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75 US Lawmakers Now Support CBDC Anti-Surveillance Bill
Congressman Tom Emmer’s CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act now has 75 cosponsors. “A central bank digital currency is government-controlled programmable money that, if not designed to emulate cash, could give the federal government the…
Bitcoin Bullish Bets Costlier Than Ever as Funding Rates Hit Record 66%
Data tracked by Matrixport show global average perpetual funding rates rose to a record 66% annualized early Monday.
Vaneck Director: People Tend to Underestimate Long-Term Impact of Spot Bitcoin ETFs
Vaneck’s director of digital assets strategy has explained why people tend to underestimate the long-term impact of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). He believes that upon the approval of a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF by the Securities…
Donald Trump Warns of Stock Market Crash and Great Depression if He Doesn’t Win Presidential…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that the U.S. could face a stock market crash worse than that of 1929 and a Great Depression if he doesn’t win the upcoming presidential election. He stressed that the U.S. economy is…
Bitcoin Spot ETF Anticipation Boosts BTC Price to Nearly $46K in Strong Start to 2024
Speculation has been ramping up that regulatory approval for a U.S.-based spot bitcoin ETF is coming this week.
Crypto Crossroads — Contrasting 2024 Predictions Signal a Year of Defining Shifts
Throughout the past year, enthusiasm and speculation around bitcoin and other crypto assets have surged, particularly as the year drew to a conclusion. The Motley Fool’s forecasts for 2024 strike a pessimistic tone, anticipating a…
Market Dynamics Shift as NFT Sales Tumble 63% Year Over Year
According to recent statistics on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for the past year, sales hit $8.70 billion in 2023. This figure represents a $15.04 billion or 63.35% decrease in NFT sales compared to the previous year.
2023’s NFT…
New Year’s Eve Sees Bitcoin Network Break Daily Transfer Record With Over 731,000 Transactions
As 2023 drew to a close on New Year’s Eve, the Bitcoin network eclipsed yet another record by verifying a significant 731,351 transactions in a single day. This achievement outstripped the previous high set on Dec. 24, 2023, or…
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC Enters 2024 With Subtle Signals and Low Volume
As the clock turned to 2024, bitcoin’s price danced between $42,094 and $42,781 per unit. On Jan. 1, amid the holiday’s quiet, bitcoin’s current technical indicators offer a mixed bag of signals, setting a contemplative…
Latam Insights: Vitalik Buterin Praises Argentina, Brazilian Banks Test Microsoft CBDC Privacy…
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin praises Argetina’s moves, Brazilian banks introduce…