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Bitcoin’s ‘Fundamental Value Is Not in Line With Market Price’ — Crypto Miner
Profitable bitcoin mining is essentially a result of an efficient and highly skilled team of professionals that can maintain runtime, a founder of a Bitcoin mining company has asserted. Therefore, even when the price is hovering around $20,000, a bitcoin miner with these attributes can still operate profitably. ‘Bitcoin Fundamentals Rarely Change’ The drop in value of bitcoin from just under $30,000 at the start of June to below...
Crypto Payments Are Acceptable in Foreign Trade, Russia’s Financial Watchdog Says
Russian financial watchdog Rosfinmonitoring is ready to accept the use of cryptocurrencies in international settlements, the head of the agency, Yuri Chikhanchin, has indicated. The statement adds to growing support for the legalization of international crypto payments in Russia amid financial restrictions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine. Top Financial Regulator in Russia Welcomes International Crypto Payments The Federal...
Fed’s Brainard Calls for Sound Regulation of Crypto Financial System to Be Established ‘Now’
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard has stressed the importance of establishing sound regulation for the crypto financial system “now before the crypto ecosystem becomes so large or interconnected that it might pose risks to the stability of the broader financial system.” Fed Vice Chair Brainard on Crypto Regulation Lael Brainard, the vice chair of the Board of the Federal Reserve Governors, talked about crypto regulation and...
Fidelity Analyst: Bitcoin Is Cheap — Ethereum Could Be Near Bottom
Fidelity’s director of Global Macro has shared his bitcoin and ether price outlook. His analysis shows that bitcoin is cheap but ether could be even cheaper. “Ethereum could be close to a bottom,” he added. Fidelity’s Director on Bitcoin and Ether Price Outlook Jurrien Timmer, director of Global Macro in Fidelity Investments’ global asset allocation division, shared his bitcoin and ether price analysis in a series of tweets Friday....
