Day: January 10, 2022

‘Most bullish macro backdrop in 75 years’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week

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Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in a strange place — one which is eerily similar to where it was this time last year. After what various sources have described as an entire twelve months of “consolidation,” BTC/USD is around $42,000 — almost exactly where it was in week two of January 2021. The ups and downs in between have been significant, but essentially, Bitcoin remains in the midst of a now familiar range. The outlook varies depending on the perspective — some believe that new all-time highs are more…

Kenya Set to Scale Up Adoption of Cryptocurrencies in 2022 – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

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In his Africa crypto market predictions for 2022, Marius Reitz, the general manager for Luno in Africa, has predicted that Kenya will scale up the adoption of cryptocurrencies. To support this assertion, Reitz points to Kenya’s as position as the leader in the world’s peer-to-peer (P2P) traded volumes for the second year running. Kenya’s Booming Crypto Market Kenya is set to lead the world’s peer to peer cryptocurrency market for the second consecutive year, Marius Reitz, the general manager (GM) for Luno cryptocurrency exchange in Africa, has reportedly predicted. In…

Moviecoin․com to Transform Movie Financing on Blockchain – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release PRESS RELEASE. London, England, January 10, 2022: Moviecoin.com brings movie funding and decentralized finance (defi) to both independent movie-makers and larger budget movies. Moviecoin.com will allow any budding movie producer, director, or writer to finance their own script and movie. Moviecoin.com is decentralizing and democratizing the world of movie finance, giving movie makers and consumers more control. The Moviecoin.com platform already boasts some top Hollywood films starring Russell Crowe and Mel Gibson with many more in the pipeline. Moviecoin.com offers people the chance to become early investors and…

Kosovo police seize 300 crypto mining machines amid electricity shortages

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The police in Kosovo have ramped up their efforts to crack down on crypto miners in the country, confiscating more than 300 mining machines on Jan. 8 alone. An announcement issued by the Kosovo police on Jan. 8 revealed that it had seized 272 “Antminer” Bitcoin mining machines in the municipality of Leposavic, and another 39 mining machines near Prishtina. The Kosovo Police confiscated 272 “Antminer” crypto mining machines in Leposavic on Jan 8. Source: Kosovo Police Meanwhile, the police also stopped a driver carrying 6 crypto mining machines with…

Indian Crypto Industry Seeks Tax Clarity in Union Budget 2022-23 – Taxes Bitcoin News

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An Indian industry association has written to the country’s finance minister seeking clarity on cryptocurrency taxation in Union Budget 2022-23. “The budget should ideally offer coherent rules on direct taxation and the GST Council should detail the applicability of taxation, else there will be confusion.” Industry Wants Clarity in Crypto Tax Laws in Union Budget 2022-23 Indian industry association Indiatech has written to the country’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, regarding cryptocurrency taxation. The association represents major cryptocurrency exchanges in India, including Coinswitch Kuber, Wazirx, and Coindcx. In its letter, the…

Disney patents technology for a theme park Metaverse

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Disney has been approved for a patent that would create personalized interactive attractions for theme park visitors. The technology would facilitate headset-free augmented reality (AR) attractions at Disney theme parks. The tech would work by tracking visitors using their mobile phones, and generating and projecting personalized 3D effects onto nearby physical spaces, walls, and objects in the park. The entertainment giant was approved for a “virtual-world simulator in a real-world venue,” patent on Dec. 28, 2021. It was originally filed to the United States Patent and Trademark Office in July…

Arbitrum network suffers minor outage due to hardware failure

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The Ethereum layer 2 network Arbitrum has suffered its second outage in less than five months following a hardware failure. Arbitrum is back online at the time of writing but the team did report some downtime during the late hours of Jan. 9. The timing of the tweets suggests that the network was down for around seven hours. At the time, the Offchain Labs platform reported that it was experiencing some issues with the sequencer which prevented transactions from being processed for the period. We are currently experiencing Sequencer downtime.…

Bitcoin Key Indicators Suggest A Strengthening Case For More Downsides

Bitcoin extended decline below the $42,000 level against the US Dollar. BTC remains at a risk of more downsides if it stays below the $43,000 pivot zone. Bitcoin extended decline and traded below the key $42,000 support zone. The price is trading below $43,000 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key rising channel forming with support near $41,650 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair might continue to move down if there is no recovery wave above $43,000. Bitcoin…

Mike Novogratz Says Bitcoin Should Bottom Around $40K, Sees ‘Tremendous’ Demand From Institutional Investors – Bitcoin News

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Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz expects the price of bitcoin to bottom at around $38K-$40K. “I know big institutions who are going through their process to put positions on. They’re going to see those as attractive levels to buy,” he said. Mike Novogratz on Future Outlook of Crypto Market The CEO of Galaxy Digital, Mike Novogratz, talked about the outlook for the cryptocurrency market in an interview with CNBC last week. He was asked about the falling prices of cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin. “Part of the bitcoin story was the debasement…