers cement $23.5K resistance

Bitcoin (BTC) preserved its active trading range into the Feb. 1 Wall Street open as markets looked to the day’s key macroeconomic data. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView $23,500 becomes level to beat for Bitcoin bulls Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as it continued to move in a narrow…
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FTX debtors seek subpoenas for inner circle of Sam Bankman-Fried

A motion filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeks to glean valuable information from the likes of Gabriel Bankman-Fried and Barbara Fried, the brother and mother of the FTX founder. According to the filing, FTX and its debtors are pursuing estate assets belonging to the company and investors. However, not…
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9-year-old Henry takes BTC to the classroom

A nine-year-old boy’s efforts show that Bitcoin (BTC) is for everyone and Bitcoin education is for all ages. Henry, who lives in the U.K., gave a talk on Bitcoin to his classmates in an engaging and funny presentation. Cointelegraph spoke to Henry’s mother, an author and Bitcoin advocate who goes by Decentrasuze on social media,…
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Tether CTO denies borrowing from bankrupt lender Celsius

Tether (USDT) — the world’s largest stablecoin by market capitalization — has never received any loan from the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius, according to the chief technology officer. Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Tether and Bitfinex crypto exchange, took to Twitter on Jan. 31 to announce that Tether has “never borrowed from Celsius.” The tweet came…
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UK Treasury publishes crypto framework paper: Here’s what’s inside

His Majesty’s Treasury published a long-anticipated consultation paper for the United Kingdom’s upcoming crypto regulation. The extensive 80-page document covers a broad range of topics, from the troubles of algorithmic stablecoins to nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and initial coin offerings (ICOs).  As stated by the Treasury, the proposals seek to place the U.K.’s financial services sector…
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Bitcoin meets FOMC after 39% January gains with Fed path ‘uncertain’

Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $23,000 on Feb. 1 after sealing its best January performance in ten years. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView End of Bitcoin bear market is “default view” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView confirmed a monthly close of around $23,100 for BTC/USD — its highest since July 2022. The…
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Here’s why India held on to older crypto reforms in national budget 2023

Cryptocurrency and blockchain technology found no mention in India’s union budget for the year 2023, bringing down the hopes of millions of crypto holders in the country. Many in the Indian crypto community were hoping for some reduction to the high crypto tax, implemented in March 2022. Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the union…
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Celsius publishes list of users eligible to withdraw majority of assets

Bankrupt cryptocurrency lending firm Celsius had come up with a withdrawal process for users who had their crypto in its custody when it stopped withdrawals in June 2022. Celsius released an official update on upcoming withdrawals on Jan. 31, providing the list of users that will be eligible to withdraw approximately 94% of eligible custody assets. The…
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Decentralized Twitter alternative goes live on Apple’s App Store

Damus, a so-called “Twitter killer” built on a decentralized network has been approved on the Apple App Store. The Damus team confirmed the approval to its 11,500 Twitter followers on Jan. 31, following what it claims was at least three rejections from the Big Tech player. Shortly after, Twitter co-founder and Nostr contributor Jack Dorsey…
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Crypto-friendly bank ends loans backed by crypto mining rigs

The holding company for the crypto-friendly bank, BankProv, has revealed it’s no longer providing loans secured by cryptocurrency mining rigs after writing off $47.9 million in loans primarily secured by them throughout 2022. According to a Jan. 31 filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), BankProv has already nearly halved the proportion…
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