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Bitcoin was invented in 2008 by  Satoshi Nakamoto, an unknown person or persons, and is the world’s first digital money (cryptocurrency).

Bitcoin transactions are on a secure, decentralized blockchain-based network. Its a new kind of money that’s instant, private, and free from traditional bank stranglehold

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Kyrgyzstan reportedly introduces regulations for crypto exchanges

The government of the Kyrgyz Republic is moving forward to cryptocurrency adoption by introducing a national regulatory framework for crypto trading platforms. Kyrgyzstan’s State Service for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets (Gosfinnadzor), a regulatory agency operating under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, has developed a draft provision for regulating crypto exchanges, local news […]

Bitcoin erases BTC price dip but $48.2K is now key to avoid bull trap

Bitcoin (BTC) quickly regained lost ground on Aug. 25 after a brief dip towards $47,000 failed to keep bulls down. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Rebound or bull trap? Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView tracked BTC/USD as it returned to higher levels almost as quickly as it lost them earlier in the […]

Wall Street Investors Not Ready for Bitcoin FOMO Phase, According to BTC Bull Anthony Pompliano

Crypto veteran and Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano, also known as Pomp, is predicting a Bitcoin FOMO (fear of missing out) phase that he says Wall Street investors aren’t ready for. In a new episode of The Best Business Show, Pomp says that he expects major FOMO to occur in the Bitcoin space that makes everyone, […]

Bollinger Bands creator warns Bitcoin bulls as BTC price struggles below $50K

Bitcoin (BTC) prices have recovered by more than 60% to $47,486 after bottoming out below $30,000 on July 20, triggering anticipations of an extended bull market toward $100,000. But to John Bollinger, a celebrated contributor to the field of financial analysis, investors should refrain from buying the benchmark cryptocurrency at current prices. Bollinger advised in his […]

Bitcoin loses $48K as analysts eye next zones for a potential BTC price bounce

Bitcoin (BTC) headed down to test new support on Wednesday after a breakdown of bullish trajectory sparked predictions of $44,000. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Old resistance provides a backdrop for BTC price rethink Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD losing around 2% overnight Wednesday. A rejection after an attempt to […]

El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption may transform remittance in Central America

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has identified remittance as an important aspect of El Salvador’s Bitcoin (BTC) adoption policy. According to Reuters on Tuesday, the regional development bank expects other Central American nations to pay close attention to Bitcoin’s impact on remittance costs in El Salvador. Speaking to Reuters, Dante Mossi, CABEI’s […]

SEC could approve Bitcoin futures ETF in October, analysts predict

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to approve a Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange-traded product (ETF) by the end of October, according to Bloomberg ETF experts. Bloomberg ETF analysts, Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart, issued an investor note on Tuesday suggesting that last week’s abrupt withdrawals of Ether (ETH) futures ETF proposals by […]

Thai SEC proposes new rules for digital asset custodians

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand continues introducing new regulations for the cryptocurrency industry, citing investor protection concerns. On Wednesday, the Thai SEC proposed a set of additional regulations related to custody of investors’ cryptocurrency holdings held by digital asset business operators. The newly proposed rules refer to custody of fiat money for digital […]

Bitcoin hashrate triples since June 28 in recovery from China syndrome

The hashrate for the Bitcoin network has made a remarkable recovery since it crashed following China’s crypto mining clampdown earlier this year. The Bitcoin hashrate has now topped 150 Exahashes, or one quintillion hashes, per second according to data from analytics provider CryptoQuant. On Aug. 24, the metrics provider reported a hashrate of 152 EH/s […]

Bitcoin transactions stay low despite price rally: Data

Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) price growing 45% over the past 30 days, cryptocurrency investors are not moving their holdings, according to new data. Blockchain analytics provider Glassnode released its new “The Week On Chain” report on Monday, noting that Bitcoin has continued rallying to new multi-month highs despite divergence in on-chain activity during the week ending on […]

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