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As the largest cryptocurrency company in Latin America, Blockchain.com’s LatAm’s Crypto Boom blog series delves into ways countries across LatAm are utilizing cryptocurrency.Countries leverage cryptocurrency to thrive in conditions of heightened inflation and accelerate financial inclusion for over 200 million unbanked individuals across the region.First up in this series is Guatemala. Once the core of Mayan…

Switzerland’s central bank, the Swiss National Bank, says buying and holding bitcoin as a reserve currency is not a problem for the bank. “We can arrange the technical and operative conditions relatively quickly, when we are convinced we must have bitcoin in our balance sheet,” the chairman of the Swiss central bank reportedly explained. Switzerland’s…

Bitcoin has often been described as a hedge against inflation, and for good reason. It can be a good store of wealth even though it has its own volatile nature. But in addition to this, there are still other crypto assets that can help you weather the storm of inflation better. Here is why: Crypto…

Bitcoin gains, crypto events and acquisitionsAs Women’s History Month comes to a close, we remain passionate as ever about building a more accessible crypto ecosystem, both in our products, our meeting rooms and everywhere in between.Let’s dive into it!ICYMI: Trailblazing Women, An Acquisition, and Unstoppable DomainsIn honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrated the trailblazing women of…

Comparing Bitcoin to barbed wire from Timothy May’s “Crypto Anarchist Manifesto” can give insight into the gravity of this seemingly abstract invention. (Source) Some of Bitcoin’s properties sound abstract. Properties like digital ownership, censorship resistance, decentralization and more. But the deeper you dig into the Bitcoin rabbit hole, the more you realize that Satoshi Nakamoto…

Crypto markets are expected to remain volatile for the foreseeable future, but BTC’s battle to reclaim $40,000 could be followed with rallies from LUNA, AVAX, ATOM and FTM. The geopolitical news flow is likely to result in volatile moves in Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins in the next few days. News of Russian President Vladimir Putin…

BTC and altcoins flashed a few bullish signals today, but traders say $38,000 is still the level Bitcoin needs to close above before a reversal can begin. Bitcoin (BTC) and several altcoins have bounced off their immediate support levels after buyers attempted to arrest the current decline. Bloomberg Senior Commodity Strategist Mike McGlone highlighted in…

BTC’s attempt to reclaim $40,000 was thwarted by bears, but any consolidation within the current range could benefit small and large-cap altcoins. Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $38,000 on Feb. 21 but the bulls are attempting to arrest the decline and start a recovery. The sustained weakness in 2022 seems to have toned down expectations of…

There is increasingly little room for maneuver on hourly and 4-hourly charts as the week’s trading comes to a close. Bitcoin (BTC) hovered above $43,000 on Feb. 11 as volatility waned after a fresh local peak.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewSupport and resistance zones narrowData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD awaiting a…

Stock headwinds contrast with a lack of short sellers to produce an array of forecasts on where Bitcoin price action may head next. Bitcoin (BTC) hovered around $44,000 on Feb. 9 as a modest uptick towards the Wall Street open provided relief for support levels. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewMelt-up or breakdown?Data from Cointelegraph…

It’s been longs paying the price since early December, data shows, in a sign which accompanied a market reversal several times last year. Bitcoin (BTC) has dealt significant pain to bulls in recent weeks, and now, fresh data shows just how much.In a tweet on Jan. 10, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode revealed that those longing…

Today we’ve introduced a series of improvements that will enable you to trade more without sacrificing security.Trading limits provide an important protection against financial loss from errors and fraud as they put guardrails around the amount and frequency in which funds can be moved. That said, having too many limits can be confusing and not…

Introduction Unless you have been living under a rock, you know at least a little bit about Bitcoin. But before…

Introduction Bitcoin. It is popular, and it is leading the way in cryptocurrency. Earlier in 2021, as many as 46 million…

Introduction According to NASDAQ, over 100,000 wallets now own a large sum of Bitcoin. And even people who only own a small…

Introduction Bitcoin is on an adoption trend faster than the adoption trend of the internet between 1997 and 2005. Considering this is…