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British investment managers call for the blockchain-traded funds' approval

The Investment Association believes the new technology will bring significant cost savings for end investors.

Key Bitcoin chart 'will confirm bottom is in' by July 15, says trader

It's all about two moving averages crossing over as proof that BTC price action is done with the dip.

Key Bitcoin chart 'will confirm bottom is in' by July 15, says trader

Bitcoin (BTC) is due to give a definitive signal that a macro bottom is in this month, one analyst has concluded.

In a Twitter thread on July 6, popular commentator Wolf eyed key moving average data as proof that BTC price action will not be going lower.

Key chart crossover eyed as end to bear market losses

Amid repeated calls for BTC/USD to revisit levels not seen since Q4 2020, one simple historical trend is now saying that the pair has already seen its latest macro lows.

Analyzing the 3-day chart, Wolf argued that the 100-day moving average (MA) crossing the 200MA will act as a price floor signal — just like in previous bear markets.

“Negative 3d MA100 will cross positive 3d MA200 by half July, that would confirm that bottom is in,” he wrote.

Bitcoin vs bank: Nayib Bukele reminds Peter Schiff why banks can’t trump BTC

Peter Schiff’s bank closure highlights why Bitcoin is crucial for financial freedom as the nascent asset class has already helped nearly 4 million unbanked in El Salvador to gain banking facilities.

Crema hacker returns $8M, keeps $1.6M in deal with protocol

The Crema Finance team awarded the hacker who made off with nearly $10 million in funds from the protocol 16.7% of the stolen funds as a white hat bounty.

WSJ editorial slams SEC's 'bewildering' Bitcoin ETF denials

The editorial board has drawn attention to a two-pronged approach employed by SEC's Gensler which makes it practically impossible to get a spot Bitcoin product approved.

WSJ editorial slams SEC's 'bewildering' Bitcoin ETF denials

The editorial board has drawn attention to a two-pronged approach employed by SEC's Gensler which makes it practically impossible to get a spot Bitcoin product approved.

Bloomberg analyst tips bullish BTC recovery in next six months

The price of BTC could be set for a bullish rebound this year, says Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlon, as the market shows similar signs to the bottom of 2018.

All aboard! Elon Musk's Vegas Loop now taking Dogecoin payments

Elon Musk’s tunnel construction firm The Boring Company (TBC) has begun allowing customers to pay for rides on its Las Vegas transit system using Dogecoin.

A July 6 report from CNBC said the new payment option via Bitpaysurfaced on Friday, a day after the opening of its new Loop station at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

While the Boring Company has not officially confirmed the new payment method, founder Elon Musk seemingly did when he responded to a tweet about the news, saying: “Supporting Doge wherever possible.”

On the same day, DogeDesigner, a graphic designer for Dogecoin Foundation, shared a video with his 13,600 Twitter followers with him navigating through the Vegas Loop booking page and making a purchase of a day-pass using 37.52 DOGE via BitPay.

The new Loop station is located underneath an integrated resort called Resorts World Las Vegas, and is the fourth stop on the 1.7-mile Las Vegas Convention Center Loop. 

Crypto owners banned from working on US Government crypto policies

A new legal advisory notice from the US Office of Government Ethics prohibits any employee who owns cryptocurrency from working on Federal crypto regulation.

Crypto owners banned from working on US Government crypto policies

A new legal advisory notice from the US Office of Government Ethics prohibits any employee who owns cryptocurrency from working on Federal crypto regulation.

Sepolia testnet Merge mostly successful — 'Hiccups will not delay the Merge.'

Merge trials on testnets are essential to allow Ethereum developers and independent project developers to understand what they can expect when the actual Merge takes place.

Bitcoin-friendly Próspera hits back at controversy in The Guardian

Some residents have reportedly told the crypto-friendly city of Próspera to “go home” following the Honduran government’s repeal of the ZEDE legislation which enabled it.

Bitcoin-friendly Próspera hits back at controversy in The Guardian

Some residents have reportedly told the crypto-friendly city of Próspera to “go home” following the Honduran government’s repeal of the ZEDE legislation which enabled it.

Bitcoin price holds $20K, but analysts say ‘expect 6 months of sideways’ price action

BTC bulls are holding $20,000, but most traders are confident that the price will remain range-bound for at least six more months.

Bitcoin price holds $20K, but analysts say ‘expect 6 months of sideways’ price action

Trading across the cryptocurrency market was relatively subdued on July 5 as the ecosystem continues to digest the fallout from the Three Arrows Capital scandal and Voyager Digital announcing that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has spent the day oscillating around the $20,000 support level, ranging from a low of $19,775 to an intraday high of $20,480 on $25.48 billion in trading volume.

BTC/USDT 1-day chart. Source: TradingView

Here’s a look at what several analysts are saying about what could come next for Bitcoin and what support and resistance levels to keep an eye on in the event of a sharp move in price.

Watch the repeating pennant pattern

A noticeable pattern on the Bitcoin chart prior to the pullbacks that have occurred since November 2021 was pointed out by crypto analyst and pseudonymous Twitter user Moustache, who posted the following chart displaying the similarities between each drawdown.

BTC/USD 1-day chart. Source: Twitter

Moustache said,

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Belgian regulator reviews crypto asset classifications while awaiting harmonization

The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority created a chart to differentiate crypto asset securities, investment instruments and financial instruments.

NFTs to authenticate racing car parts: Nifty Newsletter, June 29–July 5

The most-followed TikTok creator Khaby Lame also partnered with Binance to create Web3 content and create nonfungible tokens with the exchange.

Price analysis 7/6: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, LEO

Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting to rise above the psychological level of $20,000 on July 6, a sign that bulls are trying to stall the brutal bear market. The retail traders are making the most of the current fall and are on a buying spree. Proof of this comes from Glassnode data showing that wallets holding less than one Bitcoin scooped up 60,460 Bitcoin in June, at “the most aggressive rate in history.”

In a recent report, Glassnode analysts said that the activity on the Bitcoin network shows that “all speculative entities, and market tourists have been completely purged from the asset.” This means that mostly long-term investors are left holding Bitcoin.

Daily cryptocurrency market performance. Source: Coin360

However, not everyone is bullish about Bitcoin’s prospects in the short term. According to Arcane Research, the ProShares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITI), the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to be "short" Bitcoin, has increased its short exposure “by more than 300% last week.”

Could the rush into the first inverse Bitcoin ETF act as a contrarian signal that indicates a possible bottom formation? Let’s study the charts of the top-10 cryptocurrencies to find out.

BTC/USDT

Bitcoin is trading inside a symmetrical triangle pattern. The buyers tried to push the price above the resistance line of the triangle on July 5 but the bears held their ground.

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Price analysis 7/6: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, SOL, DOGE, DOT, SHIB, LEO

Bitcoin and select altcoins are making an attempt at flipping key resistance levels, but negative news-flow and selling from BTC miners could continue to weigh on market sentiment.

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