China is forging ahead with national crypto project: leaked screenshotsBTC $6720 (-2%) • ETH $155 (-1.7%) • XRP $0.18 (-0.9%)
If you’ve been in the Bitcoin market for any period of time, you likely know that China has long been a hub for crypto assets as a whole. Yes, the trading of BTC and other cryptocurrencies is vehemently banned and restricted, but the Beijing government has continued to maintain heavy involvement in the broader space, accentuated by a booming Bitcoin mining scene and Chairman Xi Jinping’s blockchain efforts. Just today, local reports revealed that the Agricultural Bank of China — one of the nation’s biggest commercial banks, which is coincidentally state-owned — has begun to test a national digital currency project. More news ⏬Data shows retail demand for Bitcoin is rapidly mounting, even after 100% rallyEven after the recent tepid price action Bitcoin remains 86 percent above its $3,700 lows set in March’s “Black Thursday” crash. Analyst: Using model predicting $100,000 Bitcoin to cause FOMO is “irresponsible”Few in the Bitcoin industry have not heard of PlanB. The pseudonymous analyst, who works at a European institution managing a multi-billion-dollar balance sheet but moonlights as Bitcoin analyst, has garnered tens of thousands of followers and presumably millions of views of his articles and tweets. Bitcoin’s network growth is declining; here’s what it means for the bullsInvestors are growing more optimistic about the coronavirus outlook and this can be seen in the rise of the U.S. stock market. These Q2 Ethereum trends could have heavy influence over its mid-term outlookEthereum has seen mixed price action throughout 2020, with the cryptocurrency first incurring a parabolic uptrend in early-February that led it to highs of $290, before it lost its momentum and reeled all the way down into the sub-$100 region in mid-March. What else?🌱 Atomic Loans raises $2.45m to build a decentralized finance marketplace for Bitcoin 📈 The Fed pumping the stock market might help Bitcoin, but not for the reason you expect ⚛️ This billionaire investor believes Bitcoin has become a “macro weapon” Featured event🗓 April 16-17 • Virtual Event This spring the crypto community will head online to participate in the first-ever BlockDown 2020 remote crypto conference and hear from visionary blockchain entrepreneurs and business leaders, including global music artist Akon, Co-Founder & Chairman of Akoin, Roger Ver, Executive Chairman of Bitcoin.com, and Bitcoin Educator Jimmy Song. Learn more Featured sponsors🎬 ChainFlix - ChainFlix is a revolutionary blockchain-based P2P video streaming platform that allows viewers, content creators, and enhancers to monetize their time, contents, and efforts. In the Chainflix platform, coins are to be mined during the video-viewing process, and all participants in the system (content creators and activators, storage providers, viewers, operation participants and advertisers) are organically connected in a way to ensure user-oriented operation and fair distribution of blockchain-based and PoA algorithm-mined coins among the participants. Learn more ☁️ Bitcoin Wallet - Bitcoin Wallet is a cloud-based mobile and desktop cryptocurrency storage and exchange app with a focus on security, speed and convenience. Bitcoin Wallet allows you to use any coins, tokens and blockchains without any restrictions and limits. Learn more 💳 Crypto.com - Founded in 2016 on a simple belief: it’s a basic human right for everyone to control their money, data and identity. With over 1 million users on its platform today, Crypto.com provides a powerful alternative to traditional financial services, turning its vision of ”cryptocurrency in every wallet” into reality, one customer at a time. Learn more 📈 AMFEIX - AMFEIX groups investors' funds into a pool that is managed by experienced traders on liquid exchanges. Our team of professional technical traders and analysts execute open market operations on a daily basis and make profits from the volatility. Learn more Want to be seen here? Contact us Crypto market dataFor more pertinent market data, please see: Connect with usDisclaimer: None of the content in this newsletter is meant to be financial advice. Please do your own due diligence before taking any action related to content within this article. If you liked this post from CryptoSlate, why not share it? |