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Bitcoin maxis bullish on new leader of Canada’s Conservative Party
Pierre Poilievre has vowed to make Canada the blockchain capital of the world and also use crypto to combat inflation.
Oluwapelumi Adejumo 2 min read
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Here’s why miner capitulation is actually good news for Bitcoin
While brutal, fluctuations in mining profitability purge the network from unprofitable operations and weak miners unable to bear the volatility.
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Research: Bitcoin Risk Signal suggests further downside in coming weeks
The Bitcoin Risk Signal has sat at its highest level of warning for almost 7 days.
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Bear Market
Liquidations reach $96M in half a day as Bitcoin breaks $21K
Short positions compensated for 77% of the $96 million that got liquidated in the last 12 hours.
Trading
Bitcoin retests $21K as it takes back ground from Ethereum ahead of The Merge
Ethereum loses 0.8 BTC as Bitcoin leads the rally going into the last weekend before The Merge
Mining
White House releases report on crypto mining effect on environment
The report focuses primarily on establishing standards for crypto miners, and recommends several measures to limit the energy consumption of proof of work mining.
Adoption
Fidelity to launch Bitcoin retail trading in November
Fidelity has offered institutional clients Bitcoin services since 2018, but the investment manager is now bringing retail on board.
Regulation
SEC Chairman wants the CFTC to regulate Bitcoin, Ethereum
Gary Gensler said that he was looking forward to giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission greater authority over the crypto market "as long as it doesn't take away power from the SEC."
Macro
Bitcoin holds steady as ECB implements 75 bps rate hike
Bitcoin saw a slight sell-off on news the European Central Bank had hiked rates by 75 basis points, suggesting the actions were already priced in by the market.
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CBDCs
India’s central bank plans CBDC launch in 2022 with help from fintechs, public banks
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Research: Quantitative Tightening has potential to be the most disruptive ever
Analysis
Bitcoin loses $19k as $100M is liquidated in less than 4 hours
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