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Major multinational investment bank JPMorgan recently revealed its reasons for why Bitcoin is surging this week. Among these are its attractiveness to institutional investors as an inflation hedge that is superior to gold. JP Morgan’s Analysis on BTC Price Growth The investment bank gave their analysis of the crypto’s price in a note shared Thursday, as reported by Markets Insider. They list 3 main reasons Bitcoin broke through key resistance levels this week, reclaiming its trillion-dollar market cap. Inflation Hedging…

DeFi Yield Protocol (DYP) has teamed up with KyberDMM DEX to increase token liquidity on Avalanche. In a two-month-long campaign, users may earn up to $300,000 in $DYP and $KNC liquidity mining rewards. DYP and KyberDMM for Increased Liquidity KyberDMM (Kyber Dynamic Market Maker) is a cutting-edge, capital-efficient DEX protocol. Its primary goal is to increase liquidity with amplified pools and maximize returns for liquidity providers (LPs) with dynamic fees. The protocol’s main liquidity mining campaign is "Rainmaker," running on…

Before Bitcoin’s dramatic price increase earlier today, an unknown buyer bought $1.6B worth of cryptocurrency in five minutes. That’s more than Elon Musk– one of the world's richest men– spent on Bitcoin in February. Whales Pumping Bitcoin’s Price CryptoQuant CEO Kim Young Ju revealed the massive purchase earlier today, using his company’s on-chain data. According to a chart comparing price and buy volume on all exchanges, buy volume massively spiked early on October 6th. This was naturally coupled by an 8% price…

In line with Jerome Powell’s comments last week, SEC chairman Gary Gensler confirms he has no plans to ban cryptocurrency. Instead, the SEC’s approach remains strictly on regulating the space and protecting consumers. Regulation: Banning, Says Gensler Gensler clarified his stance during a House hearing today in response to a question from Republican lawmaker Ted Budd. Representative Budd led the charge to amend dubious phrasing on cryptocurrency regulation in last month’s infrastructure bill. He also proposed an anti-crypto-terrorism bill in…

Patrick McHenry– Republican House representative and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee– continues fighting for the cryptocurrency industry. He recently presented a safe harbor bill designed to protect crypto-related startups from securities regulators.  The Clarity for Digital Tokens Act of 2021 McHenry’s bill was unveiled on Tuesday, before a committee hearing with SEC chairman Gary Genser. The proposed legislation seeks to “provide a safe harbor for transactions in certain tokens and other purposes.” It has been titled “The…

October is off to an impressive start for the crypto space. Coin prices are on a significant high, showing possible momentum. However, this isn’t the first time that the market will start strong. Investors are skeptical about this rise, so they will want to check how the market performs. The Chinese Saga Continues The biggest story right now is the Chinese crackdown. This isn’t the first time that China will announce a crackdown on the crypto space, of course. Beijing…

A rise in demand for digital coins in India might help the crypto landscape flourish in the region. For instance, the nation is currently leading the expansion of cryptocurrency markets. Also, a report from Chainalysis showed that India's market grew by 641% over the past year. Fastest-Growing Crypto Region Chainalysis’ records show that Institutional investors are driving India's cryptocurrency market expansion. Additionally, increasing decentralized finance activity has been one of its few catalysts. According to Quantstamp's Sriram, DeFi activity continues…

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies imposed new rules on crimes involving cryptocurrencies. The new guidelines include harsher penalties which increase from one to two-thirds. By introducing this law, Brazil could fight against laundering activities using digital currencies. The bill awaits review from the Plenary of the Chamber before passing it into law. A New Age of Regulation in Brazil? As of now, laundering suspects face a jail term of three to ten years. The culprits also attract heavy fines for engaging…

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has maintained a hostile relationship with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for years now. The leadership in the Asian country considers crypto a threat to its ability to exert overarching influence on individuals' freedoms. Peer-to-peer, distributed networks like Bitcoin offer folks the ability to evade government surveillance and capital controls. They have therefore become the CCP's worst nightmare. The Chinese government has continued to expand the scope of its crypto bans since 2013. That's how it…