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ECB may cap digital euro at 1.5T tokens — Executive board member

[ad_1] Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, or ECB, proposed the central bank limit the total holdings of a digital euro in an effort to prevent the digital currency from being used as a form of investment.In a Wednesday speech for the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament, Panetta hinted the ECB could cap the number of digital euros between 1
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Momentum strategies with different moving averages

[ad_1] One of the simplest strategies for trading cryptocurrencies involves the application of moving averages (MA). The basic premise is that if the price of an asset is above its moving average for a certain number of days, this is considered a buy signal. Once it falls below its moving average, the asset is sold, and a cash position is maintained until the price crosses the moving average again in
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Tesla May Have to Add Bitcoin to its List of Issues

[ad_1] In January 2021, Tesla made a $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin. Bitcoin was worth more than $30,000 at the time. Tesla's carrying value on the nearly 42,000 coins retained was over $1.26 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2022, after a few gains and losses. Tesla, the leader in electric vehicles, may have a wild second quarter. First, production issues arose as a result of CV-19
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Mastercard to enable direct NFT purchase, NFT floor prices collapse and more

[ad_1] This week’s newsletter highlights Mattel signing a multi-year partnership with an NFT marketplace, Mastercard planning to let cardholders purchase NFTs directly with their cards, and NFT holders being able to earn millions of dollars through intellectual property rights for their NFTs. Those investing in NFTs can also learn more about the drop in floor prices for prominent collections like Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) and CryptoPunks, while this week’s Nifty
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BTC, ETH, BNB, ADA, XRP, SOL, DOGE, DOT, LEO, SHIB

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) plummeted close to the crucial support of $20,000 as traders panicked and dumped their holdings, fearing an aggressive rate hike by the United States Federal Reserve on June 15. Another reason for the sell-off could be fears of possible contagion if lending platform Celsius and crypto venture capital firm Three Arrows Capital (3AC) go belly up.Data from on-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant showed 24-hour exchange inflows of 59,376
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Atlantic Council looks at how to maintain central bank digital currency cybersecurity

[ad_1] The U.S. thinktank Atlantic Council released a report Wednesday on cybersecurity issues related to central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The authors provide a generalized discussion of CBDC security, but with a clear focus on the United States and issues specific to it.They determined that the security risks presented by a CBDC depend heavily on its design, with performance, security and privacy being balanced variously in different designs. The report
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Bitcoin is here to stay even as new innovations develop — Bybit founder

[ad_1] Cointelegraph's editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr interviewed Bybit founder Ben Zhou at the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Monaco, discussing topics like educating newcomers in crypto, the effects of the Terra (LUNA) — now known as Luna Classic (LUNC) — debacle on institutional interest and the survival of Bitcoin (BTC) amid new developments in the industry. According to Zhou, the firm's partnership with Red Bull Racing has allowed them to reach an
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Opensea Marketplace Announces New Security Features to Protect Users From NFT Scams

[ad_1] OpenSea has announced a new feature that will automatically hide any suspicious NFT transfers from view on the marketplace to prevent scams. OpenSea, one of the most used NFT marketplaces, has recently been criticized for stolen and plagiarized NFTs. Due to the increase in the number of NFT scams and thefts, the popular NFT marketplace has announced the launch of a new feature which will hide suspicious NFT transactions
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Kraken reiterates hiring targets as CEO denounces ‘woke activists’ in corporate culture

[ad_1] On Wednesday, cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it would continue to hire over 500 roles in various departments amidst a market downturn. The company's hiring efforts are in stark contrast to a week of severe layoff announcements from major blockchain firms such as Coinbase, BlockFi, etc. In support of the decision to expand its staff, Kraken said: "We have not adjusted our hiring plan, and we do not intend to