Bukele’s government introduced a bill to launch the ‘Bitcoin bonds’

[ad_1] Amid the crypto market downturn, El Salvador finally made a decisive step to the realization of its ambitious “Bitcoin bonds” project. The Minister of the Economy, Maria Luisa Hayem Brevé, introduced a bill confirming the government’s plan to raise $1 billion and invest them into the construction of a “Bitcoin city.” A 33-page digital securities bill, dated Nov. 17, urges lawmakers to create a legal framework using the digital assets in public issuances by El Salvador. They should also consider all the requirements for this procedure and the obligations…

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FTX is done — What’s next for Bitcoin, altcoins and crypto in general?

[ad_1] 2022 was a tough year for crypto, and November was especially hard on investors and traders alike.  While it was incredibly painful for many, FTX’s blowup and the ensuing contagion that threatens to pull other centralized crypto exchanges down with it could be positive over the long run. Allow me to explain. What people learned, albeit in the hardest way possible, is that exchanges were running fractional reserve-like banks to fund their own speculative, leveraged investments in exchange for providing users with a “guaranteed” yield. Somewhere across the crypto…

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Spain for the win? Top 3 fan tokens to watch during the FIFA World Cup

[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is boosting the value of national soccer team fan tokens despite the cryptocurrency bear market. World Cup Qatar hype boosts fan token prices These digital fan tokens are currently rallying despite the cryptocurrency market downturn, securing up to 170% gains from the Nov. 10 lows. At the core of the massive uptrend is the World Cup, which will be held from Nov. 20 to Dec. 18 in Qatar. Fan tokens are cryptocurrencies that enable fans to engage with and participate in their favorite team’s decisions. Moreover,…

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Tether vs. USD Coin on-chain data reveals two very different stablecoins

[ad_1] USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin issued by the U.S.-based Circle Financials Ltd, is taking the lead over its top rival, Tether (USDT), when it comes to institutional adoption, according to on-chain data. USDC daily transfer volumes are higher The market capitalization of USDC tokens in circulation comes to be around $44 billion versus USDT’s $65.42 billion. However, USDC’s daily transfer value on the Ethereum blockchain has been consistently higher than USDT throughout 2022, data from Glassnode shows. For instance, as of Nov. 22, the USDC daily transfer was around…

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Here’s why $16.5K is critical for November’s $1.14B Bitcoin options expiry

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) faced a 7.3% drop between Nov. 20-21 as it tested the $15,500 support. While the correction seems small, the movement has caused $230 million in liquidations in futures contracts. Consequently, bulls using leverage came out ill-prepared for the $1.14 billion monthly options expiry on Nov. 25. Bitcoin investors’ sentiment worsened after Genesis Trading, which is part of the Digital Currency Group (DCG) conglomerate, halted payouts at its crypto lending arm on Nov. 16. More importantly, DCG owns the fund management company Grayscale, which is responsible for the…

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Bitcoin sees record Stock-to-Flow miss — BTC price model creator brushes off FTX ‘blip’

[ad_1] Bitcoin (BTC) is now further than ever from its target price according to the Stock-to-Flow (S2F) model. The latest data shows that BTC/USD has deviated from planned price growth to an extent never seen before. Stock-to-Flow sets grim new record With BTC price suppression ongoing in light of the FTX scandal, an already bearish trend has only strengthened. This has implications for many core aspects of the Bitcoin network, notably miners, but some of its best-known metrics are also feeling the heat. Among them is S2F, which is seeing…

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