Key points: Rising oil prices have not hurt crypto sentiment as buyers attempt to push Bitcoin above $69,000 Buyers are attempting to propel several major altcoins above their overhead resistance levels, indicating demand at lower levels. A sharp rally in oil prices failed to deter cryptocurrency buyers who pushed Bitcoin (BTC) above $69,000 on Monday.…
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Bitcoin managed to avoid losses suffered by global stock markets over oil supply uncertainty, with a 5% relief bounce from its weekly open level. Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $69,000 at Monday’s Wall Street open with markets in limbo over the Middle East oil crisis. Key points: Bitcoin sees a rebound after dropping below $68,000 for…
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Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is reportedly facing a possible partial business suspension of up to six months as regulators step up enforcement over anti-money laundering controls. South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) gave Bithumb a preliminary notice of a six-month partial suspension over alleged anti-money laundering and know-your-customer failures under…
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The Bitcoin network has just reached 20 million mined coins, leaving just one million Bitcoin to be mined over the next century. “The market is about to experience something new: A global asset with almost no new supply left,” Energy Co managing partner David Eng said in an X post on Sunday. On average, about…
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Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, added another large tranche of BTC to its holdings last week, pushing total reserves above 738,000 BTC. Saylor’s Strategy acquired 17,994 Bitcoin (BTC) for $1.28 billion last week, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Monday. The purchase marks the largest BTC…
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Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage has invested 215,000 pounds (around $286,000) in Stack BTC, a London-listed Bitcoin treasury company chaired by former UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, as the Reform UK leader deepens his ties to the crypto sector. The investment gives Farage a 6.31% stake in the company through his media vehicle Thorn In…
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Opinion by: Agata Ferreira, assistant professor at the Warsaw University of Technology Regulators are increasingly confronting the tough truth about digital power: The biggest risks in today´s digital world are not just about bad actors’ behavior. The risks are baked into how dominant digital systems work today. Lock-in, dependency, data hoarding, opaque control, market dominance…
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Bitcoin (BTC) displayed strength as it traded above $67,000 on Monday, after producing the first bullish weekly close in seven weeks. Meanwhile, oil prices exploded as the Middle East conflict prompted fears of a major supply shortage. Key takeaways: Bitcoin holds firm above $67,000 as oil prices surge to the highest level since 2022. The…
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Crypto investment products held firm last week, clocking decent inflows despite ongoing market turmoil caused by fears of an energy crisis fueled by the US-Israel war with Iran. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) recorded $619 million in inflows last week, led by $521 million into Bitcoin (BTC) investment products, CoinShares reported Monday. The gains followed the…
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