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CRYPTO FEAR AND GREED INDEX The Fear & Greed Index for bitcoin and other large cryptocurrencies fell four points over the past seven days to 72. The index hit a 12-month high reaching 80 on Sunday. The last time the index printed above the seventies was in July 2019 when bitcoin (BTC) was trading at current levels. KEEPING YOUR PRIVATE KEYS SAFE It is always good to get a reminder on best...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] PBOC REQUESTS ANTITRUST INVESTIGATION INTO ALIPAY AND WECHAT PAY www. reuters. com The People’s Bank of China has asked the country’s antitrust agency to look into Alipay and WeChat Pay to determine whether the leading digital payment companies have used their dominant positions in an uncompetitive way. [Members Area Crypto] PUTIN SIGNS CRYPTO BILL www. theblockcrypto. com Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the crypto bill...
US PRINTING MACHINE According to leading crypto VC Pantera, the US government printed more money in June than during the first two centuries of its history (1776 – 1979). WEEKEND READINGFidelity Digital Assets released its long awaited analysis on bitcoin as a store of value exploring the inherent characteristics that position bitcoin to fulfill this role in the future, consider whether it is being used in this way today, and discuss factors that may drive...
Highlights from the North American listed crypto, blockchain and mining stocks:Marathon Patent Group (NASDAQ: MARA) was the best performer out of the North American crypto and blockchain stocks as its price rose 73% and average volume grew 62%. MARA also announced it purchased 700 ASIC miners from MicroBT with expected delivery in mid-April, and reported that 600 of the 1,660 miners previously ordered from Bitmain would arrive around the same time.Both the The Bitcon Fund (TSX: QBTC-U....
MARKET ANALYSIS At the beginning of the week, BTC awoke from its slumber and ripped to a new 2020 high of $11,420 on Monday. BTC finished the 7-day period ending 7/27 at $10,990; up 20% week over week. Even though Gold has been enjoying a significant run and breached new all-time highs, Bitcoin is still solidly outperforming Gold and all other major asset classes YTD. The crypto majors all...
COULD PAYING A CRYPTO RANSOM BE ILLEGAL? The Twitterverse is abuzz following news that US smartwatch maker Garmin International was hacked and subsequently received the decryption key to recover its computer files from the ransomware attack. The issue in question is that to re-access its file, a ransom was likely paid – $10 million in cryptocurrencies – and as it is reported that the hackers were based in Russia, the payment could be construed as...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] CHINA LOOKING TO PUT EVERYTHING BLOCKCHAIN-RELATED ONTO BSN’S PLATFORM www. bloomberg. com China’s national blockchain is planning to integrate over 100 public blockchains within its first year of operation and eliminate the need of offering decentralized applications on a siloed platform. [Members Area Crypto] AUSTRIA'S LEADING TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY TO ACCEPT DIGITAL CURRENCIES www. newsroom.a1. group Austria’s largest communications company A1 Telekom announced it will begin...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BITCOIN DEFINED AS MONEY UNDER DC'S MTA www. bloomberglaw. com A Washington DC district court ruled that bitcoin is money under the Money Transmitter Act (MTA) in a case arguing that a dark web bitcoin laundering service violated federal laws. [Members Area Crypto] UKRAINE TO TRACK DOMESTIC CRYPTO TRANSACTIONS www. cointelegraph. com The government of the Ukraine announced plans to begin tracking crypto transaction to...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] MODI HIGHLIGHTS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN BLOCKCHAIN www. twitter. com Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested that blockchain technology is one of the “frontier”technology opportunities investors can look to. [Members Area Crypto] MALTA LAUNCHES FINTECH REGULATORY SANDBOX www. maltabusinessweekly. com The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has officially launched its FinTech Regulatory Sandbox which will provide legal certainty to industry players, while ensuring effective investor protection,...
Highlights from the North American listed crypto, blockchain and mining stocks:Pricing of shares in Chinese bitcoin mining equipment producer Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN) jumped to a 2 month high of $2.93, while both Grayscale Investment’s Digital Large Cap Fund (OTCQX: GDLC) and Reality Shares Nasdaq NexGen Economy ETF (NASDAQ: BLCN) traded at 52-week highs this week at $6.60 and $32.40 respectively. CAN’s move saw a significant increase in average volume, spiking 174% during the week.Grayscale Investment announced FINRA had...
MARKET ANALYSIS This week, the crypto majors continued their slumber as BTC tightened its trading range between $9,089 and $9,283. The asset finished the 7 days ended 7/20 at $9,164; down 0.8% week over week. Despite the period of consolidation, Bitcoin remains firmly ahead of gold as the best performing asset class on a YTD basis. All major crypto assets saw slight dips in price over the week with Litecoin...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] MAS PROPOSES EXPANDING CRYPTO OVERSIGHT OUTSIDE SINGAPORE www. mas. gov. sg The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is proposing a new ACT to expand the scope of its oversight over digital token activities by persons in Singapore providing services outside of the country. [Members Area Crypto] PHILIPPINES TO ISSUE BONDS ON BLOCKCHAIN www. business. inquirer. net The Philippine Bureau of the Treasury is launching a...
