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Israel is set to introduce more regulated cryptocurrency opportunities, with the country’s only public stock exchange preparing to offer new crypto services. The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) has signed an agreement with the digital asset platform Fireblocks to jointly offer a range of new digital asset products and services. Announcing the news on Aug.

Hong Kong is expanding cryptocurrency trading exposure to individual investors, with at least one exchange getting the regulatory green light to offer such services. Local digital asset firm HashKey has successfully obtained all necessary licensing to expand its business from serving professional investors to taking on retail users. HashKey’s new regulatory milestone has been enabled

MicroStrategy co-founder Michael Saylor believes his firm will remain an enticing way for investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) regardless of any future exchange-traded fund approvals. He has also confirmed his firm’s intention to continue adding more Bitcoin to its balance sheet, including with the potential proceeds of a planned $750 million share sale.

KPMG has released a report on Bitcoin and ESG (environment, social and governance) issues. The professional services firm, one of the world’s Big Four, found that Bitcoin “appears to provide a number of benefits across an ESG framework.” Looking at each component of ESG separately, the report noted that emissions is a more significant indicator

Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating from AAA to AA+ on Aug. 1 and this move dented the risk on sentiment. The U.S. equities markets witnessed profit-booking on Aug. 2 and the cryptocurrency market’s recovery stalled in its tracks. However, after the knee-jerk reaction, the markets may settle down. The cryptocurrency

So, you’ve deposited some cryptocurrency onto an exchange. You expect that these funds will be held in your name as a liability, with safeguards in place to make sure that you can withdraw them when you wish. However, this is not necessarily the case. Sitting down with Magazine, Simon Dixon, CEO of global online investment

The chances of approval of a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States have now increased to 65% from a mere 1% just a couple of months ago. Bloomberg ETF analysts Eric Balchunas and James Seyffart said in a recent statement that the chances of approval for a Bitcoin ETF have increased

Six major asset managers, including Grayscale and VanEck, have filed fresh applications in a bid to launch Ether (ETH) futures exchange-traded funds (ETF) to United States customers. Separate filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reviewed by Cointelegraph outline respective applications from the likes of Grayscale, VanEck, Bitwise, Volatility Shares, ProShares and Round Hill Capital.

Bitcoin (BTC) spiked above $30,000 on Aug. 2 as a tour of its trading range saw BTC price volatility return. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin comes full circle after trip to $30,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC/USD as buyers staged a brief rally through key resistance. Local highs of $30,025

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has confirmed that the crypto exchange is “looking into” adding the Bitcoin Lighting network in its quest to advance crypto payments adoption worldwide. On July 28, Armstrong addressed the crypto community on Twitter (rebranded to X), highlighting the potential of cryptocurrencies to improve global payments infrastructure. He further suggested: “This will

A non-profit organization dedicated to growing the development of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin (BTC) has been launched by the team behind the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol. The California-based nonprofit called the Open Ordinals Institute will bolster the Ordinals protocol by providing funding to the team’s core developers, which includes the project’s pseudonymous lead maintainer Raph.

United States-based software development company MicroStrategy is planning to raise up to $750 million via a stock sale and says it may use the proceeds to buy more Bitcoin (BTC).  In a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Aug. 1, MicroStrategy announced it has entered into a sales agreement with three companies —

Business intelligence firm MicroStrategy — one of the largest corporate holders of Bitcoin (BTC) in the United States — managed to return to profitability in the second quarter amid a surge in the price of Bitcoin. In a Q2 earnings results filing posted on Aug. 1, MicroStrategy reported $22.2 million in net income, a massive

In the latest episode of “The Market Report,” analyst and writer Marcel Pechman discusses the BALD token rug pull and the allegations pointing toward FTX founder Sam “SBF’ Bankman-Fried as the culprit. The token launched on Coinbase’s Base network, which is currently under development, and witnessed incredible gains between July 30 and 31. Pechman notes

Bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets (GDA) announced on Aug. 1 that it has launched three new data centers in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The facilities came online in February and March. The facilities are located in the western part of the state, with the first opening in the town of Anderson on the

Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $30,000 resistance on June 21, or 40 days ago, after a notable 19.5% gain in a week. Since then, it has been moving within a range filled with occasional moderate corrections and BTC price trades near $29,300. While these consolidation periods are common in traditional markets, they tend to make crypto

Episode 11 of Cointelegraph’s Crypto Trading Secrets podcast is now live, welcoming crypto trader Mohit Sorout for an interview that took place on July 21. Host Benjamin Pirus asked Sorout several questions, including one regarding Bitcoin’s (BTC) future and what scenario, if any, could lead to its extinction. Sorout suggested two different possibilities.  According to

Bitcoin (BTC) shed 2% into the start of August as traders’ expectations of further downside slowly came true.  BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin short-term holder breakeven point in focus Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price trajectory leaning lower at the July monthly close. Volatility was already anticipated, and BTC/USD did

The government of Ukraine has recently approached the local cryptocurrency industry with a new request to provide certain financial information.  The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) had demanded four local crypto firms — Kuna, CoinPay, GEO Pay and Qmall — to provide financial statements for the first two quarters of 2023. The NBU has demanded

Inflation came down a lot faster than most investors and analysts anticipated, reaching 3% in June. The recession that most analysts predicted is nowhere to be seen, according to the 3.6% unemployment rate nearing a 50-year low and the S&P 500 Index showing a 19% gain year-to-date. While the current market performance may lead investors

In July, Bitcoin (BTC) mining stocks continued their positive run in 2023 with the top ten stocks by market cap gaining 23.10% over the month on average, with an year-to-date return of 277.34%. In comparison, BTC price has lost 3.59% in July as it failed to build support above $30,000 for the sixth week since