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🚨 Binance temporarily suspends Solana network withdrawals, citing ‘increased volume’
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has intermittently suspended withdrawals to the Solana network due to an “increased volume of transactions.”. “Withdrawals on the Solana (SOL) network have been intermittently suspended since 2024-03-04 due to the increased volume of transactions on the network. Binance has identified some areas for optimization and is working to provide a stable and long-term solution.
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🏦 Coinbase surges into Apple App Store top 100 for first time in two years
Crypto exchange Coinbase has surged back into the U.S. Apple App Store top 100 for the first time in more than two years. The app jumped from a ranking of 163th on Sunday to 98th yesterday as the price of bitcoin approached all-time highs. It has since leaped back into the top 50 — currently ranking at 49th — according to The Block’s data dashboard. Coinbase started the year ranking at 489th but has risen sharply alongside gains for bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market.
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💰 Crypto investment products near all-time high with $1.84 billion weekly net inflow
Crypto-related investment products saw significant inflows last week, totaling $1.84 billion—this year’s second-largest weekly inflows—according to CoinShares’ latest weekly report. This significant inflow was also matched by a record trading volume of more than $30 billion during the same period, which at times represented 50% of global Bitcoin daily trading volumes on trusted exchanges.
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🟠 Binance CEO Richard Teng asked to appear before Nigerian committee
Binance is in hot water in Nigeria in the aftermath of its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Nigeria’s House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes issued an ultimatum to Binance CEO Richard Teng on Friday, according to a local news report. Ginger Onwusibe, the chairman of the committee, has asked Teng to appear before the committee by March 4. The summons was issued over its alleged involvement in financial crimes, including money laundering and terrorism financing.
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💰 Judge grants SEC’s deadline extension on Ripple case
Judge Analisa Torres has approved a request from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to extend the deadline for filing a submission that could lead Ripple Labs’ case to an end. Court documents filed on March 1 granted the SEC an extension to file its remedies-related discovery materials submitted by Ripple. The extension allows the regulator to file its opening brief until March 22. The deadline for Ripple's opposition brief has also been extended to April 22, and the new deadline for the SEC to file a reply would be May 6, 2024.
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🏦 Coinbase stock hits multi-month highs despite platform glitch as trading volume surges
Coinbase’s stock hit multi-month highs yesterday despite heavy web traffic causing a glitch on the crypto exchange as trading volume surged. Coinbase shares gained just 1% on Wednesday, but that was enough to close above the $200 mark for the first time since January 2022, according to TradingView. COIN traded for $200.80 by market close on Wednesday, up 58% over the past month.
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🥇 The Bitcoin all-time high in an inflation-adjusted world is $77,000
The inflationary scenario the economy has been grappling with since 2021 has prompted a fresh look at Bitcoin’s performance. The true gravity of inflation’s impact on the digital asset market can be seen when adjusting Bitcoin’s all-time high of approximately $69,420 in November 2021 to a CPI inflation-adjusted figure. The calculation, based on CPI metrics, reveals a striking reality: for Bitcoin to truly reclaim its zenith, it would need to reach closer to a value of $77,000, according to data provided by the US Bureau of Labour Statistics.
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💰 MicroStrategy Is a Timely Play on Bitcoin Halving; Initiate at Buy: Benchmark
MicroStrategy (MSTR) has a unique business model based on the acquisition and holding of bitcoin (BTC), which represents the majority of the software company’s valuation, investment banking firm Benchmark said in a Tuesday research report initiating coverage of the stock. Benchmark has a buy rating on the shares with a $990 price target. MicroStrategy added about 8% to $860.75 in early trading on Tuesday.
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💰 Solana suffers $3 million ETP outflows post-outage as Bitcoin responsible for 95% of inflows
Solana’s recent outage appears to be weighing heavily on investors’ minds, with crypto investment products related to the blockchain network seeing outflows of $3 million during the past week. On Feb. 6, Solana experienced an outage that halted blockchain transactions for five hours due to a bug that pushed it into an infinite loop. While a patch was promptly developed, community members pointed out that the network has a rich history of outages in the past.
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💰 Bitcoin falls far short as global currency, central bankers say
Economists with the European Central Bank (ECB) contend that Bitcoin’s (BTC) limited usage disqualifies it as a legitimate form of currency. On Feb. 22, ECB director general for market infrastructure and payments Ulrich Bindseil, along with the bank’s advisor for market infrastructure and payments, Jürgen Schaaf, published a co-authored blog post titled: “ETF Approval for Bitcoin – the Naked Emperor’s New Clothes.”
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💰 $540 Million in Bitcoin Withdrawn From Exchanges: Price Impact
Bitcoin is experiencing a surge in outflows from centralized crypto exchanges, hitting its highest level in eight months, indicating a significant shift in market dynamics. On-chain data from IntoTheBlock, a prominent market intelligence platform, shows weekly net outflows from centralized exchanges have peaked. Approximately $540 million worth of Bitcoin was withdrawn this week, marking the largest net outflow since June 2023.
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💰 Donald Trump can now ‘live with’ Bitcoin accepting growing demand, suggests further regulation
Former US President Donald Trump’s stance toward Bitcoin has taken a different turn, with him noting the growing demand for the flagship digital asset. In 2021, the former President described Bitcoin as a “scam against the dollar” that regulators should take action to monitor. At the time, Trump’s skepticism stemmed from the perceived risks of cryptocurrencies, including their volatility and susceptibility to facilitating illicit financial activities.
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📈Recent crypto rally driven by 'retail impulse,' says JPMorgan
The recent surge in crypto prices appears to be fueled by individual traders making impulsive decisions rather than being driven by institutional investors or market fundamentals, according to JPMorgan analysts. "Similar to equities, we find that the retail impulse into crypto rebounded in February, thus likely responsible for this month's strong crypto market rally," JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou wrote in a note on Thursday.
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New Trade for #ODDZ/USDT (Chart: 4 Hour TF)
ODDZ/USDT Looks good on 4 Hour time frame moving trendline support price has taken reversal several times from here. Also on a Breakout.
◼️Entry: $0.01529 - $0.001383
🟢 Target 1 : 0.01606
🟢 Target 2 : 0.01684
🟢 Target 3 : 0.01842
🟢 Target 4 : 0.01993
🟢 Target 5 : 0.02301
🛑SL : 0.01297
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong's Central Bank Issues Guidance for Firms Offering Crypto Custodial Services
Hong Kong's central bank issued guidance for authorized institutions interested in offering custody services for digital assets as the territory attempts to reclaim its title as a crypto hub. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) guidance issued Tuesday adds to the licensing regime introduced last year that gives crypto exchanges a pathway to operate in a regulated manner.
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🏦 Coinbase counters use of default judgment ruling in SEC lawsuit
Coinbase is countering the Securities and Exchange Commission's efforts to leverage a decision from an insider trading case to bolster the agency's lawsuit against the cryptocurrency exchange. Coinbase hit back after the SEC a day earlier said it wanted to inform the court of a default judgment made last week by another court. That ruling said that the trading of certain crypto assets on secondary markets constitutes securities trading.
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🇺🇸 Trading certain crypto assets on secondary markets are securities transactions, US court rules
A court in the United States has ruled that the trading of certain crypto assets on secondary markets, such as crypto exchanges, are securities transactions — a position in opposition to that taken by Coinbase and the wider crypto industry. The ruling comes in an insider-trading case against former Coinbase product manager Ishan Wahi, brother Nikhil Wahi and friend Sameer Ramani.
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💰 Galaxy Digital Sees 'Tremendous Global Demand for Bitcoin' — CEO Says 'There's a New Army of Buyers'
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz sees “a tremendous global demand for bitcoin,” emphasizing: “This is probably the first time in the history of bitcoin that we have true price discovery.” Noting that there is “a new army of buyers” and there is also “an army of salespeople,” he expects the price of bitcoin to be “much higher.”
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💰 BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF sees massive inflow while Grayscale faces second largest outflow
Data from BitMEX suggests that BlackRock’s IBIT had another remarkable day for the Bitcoin ETFs. It witnessed the second-largest inflow since trading started, with $604 million coming under management, equivalent to roughly 10,000 BTC. This dramatic influx escalated the cumulative total of inflows for IBIT to an impressive $7.8 billion. As a result, BlackRock’s total Bitcoin holdings have surged to 161,378 BTC.
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🏦 Binance drops Nigerian naira from P2P platform amid forex manipulation concerns
Crypto exchange Binance has removed Nigeria’s fiat currency, Naira, from the national currencies it supports on its peer-to-peer platform, according to CryptoSlate sources. Meanwhile, the Financial Times reported that two Binance executives have been detained in the country, with their passports seized. The Binance employees had traveled to Nigeria to resolve the country’s ban on crypto exchange websites.
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💰 Justin Sun says he owns $1.6 billion of bitcoin with bizarre screenshot of HTX wallet
The always outspoken Justin Sun seems eager to convince the world that he does, in fact, use the HTX cryptocurrency exchange. On Tuesday, Sun took to X to share a screenshot of what he says is his HTX wallet which contains about 28,614 bitcoin, worth about $1.6 billion at current prices. Apparently, Sun posted the image in response to suggestions he did not use HTX frequently, despite serving as the company's global advisor.
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💰 Bitcoin surges above $56,000 to hit record high since November 2021
Bitcoin price surged over 10% to hit a high of $56,740 at one stage on Tuesday morning Asia time, the highest value since November 2021, according to The Block’s Price Page. “A key reason behind this surge can be attributed to Bitcoin spot ETF trading volume which reached a new height of $2.4 billion on Feb. 26, further boosting U.S investors’ confidence in this asset class.” Lucy Hu, a senior analyst of Metalpha, told The Block.
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🏦 Coinbase Denies Reports of Nigerian Crypto Ban
Cryptocurrency platform Coinbase is denying reports that it is being blocked in Nigeria. Last week saw a report by the Financial Times (FT) that the Nigerian government had gotten the country’s telecoms to block platforms including Coinbase, Binance and Kraken. However, a spokesperson for Coinbase told Coindesk on Thursday (Feb. 22) that it was still in operation in Africa’s largest nation.
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🇺🇸 Legal Action Forces US Energy Department to Suspend Crypto Mining Investigation
Following legal action initiated by Riot Platforms and the Texas Blockchain Council against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the department’s statistical branch, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), has put a temporary hold on its bitcoin mining survey and quarantined the data gathered to date.
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🪙 Ethereum price increase driven by anticipation of Dencun upgrade: Grayscale
While many market watchers might be attributing Ethereum's recent price increase to optimism stemming from the possible approval of a spot ether ETF, asset manager Grayscale Investments has suggested that the cryptocurrency rose in value because of Ethereum's upcoming Dencun upgrade, which will increase the throughput and reduce the cost of some transactions on the network.
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🪙 Valkyrie CIO anticipates spot Ethereum ETF approval will take 1-2 years
A spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund may not be coming anytime soon, but it could see approval in the next year or two, says Valkyrie Chief Investment Officer Steven McClurg. Big name firms, such as Fidelity and BlackRock, have applied for a spot Ethereum ETF over the last few months as some analysts predict that the Securities and Exchange Commission could approve those products as early as May of this year. Valkyrie is not currently vying for a spot Ethereum ETF.
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💰 Spot ether ETFs could increase Ethereum's concentration risk, says S&P Global
Ethereum exchange-traded funds in the U.S., which intend to incorporate staking, could increase Ethereum's concentration risk, according to analysis from S&P Global Ratings. "U.S. spot ether ETFs that incorporate staking could become large enough to change validator concentrations in the Ethereum network, for better or worse," S&P analysts Andrew O'Neill and Alexandre Birry said in a report published Tuesday.
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🔵 Circle to end support for $313 million USDC on Tron amid compliance push
Centralized stablecoin issuer Circle is discontinuing support for USD Coin (USDC) on the Tron blockchain, citing concerns within its risk management framework. According to a Feb. 21 statement, this decision is rooted in the firm’s commitment to ensuring USDC remains “trusted, transparent and safe” for its user base. The company added that this move was part of “an enterprise-wide approach” involving various departments, including business organization and compliance.
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🪙 Ethereum price approaches $3k amidst spot ETF anticipation, Dencun upgrade
The price of Ethereum (ETH) approached $3,000 on Feb. 19 amidst anticipation concerning developments that are expected to occur in the coming months. As of 8:35 pm UTC, ETH was priced at $2,937 with a market capitalization of $352.96 billion. That change represents 4.12% growth over 24 hours — significantly greater than Bitcoin’s 0.4% gains over the same period and also greater than the crypto market’s overall 1.2% gains.
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