{"id":458585,"date":"2021-03-12T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=458585"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:13:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:13:56","slug":"bitcoin-binance-cftc-probe-revelation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/bitcoin-binance-cftc-probe-revelation\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Slides 5% From Recent Highs Amidst Binance CFTC Probe Revelation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bitcoin price<\/a> just pulled back 5% from the now rejected retest of the asset’s current-standing all-time high. The leading cryptocurrency by market cap was struggling with resistance as it was, but news breaking that Binance is the focus of a CFTC probe caused the pullback to worsen sharply.<\/p>\n Here’s a brief breakdown of what’s going on in this developing situation, and what this could mean for the cryptocurrency’s ongoing uptrend.<\/p>\n According to a breaking report circulating<\/a> from Bloomberg News, leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is the subject of an ongoing CFTC probe. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating if Binance served US customers, allowing them to trade cryptocurrency derivatives trading products that are in violation of US regulations.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Bitcoin \u201cCheat Sheet\u201d Calls For Next Leg Up To $77K<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n The CFTC is among the chief regulatory enforcers in the United States, alongside the Securities and Exchange Commission, and have launched investigations into BitMEX and Tether in the past<\/a>.<\/p>\n Binance commands a lion’s share of the total cryptocurrency market trading volume, and its footprint extends into CoinMarketCap<\/a>, and just about everywhere else the industry touches. The significance of the breaking news caused Bitcoin to add to its now 5% pullback from recent highs.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bitcoin price is undeniably overheated by most standards. Technicals have issued bearish divergences for months on end<\/a>, overbought conditions are prominent on most timeframes, yet pullbacks have lasted only briefly as dip buyers scoop up BTC at whatever price they can get.<\/p>\nBreaking: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Opens Investigation Into Binance<\/h2>\n
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