Author: NBTC

The Bitcoin price has sent some questions about the future of digital gold with a surge at around the $69,000 level, but maybe some answers can be found on the Bitcoin liquidation heat map, with critical levels at $68,300 and $69,800, highlighting their importance for short-term price movements. From this heat map, clearly, liquidity builds around the prices of $68,300 and $69,800. These correspond to areas where strong buying and selling pressure is focused, making them pivotal for Bitcoin’s next moves. Of course, at the current price levels of $69,000, these could easily act as really strong support and resistance…

Ethereum price climbed higher above $3,500 but struggled near $3,580. ETH must clear the $3,650 resistance to move further into a positive zone. Ethereum is consolidating gains below the $3,650 resistance zone. The price is trading above $3,500 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a short-term rising channel forming with resistance near $3,585 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could gain bullish momentum if it clears the $3,600 and $3,650 resistance levels. Ethereum Price Consolidates Ethereum price started a decent increase from the $3,350 support zone. ETH formed a base and climbed…

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are a divisive topic, but whether you love or hate them, they’re rapidly becoming a reality. A new report by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) shows that the number of central banks exploring CBDCs increased from 93% in 2022 to 94% in 2023. The same survey showed a sharp increase in CBDC pilot programs since last year. While the number of retail CBDCs issued by 2029 is set to decrease, it’s full steam ahead regarding wholesale CBDCs. For the latter, the top priorities are interoperability with domestic payments, programmable payments, programmable money and interoperability…

June 11 (Reuters) – As football fever builds for major tournaments in Europe and the Americas, a small yet buzzy part of the cryptoverse is stealing centre stage: fan tokens. These are not your average digital assets, they’re tokens issued by national sides or individual clubs that promise supporters a tradeable way to engage with their teams. Activity in tokens linked to participating national teams has increased ahead of the Euro 2024 European soccer championship, which kicks off on Friday, and the Copa América in North and South America that starts a week later. The market value of the Chiliz…

Crypto management company Tap Global has expanded its operations to the United States despite industry-wide concerns about regulation in the region. Tap Americas will now provide U.S. customers in 48 states access to trade multiple digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and USDC. Starting today Tap Global will begin operating in 48 states. It’s looking to add New York to that list soon after the initial launch. Following the collapse of FTX, American regulators have aggressively pursued crypto companies—most notably Binance, Coinbase, and Kraken. As a result of this regulatory environment many companies—such as Bittrex—have left the country while others…

According to Nick Percoco, Kraken’s chief security officer, the exchange has managed to return its funds following what it described as an “extortion” attempt. It has lost only a small amount of money to fees. As reported by U.Today, a security researcher from an undisclosed firm notified the exchange about a critical bug that made it possible to effectively print money out of this air by receiving funds without completing deposits. Instead of submitting a bug report, the researcher initially informed two other individuals about the vulnerability, which resulted in Kraken losing $3 million from its treasury. The researchers refused…

Portal uses Bitcoin layer-2 network Lightning to allow users to convert assets like ETH into BTC by the use of atomic swaps. As well as introducing greater utility to Bitcoin, Anduro may present an opportunity for further revenue streams for miners, hence Marathon’s involvement. Anduro, a multi-chain layer-2 network incubated by bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), has incorporated the decentralized exchange (DEX) network Portal to Bitcoin – formerly known simply as Portal – with the goal of enhancing utility on the world’s oldest blockchain network. Publicly-traded Marathon began incubating Anduro in February as a “platform built on the Bitcoin…

The head of digital assets research at VanEck, Matthew Sigel, is outlining how Ethereum (ETH) could reach a price of $154,000, which the asset manager set as the bull case target in a report released weeks ago. In a new interview on Bankless, Sigel says that Ethereum could reach a six-figure price by increasing its market share. “In that case, ETH would be capturing 90% of all smart contract value intermediation… so the penetration rates get pretty chunky, so Ethereum essentially accounts for 15% of the total financial markets. And then 50% of the advertising market hosted on open-source blockchains.…

Key Points: The Swiss National Bank extends its wholesale CBDC pilot for two more years due to “very successful” progress. The extension aims to attract more financial institutions and expand the use of wholesale CBDC in financial transactions. SNB’s move positions Switzerland as a central bank digital currency innovation leader. Antoine Martin, a member of the Swiss National Bank’s Board of Directors, delivered an important update regarding the CBDC pilot initiative. The SNB has confirmed that it will extend its pilot issuance project of wholesale CBDC by at least two more years. The extension came after noting the very positive…

The Japan and Korea Fund is part of the 1 billion XRP pledge from Ripple, which focuses on providing financial, technical, and business support to projects building on XRPL. According to a press release today, Ripple has launched a new fund focused on bolstering innovation on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) in the Japan and South Korean markets. Dubbed the XRPL Japan and Korea Fund, the new commitment will support multiple initiatives fostering innovation on XRPL in both countries. Major Focus of the Fund The new fund will focus on four distinct areas. First, it will enhance partnerships with top Japan…