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MLB Team Washington Nationals Partners With Terra Blockchain Community, Ballpark Plans to Accept UST

On February 9, the American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C., the Washington Nationals, announced the team has partnered with Terra, the open-source blockchain platform and decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). The Washington Nationals detail that the team is a “leading innovator” and is “consistently introducing new technologies to enhance the fan experience.” Washington Nationals Ink Long-Term Deal With Terra Major League Baseball (MLB) team the Washington Nationals has partnered with the blockchain platform and DAO Terra, according to an announcement published by the team on Wednesday. The deal with Terra follows a slew of sports-related deals with crypto firms, but the MLB team will be the first to partner with an open-source blockchain project. In addition to the partnership, the algorithmic stablecoin UST that’s issued on the Terra blockchain will be “accepted as a payment method at Nationals Park as early as next season.” “The Nationals continue t...
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Bitcoin price returns above $47K as crypto market shrugs off Binance KYC news

Neither Bitcoin nor altcoins are in any mood for cold feet on Friday, with gains in some of the top 10 cryptocurrencies topping 10%.

Bitcoin (BTC) abruptly exited lower levels to challenge firm resistance on Friday in further inspiration for bulls. 

BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView

Bitcoin coils up beneath major sell wall

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting local highs of $47,415 on Bitstamp overnight on Thursday.

The pair had received a welcome boost from news of a Bitcoin fund launch from Wells Fargo, which fuelled 24-hour gains of over 5%.

Now, Bitcoin was primed to challenge established resistance levels at $47,000 and higher — these nonetheless keeping bulls in check at the time of writing. 

For popular trader and analyst Rekt Capital, a key support area to watch was now broader — between $44,000 and $46,500.

“BTC successfully Daily Closed above orange, which has led price to immediate resistance at the Lower High (black),” he commented on an accompanying chart showing the relevant price zones. 

“$BTC could get rejected from here, even if just for a small dip to retest the top of the orange area as support.”
BTC/USD 1-day candle chart (Coinbase) with price levels. Source: Rekt Capital/Twitter

A subsequent dip below $47,000 did not last long, with momentum still in evidence as the $48,000 sell wall loomed.

Bitcoin was unimpacted by news that major exchange Binance would enforce identification measures for all users beginning in September.

Strength in the United States dollar, traditionally a problematic event for short-term price action, also failed to dampen the enthusiasm.

“BTC is surprisingly strong while DXY is ripping higher,” trader Crypto Ed said in comments on the situation.

Cardano outshines in top 10 altcoins

Similar strength was observed as a knock-on effect for altcoins, with Cardano (ADA) once again returning to outshine market heavyweight Ether (ETH).

Related: Bitcoin gains strength as Friday’s $600M BTC options expiry approaches

The latter nonetheless achieved daily gains above 6%, while Cardano was up 18% at the time of writing, climbing above $2.50.

XRP and Polkadot (DOT) both managed 10% returns.

ADA/USD 1-hour candle chart (Binance). Source: TradingView

The overall cryptocurrency market capitalization stood at over $2 trillion once more Friday amid the broader altcoin comeback.

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