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The global crypto market cap fell more than 2 per cent to $2.82 trillion mark compared to the last day. However, the total crypto market volume jumped over 31 per cent to $176.91 billion.
"With more participants in Bitcoin, there is perhaps less volatility, which is in turn attracting more institutional investors and further promoting the stability of the popular cryptocurrency.”
Such volatility in crypto markets is nothing new. With no formal structure and countless competing exchanges, trading in the digital currency is still akin to settling out in the old American West. Earlier this month, decentralized finance platform Synthetify was forced to halt all trading due to a bug in the platform that provides pricing data. The same software responsible for Synthetify’s troubles was also blamed for a September Bitcoin crash.
Cryptocurrency market is down 2.24% on the last 24 hours (2.15pm, Thursday 11 November).
Jed McCaleb helped spread Bitcoin’s prominence in the industry’s early days as a result of starting Mt. Gox, a place that frequently hosted Bitcoin trading — despite its original function as a hub for fans of a game called Magic: The Gathering. However, it was rendered infamous when the platform fell apart in 2014.
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"After hitting fresh milestones and hitting new ATH’s backed on the US CPI Inflation figures for October, traders began to book profits," it added. "Such corrections do not seem to be a major cause of concern just yet."
Brooks, who was acting US Comptroller of the Currency from May 2020 to January 2021, joined Binance US as chief executive officer at the beginning of May. Prior to joining the regulator, Brooks had been Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase Global. During his time as acting Comptroller, Brooks led efforts to provide regulatory clarity for stablecoins and digital asset custody.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — An imposing bronze statue was unveiled in Hungary’s capital on Thursday which its creators say is the first in the world to pay homage to the anonymous creator of the Bitcoin digital currency.
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UK crypto asset businesses must register with the Financial Conduct Authority - and you can check to see if they are on the Financial Services Register or if they are on a list of firms with temporary registration.
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -Didi Global is preparing to relaunch its ride-hailing and other apps in China by the end of the year in anticipation that Beijing's cybersecurity investigation into the company will be wrapped up by then, three people directly involved in the relaunch said. The people, who declined to be identified as the information was private, said they expected China's cyberspace regulator to finalise any penalties on the company in December. In July, the powerful Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) ordered app stores to remove 25 mobile apps operated by Didi - just days after the ride-hailing giant listed in New York.
FIRST IN PI — VIATRIS’ JASO JUMPS TO BROWNSTEIN: Joe Jaso is joining Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s government relations team as a policy director working on state and federal issues. He joins the firm from Viatris, the company formed through the merger of Pfizer’s Upjohn and Mylan, where he was head of U.S. state government affairs. He was Mylan’s head of state government affairs prior to the merger. He was also vice president of federal affairs at McGuireWoods Consulting and a vice president at Dutko Worldwide.