Month: January 2022

EverRise Director Jenn Duong on Developing Secure dApps and the Issues Facing the DeFi Space – Interview Bitcoin News

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EverRise is a blockchain technology company that offers bridging and security solutions across blockchains through an ecosystem of decentralized applications. Through their innovative security focused ecosystem, EverRise provides investors and developers the tools to access the widest possible market with the maximum level of security. They are working towards the mass adoption of safety protocols across Binance Smart Chain, Ethereum, and Polygon networks and currently offer EverBridge, EverOwn, EverMigrate, and EverStake with more on the way. Jenn Duong is the Director of Marketing at EverRise. She recently joined the Bitcoin.com…

Bitcoin’s Options Market Trims Bearish Bias as US Inflation Report Looms

“After a quiet start to the year with options open interest coming off significantly from December, volumes started to pick up last night with several large short-dated options trading overnight,” Patrick Chu, director of institutional sales and trading at over-the-counter tech platform Paradigm, told CoinDesk in a Telegram chat. “Over Paradigm, we saw several large interests trading with the end of January topside [Jan expiry calls] in demand.” Source

Cash App integrates Bitcoin Lightning Network for faster BTC transfers

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Popular mobile payment service Cash App has integrated the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network as a part of an update, allowing faster and cheaper BTC transfers using the Layer 2 (L2) payment protocol.  Cash App is developed and owned by Block (formerly Square), a fintech firm co-founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The announcement of the BTC L2 integration was shared as a notification on the official Cash App application, which made its way through to Crypto Twitter: The news are real! @CashApp added #Bitcoin Lightning ⚡️Network pic.twitter.com/zbbdqcx0dC — Yegor…

A third of Americans to buy Bitcoin by end of 2022, says Ric Edelman

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Bitcoin bull and founder of Edelman Financial Engines Ric Edelman has made some promising predictions about the future of the seminal cryptocurrency. In an interview on CNBC program ETF Edge on Jan. 10, Edelman said: “We’re already at a quarter of that number with 24% of Americans owning Bitcoin. It won’t be that much of a stretch for it to get to one-third. Bitcoin is becoming more and more mainstream. People are hearing about it everywhere–it isn’t going away.” While 2022 got off to a rocky start, In his view,…

Bitcoin exchange outflows see biggest daily spike since September 2021

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Bitcoin (BTC) investors are voting with their wallets as one-day outflows from major exchanges near 30,000 BTC.  Data from on-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant shows that on Jan. 11, 29,371 BTC left exchange order books — the most since Sep. 10. The four-month high in outflows corresponds to short-term optimism returning on Tuesday as BTC/USD bounced and maintained levels above $42,000. The pair subsequently went on to hit local highs of $43,150 before consolidating, this nonetheless a different turn of events to the widely predicted cascade toward $30,000. While such an…

Morocco Now North Africa’s Leading P2P Crypto Trading Nation – Featured Bitcoin News

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In the year 2021, Morocco, which previously announced measures restricting crypto trading, became North Africa’s leading crypto-trading nation after its peer-to-peer (P2P) trade volumes surged to $6 million. Morocco in Africa’s Top Four In 2021, Morocco’s peer-to-peer crypto trade volume of $6 million was enough to see it ranked North Africa’s top cryptocurrency trading nation, according to the latest data from crypto payments company Triplea. The data also shows that only three African countries topped Morocco’s volumes and these include Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya. In a breakdown of the…

Mercado Bitcoin operator acquires Portuguese crypto exchange

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Brazilian 2TM Group, the operator of Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Mercado Bitcoin, is moving to expand its global footprint with a strategic acquisition in Portugal. The company officially announced Wednesday the acquisition of a controlling stake in CriptoLoja, a Lisbon-based crypto exchange licensed by the Portuguese central bank. Subject to approval by Banco de Portugal, the new deal intends to help 2TM start its expansion into Europe with over-the-counter exchange services. The company also plans to offer the services of Mercado Bitcoin to retail and institutional investors in Portugal.…

Bitcoin matured to ‘an integral part of digital asset revolution’

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Crypto is no longer an obscure asset class within the financial ecosystem, but a growing correlation with the stock market undercuts the “investment hedge” role of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, according to new International Money Fund (IMF) research. A blog post accompanying the survey highlights new risks associated with the growing interconnectedness between virtual assets and financial markets. Penned by IMF Monetary and Capital Markets Department director Tobias Adrian as well as economist Tara Iyer and Research deputy division chief Mahvash S. Qureshi, the article claims that the increasing correlation…

Digital Yuan Wallet Ranks Among Most Downloaded Apps in China – Bitcoin News

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The new wallet of China’s state-issued digital currency has quickly become one of the most downloaded applications in the country, within days of its launch. Its use and integration with other apps have contributed to an increase of digital yuan payments, media reports unveil. Wallet Launch Boosts Digital Yuan Ahead of Lunar New Year and Winter Olympics In the week after it was offered to the public, the digital yuan (e-CNY) wallet has placed among China’s most downloaded apps. On Wednesday, a day after its premiere, its downloads exceeded those…