Will $28K Bitcoin price hold? Two indicators remain solid despite 5% pullback
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Will $28K Bitcoin price hold? Two indicators remain solid despite 5% pullback

Bitcoin (BTC) saw considerable volatility between April 25 and May 1, ranging between $27,200 and $30,000. From a trading perspective, the 10.5% move sounds alarming, resulting in $340 million in leveraged BTC futures contract liquidations. However, from a broader angle, Bitcoin price is up 72% year-to-date in 2023, while the S&P 500 stock market index accumulated 9% gains. BTC price…

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Charlie Munger Raises Concerns Over Troubled Commercial Property Loans at US Banks – Bitcoin News
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Charlie Munger Raises Concerns Over Troubled Commercial Property Loans at US Banks – Bitcoin News

Charlie Munger, the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, stated in a recent interview that American banks are burdened with poor-quality commercial real estate loans. His comments arrive amid the collapse of three major U.S. banks and the expected seizure of First Republic Bank by the federal government. Despite the potential challenges, Munger emphasized that the current situation is not as…

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Ethereum layer 2 Starknet outlines performance upgrades
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Ethereum layer 2 Starknet outlines performance upgrades

Layer-2 blockchain protocols have been in the spotlight in 2023, bringing major performance improvements to a variety of platforms and services operating in the Ethereum (ETH) ecosystem.  Zero-knowledge proofs have been key in the roll-out of a variety of layer 2s, with the technology pioneered by the decentralized scaling network Starknet. StarkWare, the technology firm behind the scaling platform, has outlined…

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What the Gensler hearing means for US crypto regulation and policy
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What the Gensler hearing means for US crypto regulation and policy

Gary Gensler, the United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) chair, recently appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee for a hearing regarding his leadership of the regulatory agency.  The hearing, with Gensler as the only witness, promised to be unpleasant for the SEC chair, with the federal agency’s actions during Gensler’s leadership since spring 2021 coming under…

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