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Crypto exchange Bybit has announced a license approval to operate as an exchange and custody service in Cyprus. The world’s third most visited crypto exchange will begin offering to trade between crypto and fiat currency pairs and crypto-related financial services. Cyprus is the third most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea with a population of

Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in a solid position above $30,000 after its latest rapid gains. BTC price action continues to deliver on bulls’ expectations after weeks of sideways trading offered little relief. Can it continue? That is the question on every trader’s mind this week — $30,000 held into the weekly close and

Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) fervor is back with a raft of new applications and an increase in capital inflows from institutional investors. On June 26, a surge of inflows to the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) — a Bitcoin futures fund — was observed by Bloomberg senior ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The fund had

Huobi co-founder sues own company for copyright infringement According to local news reports on June 21, Leon Lin Li, former co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Global, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the company in Hong Kong. Li claims that despite selling his majority stake to an entity controlled by Chinese blockchain personality Justin

Bitcoin (BTC) made a new 52-week high on June 23, indicating that bulls are on fire. Buyers have managed to hold onto a large part of the gains made during the week, signaling that they are in no hurry to book profits. Bitcoin climbed 16% this week, outperforming the S&P 500 Index, which fell 1.39%.

United States Government bonds, or Treasurys, have a tremendous influence across all tradeable markets, including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). In that sense, risk calculation in finance is relative, so every loan, mortgage and even cryptocurrency derivatives depend on the cost of capital attributed to U.S. dollars. Assuming the worst-case scenario of the U.S. government

Bitcoin (BTC) tapped $31,000 for a third time this year on June 25 as the weekly close promised volatility. BTC price challenges $31,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price movements focusing on yearly highs. BTC price remained strong over the weekend, as attention focused on geopolitical events in Russia and surrounding

Top Stories This Week ‘The Great Accumulation’ of Bitcoin has begun, says Gemini’s Winklevoss Recently renewed optimism for an approved Bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) is igniting “The Great Accumulation Race” for Bitcoin, according to industry pundits. Over the past week, Fidelity, Invesco, WisdomTree and Valkyrie have followed investment giant BlackRock in applying for a

The bid for the first Bitcoin (BTC) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States is gaining traction following BlackRock’s recent application, with both former applicants and new players seeking permission from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list a crypto ETF. Although it’s unclear whether the SEC will finally allow a Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading above $31,000 after its 24.3% rally between June 15 and June 23, which caught many off guard. For bears, that meant facing $165 million in short futures contract liquidations, but the unexpected rally also brought some degree of discomfort for investors using Bitcoin derivatives. Inflation remains the biggest question mark

The rush to apply for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) rejuvenated the bulls but this news is likely to boost the price only to a certain distance. As the price moves up, the risks of a crash increase if none of the ETF applications are approved. Trading firm QCP Capital is not convinced

In May, Bitcoin (BTC) posted its first monthly loss since December 2022 with a negative 6.98%. However, this consolidation was not obviously driven by a change in fundamentals or the broader macroeconomic environment. The crypto market was looking for direction and liquidity in this phase before the United States Federal Reserve announced a pause on

Bitcoin (BTC) denied the market fresh volatility at the June 23 Wall Street open as traders attempted to guess its next targets. Bitcoin lacks “strong confirmation” of new upside Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price action continuing to hover around $30,000. A second day of sideways trading thus greeted market participants

A Bitcoin-mobile (BTC) piloted by the “Bitcoin Ambassadors” team is competing in the 8,000-kilometer Baltic Sea Circle Rally race, orange-pilling competitors and campsites along the way.  Two Bitcoin advocates, Cercatrova, the democratically elected president of German-speaking Bitcoin community Einundzwanzig, and his copilot Daktari, set off on the orange-pilling adventure this week, attempting to pass through

A bathhouse in Brooklyn, New York, has left users on Instagram and Twitter divided after it revealed that it is using Bitcoin (BTC) mining rigs to heat its spa. In a June 21 Instagram post, Bathhouse explained it is running Bitcoin mining rigs at its location in Brooklyn, which generates heat as a byproduct. In the

Since its inception in 2016, Casa promoted multi-signature self-custody of BTC in the industry with its flagship Bitcoin vault allowing users to store the cryptocurrency using up to five keys for more distributed security. Casa’s service originally catered to Bitcoin ‘whales’ that were willing to spend $10,000 a year on custody, before opening its service

Bitcoin (BTC) will hit new all-time highs in 2023, and October is the favorite month for it, a popular trader says. In a Twitter update on June 22, Credible Crypto argued that the next four months should deliver the bullish BTC price momentum needed to tackle $69,000. October “fairly logical” for new Bitcoin all-time highs

Some news sources have been fond of making comparisons between Bitcoin’s (BTC) price action and that of other assets. In particular, the two most commonly compared asset classes are gold and tech stocks. While a correlation holds, it tends to be a big news story. Throughout much of 2022 and early 2023, for example, the

Bitcoin’s (BTC) 15% rally toward $30,300 between June 19 and June 21 caught most traders by surprise, triggering $125 million in liquidations of leveraged short futures contracts. Narrowing down the trigger for the rally is complicated, but some analysts point to the potential inflow of institutional investors if Blackrock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) application gets regulatory

In this week’s episode of Market Talks, Cointelegraph welcomes Mati Greenspan, founder and CEO of Quantum Economics. Greenspan is an experienced financial analyst and a certified consultant who enjoys engaging with his 50,000+ Twitter followers about the latest developments in the cryptocurrency sector. He finds his passion in understanding financial markets and sharing his knowledge with

Altcoins offer diverse, innovative features, promising technological advancements, and potentially lucrative investment opportunities. Many-a-time specific altcoins post handsome gains that surpass Bitcoin (BTC), popularly known as altcoin season. However, K33 Research analysis shows over the long-term, ‘Bitcoin only’ has been a better investment strategy than an altcoin portfolio. Altcoin portfolio underperformed Bitcoin over the long