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Economic data and general profit-taking may have brought an early bitcoin (BTC) rally, but data tracking investor behavior indicates that buying current price levels could benefit those looking for an entry into the BTC markets. Onchain data shows that bitcoin’s Spent Output Profit Ratio (SOPR) has crept up to 0.987 as of Friday, suggesting that […]

The EU’s MiCA rules, which took effect on Dec. 30, are likely to boost euro-denominated stablecoins, JPMorgan ( JPM ) said in a research report on Wednesday. “Under MiCA, only compatible stablecoins can be used as trading pairs on regulated markets, prompting EU exchanges to adjust their offerings,” wrote analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou. This

As crypto fanatic Donald Trump prepares to take the reins of government, the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued new rules that would have a significant impact on stablecoin issuers and wallet providers, although the future of the proposal remains in doubt. The CFPB took the first procedural step to open for public comment

Pakinomist – (BTC) is experiencing market volatility as the asset struggles to break and hold above the $95,000 resistance level. In the midst of this price volatility, a Bitcoin whale has hit a massive valuation level after spending six years dormant. Whale activity fuels the market’s speculation According to an X post from Lookonchain, the

Usual Protocol, an upcoming decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol that has seen a remarkable rise over the past few months, faced community backlash on Friday after a tweak to the protocol’s return-generating token triggered a selloff in secondary markets. Amid the turmoil, the protocol’s USD0++ token, which represents a locked – or staked – version of

Pakinomist – See Pakinomist’s selection of the three best news stories over the past 24 hours. 69,000 BTC could be sold by the US government The US government has been allowed to liquidate 69,370 Bitcoins seized from the Silk Road market. The plaintiffs (Battle Born Investments Company, First 100 and 1st One Hundred Holdings) sought

Enforcement director Ian McGinley is leaving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a week, ending a relatively short tenure that saw some high-profile crypto cases. He arrived at the agency in February 2023, a month before the CFTC sued Binance and then-CEO Changpeng Zhao for violating US commodity laws. During his tenure, he also oversaw

Pakinomist – A remarkable prediction by Hal Finney, one of the most prominent early pioneers, has resurfaced after 16 years. Bitcoin historian Pete Rizzo reignited interest in the iconic prediction in a recent tweet. 16 years ago, Hal Finney had predicted a future Bitcoin price of $10 million when the cryptocurrency was still valued at

Weakness in bitcoin (BTC) has spilled over to other crypto majors from Solana’s SOL to memecoin dogecoin (DOGE), data suggests current levels may prove ripe for risk traders. “Crypto’s top meme coin Dogecoin has been extremely quiet outside of a temporary run-up at the beginning of the year,” research firm Santiment wrote in a Thursday

Pakinomist – Michael Saylor, vocal evangelist and MicroStrategy executive manager, has ignited the BTC community with his latest Bitcoin-themed tweet. Michael Saylor published his Bitcoin motivational tweet, hinting that Bitcoin will be widely used in the world in the future and it is a good idea to buy it now before it is too late.