During the recent Paris Blockchain Week Summit, Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall sat down with Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius Network, to talk about several topics, including where the Bitcoin and Ether markets are going. According to Mashinsky, Bitcoin (BTC) received very strong support at around $30,000 to $33,000. The entrepreneur believes that Terra’s recent BTC purchase played a significant
Month: April 2022
April 22 is Earth Day and with environmental sustainability one of the key topics in the global debate surrounding Bitcoin mining, analysts say the industry has begun to naturally gravitate towards cleaner and cheaper energy sources. According to a January report by the Bitcoin Mining Council, by Q4 2021, the global Bitcoin mining industry ran
The Bank of England’s regulatory arm has raised its budget by $31.6 million (£24.3 million) for the coming financial year saying that costs have increased due to its growing responsibilities and preparations for “emerging risks in the financial system”. According to the latest business plan released on Wednesday April 20 by the Prudential Regulation Authority
Stablecoin minting and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have been the latest trending topics in the cryptocurrency market and protocols like Terra (LUNA) have led the discussion on why stablecoins should be backed by assets like Bitcoin and Avalanche (AVAX). One project that appears to be following Terra’s lead is Origin Protocol (OGN), a platform focused on
Bitcoin (BTC) price flashed bullish for a brief moment, possibly tricking some traders into opening longs, before plunging back below $40,000 in evening trading hours. Let’s take a quick look at what traders think about the current price action and whether or not today’s brief break out was nothing more than test of overhead resistance. BTC/USDT
Sanctions are being imposed on cryptocurrency mining companies for the first time in history. The US Treasury Department announced that it is taking action against virtual currency mining companies across Russia. This information came out when IMF issued a statement saying, “the Kremlin may employ these activities to avoid compliance with international economic punishment.” In
Sentiment in the cryptocurrency market is on the upswing after small gains from Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins hint that the market could be in the process of a bullish breakout. A handful of altcoins are also finding momentum and a round of fresh partnership announcements appear to back the 40% gains seen in select assets
Austrians have “sufficient funds” for more Bitcoin ATMs — hat’s the verdict that MediaMarkt, a German electronics retailer, reached following a successful Bitcoin ATM pilot in Austria. MediaMarkt will roll out Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs in 12 branches across the country, including Seiersberg and Klagenfurt. According to the Austrian newspaper Kleine Zeitung, the pilot project, which
United States House of Representatives member Jared Huffman and 12 other lawmakers have requested the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, assess crypto mining firms potentially violating environmental statutes. In a letter addressed to EPA administrator Michael Regan on Wednesday, Huffman said he and other Democratic House members had “serious concerns” around crypto firms in the
Across Latin America, a fragmented payments landscape has resulted in low interoperability, often leading to high fees for both senders and receivers of payments. Regulators in the region are working — with varying progress and approaches — to enable real-time payment options that foster greater interoperability, increase financial inclusion, generate revenue for banks and businesses
Ethereum created the largest gains at $76.3 billion; bitcoin followed with $74.7 billion. The United States was the largest market for these realized gains, at $46.9 billion. Ethereum may grow even further in 2022, with more milestones coming up. Blockchain data analytics platform Chainlaysis has published a new report on the cryptocurrency market’s performance in
Five months ago, Bitcoin.com News published a story concerning the speculation surrounding the third-largest bitcoin wallet, as many observers believe the address is a mega whale. The report noted at the time that the address “1P5ZED” shows all the tell-tale signs that it’s an exchange platform, but to this very day speculators still assume and
Proof-of-stake blockchain protocol Algorand will implement a smart contract that will automate the offsetting of the network’s carbon emissions. In a recent announcement, Algorand revealed that a new smart contract would take a portion of each transaction fee within its blockchain network and automatically process it to purchase verified carbon credits at ClimateTrade, a blockchain-based
Bitcoin (BTC) regained fresh ground on April 21 after bears failed to gain control of short-term price action overnight. BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Trader: Holding $42,300 could open up path to $50,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD reaching new local highs of $42,455 on Bitstamp Thursday. With the Wall
In life, there are times when things are going well in your business affairs but not your personal ones. Other times, the things you are doing and enjoying in your personal life are great but your professional or business matters are suffering. Sometimes, you also don’t realize or understand that the good times you are
Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia, has admitted that Russia’s central bank might have taken a bit too tough a stance on digital assets and should look to reconsider that. On Thursday, the Russian State Duma reappointed Nabiullina as Bank of Russia governor, marking the third time for her to take the post
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