Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped enough for one of its best-known indicators to signal a rare long-term investment opportunity is here. As of Feb. 22, the Mayer Multiple is sitting at its lowest level since Bitcoin bounced at $29,000 in July last year. Mayer Multiple down 50% in 3 months The latest in a series of…
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El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender in September 2021 has triggered a notable surge not only for its gross domestic product but also for the local tourism development. According to El Salvador’s tourism minister Morena Valdez, the tourism industry in El Salvador surged more than 30% since the adoption of the Bitcoin…
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The Kazakh Ministry of Energy announced that it has discovered and terminated 13 cryptocurrency mining operations. The government executed the shutdown as part of its efforts to regulate the Bitcoin (BTC) mining sector, which has grown increasingly popular in recent years. As per the official statement, the miners were using a lot of energy, with…
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The Bank of Jamaica revealed the name of its upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC) after a design competition, only to receive backlash from the local crypto community. The central bank of Jamaica announced on Twitter that it had chosen the name “Jam-DEX” along with the tagline and logo for its upcoming CBDC, scheduled for late…
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As an unlikely but welcome source of hope during crypto market jitters, Deutsche Bank’s report, the “Future of Cryptocurrencies,” sheds light on potentially bullish cryptocurrency activity. A survey critical to the report suggests that neither traders nor investors are likely to part with their crypto holdings in the event of a bear market. Marion Laboure,…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is looking at launching a new digital asset exchange integrated with the cryptocurrency market, according to president Pakorn Peetathawatchai. The SET is expecting to launch its own digital asset exchange in 2022, planning to enable new exposure options like investment tokens and utility tokens, Peetathawatchai said in a Bloomberg…
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Japan Exchange Group (JPX), the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Exchange owner, warned the public against companies that are misleading Japanese investors by selling crypto assets under the JPX brand. JPX issued the alert after receiving reports about an ongoing attempt to dupe unwary investors into trading Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies on platforms misrepresented as…
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Bitcoin (BTC) fell to fresh lows on Feb. 22 as the aftermath of Russia’s expected incursion into Ukraine triggered more market woes. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Gold comes to the rescue as Bitcoin wavers Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching $36,400 on Bitstamp overnight Tuesday, its lowest since Feb.…
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Blockchain analytics provider Glassnode has depicted a bearish scenario for Bitcoin as on-chain metrics suggest increased selling pressure is imminent. In its weekly analytics report on Feb. 21, on-chain metrics firm Glassnode said that Bitcoin bulls “face a number of headwinds,” referring to increasingly bearish network data. The researchers pointed at the general weakness in…
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The Cardano blockchain has experienced an explosion in on-chain activity and now trails only Bitcoin in current 24-hour transaction volume, surpassing Ethereum in the process according to Messari. Cardano (ADA) currently has $17.04 billion in 24-hour transaction volume, according to data from on-chain analytics firm Messari. With Bitcoin (BTC) at $18.85 billion and Ethereum (ETH)…
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