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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 risks losing weekly uptrend as NFT launch sends Tezos (XTZ) to 3-month highs

It's a rags-to-riches story for Tezos this week, while Bitcoin bulls fail to find momentum for a full recovery from Tuesday's major price dip.

Bitcoin (BTC) ranged below a critical weekly close target on Sept. 10 as analysis warned its multi-week uptrend was in danger. 

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

BTC price lags $1,500 below crucial level

Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD trading at around $46,000 Friday after rejecting near $47,450 the day before.

That level marks the lower bound of Bitcoin's uptrend on the weekly chart, one which has continued since mid July.

Now, BTC/USD needs to reclaim it, trader and analyst Rekt Capital says, in order to preserve that trend.

With Bitcoin closer to $1,500 below the higher low target at the time of writing, much work was left to do over the weekend to secure a more bullish close by the end of Sunday.

Tezos outshines the rest

On altcoins, a curious picture was developing Friday as investors mysteriously piled in to Tezos (XTZ).

Related: NFT sales and floor prices plummet as demand wanes and gas prices soar

After standard moves in line with the majority of major altcoins, XTZ/USD suddenly began to break out, gaining 24% on the day to become the best-performing cryptocurrency. The pair hit $6.53, its highest since mid May.

XTZ/USD 1-day candle chart (Coinbase). Source: TradingView

The events coincide with increasing non-fungible token (NFT) interest on Tezos courtesy of music star Doja Cat, and its blockchain handled 400,000 daily transactions for the first time this week. 

Meanwhile, the largest altcoin Ether (ETH) bounced off established support against BTC in a move that had Cointelegraph contributor Michaël van de Poppe excited.

"Expecting new highs," he forecast after ETH/BTC reversed upwards at 0.071.

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