El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender in September 2021 has triggered a notable surge not only for its gross domestic product but also for the local tourism development. According to El Salvador’s tourism minister Morena Valdez, the tourism industry in El Salvador surged more than 30% since the adoption of the Bitcoin law in September 2021. “We did a poll to check the activity according to the before and after of Bitcoin. The tourism sector increased in November and December. This increased by more than 30%,” Valdez…
Month: February 2022
Bitcoin Prices Bear The Brunt Of Long Liquidations And Geopolitical Tensions
Bitcoin prices declined for the sixth day in a row Tuesday, falling about 12% from the same time last week. BTC/USD fell to a low of $37,358.00 to begin the trading week after reaching a high of $39,394.44 on Sunday. BTC fell to its lowest level since February 4 as it approached its long-term support of $37,200. The crypto’s price strength is now fully oversold, with the 14-day RSI tracking at 39, its lowest level in more than three weeks. The most recent BTC drop on February 21 brought the…
Venezuela Might Have Cryptocurrency ATMs Again Soon – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
While Venezuela has been a leading country for cryptocurrency adoption in Latam, its citizens don’t have access to cryptocurrency ATMs. However, this might change in the future, as Bitbase, a crypto ATM company, is currently in talks with Venezuelan authorities and banks to install some of its machines and stores in the country. Bitbase in Talks to Bring Crypto ATMs to Venezuela Bitbase, a cryptocurrency services company, is in talks with government and banking authorities to offer crypto ATM services in Venezuela. Enrique de los Reyes, the Bitbase…
London Stock Exchange Group Buys Fintech Firm TORA for $325M
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BitPanda to provide crypto custody with the acquisition of FCA-approved Trustology
BitPanda, a Viena-based crypto exchange platform has made its maiden acquisition in the form of United Kingdom-based Trustology, a crypto custodian and wallet service provider for an undisclosed amount. BitPanda will rebrand the newly acquired fintech firm to BitPanda custody in a bid to start its native crypto custody services focused on institutional investors. The firm plans to begin its newly announced crypto custody services by taking custody of all its assets across its retail and institutional businesses. The firm claimed it would become the largest crypto custodian by doing…
Automated order books eliminate DeFi costs and match CEX capability
The decentralized finance (DeFi) industry continues to reach unprecedented highs, with daily volume of transactions increasing on a regular basis. Unfortunately, in spite of the billions of funds currently being crossed back and forth, decentralized exchanges (DEXs) are filled with apparent and invisible costs that are a hindrance to market activity. Consequently, the future of DeFi requires eliminating the high transaction costs and limited functionality often associated with traditional DEXs. Among them is slippage, the price difference between a cryptocurrency’s quote price and the trader’s actual paid price. This is…
Raoul Pal Ethereum – Why Bitcoin Will Hit $120,000 & Ethereum Will Hit $10,000+ (2022)
▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io Raoul Pal Ethereum – Why Bitcoin Will Hit $120,000 & Ethereum Will Hit $10,000+ (2022) Cryptocurrency is one of the greatest investment spaces of this decade and within it, the construction, adoption and expansion of the Market in 2022 will present incredible opportunities. In his latest interview, Macro Investor Raoul Pal speaks on what Crypto’s he has been buying up in the latest weakness, which segments of the market he expects to outperform in 2022 and finally he gives his 2022 Bitcoin…
Kazakh ministry halts illegal crypto mining operations
The Kazakh Ministry of Energy announced that it has discovered and terminated 13 cryptocurrency mining operations. The government executed the shutdown as part of its efforts to regulate the Bitcoin (BTC) mining sector, which has grown increasingly popular in recent years. As per the official statement, the miners were using a lot of energy, with a total power consumption of 202 megawatts. According to the Kazakhstan government, efforts to identify and disconnect mining farms from the electrical networks will continue. Following the discovery of illicit mining operations, authorized bodies will…
Crypto Twitter is not happy with the name and logo of Jamaica’s CBDC
The Bank of Jamaica revealed the name of its upcoming central bank digital currency (CBDC) after a design competition, only to receive backlash from the local crypto community. The central bank of Jamaica announced on Twitter that it had chosen the name “Jam-DEX” along with the tagline and logo for its upcoming CBDC, scheduled for late 2022. While the project is promising, its name could be easily misconstrued as a decentralized exchange (DEX), and its logo is “terrible,” according to the community’s response. The name Jam-DEX is said to be taken…
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