US President Donald Trump has reportedly issued pardons to three of the co-founders of the cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, who had pleaded guilty to felony charges. According to a March 28 CNBC report, Trump granted pardons to Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed, who were facing a range of criminal charges related to money laundering…
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Bitcoin price is poised to hit $110,000 before retesting the $76,500 range, according to Arthur Hayes, pointing to easing inflationary concerns and more favorable monetary policy conditions in the US that are set to bolster risk assets, including the world’s first cryptocurrency. Still, the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry took another hit after an unknown whale…
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Bitcoin (BTC) is moving farther away from the crucial $90,000 mark, indicating that buying dries up at higher levels. Market participants seem nervous about the fresh round of US trade tariffs and the renewed inflation pressure as US Personal Consumption Expenditures data came in hotter-than-expected. Traders are divided about Bitcoin’s price trajectory in 2025. Analyzing…
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After a positive start to the week, Bitcoin price reverted to negative returns after BTC (BTC) dropped 3.5% to an intraday low of $84,120 on March 28. The price rejection occurred at the cusp of the descending trendline (black) and the upper range of the ascending channel pattern. Bitcoin 1-day chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView On the…
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Coinbase’s emergence as the Ethereum network’s largest node operator raises concerns about network centralization that could worsen as institutional adoption accelerates, industry executives told Cointelegraph. On March 19, Coinbase published a report disclosing that the US cryptocurrency exchange controlled more than 11% of staked Ether (ETH), more than any other Ethereum node operator. According to…
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The Department of Government Efficiency team — or DOGE, which is not an official US government department — led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly moving into the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a March 28 Reuters report, Musk’s DOGE team contacted the SEC and was told it would be given access…
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Opinion by: Eran Barak, CEO at Midnight It’s been almost 16 years since blockchain emerged from its esoteric fringes to enter global discourse, evidenced most recently by continued backing from Wall Street incumbents. Despite this remarkable ascendancy, the unfortunate truth is that this technology has yet to realize its true business potential. A core challenge…
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Key takeaways Bitcoin is legal in Australia and is regulated by AUSTRAC and the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). You can buy Bitcoin on various platforms, including centralized exchanges, decentralized exchanges (DEXs), P2P platforms and Bitcoin ATMs Payment options are diverse, including credit cards, debit cards, bank transfers and fiat cash deposits at ATMs Store your…
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Bitcoin (BTC) sought a local bottom on March 28 while US inflation data came in higher than expected. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin wobbles as PCE comes in hot Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD heading to $85,500 at the Wall Street open before reversing. Down over 3% on the day,…
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Michael Novogratz’s crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital agreed to pay $200 million in a settlement related to its alleged promotion of the now-collapsed cryptocurrency Terra (LUNA) According to New York Attorney General’s Office documents filed on March 24, Galaxy Digital acquired 18.5 million LUNA tokens at a 30% discount, then promoted them before selling them…
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