Bitcoin Slides Again as Iran War Jitters Hit BTC, Risk Assets
Iran war jitters attack once more, knocking investors out of risk assets and dragging the broader crypto market into the red. Bitcoin’s slide has kicked back in after a short-lived push above 70,000 dollars with BTC slipping about 2.3% into the high‑60,000s dollars. Bitcoin: A Snapshot Of The Uncertainty In Numbers For weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) has been struggling to hold above $70,000: on Monday it briefly pushed above 70,000 dollars, only to reverse and drop as much as 2.3% to 67,834 dollars in early European trading, before stabilizing around 68,100 dollars by 8:10 a.m. in London. This comes....
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According to a news report by Iran International, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has banned its citizens from trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies mined in foreign countries. Regulators Have Issued Thousands Of Licenses For Mining According to a tweet from news organization Iran International, Iran’s Central Bank announced a Cabinet decision on Wednesday requiring […]
On Jan. 29, the governor of the Central Bank of Iran Valiollah Seif officially announced during a national television interview that the US dollar will no longer be used within the country as a response to US President Donald Trump’s controversial temporary travel ban on certain countries including Iran. According to the official statement of the Iranian central bank and Seif, the government intends to terminate the usability of US dollars in Iran and replace USD with a stable reserve currency that is more frequently used in foreign trades. Currently, the central bank of Iran are exploring....
Jitters in crypto trading relate to a trade event wherein an investor’s buy or sell order gets stuck and moves down in the list, allowing newer trade orders to go through. The CEO of crypto exchange Binance, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, raised concern for traders after learning about the infamous phenomenon of trade jitters on other crypto exchanges. Jitters in crypto trading relate to a trade event wherein an investor’s buy or sell order gets stuck and moves down in the list, allowing newer trade orders to go through.Just learned a new word, jitters. On 1 particular exchange, sometimes your....
A serious power crisis is what Iran is currently going through, and an unprecedented heatwave only serves to further deteriorate the situation. In a bizarre bid to crack down on this issue, the government of Iran has just announced a $20 bounty for citizens to act as informants on illegal cryptocurrency mining operations within the […]