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Another domino falls in crypto’s institutional takeover According to a report from Bloomberg news this morning, Morgan Stanley is the latest major financial institution to consider an investment in Bitcoin. Citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” the report says that Cointerpoint Global...

Securities regulators' down under said that they are open to a Bitcoin ETF, so long as investors are protected by the proper rules. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has clarified its position regarding Bitcoin (BTC)-linked exchange-traded funds. According to a Feb. 12...

Bitcoin is preparing for another run to its all-time high at $42,000 as the crypto industry turns cautiously bullish. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is showing signs of a newfound rally as it breaks the $40,000 resistance area. There is a combination of optimistic on-chain data points and a...

A breach of Blockfolio’s signal feed saw racist messages sent to some users of the crypto portfolio platform. Some Blockfolio users received shocking messages from the app on Tuesday in what has now been confirmed as a breach of the platform’s signal feed. The hackers responsible for the breach...

China’s first hardware wallet for the digital yuan supports dual offline payments without an internet connection. A Chinese banking institution has completed the development of a hardware wallet for the country’s central bank digital currency, the digital yuan According to a Feb. 7 announcement...

Bitcoin is facing rejection above $40,000, but if the bulls do not give up much ground, several altcoins could resume their uptrend. Bitcoin (BTC) has attracted several institutional investors in the past few months, but with the market capitalization sustaining above $700 billion, many more...

Protego joins Anchorage as the first string of digital asset firms to get national trust bank licensing. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted another crypto firm a national charter. Per an announcement shared with Cointelegraph today, Washington-based institutional crypto...

It's not just the Ether price itself setting records on Friday — users are having to pay more than ever to send transactions and some exchanges can't cope. Largest altcoin Ether (ETH) built on its recent all-time highs on Feb. 5 to climb ever closer to $2,000. ETH/USD 1-hour candle chart...

A speculative wave is now receding, and more than one trader regrets the ride. After a pump that highlighted the power of crowd mania and meme magic, Dogecoin has tumbled nearly 40% in a retreat from $.06 Friday highs, falling as low as $.033 this morning. For the influencers and Wall Street...

On-chain Bitcoin activity surged during January, with more than 22.3 million addresses sending or receiving BTC last month. January was a record month for Bitcoin’s price and network activity, with more than 22.3 million unique addresses actively sending or receiving BTC over 31 days. The...

XRP price rallied 86% as members of a Reddit-based investing group shifted their focus from Dogecoin. XRP price underwent a strong 86% breakout in the early trading hours on Jan. 30 as the fourth-ranked cryptocurrency by market cap became the new coin of focus in the r/Wallstreetbets...

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In the last 30 days, FTX Token rallied 105% as its exchange surpassed BitMEX and Deribit's open interest, but is there room for further upside? FTX is a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange backed by Alameda Research, a quantitative trading firm and crypto liquidity provider. The exchange...

The payments giant is bullish on stablecoins, but may be overlooking the potential of DeFi During the Visa Q1 earnings call on Thursday, chairman and CEO Al Kelly devoted a portion of his comments to reaffirming the financial giant’s commitment to crypto payments and onramps, as well as...

World's richest man Elon Musk boosts Bitcoin price by 20% — Is $40K back in play? Bitcoin (BTC) has been correcting since the peak high at $42,000. However, this correction might have ended as a significant momentum shift occurred in recent days. The GameStop debacle raised many questions...

Introduced in Hawaii's House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 25, the bill calls for the formation of a blockchain working group led by the state's economic development agency. A new partisan bill introduced by Democrats in Hawaii's House of Representatives on Monday, Jan. 26, is advocating a...

Investors are in it for the long run, locking 270,000 BTC away over the last 30 days. Despite surging prices, Bitcoin investors are rapidly locking up their BTC for the long-term, with 270,000 BTC being taken out of liquid supply in the last 30 days. According to data published by crypto market...

The cryptocurrency market saw over $500 million worth of positions liquidated in the last 24 hours as Bitcoin slid below $34,000. Roughly $500 million worth of cryptocurrency futures positions were liquidated in the past 24 hours. The mass liquidation of positions happened before the price of...

Even with their newfound fortune, the lucky student said they will avoid “expensive luxuries” like a new car or house. A student has claimed to have found private keys accidentally HODLed starting as early as 2011 which will unlock more than $4 million in Bitcoin. According to a throwaway...

Biden’s fiscal stimulus plan could send the BTC price rocketing higher. The incoming Biden administration’s plan to flood the U.S. economy with trillions of dollars could ignite the next leg of the Bitcoin (BTC) bull market, as more investors seek refuge from a crumbling United States dollar...