Month: September 2022

The United States Treasury Department released three publications related to digital assets Friday, in response to U.S. President Joe Biden’s Executive rder “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets.” One of them focuses specifically on crypto assets, and a shorter action plan looks at countering illicit finance risks.  The discussion of crypto assets in “Crypto-Assets: Implications
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Compared to the golden cross, a death cross involves a downside MA crossover. This marks a definitive market downturn and typically occurs when the short-term MA trends down, crossing the long-term MA.  Simply put, it’s the exact opposite of the golden cross. A death cross is usually read as a bearish signal. The 50-day MA
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler said that Ethereum’s switch to Proof-of-Stake could trigger securities laws. Gensler believes that the staking model could make Ethereum pass a key part of the Howey test. Gensler is keen on regulating many crypto tokens under securities laws. United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler said that Ethereum’s
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Ethereum’s upgrade to proof-of-stake (PoS) may have placed the cryptocurrency back in the crosshairs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Speaking to reporters after the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday, SEC chairman Gary Gensler reportedly said that cryptocurrencies and intermediaries that allow holders to “stake” their crypto may define it as a security under the Howey
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MicroStrategy CEO and Bitcoin (BTC) advocate Michael Saylor doubled down on his support for Bitcoin as he explained the issues related to transferring the value of physical properties such as gold, company stocks or equity and real estate during the Australia Crypto Convention. Speaking about the underlying proof-of-work (PoW) consensus mechanism, Saylor highlighted that Bitcoin
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The White House has now released what it called its “first-ever” comprehensive framework for the responsible development of digital assets just over six months after U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on the same matter. However, one crypto industry leader has lamented the lack of clarity and understanding of the technology in the
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Ethereum successfully completed its long-awaited transition to proof-of-stake via “the Merge” on Sept. 15, while traders have been increasingly shorting Ether (ETH) in anticipation of a sell-the-news event.   Ethereum funding rate plumme Ether’s futures funding rates across leading derivatives platforms dropped below zero—to their worst levels to date—before the Merge. The rate dropped to as
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Ethereum’s native token Ether (ETH) has been forming an inverse-cup-and-handle pattern since May 2021 on the weekly chart, which hints at a potential decline against Bitcoin (BTC).  ETH/BTC weekly price chart featuring inverse cup-and-handle breakdown setup. Source: TradingView An inverse cup-and-handle is a bearish reversal pattern, accompanied by lower trading volume. It typically resolves after the
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Members of the crypto space and advocacy groups reacted to United States President Joe Biden’s administration releasing a regulatory framework on digital assets, with many suggesting the White House focused on the potential negative aspects of crypto. In a Friday announcement, the White House said that federal agencies and departments had submitted nine reports as
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