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Morning, Coinheads.

Is Matic a Doge or an automatic for the people?

And in breaking news (not) no one likes Chelsea, not even He Who Made Binance.

Let’s kick this one off.

 

BTC up on US Pres; Binance CEO turns down Chelsea FC

Capital.com: Bitcoin was up by 8% in European morning as traders were relieved to learn the US government under President Biden is planning to embrace cryptocurrency with its new strategy on digital assets rather than to crack down on its use.

Meanwhile, Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao, Chinese-Canadian founder and chief executive of Binance – one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges – has now abandoned any plans to buy the Chelsea Football Club from former owner Roman Abromovich. Because: Chelsea.

 

Google searches signal a decline in NFT interest

Capital.com: Has the fever has now cooled off for ‘NFT’s? Online searches have been on a gradual decline since the end of January, Google Trends show.

 

Dogecoin price prediction: Is it set for a new rally?

Capital.com: Canine-inspired meme coin DOGE is struggling to gather momentum and is re-entering bearish territory, despite a 3% rise on Wednesday, 9 March.

 

MATIC price prediction: Can it halt the slide and rebound to new highs soon?

Capital.com: The price of MATIC, the coin of Polygon, the Ethereum interoperability framework, is up 6% as it tries to recapture some of the momentum it picked up at the start of March.

 

Cryptocurrencies and international sanctions

The Hill: There is no way the crypto markets can handle the amount of money to move the needle for the Russian state.

 

Biden just put out an executive order on cryptocurrencies

CNBC: The measures focus on six key areas: consumer protection, financial stability, illicit activity, U.S. competitiveness, financial inclusion and responsible innovation.

 

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