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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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CFTC Fines ‘Decentralized’ Prediction Market Platform Polymarket $1.4 Million, Shuts Down Noncompliant Markets

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered a “decentralized” prediction market platform to shut down non-compliant markets and pay a fine of $1.4 million. “Polymarket had been operating an illegal unregistered or non-designated facility for event-based binary options online trading contracts, known as ‘event markets,'” said the derivatives regulator. CFTC Takes First Crypto Enforcement Action of the Year The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has taken the first crypto enforcement action of the year in the U.S. The derivatives regulator announced that it entered an order Monday “filing and simultaneously settling charges against Delaware-registered Blockratize, Inc. d/b/a Polymarket.” The company was charged “for offering off-exchange event-based binary options contracts and failure to obtain designation as a designated contract market (DCM) or registration as a swap execution facility (SEF),” the CFTC wrote. The regulator detailed: The order re...
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This key trading pattern hints at the continuation of Fantom’s (FTM) 125% rebound

A bullish inverse head and shoulders chart pattern suggests that FTM price could see extended upside. Fantom ( FTM ) looks poised to hit a new record high in the coming sessions after its 125% price rebound from $1.23 on Dec. 14, 2021, to $2.84 on Jan. 3, 2022 triggered a classic bullish reversal setup.  Dubbed inverse head and shoulders (IH&S), the setup appears when an asset forms three troughs below a so-called neckline resistance, with the middle trough (the head) deeper than the left and right shoulder.  The price of FTM has recently undergone a similar price trajectory, as shown in the chart below. As a result, FTM has a common resistance in the range defined by $2.55 to $2.74, which encompasses the length of the inverse head and shoulders pattern. FTM/USD daily price chart featuring inverse head and shoulders pattern. Source: TradingView Could Fantom rally by another 50%? In a perfect  world, an IH&S pattern would normally result in a bullish brea...
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3 reasons why Phantasma (SOUL) is chasing after new all-time highs

Cross-chain interoperability, new project launches and the popularity of NFT gaming are helping to drive the price of SOUL higher. Nonfungible tokens and blockchain-based gaming projects saw a breakout in popularity over the course of 2021 . This was due to their widespread appeal which attracted the attention of crypto newbies and experienced hodlers alike. This trend helped to further initiate the mass adoption of blockchain technology and from the look of things, its likely to extend throughout 2022.  One project is making moves in 2022 is Phantasma (SOUL), a layer-one blockchain protocol that specializes in the creation of SmartNFTs and decentralized gaming applications. Its prices reflect that it's about to make a run for a new all-time high.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that since hitting a low of $2.30 on Dec. 30, the price of SOUL has climbed 61.73% to a daily high at $3.72 on Jan. 3 as its 24-hour trading volume increased from ...
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Turkey’s Inflation Jumps to 36%, Lira’s Value Plummets, Citizens Flock to Stablecoins

The Republic of Turkey’s economy and the country’s native fiat currency the Turkish lira continue to experience turmoil as inflation has risen to 36%. Since this time last year, the lira has lost 44% of its value against the U.S. dollar. Meanwhile, the use of stablecoins in Turkey has skyrocketed and today, 28.96% of all trades with tether are paired against the Turkish lira. Inflation in Turkey Rises to the Highest Level in 19 Years, TRY Is Tether’s Top Pair Capturing 29% of All Trades, TRY Commands 7.20% of BUSD Trades Reports from the ​​Turkish Statistical Institute on Monday detail that inflation in Turkey has soared to 36%, which is the highest rate it’s been in 19 years. Reuters explains that during the month of December a basket of consumer prices shot up to 13.58%. During the last 12 months, the Turkish lira has lost 44% of its value against the USD. The current inflation has never been higher during Tayyip Erdoğan’s rule. Just recently the nation’s central bank introduc...
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Happy Birthday, Bitcoin! Industry players share a few words

Bitcoin's genesis block was mined 13 years ago today! To celebrate the Bitcoin network 's 13th anniversary, Cointelegraph gathered birthday messages from industry players to mark the occasion. Following a hash rate all-time high , Bitcoin (BTC) has officially reached its adolescent years and industry experts weigh in on its future. Beimnet Abebe, VP of Principal Trading at Galaxy Digital: "13 years ago Bitcoin was released. Although its creation garnered little fanfare, drawing the eyes and attention of only a few esoteric coders, its release would prove monumental, enabling anyone, anywhere in the world to access digitally scarce money for the first time and opening the door to protocols that would go on to power the next iteration of the Web." Hassan Bassiri, VP of Portfolio Management at ARCA Funds: "BTC is the gateway drug which opened everyone's eyes to how bug digital sets can truly be. As the BTC ecosystem grows and it becomes a more productive a...
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Bitcoin traders expect $60K by month’s end, marking $45K as ‘accumulation’

Analysts predict a short-term drop to $46,000 for BTC before it resumes its uptrend, which could see its price rise to $60,000 by February. The bearish pressures facing the cryptocurrency market at the end of 2021 have continued into the first week of 2022 after the price of Bitcoin ( BTC ) dropped below $47,000  on Jan. 1 and the asset still faces stiff headwinds on the shorter timeframe charts.  Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that, after climbing above $47,500 to start the new year, the price of BTC fell under pressure in the afternoon on Dec. 3. Currently, the price has dropped to $46,500 where bulls now look to mount a defense. BTC/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingView Here’s a look at what several analysts in the market are saying about the path ahead for Bitcoin in 2022 as the global economic system continues to grapple with inflation.  BTC needs to reclaim support at $48,670 Analysis of the weekly price performance for BTC was...
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Smart TVs and NFTs Collide: Samsung Introduces World’s First Television-Based NFT Platform

The well known electronics giant Samsung, the manufacturer of LCD and LED panels, laptops, mobile phones, memory chips, and televisions, revealed that the firm’s upcoming smart TVs will incorporate non-fungible token (NFT) technology. Samsung Reveals Smart TV With NFT Capabilities One of the largest electronics manufacturers worldwide, Samsung Electronics, has noticed how popular NFTs are today and the company believes there’s something needed to view these digital artworks. The U.S. Samsung Newsroom published a summary of the company’s latest lineup of MICRO LED, Neo QLED, and Lifestyle TVs with “cutting-edge personalization options.” The NFT description is toward the end of the announcement which explains that “Samsung’s 2022 Smart TVs come with a new Smart Hub.” In addition to features like the “Gaming Hub,” “Watch All,” and an NFT Platform. “This application features an intuitive, integrated platform for discovering, purchasing and trading digital artwork through MICRO LED, Ne...
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