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A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A look at trending sectors, liquidity, volatility, spreads and more. The weekly report in cooperation with market data provider Kaiko.

Bitcoin USD daily basis Bitcoin USD Chart Analysis – Break of the 40,000 Support Zone In the reporting week, the first bottom at the important 40,000 support was sustainably broken. Already on Monday, renewed selling put further pressure on the price, which had already been weakened by the previous weeks. At USD 42,220, the price entered Tuesday slightly lower than the previous day. On Tuesday, the price recovered slightly with 42,387 USD at the close of trading, after another lower daily low was marked by the trading day with 41,403 USD. A Wednesday dominated by further reductions showed a renewed…

What has been happening around Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies this week? The most relevant local and international developments as well as appealing background reports in a pointed and compact weekly review.

Creating an official digital version of the U.S. dollar could provide Americans with more and faster payment options, but would also pose financial stability risks and privacy concerns, the Federal Reserve said in a long-awaited discussion paper. Cash is currently the only central bank money available to the general public, and it remains an important and popular form of payment. The Federal Reserve is committed to ensuring the continued safety and availability of cash, he said. It is considering a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as an extension of secure payment options, not to limit or replace them, he said.…

The Swiss National Bank and five commercial banks integrated a central bank digital currency (CBDC) into their existing systems and processes. Their Project Helvetia looks to a future with increased tokenized assets based on blockchain technology that coexist with today’s systems. Integrating digital central bank money for financial institutions into existing core banking systems is complex and a critical requirement for the potential issuance of a blockchain franchise. The second phase of Project Helvetia successfully demonstrates that such integration is operationally possible. Issuing a CBDC on a distributed ledger technology (DLT)-based platform owned and operated by a private sector entity…

A conversation with blockchain expert Katharina Gehra about her career in the financial and blockchain industry.

A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A look at trending sectors, liquidity, volatility, spreads and more. The weekly report in cooperation with market data provider Kaiko.

Bitcoin USD daily basis Bitcoin USD Chart Analysis – Temporary Deceleration of the Recent Downtrend The reporting week was marked by an initial bottoming above the 40,000 support zone. After the first delicate stabilization tendencies to the continued correction phase of the previous week were visible over the weekend, a renewed downward movement followed on Monday. With the highest recorded volume of the reporting week, the market tested how the reactions below the important 40,000 area. With a drop of 5% and a price of 39,644 USD, the daily low was then already reached and this was followed by…

What has been happening around Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies this week? The most relevant local and international developments as well as appealing background reports in a pointed and compact weekly review.

The NFT marketplace OpenSea is encountering growing frustration from users, reflected in the success of emerging competitors.

Algorithmic stablecoins respond to market events with automated stabilization measures. This increases their decentralization and provides the opportunity to create a smart, responsive currency that is not controlled by a single institution and can serve as a medium of exchange in diverse industries. Algorithm-based stablecoins do not have collateral attached to them, unlike their centralized counterparts. Therefore, they are also referred to as non-collateralized stablecoins. Algorithmic stablecoins represent a new type of cryptocurrency tailored to improve price stability without a central authority. This is often done by pre-programming the supply to match the demand of the asset. The algorithm or…

SEBA Bank raises CHF 110 million in a successful funding round to further drive international growth and institutional business.

The world’s largest issuer of cryptocurrency ETPs, 21Shares, announced the listing of the world’s first Terra ETP on the SIX Swiss Exchange

A summarizing review of what has been happening at the crypto markets of the past week. A look at trending sectors, liquidity, volatility, spreads and more. The weekly report in cooperation with market data provider Kaiko.

Bitcoin USD daily basis Bitcoin USD Chart Analysis – Continuation of the Recent Downtrend The reporting week was marked by a continued correction phase after bouncing off the 50,000 resistance zone in the previous week. On Monday, the price exited the market at USD 46,481, weaker than the previous day. The bitcoin price thus remained above the 45,000 zone, which has been serving as support for a month, and below the 200-day moving average, which has been acting as resistance in recent days. Tuesday, at USD 45,831, was once again characterized by the trend of lower daily highs and lows,…

What has been happening around Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies this week? The most relevant local and international developments as well as appealing background reports in a pointed and compact weekly review.