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Bitcoin price jumps above $28K after 1.5K BTC shorts ‘blown out’

Bitcoin (BTC) headed back to $28,000 on March 29 as a classic short squeeze took the market to five-day highs.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBTC liquidations mount as Bitcoin reverses Binance dipData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $28,159 on Bitstamp.The abrupt uptick came courtesy of

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Noble Partners With Circle Financial to Integrate USDC on Cosmos Blockchain – News Bitcoin News

According to the token protocol startup Noble, the second-largest stablecoin, USDC, will be integrated into the Cosmos blockchain, as the company has partnered with Circle Financial for the rollout. Noble details that the integration will give access to Circle’s USDC stablecoin to more than 50 Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) networks. USDC Native

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Biggest Movers: XRP Hits Fresh 5-Month High on Tuesday, Extending Recent Win Streak – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Xrp rose to a fresh five-month high on Tuesday, as prices climbed for a fourth straight session. The token moved to its highest point since November, which comes despite a red wave sweeping over cryptocurrency markets. The global market cap is down 2.35% as of writing. XRP, formerly ripple, rose for

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French Authorities Raid 5 Major Banks Over Accusations of Money Laundering and Fiscal Fraud – Finance Bitcoin News

On Tuesday, French officials conducted raids on five major banks located in and around Paris, including Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Natixis, and BNP’s Exane Bank, over alleged charges of money laundering and fiscal fraud. According to a spokesperson for France’s Financial Prosecutor’s Office (PNF), the preliminary investigation into four

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Binance CEO CZ Responds to US Regulator’s Charges – Regulation Bitcoin News

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has addressed the allegations against him by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). “We do not agree with the characterization of many of the issues alleged in the complaint,” the executive stressed. CZ Responds to CFTC’s Allegations The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao (CZ),

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Do Kwon’s Extradition Likely to Take Time, Montenegrin Prosecutor Says – Bitcoin News

A prosecutor investigating Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon for alleged passport forgery in Montenegro has indicated that he will not be extradited soon. The law enforcement official told South Korean media that Montenegrin authorities intend to indict Kwon within a month, ruling out the possibility of him being handed over

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Banking Crisis Tips US Economy Toward Recession – Economics Bitcoin News

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, says the current banking crisis has pushed the U.S. economy closer to a recession. “We have fundamental issues, regulatory issues facing our banking system,” the Fed official stressed. Neel Kashkari on U.S. Economy, Banking Crisis, Recession Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

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Law Firm’s White Paper Claims US Bank Regulators Are Waging a ‘Clandestine Financial War’ Against Crypto Businesses – Bitcoin News

According to a recent white paper published by four members of the law firm Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, U.S. bank regulators are attempting to “drive crypto businesses out of the financial system.” The paper, titled “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” claims that after laying the groundwork by labeling lawful businesses as “reputationally

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Former Treasury Official Warns of Complete Economic Implosion if US Dollar Loses Global Reserve Currency Status – Economics Bitcoin News

Former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs for the U.S. Department of the Treasury Monica Crowley has warned of “catastrophic” consequences if the U.S. dollar loses its status as the world’s reserve currency. “That would mean the end of the U.S. dollar,” she said, predicting that “there would be a complete

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