Anti-crypto FDIC chair Martin Gruenberg to step down — ‘best day ever’

Long-dated Bitcoin options and bulls still make waves with their ultra bullish bets, but even they must admit that the possibility of (BTC) trading above $60,000 in the next couple of months is dim. Many traders have added leveraged-long positions via futures contracts to chase after the elusive all-time high, but this seems like an unrealistic…

Bitcoin rallied for a second day as spot volumes soared, but geopolitics and a global tariff war could put a lid on BTC’s price upside. Bitcoin price caught an unexpected bid by rallying to a session high at $88,500, but will the price gains be capped at a multimonth overhead resistance that is aligned with

Bitcoin (BTC) saw ongoing rejection below $22,000 into Feb. 14 as markets braced for macroeconomic data impact.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin vs. CPI: "Expect volatility"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD failing to expand beyond $21,800 ahead of the United States Consumer Price Index (CPI) print for January.Already called the “most…

New York-based Metropolitan Commercial Bank has requested that stablecoin issuer Tether close its accounts with the bank has shut down accounts associated with stablecoin issuer Tether, technology-focused news outlet Coindesk reported on July 10.Tether and its affiliated companies reportedly had accounts with Metropolitan Commercial Bank for almost half a year, and now the financial institution…

Bitcoin price action steadies after losing almost $6,000 on Nov. 26 as winners and losers from the coronavirus-‘Nu’-variant scare emerge. 7854 Total views 17 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) stemmed some of its losses as Wall Street opened on Nov. 26 after concern over a new COVID-19 variant spark a global market sell-off.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart…

A Christmas party for stocks masks "a massive amount of weakness," one commentator warns, as Bitcoin sentiment votes with its feet. 831 Total views 23 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) dropped nearly $4,000 on Dec. 28 as the market offered a sharp reminder that the bull run would need to wait. BTC analysts eyes $44,000BTC/USD 1-hour candle…

The tour will begin in Zanzibar on Oct. 23 before continuing on to Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania. 68 Total views 2 Total shares The African arm of the company behind the Ignis, Nxt and Ardor blockchains will be launching a multi-country tour to provide blockchain education in the public and…

Block.one announced a smart contract blockchain puzzle, touting a $200,000 prize for whoever figures it out. “In this challenge, participants must create an EOSIO Smart Contract which can store and invoke EVM (Solidity) Smart Contracts in a virtual Ethereum-like environment,” a Feb. 3 announcement on EOSIO’s DevPost detailed. EOSIO platformBuilt by a company known as Block.one, the…

Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) recovered a large part of the losses that happened due to the knee-jerk reaction to China's regulatory crackdown on Sept. 24. This suggests that crypto markets have absorbed the news-based selling, with long-term investors likely using the dip to accumulate.However, a rally may have to wait as market participants watch…