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First Cryptocurrency ATM Reportedly Installed in Uruguay – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

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The ostensible first cryptocurrency ATM machine has been installed in Uruguay, developed as a joint initiative between Urubit and Inbierto, two national crypto companies. This represents a milestone for the country, which according to estimates has between 40K and 50K cryptocurrency users, whose primary avenue for purchasing crypto relies on peer-to-peer markets. Uruguay Enters the Crypto ATM Era Uruguay has received its reported first cryptocurrency ATM in its territory, which is already installed in Punta del Este, a city located in the southeast of the country. The cryptocurrency…

Australian Crypto Exchange BTC Markets Partners with Ajla Tomljanovic

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One of the fastest-growing crypto exchanges in Australia, BTC Markets recently announced a partnership with Ajla Tomljanovic, a prominent tennis player in the country. According to the latest female tennis player rankings, Ajla currently stands at 45th position worldwide. In Australia, Ajla holds the second position. BTC Markets is the only female-led digital exchange in Australia. Due to the rising interest of retail and institutional Australian clients in digital currencies, BTC Markets experienced a strong surge in demand for its crypto trading products during 2021. “We’re excited to announce our…

Swiss Bank Seba Predicts Bitcoin Could Hit $75K This Year Boosted by Institutional Investors – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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Regulated Swiss bank Seba has predicted that the price of bitcoin could reach $75K this year. “Institutional money will probably drive the price up,” said the bank’s CEO. Seba Bank’s Bitcoin Price Prediction Seba Bank CEO Guido Buehler shared his bank’s prediction on where the price of bitcoin is heading with CNBC at the Crypto Finance Conference in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Seba Bank is a digital assets banking platform licensed by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Regarding the price of bitcoin this year, he said: We…

What the Highest Inflation in 4 Decades Means for Markets

Markets have been nervous since last week’s FOMC meeting minutes revealed the Fed was considering early “balance sheet normalization” or quantitative tightening. At yesterday’s confirmation hearings, Fed Chair Jerome Powell tried to soften the Fed’s stance on QT, saying nothing had been decided. Today, December inflation numbers came in at a 39-year high of 7%. Find out why markets are rebounding in the wake of the news. Source

NFT Market Looksrare Surpasses Opensea’s 24-Hour Sales With $385 Million in Volume – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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A new non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Looksrare has surpassed Opensea in terms of daily volume on Wednesday. Statistics show 3,264 Looksrare traders have executed $385.39 million in sales during the last day, as the marketplace has seen a 1,461% increase in daily volume. Looksrare NFT Market Captures Number 1 Position in Terms of Daily NFT Volume There’s a new Ethereum-based NFT marketplace called Looksrare and during the last day, it has surpassed Opensea in 24-hour volume. Of course, Opensea is the largest NFT marketplace in terms of all-time volume…

Billionaire Jeff Gundlach Expects Recession This Year, Advises Against Buying Bitcoin – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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Doubleline Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach, also known as the “Bond King,” has warned about “a recession in the later part of this year.” He also advised against buying bitcoin at the current level. “Maybe you should buy it at $25,000,” he said. Billionaire ‘Bond King’ Jeff Gundlach on Recession, Bitcoin, and the Fed Raising Interest Rates Billionaire fund manager Jeff Gundlach warned about a recession happening in the later part of this year in an interview with Yahoo Finance, published Saturday. He also commented on whether investors should buy bitcoin.…

A Look at How Far Crypto Assets Have Slid From Their All-Time Highs – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

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Digital currencies had a phenomenal year, and a great deal of the crypto assets in existence reached all-time high (ATH) prices against the world’s fiat currencies. However, the same digital currencies that tapped ATHs last year are currently down a great deal in value, as numerous cryptocurrencies have lost 30% or more since 2021’s price highs. Crypto Values Are Lower Than Last Year’s Price Highs 2021 was a good year for crypto assets as numerous blockchain networks swelled in fiat value as billions upon billions were added to the alternative…

Avalanche, Polygon See Slight Gains as Crypto Markets Remain Flat

Major cryptocurrencies held support levels after last week’s drop to post slight gains on Monday morning after a largely flat weekend. Bitcoin (BTC) held on to its $41,000 support level after last week’s sell-off, which was led by the release of the minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s December 2021 meeting. The minutes of the meeting suggested that the Fed will end its record asset-purchase program and will likely hike interest rates at a faster pace. Avalanche (AVAX) and Polygon (MATIC) rose 4% in the past 24 hours to post…

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…

JPMorgan Shares Predictions on Crypto Markets, Ethereum’s Upgrades, Defi, NFTs – Featured Bitcoin News

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Global investment bank JPMorgan has published a report on the future outlook of crypto markets, including Ethereum’s upgrades, decentralized finance (defi), and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The bank sees “the cryptocurrency markets as increasingly relevant to financial services,” its analyst described. JPMorgan Outlines Future Outlook for Crypto Markets JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington published a report on the 2022 outlook for crypto markets Friday. The analyst wrote: The applications from crypto have only just begun. Web3.0, greater use of NFTs tokenization are in the line-of-sight for 2022. JPMorgan sees “the tokenization and…