On Monday, July 4, the flagship cryptocurrency held its position slightly above $19,000 after remaining consolidated over the last seven days. By press time, the asset was trading at $19,600 with slight gains of over 3% in the 24 hours. Bitcoin’s current price is a shadow of the crypto’s performance over the past year. Notably, since the last independence day on July 4, 2021, Bitcoin was trading at $35,287, translating to a drop of about 44% compared to the current price....

Currently, the flagship cryptocurrency is trading below $21,000, at $20,955, down 4.26% on the day and a further 7.17% across the last week, according to CoinMarketCap data retrieved by Finbold. As a result, the digital asset’s entire market value is now sitting at $400.13 billion, the last time BTC had a market cap of this size was on July 18—more than a week ago. The decline has dampened hopes for a lasting Bitcoin recovery and reverted the token to a trading range of between $19,000 to $22,000....

The current situation in the cryptocurrency market remains bearish, and as things stand, Bitcoin looks to be forming its ninth straight red candle as a result, according to data from TradingView. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at $29,775, up 1.54% in the last 24 hours and down 0.13% across the previous week with a total market capitalization of $566 billion. Crypto Fear and Greed Index remains low Meanwhile, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) has fallen to its lowest since the index’s inception nearly two years ago....

As of June 26, the Bitcoin energy consumption plunged to a low of 133.27 TWh from 204.5 TWh recorded at the start of 2022, data provided by Digiconomist indicates. The drop in energy consumption accelerated in June, after opening the month at 204.5 TWh. During the period, Bitcoin lost a crucial support level at $30,000 as the market sell-off continued. Mining profitability drops Overall, Bitcoin mining has been impacted by the market correction as miners continue to incur reduced profitability....

Indeed, not long after several crypto social media sources started sharing Gensler’s statements from the CNBC interview on June 27, the market capitalization of Bitcoin (BTC) has lost around $10 billion, while the price of BTC dropped below $21,000. What did Gensler say? According to sources, Gensler told CNBC that Bitcoin was the only cryptocurrency that he was willing to say was a commodity. Bloomberg’s senior exchange-traded fund (ETF) analyst Eric Balchunas quoted Gensler on Twitter as saying: As Balchunas added, Gensler reaffirmed that there will be no spot Bitcoin ETF for now....

In this line, a crypto trading expert by the pseudonymous Goldenbreakout on TradingView pointed out that after weeks of sideway trading pattern, Bitcoin’s last all-time high of almost $69,000 began building momentum after the asset hit the $9,000 level. The position was observed in July 2020. At the same time, as Bitcoin currently exhibits a sideway pattern, the analyst noted that BTC could form a similar trendline to the last bull run but will need to correct further to $9,000....

According to the graph by Blockchain.com, the number of daily new addresses has been steadily on the rise from 250k to 500k after the bull run. In fact, the daily transaction count has been quite low from last year but has gradually increased to 382k until yesterday. The number of unique addresses used has been quite low from June 2019. However, as per the graph, it has now spiked to 758k....

The app ‘Synch Payment’ is a proposal of Permanent TSB, Bank of Ireland, AIB, and KBC Bank. The payment platform would allow users to make seamless person-to-person payments within Irish borders. The CCPC further states that it could not ascertain if the banks’ proposal was a merger or acquisition. The CCPC states that: The CCPC adds that it’s open to further engagement with all parties to solve the raised issues....

Since the start of the year, ADA has shown a bullish trend, reaching a yearly high of around $0.39, despite bearish attempts to lower the price. However, ADA faces resistance at the $0.40 level, which is challenging for bulls to overcome. If this level is surpassed, ADA is likely to continue gaining and possibly toward $1. By press time, ADA was trading at $0.39 with daily gains of over 1%....

In particular, Hoskinson has challenged the XRP community to stop spreading conspiracy theories regarding the ongoing case, he said during an interview with YouTuber BitBoy Crypto on October 21. It is worth noting that Hoskinson was subjected to online backlash from XRP enthusiasts on Twitter after he stated that Ripple is under SEC investigation due to a lack of clear regulations. Interestingly, XRP supporters alleged corruption and patronage of Ethereum (ETH) by former SEC officials....

As it happens, the investor documents from 2021 reveal that Celsius, which was marketed as less risky than a bank and with better returns, actually “carried far more risk than a traditional bank,” Eliot Brown and Caitlin Ostroff of the Wall Street Journal reported on June 29. Specifically, the documents reviewed by the Journal have shown that “the lender issued numerous large loans backed by little collateral” and that “Celsius had little cushion in the event of a downturn, and made investments that would be difficult to quickly unwind if customers raced to withdraw their money....

A press statement from IDB indicates that the project carried out alongside Citi Innovation Labs powered cross-border payments from the U.S. to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The project also used tokenized money that guarantees complete traceability of transactions, exchange rates, and fees. The system uses the LACChian Blockchain Network with payments sent from IDB offices in Washington D.C. to Dominican Republic recipients. IDB blockchain specialists and Technical Leader of LACChain Network Marcos Allende explains how the transaction occurred....

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Netsh.exe is a command-line scripting utility that allows you to, either locally or remotely, display or modify the network configuration. Netsh.exe also provides a scripting feature that allows you to run a group of commands in batch mode against a specified computer. Netsh.exe can also save a configuration script in a text file for archival purposes or to help you configure other servers. Type the following command in a Command Prompt window (CMD....

Crypto data statistics platform CoinMarketCap, recently launched a new product that enables users to vote on cryptocurrency prices for their favorite digital assets each month. In particular, the new tool, ‘Price Estimates,’ allows users to make price predictions for the next six months and see what other people think about them in real-time. Interestingly, the crypto community’s social Bitcoin price forecasts indicate a median price of $53,040 on December 30, 2021, which is $12,187 (or 18....

The CoinMarketCap community, with a 77% prediction accuracy, has forecast that the price of XRP on April 30, 2022, will stand at $0.91 with 2,727 votes. The estimated price indicates a $0.09 (+11.42%) increase from the digital asset’s current value of $0.82. Meanwhile, the votes from 1,147 community members for the end of May have set a somewhat lower goal than April’s, estimating that XRP would trade at $0.89 on May 31, which is still up by $0....

In the filing, Circle indicates that as a full reserve national bank, all customer deposits will be backed by its US dollar coin (USDC). In this case, the facility will not lend out its customers’ deposits and can be withdrawn at any time. Circle, which also offers a crypto app and payment services, notes that it has held the highest regulatory standards to ensure that a dollar exchanged into USDC is safe....

Analysts within the crypto community are suggesting that the current crypto relief rally is just the beginning of a more extended upswing as traders decide on a more aggressive approach to the crypto market. However, for the rally to continue some conditions would have to be fulfilled. Accordingly, on July 20, GlobalBlock analyst Marcus Sotiriou pinpointed some key levels for Bitcoin that it must hold for the rally to have more staying power....

This has created excitement among investors and traders as they look to see if the trend can continue. Therefore, Finbold looks at some of the cryptocurrencies to watch in the coming week. Convex Finance (CVX) Convex Finance (CVX) is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that has recorded a surge in price and network development. The Convex Finance token has emerged as one of the crypto market’s surprise packages, with a massive upward price trajectory that has cleared key resistance levels....

background-sizebackground-originbackground-clip In this overview, we wil cover the background-size property as well as how to apply multiple background images for a single element. The background-size Property The background-size property specifies the size of the background image. In CSS3 it is possible to specify the size of the background image. The image itself no longer is required to fill 100% of the element. The current versions of most popular browsers now support background-size without the need for vendor prefixes....