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Bitcoin (BTC) heads into the end of Q1 near two-week highs as trader sentiment diverges from improving technicals. Bitcoin market participants are positioned for a fresh BTC price dip, which could even form new multimonth lows. PCE week coincides with the last full trading week of March, and risk assets are showing a hint of

JD.com implements its own blockchain to issue free NFTs to attendees of its annual JD Discovery conference. 981 Total views 20 Total shares Chinese online retail giant JD.com is diving into the nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, industry by introducing a special NFT series for its annual JD Discovery conference.Using its proprietary blockchain platform, JD.com will…

Ether (ETH) has been on a tear recently, with the premier altcoin’s value increasing from $1,800 to the peak of $2,480 since the start of April, showcasing a growth of nearly 30%. This latest wave of monetary momentum comes in the wake of Ethereum being on the receiving end of a lot of criticism regarding…

As the SEC lawsuit against Telegram Open Network (TON) forced it to postpone mainnet launch, working blockchain explorers are already available for the testnet. Blockchair announced the creation of a user-friendly alternative to Telegram’s own explorer.A stalled launch has not stopped blockchain explorersIn 2018, TON raised more than $1.7 billion in a private initial coin…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $16,000 with relative ease on Nov. 13 and has remained resilient above it. Analysts are divided on the short-term outlook on BTC because the momentum remains strong but there are concerns of an overheated rally. But there are numerous positive developments that could continue to sustain the uptrend of…

The business intelligence firm has now amassed 129,699 BTC at an average price of $30,644, according to CEO Michael Saylor. Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy has added to its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, reaffirming CEO Michael Saylor’s bullish outlook on the digital asset despite its recent struggles. In a Form 8-K filing with the United States Securities and…

Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange by trade volume, continues facing scrutiny from regulators regarding the legality of its operations in certain countries.Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) are the latest financial regulators to announce a regulatory crackdown on Binance.Thai SEC announced Friday that the agency had filed a…

In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and legal issues affecting crypto and blockchain.The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is holding its 76th annual meeting between Sept. 14 and 30 to…

Vitalik Buterin addresses accusations of neglecting DeFi, defending his views on decentralized finance and the importance of sustainability and core principles of the Ethereum ecosystem.