On January 9, the Bitcoin price prediction became bullish, with BTC rising nearly 1.50% to $17,223. Similarly, Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency, soared nearly 3.50% to $1,310 during Monday's Asian session.
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Despite the ongoing bear run, Paul Chan, Hong Kong's Financial Secretary since 2017, was speaking at a Web3 forum, when he said that Hong Kong would become the place for startups of all kinds – including crypto and fintech – to set up shop in 2023.
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Prominent Japanese video game developer and publisher Square Enix has revealed that it will continue to invest in blockchain games despite the recent turbulence in the crypto market. 

The Terra Luna Classic price has jumped by over 5% in the past 24 hours, reaching $0.00016077 as the cryptocurrency market as a whole remains static over the same timeframe. Its current level marks a 0.5% drop in a week but a 23% gain in a fortnight

The new move-to-earn project Fight Out is generating huge buzz in crypto circles having already raised more than $2.5 million of investment during its presale.

The project is set to revolutionize the M2E space with the development of its new fitness app and many other plans

Despite the market volatility of 2022 and uncertainty around regulation, cryptocurrencies are here to stay. With DeFi, NFTs, play-to-earn, and blockchain and smart contract application use cases becoming increasingly more mainstream--it's certain that many cryptos will remain

BTC consolidates in a narrow range of $16,450 to $16,750. The two most valuable cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), are currently trading at around $16,500 and $1,100, respectively, after failing to break out of their consolidation ranges.

Terra Luna Classic struggles to hold support above support at $0.00014, hours ahead of the New Year. The previous year – 2021, saw investors and crypto enthusiasts beam with the hope that 2022 would be laced with world-class developments and key milestones.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced founder of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, will plead not guilty to fraud and other charges against him at his upcoming arraignment.

BMW, one of the leading German car manufacturers, has partnered with BNB Chain and Coinweb to add blockchain into its daily operations. This collaboration will help BMW create a blockchain loyalty program.

Why is the escrow service so important?
The escrow service protects Binance’s users from scammers. If a user tries to convince you to make a deal outside the Binance P2P platform, ignore the deal and open an appeal. If you make a deal outside the App, Binance cannot protect you.

Tesla shares are down 70% for the year as Morgan Stanley cuts price target

Teslas stock is finishing out its tumultuous year with yet more turbulence: Its up almost 6% Thursday, but still down more than 10% since last week. And a new cut to its price target from Morgan Stanley

Binance Launches Blockchain Education Program in Kazakhstan

Binance is behind an initiative to qualify university students in Kazakhstan to work in the industry. Under an agreement with the government, the blockchain course will be added to the education

Elon Musk claims to have met with Tim Cook at Apple's HQ after putting the company on blast

Elon Musk claims to have met with Tim Cook at Apple's headquarters only two days after declaring "war" on the tech company.

Octopus Network, a multichain crypto network, has been forced to lay off 40% of its core team and reduce pay for the remaining members due to the ongoing crypto winter, which is expected to last at least another year, according to the company's founder Louis Liu.

There are just 10 days left to invest in one of the hottest ICO of the year, as trading intel platform Dash 2 Trade raises $11 million ahead of the beta release of its analytics and signals dashboard.

Investors have now scooped up 83% of the D2T tokens on sale

Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short, has spent several hours with Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the now-collapsed FTX crypto exchange, who is currently under house arrest in California.

Dogecoin was the biggest loser in the top 10 cryptos, falling 1.87% to trade at US$0.07563 in the past 24 hours. Major Dogecoin advocate Elon Musk may soon step down from the top job at social media platform Twitter.

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Equity markets in the U.S. and Hong Kong were closed on Monday for Christmas. U.S. equity markets rose on Friday after posting a loss for the week over fears of an emerging recession. XRP inched up 0.64% to trade at US$0.3512, after dropping 1.64% in Monday morning trade in Asia.

Bankman-Fried is facing multiple criminal charges and was extradited from the Bahamas last week. He was released on Thursday through a US$250 million bail package, which prosecutor Nicolas Roos called the “largest ever pretrial bond.”

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