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Bitcoin Market Dominance Exceeds 50%, Setting New Record

According to data from TradingView, Bitcoin dominance, which indicates the percentage of Bitcoin’s market capitalization relative to the total cryptocurrency market, has surpassed the 50% threshold. Based on the information provided by CoinMarketCap, BTC currently holds a market capitalization of $522 billion. Over the past eight months, Bitcoin dominance has

June 20, 2023 1 min read

Prominent Author Robert Kiyosaki Warns of More Bank Failures

Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, has once again sounded the alarm about the state of the American economy and the financial system. The book Rich Dad Poor Dad was written by Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter in 1997. For almost six years, it has been included on

June 19, 2023 1 min read

Nigerian Naira Hits All-time Low Against the U.S Dollar

On June 14, the official exchange rate of the Nigerian naira against the U.S. dollar hit an all-time low of NGN634 per greenback. The devaluation of the naira by more than 30 percent occurred days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) disputed that it had lowered the exchange rate

June 18, 2023 1 min read

Crypto Community Donates Over $600k for ZachXBT’s Lawsuit

For an article he published last year, ZachXBT, one of the most followed on-chain crypto sleuths on Twitter, claims to be facing legal action. The analyst claims he needs public funding to pay for his defense since, unlike his accuser, he does not have a lot of money. That backing

June 18, 2023 2 mins read

Bitcoin ETF Plan from BlackRock Drives Crypto Market Rally

In a significant development for the cryptocurrency market, major digital currencies closed the week with notable gains, driven by the news of “BlackRock’s plans to launch a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).” The announcement by BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset management firms, has captured the attention of investors and

June 17, 2023 2 mins read

Crypto Payments Company Wyre Announces Shutdown

After almost a decade in business, San Francisco’s Wyre, a cryptocurrency payments startup, has announced shutdown, citing the problems of the crypto winter rather than any strong “regulatory agency direction” in the U.S. On June 16th, the firm said it will be shutting down in order to “protect the best

June 17, 2023 1 min read

Block Partners With Coinbase and Cashapp to Launch Beta BTC Wallet

On Thursday, Jack Dorsey’s payments firm Block announced the launch of an open beta test for its Bitkey self-custodial Bitcoin wallet. To securely transfer Bitcoin from Coinbase or CashApp to the wallet “without the friction of standard ‘copy and paste,’” the beta already contains unique interfaces with both services. Block,

June 16, 2023 2 mins read

Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz Backs Blackrock’s Spot Bitcoin ETF

After a rough couple of weeks, the cryptocurrency market is starting to trend upward again. After the interest rate decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the price of Bitcoin dropped below $25,000. The statements made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell prompted the sell-off, even though a halt to rate rises

June 16, 2023 2 mins read

ECB Announces Interest Rate Hike of 25 Basis Points Unlike Fed

On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a 25 basis point increase to its benchmark interest rate, which is one of three main rates set by the ECB. In light of the decision made by the bank’s Governing Council, the interest rates on the bank’s primary refinancing operations, marginal

June 15, 2023 1 min read

Hong Kong Struggles To Attract Major Banks to Cryptocurrency Industry

In spite of Hong Kong’s efforts to become Asia’s cryptocurrency capital, major financial institutions remain hesitant to join the trend. According to the most recent FT article, Hong Kong’s banking regulator has been putting pressure on major banks. These include Standard Chartered and HSBC for working with cryptocurrency exchanges. The

June 15, 2023 2 mins read