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Bitcoin Breaks Above $43K Threshold Amidst Prolonged Consolidation

Crypto asset management company CoinShares stated that institutional crypto products had net inflows for the first time in three weeks in their most recent report. Following a precipitous drop of $500 million the week before, investors flooded the crypto market with $708 million last week. The most recent data shows

February 7, 2024 2 mins read

U.S Energy Department Probes Bitcoin Mining Energy Usage

Bitcoin mining is being examined more closely by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This week marks the beginning of a six-month energy consumption evaluation of selected U.S.-based miners by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA is a statistics department under the Department of Energy (DOE). The survey was

February 5, 2024 2 mins read

BTC Falls Below $43K Despite Bitcoin ETF Momentum

Despite Bitcoin’s (BTC) attempts to breach the $43,500 resistance level, it faced challenges in extending its gains, slipping below $42,800 in recent trading sessions. At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading at $42,701, with a slight decline of 0.57% in the last 24 hours. In contrast, BlackRock and Fidelity’s

February 5, 2024 2 mins read

Genesis Seeks Court Approval for Sales of $1.4B Worth GBTC Shares

Genesis Global Capital, a defunct cryptocurrency lender, has filed a fresh motion with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, requesting permission to liquidate almost $1.4 billion worth of trust assets. Genesis, a division of the Digital Currency Group (DCG), reportedly has $1.4 billion in

February 4, 2024 1 min read

Cathie Wood Led Ark Invest Acquires More Crypto-Related Stocks

Ark Invest, led by Cathie Wood, has been buying up cryptocurrency-related stocks, including its Ark 21Shares spot Bitcoin ETF (ARKB). Last week, the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) spent $51 million buying 1.27 million ARKB units. The ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) managed by Cathie Wood maintained its

February 3, 2024 1 min read

Why Bitcoin Is Struggling to Surpass the $43.5k Barrier?

Bitcoin (BTC), the largest cryptocurrency, has kept its investors on edge with a stagnant price movement in recent weeks. Currently, experiencing a modest surge of 0.33% in the last twenty-four hours and a 3.16% increase over the past seven days, it has slightly broken the tight trading range between $40,000

February 3, 2024 1 min read

Senator Elizabeth Warren Criticizes Crypto for Promoting Illicit Finance

At Thursday’s hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Democrats condemned the purported use of cryptocurrency in illegal financing and frauds. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is one of 19 senators who have lent their support to Warren’s Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act, which she has been

February 2, 2024 2 mins read

Bitcoin Bulls Gain Momentum as Price Rebounds Over $43K Level

After Bitcoin and altcoins plummeted post Jerome Powell’s speech, the cryptocurrency market has swiftly recovered. According to the chairman of the Federal Reserve, the members of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) did not believe that interest rate reduction could be implemented by March.  The outcome was a negative market,

February 2, 2024 2 mins read

Germany’s Second-Largest DZ Bank to Launch Retail Crypto Trading Pilot

DZ Bank, the second-largest bank in Germany, said on Thursday that it would begin testing retail crypto trading this year. The cryptocurrency-friendly financial institution intends to pilot Bitcoin transactions with clients after launching a cryptocurrency custody platform in November last year. Sometime later this year, DZ Bank will reportedly begin

February 1, 2024 1 min read