The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted “approval-in-principle” to Busha Digital and Quidax Technologies, the first digital asset exchanges to operate in the country. Additionally, four digital asset offering platforms and one custodian have been admitted to the regulatory incubation program to test their technology. The SEC has cautioned the Nigerian public to […] Source
Day: August 31, 2024
How Will The US Upcoming Fed Rate Cut Impact Bitcoin? QCP Analysts Weigh In
As the United States Federal rate cut is fast approaching, analysts at QCP Capital, a global digital asset trading firm and market maker has now shared their prediction on how this development could impact Bitcoin price. According to the analysts, the upcoming U.S. non-farm payroll report and Friday’s GDP data will play crucial roles in shaping Bitcoin market sentiment. Notably, these economic indicators are expected to offer greater clarity on whether the Federal Reserve will commence a rate-cutting cycle in its next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on September…
A U.S. Crypto Bill’s 2024 Chances
The crypto industry has been begging for issue-specific legislation in the U.S. for years, in the hopes that this legislation may create clear permissions for companies to develop and issue tokens, manage blockchain networks or otherwise operate free of the concern that regulators may come knocking. The closest Congress has gotten so far is the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, a House bill supported by Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.). With a limited number of working days left in the year, the chances for…
Bitcoin Continues To Exit Exchanges As Supply Drops To New 2024 Low
On-chain data shows the Bitcoin supply sitting on exchanges has reached a new low for the year as investors continue to withdraw their coins. Bitcoin Exchange Reserve Has Been Riding A Downtrend Recently As explained by an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post, the BTC Exchange Reserve has continued its drawdown recently. The “Exchange Reserve” here refers to an indicator that keeps track of the total amount of Bitcoin that’s currently sitting in the wallets of all centralized exchanges. When the value of this metric goes up, it means the…