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Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Falls as Global Economic Slowdown Heightens

Bitcoin traded below $19,000 on Friday, putting it back in the red. This is due to the growing global economic slowdown. The Bank of England and the United States Federal Reserve both moved this week to raise interest rates. In addition, the Bank of Japan intervened in the currency market. Ethereum fell below $1,300 on

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Jimmy Song, Lee Bratcher And Dennis Porter On Why Bitcoiners Must Be Politically Involved

Bitcoiners should make use of existing systems for enacting change in order to foster adoption. This opinion editorial is by Mark Shut. Shut is a founder of a startup, an educator, and a content creator. Conversations around economic policy, regulatory changes and outdated money standards are rooted in freedom through the new Bitcoin standard. Political

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Euro Taps a $0.973 Low Against the US Dollar, Analysts Claim British and EU Currencies Are Trapped in a ‘Doom Loop’

Friday's plunge in the euro, the official fiat currency for 19 of the 27 EU member states, to $0.9732 against a dollar was reflected in the U.S. dollar. This drop occurs at a time fiat currencies such as the yen and yuan have struggled to compete with the greenback over the past six months. Analysts

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‘Investors Are Running out of Havens’ — Erratic Behavior in US Bond Markets Points to Deep Recession, Elevated Sovereign Risk

The yields on U.S. Treasuries with long maturities have been volatile this year. This week, the 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 3.5% for only the second time in a decade. The Fed's 75bps rate hike saw 10-year Treasury notes rise to 3.642%, while two-year Treasury notes rose to a record high of 4.090% after the Fed

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Widespread Bitcoin Adoption, Digital Freedom Can Only Happen Through Lightning

Lighting Network adoption is helping to scale Bitcoin across the globe. It will also be crucial to protecting our digital freedoms. This opinion editorial is by Paolo Ardoino, chief technology officer at Bitfinex. Don't listen to the fearful avalanche of uncertainty, doubt and fear (FUD), which is descending from large parts of the popular media:

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