According to several reports, the Salvadoran government-issued bitcoin wallet, Chivo, has been freezing wallets and requesting that owners verify the source of funds. The founder of El Zonte’s Bitcoin Beach stated that the government’s bitcoin wallet software is flagging and freezing wallets that receive transactions from Wasabi, a non-custodial bitcoin wallet that utilizes Coinjoin technology
Despite regulatory pressure and worsening macroeconomic conditions, Bitcoin (BTC) demonstrated bullishness holding near $28,000 for the past week. Furthermore, professional traders have maintained leveraged long positions on margin and in futures markets, indicating strength. On the regulatory front, on April 4, the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce agreed to move forward and remove
Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace LooksRare has upgraded to version 2, reducing fees by 75% and implementing several other features, according to an April 6 announcement from the company. ! Rolled out rn:– Fee dropped to 0.5%– Gas 50% cheaper than Blur– One-signature bulk listing– Buy 70+ NFTs at once– Sellers get ETH instead of WETH
In theory, this is a perfect time for stockpickers. The rising tide of monetary easing after the financial crisis of 2008 lifted all boats. Setting aside even blow-ups as significant as the eurozone debt crisis, the following decade-and-a-bit provided a smooth descent in bond yields and a more than 300 per cent rise in global
Four days ago, the American rapper, entrepreneur, and owner of Death Row Records, Snoop Dogg, hosted WWE’s annual event, Wrestlemania 39, in Hollywood. The rap star was spotted wearing a gold and black diamond Ledger Nano X around his neck on a gold chain. Over the last year, Snoop has been one of several hip-hop
Signs the US labour market is cooling have raised hopes that the worst inflation problem in decades is improving, but economists warn further action is still needed from the Federal Reserve to fully contain price pressures. Data released on Friday bolstered the view that the world’s largest economy, while still resilient, is gradually losing some
Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading below $29,000 for the past several days. The analyst community remains divided on the near-term prospects of Bitcoin. While some believe that Bitcoin could rise to $30,000, others are of the opinion that a local top has been made. Bloomberg Intelligence senior macro strategist Mike McGlone said that cryptocurrencies, along
As a historic price crash in crude brought turmoil to the global economy three years ago, Donald Trump led a broad effort by western countries to cajole Saudi Arabia and Russia to slash output and prop up the oil market. The Opec+ cuts that emerged spared the US shale sector from collapse. Trump praised Riyadh
The writer was chief British government negotiator in Northern Ireland from 1997-2007 Twenty-five years ago, the Good Friday Agreement was signed in Castle Buildings, a shabby government office on the Stormont estate in Northern Ireland, ending 30 years of civil war. More than 3,700 people lost their lives in the Troubles. Many hundreds are alive
sponsored GAIMIN has launched video rendering into the services provided by gaimin.cloud, GAIMIN’s decentralised, distributed data processing network. GAIMIN’s video rendering service is a lower cost service providing a faster turnaround time whilst spreading the data processing energy consumption footprint globally using PCs already running other applications and services and solving one of the world’s
Amid underlying inflationary pressures, further interest rate increases may still be needed, members of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council have admitted. At the same time, the cycle with the highest hikes may soon be over, the officials indicated. End of Most Aggressive Rate Hikes in Sight Despite Inflation, but More to Come Before It’s
The writer is an FT contributing editor Brace yourselves. It seems more likely than ever that Donald Trump will be the Republican party’s nominee for the presidency in next year’s election. But not because Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, just in time for Easter, has likened his arrest to that of Jesus Christ. The “base” was
According to the Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Denver is now the 19th biggest city in the United States, with a population of 711,463, as of 2021. Denver has witnessed dramatic growth in recent decades. From 1990 to 2021, Denver’s population increased by 52.1%, from 467,610 to 711,463. As with cities of
Bitcoin (BTC) could rally toward $50,000 in 2023, according to a historical price fractal highlighted by popular market analyst Mags. Bitcoin price trend in 2015 vs. 2023 The chart fractal highlights the similarities between Bitcoin’s ongoing price trends and those recorded after the completion of the 2013–2015 bear market. That includes Bitcoin’s consolidation inside the
In today’s episode of let’s talk stocks, we are going to talk about the #1 advantage of trading option calendars. We’re also going to compare Calendars vs. Iron condors, their advantages, and disadvantages, as well as how to use them together to reduce your risk. #optioncalendars #advantagescalendars #ironcondor #tradingoptions Posted at: https://tradersfly.com/blog/calendars-vs-iron-condors-ep-211/ ? Newsletter &
The auditors to the pro-independence Scottish National Party have resigned amid a police investigation into its finances, deepening questions about SNP governance as Scotland’s dominant political force reels from a highly divisive leadership contest. A person familiar with the situation said auditors Johnston Carmichael resigned before police on Wednesday arrested former SNP chief executive Peter
US jobs growth slowed in March but not enough to deter the Federal Reserve from considering another interest rate increase as the central bank battles high inflation. The world’s largest economy added 236,000 positions last month, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Friday. This was a step down from
It’s a bit early in 2023 to talk about record real estate prices, yet here we are. A 10-acre estate in Southern California’s prestigious Rolling Hills Estates recently sold for $12.5 million, the highest home price on the Palos Verdes Peninsula so far in 2023. The home on Georgeff Road was snapped up in one
A Westport home located between the beach and downtown was reimagined by a design and build team. They transformed the turn-of-the-last-century Dutch Colonial into a modern farmhouse with luxurious updates while retaining the original charm. The team of designer Bob Costanza, architect Doug Cutler and builder Oscar Leal of Beachwalk Homes worked together to keep
Dogecoin was once again in the red on Friday, as Twitter finally removed the doge icon as its logo. The meme coin raced to a four-month high earlier in the week, after the social media giant unexpectedly added a cartoon image of doge on its website. Overall, crypto markets were mostly lower, with xrp a
According to a report by South Korean news publication KBS, Do Kwon, the co-founder of Terraform Labs, has converted a “large part” of his assets into bitcoin. Prosecutors in South Korea believe that Kwon’s purported bitcoin stash was transferred to an international exchange. Report Says Do Kwon Allegedly Sold a ‘Large Part’ of His Assets