The latest moves in crypto markets in context for April 28, 2022. Original
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Draws Premium in Yen Markets, FX Volatility Spikes
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Yield Guild Games Partner Ola GG Raises $8M to Expand P2E in Spanish-Speaking Markets
Currently, Ola GG has 3,000 scholarship players in its shared reward program, in which the guild keeps 30% of the earnings and does not require upfront compensation. Ola GG allows its members to play Axie Infinity and CyBall, although it plans to eventually support Genopets, Karmaverse and StarSharks, among other NFT games. Source
Crypto Market’s Direction During a Recession Might Depend on Nasdaq
“Bitcoin has really bound itself to the Nasdaq in terms of correlation, and if the Fed keeps hiking rates and if the market believes [it is] going to hike rates, recession or not, Nasdaq suffers in the short term,” said Bob Iaccino, chief strategist at Path Trading Partners and co-portfolio manager at Stock Think Tank. “And if this correlation continues, then crypto suffers, too.” Source
Meme Token Economy Jumps Close to 10% Higher After Dogecoin Spike Fuels the Pack – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
The top meme tokens by market capitalization saw a significant jump on Monday after being fueled by dogecoin’s recent price rise. Crypto meme coins like shiba inu, dogelon mars, and floki inu saw 2-13% gains over the last 24 hours. The entire meme token economy is worth $35.8 billion, up 9.4% today. Meme Token Assets See Double-Digit Gains on Monday Following Dogecoin’s Rise Following Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion, digital currency markets jumped in value and crypto meme tokens saw a significant spike. 24-hour statistics at 4…
While Global Markets Get Spooked by Covid and a Hawkish Fed, Stocks and Crypto Rebound After Musk Buys Twitter – Finance Bitcoin News
Wall Street suffered Monday morning as the major U.S. stock indexes dropped further, building on losses gathered last week. Reports indicate that investors are concerned about the upcoming Federal Reserve rate hikes and China’s recent Covid-19 outbreak. As equities floundered on Monday, the crypto economy slid under the $2 trillion mark and gold prices dropped 1.6% against the U.S. dollar during the past 24 hours. However, after Elon Musk revealed he acquired Twitter at 2:50 p.m. (ET), both equities and crypto markets rebounded a great deal following the announcement. Global…
NFT Trade Volume Jumped 23% Higher This Week Capturing Close to $1 Billion in Sales – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
Non-fungible token (NFT) sales have increased by 23.56% over the last week, as $945.2 million in sales were recorded across 15 different blockchains during the last seven days. NFT sales stemming from Ethereum jumped 29.16% in seven days, gathering $863.2 million in sales or 91.32% of the $945.2 million in sales. One particular NFT collection called Moonbirds has bolstered most of this week’s NFT sales volume. NFT Sales Spike This Week, Volume Fueled by Moonbirds Sales Following last week’s slight uptick in NFT sales, which increased 3.35% and gathered $658.4…
Bitcoin Hits 6-Week Low as Risk-Off Sentiment Hits Financial Markets
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Decentralization ‘absolutely essential’ in building crypto capital markets
If crypto capital markets have a chance of becoming an institutional reality, decentralization will be one of the key aspects according to one industry insider. Capital markets bring suppliers and those in need of capital together to initiate supposedly efficient transactions. Investments or savings are often funneled between suppliers of funds like banks and those who need capital like businesses, governments and individuals. Co-founder of crypto financial service provider VegaX Holdings Sang Lee told Cointelegraph today that incumbent financial institutions have simply been left behind by the rapid pace of…
Green finance needs voluntary carbon markets that work
The United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland catalyzed a commitment to carbon neutrality, achieving net-zero carbon emissions, requiring reducing emissions as much as possible, and balancing the remaining emissions with the purchase of carbon credits. A carbon credit reduces, avoids or removes carbon emissions in one place to compensate for unavoidable emissions somewhere else through certified green-energy projects. Carbon credits represent one ton in carbon emission reduction. They are 1) Avoidance or reduction projects — e.g., renewable energy (wind, solar, hydro, biogas) — and 2)…
Nigerian Agencies Told to Stop ‘Demonizing’ Crypto Industry Players – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
Nigerian public and law enforcement agencies have been urged to “stop the demonization” of the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. According to an association that advocates for the risk-based regulation of the crypto industry, financial institutions should not use a Nigerian central bank directive as basis for denying service to industry players. Risk-Based Regulation of Crypto Activities A blockchain and crypto industry association has told Nigerian public and law enforcement agencies to stop demonizing and discriminating against blockchain and crypto entities. In its latest press release, the Stakeholders in Blockchain Technology…