The sudden drop in cryptocurrency prices and the overall market drawdown certainly demand an explanation. And while many analysts were quick to link the events with what’s happening in China, we may also be able to suggest some alternative reasons. On September 20, Bitcoin’s updated monthly low fell below $ 42,500. In just a day,…

Amid a cryptocurrencies price explosion in 2021, European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde argued cryptocurrencies aren’t currencies, which should be treated as “highly speculative” and “suspicious.” Speaking on a Bloomberg podcast, Lagarde said: “I think we have to distinguish between cryptos that are those highly speculative, suspicious occasionally, and high intensity in terms of…

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has become a billion-dollar crypto industry, causing a wave of global disruption in financial markets. The benefits of this open, flexible, fast, and transparent ecosystem is describing by Dr. Donald Basile, the CEO of Roman DBDR and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation. Born by the evolution of the crypto space, the DeFi movement is…

The Middle East and North Africa regions are relatively new to discovering crypto trading and blockchain technology, but adoption is underway. It seems that the adoption of these technologies by companies and the public in both the Middle East and North African regions is growing exponentially, especially with the acceptance of digital money trading and…

Investors unnerved by the financial strains of a Chinese real estate firm sent cryptocurrencies reeling on Monday, with Bitcoin and other coins tumbling by more than 10%. Although the ultra-scarce cryptocurrency is claimed to be a hedge against catastrophic economic events, there is no telling how the volatile asset could react when it does finally…

Exciting prize rewards at the Dubai World Trade Centre event TDeFi, the crypto startup accelerator, will host its Blockchain Business Hackathon in collaboration with the Future Blockchain Summit at GITEX Technology Week 2021 one of the world’s largest annual technology events, hosted at Dubai World Trade Centre from 17th-21st October. The Hackathon is an extension…

Jason Pizzino, the crypto strategist and trader, said he’s keeping a close watch on Polkadot (DOT), Avalanche (AVAX), and two more altcoins as the crypto markets continue to flash signs of strength. In a new analytic video for his 200,000 YouTube subscribers, Pizzino said he expects interoperable blockchain Polkadot to continue surging to around $50…

Almost everyone at his point knows what “decentralized finance” is. However, generally speaking, the DeFi sector has not yet reached the mass adoption stage. In terms of attitude to it, the situation with DeFi now resembles the situation with cryptocurrencies at the very beginning of 2017. It’s important to note the high rankings of such…

The legal status of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies differs substantially from country to country, while in some, the status remains undefined or is constantly changing. As more people turn to cryptos as an investment, there are issues manifest as an array of restrictions on their usage. While in the majority of countries, Bitcoin is not…

Breaking crypto news from the last week (11 – 17 Sept. 2021): 11 Sept.: After a tremendous August surge of $4 billion in sales volume on the leading NFT marketplace OpenSea, recent data indicate a metaphoric return from heaven to earth. Over the last week, the sales volume has dropped by almost 50%. 12 Sept.:…