Crypto News
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A token launched on the Solana blockchain, apparently by U.S. celebrity Caitlyn Jenner, has left crypto market observers scratching their heads. Late Sunday, a post on Jenner’s X account said she had issued the JENNER token using the Solana token deployer Pump Fun. Market participants quickly dismissed it as a likely hack because celebrity accounts on the ...
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A savvy trader made a $2.7 million profit in just three days on the Donald Trump-themed MAGA (TRUMP) meme token. The memecoin trader, known as wallet “0x303” spent over $535,000 to buy six billion MAGA tokens on May 25, making an over 505-fold return on his initial investment, according to a May 27 X post by Lookonchain: “He spent $537.5K to buy 6B $MAGA on ...
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Bitcoin has had a phenomenal journey from a niche digital currency to a trillion-dollar asset class in a 15-year period. The January 2024 approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs was a watershed moment, presenting investors with a gateway to being able to invest in bitcoin through their traditional investment accounts. We expect this will continue to boost broader ...
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A single mom-of-three lost her $7,500 life savings to a Tinder crypto scammer. Natalie Foster, 42, matched with a man on Tinder three weeks ago. The pair hit if off immediately before the man, ‘James’, began talking incessantly about crypto. He convinced Natalie to get a crypto wallet – a virtual wallet which allows you to buy and keep cryptocurrency. She ...
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It is my great pleasure to welcome all of you to this conference. As Governor Ueda mentioned in his opening remarks, the Bank of Japan is conducting the “Broad Perspective Review” of our monetary policy over the past 25 years. In short, it has been a battle against persistent deflation and a battle with the zero lower bound. Let me start by giving an overview of the inflation picture during this period. Please look at Chart 1. Japan’s deflation started in the late 1990s and continued for 15 years. The average inflation rate was just minus 0.3%. It was a mild but persistent deflation. To tackle this situation, the Bank introduced the 2% price stability target and Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing, or QQE, in 2013, and a negative interest rate policy and Yield Curve Control, or YCC, in 2016. As a result, we succeeded in achieving a situation without deflation, but the average inflation rate was 0.5%, which fell short of our 2% goal. Recently, inflation rate has risen to around 3%, following the gl post: BOJ DEPUTY GOVERNOR UCHIDA: DEFLATIONARY BATTLE NEAR CONCLUSION post: BOJ DEPUTY GOVERNOR UCHIDA: BANK OF JAPAN OVERCOMES ZERO LOWER BOUND post: UCHIDA: CHALLENGE REMAINS TO ANCHOR 2% INFLATION post: BOJ'S UCHIDA: HIGHER MENU COSTS, TOGETHER WITH MILD INFLATION, HAVE SLOWED THE PACE OF PRICE ADJUSTMENT
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Bitcoin cleared the $70,000 psychological barrier on May 27 after a three-day struggle. This suggests that the bulls remain in control. However, some analysts do not believe a breakout is likely in the near term. Analyst Rekt Capital highlighted that the post-halving reaccumulation phase typically lasts for 160 days. Hence, Bitcoin may remain sideways for a ...
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The entire world economy is at risk from a glut of cheap Chinese exports, France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said in tandem with a barrage of joint criticism from the Group ...
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The crypto fear and greed index has turned green this week as most digital coins rebounded. Bitcoin price has remained above $68,000 while Ethereum is nearing the psychological ...
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U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, which gave digital assets center stage, and they didn’t waste their time in the limelight, with Bitcoin (BTC) ...
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Bitcoin price started another increase from the $68,000 support zone. BTC cleared the $69,000 resistance to move further into a positive zone. There was a break above a key bearish trend line with resistance at $69,000 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair. The pair even climbed above the $70,000 resistance zone. A high was formed at $70,600 and the price ...
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Ethereum (ETH) gained nearly 3% on Monday as investors exhibited high bullish sentiment. Michael Saylor also commented on the recent spot ETH ETF approval by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). Following ETH's price gain on Monday, trading firm QCP Capital noted that market participants are becoming more bullish on the largest altcoin, considering ...
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Celebrating the approval of its spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF), asset manager VanEck has released a 37-second advertisement urging viewers to “Enter the ether.” The ad was posted on X on May 23, approximately 30 minutes after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved its 19b-4 filing for a spot Ether ETF. This approval was alongside those for ...