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Bitcoin volatility may return in ‘catch up’ with gold in 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) volatility is declining on schedule but BTC price action could still “play catch up” with gold this year.The latest data and analysis show that despite sideways moves in Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency is behaving as expected.BTC price volatility follows bear market patternWith traders frustrated by a lack of

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3 striking similarities with past Bitcoin price bottoms — But there’s a catch

Bitcoin (BTC) has been consolidating inside the $18,000-$20,000 price range since mid-June, pausing a strong bear market that began after the price peaked at $69,000 in November 2021.Many analysts have looked at Bitcoin's sideways trend as a sign of a potential market bottom, drawing comparisons from the cryptocurrency's previous bear

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Russian users are welcomed by crypto exchanges in Kazakhstan, but there’s a catch

Some cryptocurrency exchanges continue onboarding Russian nationals despite the latest Western sanctions against Russia, but not without certain restrictions.In late September, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev witnessed the nation’s first regulated fiat-to-crypto purchase by a local commercial bank, the Eurasian Bank.The transaction involved a local crypto exchange called Intebix, which allows

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Ghana set to catch up to Nigeria and Kenya in terms of crypto adoption: Chainalysis

As emerging markets take the lead in crypto adoption, Ghana, a country located in West Africa, may soon catch up to other African countries regarding cryptocurrency use. In a report released by blockchain analytics platform Chainalysis, researchers found that Ghana has the potential to achieve crypto adoption levels similar to Kenya

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China accounts for 84% of all blockchain patent applications, but there’s a catch

China accounts for 84% of all blockchain applications filed worldwide, according to the latest data shared by the country’s government official.China has steered clear of the cryptocurrency market. However, the Beijing government has been supportive of the underlying blockchain technology. The country has actively promoted the use of blockchain tech

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Bitcoin Interest-Bearing Accounts Were Conceived Over Ten Years Ago, but the Idea Took 8 Years to Catch On – Featured Bitcoin News

While decentralized finance (defi) has created a plethora of protocols that make it so crypto assets can gather a yield, ten and a half years ago a bitcoin exchange called Bitcoinica introduced the first interest accruing system for bitcoin deposits. Despite being the first to test the waters, Bitcoinica eventually

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Crypto assets are no longer niche and regulators need to catch up — IMF

The past few years have seen crypto assets moved from being “niche products” to having more of a mainstream presence, prompting the need for more comprehensive regulation of the space, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).In a new report authored by IMF capital markets director Aditya Narain and assistant director

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Built to fall? As the CBDC sun rises, stablecoins may catch a shadow

There’s a ferment brewing with regard to central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and most people really don’t know what to expect. Varied effects seem to be bubbling up in different parts of the world. Consider: China’s e-CNY has already been used by 200 million-plus of its citizens and a full rollout

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