Interestingly, 70% of Forbes magazine’s 30 Under 30 came from the cryptocurrency space with 21 blockchain pioneers and innovators on the list, almost double the number from last year. The list is made up of a diverse group of individuals, including programmers, artists, media executives, and venture capitalists who are working together to build out and invest in the next generation of the worldwide web, developing novel non-fungible tokens (NFTs), pioneer crypto philanthropy, and disrupt global finance using technology made popular by Bitcoin....

As per a recent Nasdaq poll of 500 financial advisers who are now or are contemplating allocating to cryptocurrency, 72% of advisors would be more willing to invest client funds in crypto if a spot ETF product were launched in the United States, according to a GlobeNewswire report. Within the group of advisors who are said to collectively control $26 trillion in assets, of those who have already invested in cryptocurrency, 86% anticipate raising their allocations over the next 12 months, while 0% intend to reduce their allocations....

During the first half of 2022, African blockchain companies attracted $304 million in funding, almost triple the $127 million received across 2021, Nation reported on August 3. In the first three months, VCs pumped $91 million into different companies, growing 134% in the second quarter to $213 million. Interestingly, during the second quarter, the crypto market recorded one of its worst returns, led by assets like Bitcoin (BTC), which plunged by 56% in the three months....

During a forum in Shanghai in October 2020, Ma said that China’s rules do not foster innovation, and the regulators that enforce these regulations are like “an old people’s club.” The billionaire made his remark before the scheduled listing of Alibaba’s financial affiliate Ant Group on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges. The criticism drew the ire of authorities, which resulted in the suspension of the $37-billion initial public offering (IPO)....

In particular, research by the University of Central America (UCA) indicates that about 77% of El Salvador’s residents believe the Bitcoin adoption has been a failure, Barrons reported on October 18. Interestingly, the study pointed out that despite the government’s efforts to popularize Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, 75.6% of residents noted that they had never used digital assets in 2022 when the general digital assets market plunged significantly. Furthermore, with President Nayib Bukele increasingly accumulating Bitcoin, another 77% of respondents opined that the government should stop spending public funds buying Bitcoin....

Furthermore, fears of a recession are leading portfolio managers to rethink and shift their portfolios, where analysts now see a 60% chance of the US sinking into a recession. Meanwhile, the Founder and Portfolio Manager of the Satori Fund, Dan Niles, joined CNBC’s Squawk Box on September 26, to discuss the markets. Niles sees multiples in the tech sector as being very high and being the ‘last shoe’ to drop before markets see the real bottom....

According to Tate, cryptocurrencies and blockchain are offering individuals a chance to control their money and wealth as opposed to transacting in fiat, he said during an episode on Anthony Pompliano’s podcast published on December 16. Tate cited an incident where he was put on a travel list for initiating a cross-border transaction involving $900,000. In this line, Tate pointed out that crypto comes with several benefits, such as eliminating the need for paperwork and rigorous checks associated with fiat transactions....

Why is that relevant? Electronics manufacturing is a carbon-heavy process, and these investments will align the company with the carbon-neutral supply chain goal they aim to reach by 2030. Additionally, the ever-popular ESG investment goal of ETFs and individual investors will keep Apple in their portfolios if the company reaches its goal of carbon neutrality. Apple introduced its green bonds program in 2016 to help them reach carbon neutrality across all of its business aspects....

When a DHCP client boots up, it first looks for a DHCP server in order to obtain an IP configuration. If the client is unable to successfully negotiate a DHCP lease, it uses APIPA to automatically configure itself with an IP address from a range that has been reserved especially for Microsoft. The IP address range is 169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254. The client also configures itself with a default class B subnet mask of 255....

In a tweet posted on August 17, the crypto exchange stated the incident occurred at 07:00 AM UTC, noting that the technical issue emanated from a third-party service provider. However, the exchange did not specify the technical issues and the affected networks. Binance also clarified that the team contained the issue within an hour while assuring users that the funds were safe since it activated the Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU)....

Gains on May 20 put pressure on Bitcoin bulls to defend the position considering that the asset’s free flow in price drop has stalled momentarily. Although Bitcoin was trading higher on Friday, the ongoing uncertainty has gripped investors, resulting in the asset’s price consolidation. Despite the consolidation, bulls still have an uphill task since if Bitcoin breaches the $30,000 level, it could trigger a fresh decline. On the flip side, if Bitcoin sustains the $30,000 level to $30,600, it might act as a catalyst for a new rally in the short term....

Specifically, upon observing the price movements of Bitcoin on its 3-day time-frame, experts at TradingShot have noted its moving average convergence divergence (MACD), forming a Bearish Cross since last week, as they said on November 18. Furthemore, the analysts explained that: They concluded that “a ‘standard’ (…) -50% drop from today’s Bearish Cross candle would push the price down to a little below the $10,000 barrier, a huge psychological level undoubtedly....

Taking into consideration Bitcoin’s historical price action, the flagship decentralized finance (DeFi) token is currently in the “extreme long-term hodler accumulation zone,” as pseudonymous crypto analyst Trader Tardigrade observed on December 27. According to the expert, Bitcoin’s activity at present looks a lot like the price level in 2010 and 2020, when the maiden cryptocurrency was changing hands at the price of $0.09 and $3,800, respectively, which makes it “a good bargain....

According to data compiled by Finbold, the price of Bitcoin is up 46.44 % year over year (YoY) on January 1, 2022, when compared to the price of BTC on the same day a year ago, as per CoinMarketCap statistics. The chart shows the price of Bitcoin on January 1 of every year from 2016 to 2022, and it is interesting to see that the price of Bitcoin had increased on January 1 of every year since 2019 when BTC was valued at $3,843....

Given the recent turbulence in the crypto market, which has seen the flagship digital asset fall below $21,000, bulls have begun to battle the bears to reclaim $21,000 as a crucial support level. With the BTC price fluctuating, crypto trading specialist, Michaël van de Poppe highlighted significant Bitcoin entries to monitor this week. Poppe noted Bitcoin has been running towards $21,500 and is now seeking a higher low to continue the momentum....

However, the market capitalization dominance of two of its largest assets by market cap couldn’t be further apart. Specifically, the market capitalization dominance of Bitcoin (BTC) reached 47.52% on June 6, which is its highest market share since July 2021, according to a TradingView chart published by crypto reporter Colin Wu, aka Wu Blockchain, on June 7. On the other hand, the market capitalization of Ethereum (ETH) on June 6 was 17....

According to the Labor Department, inflation surged at its quickest rate since 1982, putting constraints on economic growth and upping the stakes for the Federal Reserve, which is already under pressure. CPI data for November had been eagerly anticipated by both cryptocurrency and conventional financial professionals, with predictions predicting a year-on-year gain of at least 6.7%, and some even as high as 7%. In the end, the results were largely consistent with predictions, with 6....

According to Bitpanda, the increasing demand for crypto investments was the main catalyst for launching the index. The exchange notes that there is a need for innovating solutions to make investments easier. Such solutions target customers with less experience in crypto investment. The Crypto Index offers customers an opportunity to easily invest in a class of assets sorted based on capitalization and liquidity. According to Bitpanda: The way to build a diversified cryptocurrency portfolio The corresponding Bitpanda’s index offerings are classified into BCI5, BCI10, and BCI25, respectively....

A statement from the company notes that the institutional business segment has grown exponentially to cover its entire business expenses. The latest funding round is unique, having attracted leading institutions. Some of the investors include Moore Strategic Ventures, Access Ventures, Rovida Advisors, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Google Ventures, Lakestar, Eldridge, and Hayman Capital’s Kyle Bass. Blockchain.com’s CEO Peter Smith affirms that attracting institutional investors shows a significant change in the cryptocurrency sector’s perception....

Introduction Headquartered in Europe, Luxembourg, Blockchain.com has developed into one of the world’s major crypto finance houses since 2011, providing services to individuals, projects, protocols, and institutions. As an early pioneer in the cryptocurrency space, the company developed a Blockchain Explorer that allowed anybody to look at transactions and analyze the blockchain in addition to an application programming interface (API) that enabled businesses to build on top of Bitcoin. The platform also provides one of the most popular and commonly used cryptocurrency wallets, enabling anybody to manage their own funds anywhere....