Due to the recent BRC-20 frenzy, Bitcoin blockchain activity has been increasing. This year, between mid-April and mid-May, the 7-day moving average of daily Bitcoin transactions increased by 89%, from 309,000 to 586,000, in just one month.
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Read MoreBinance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, has announced that it will withdraw from Canada due to mounting regulatory pressures. Prior to a few weeks ago, Canadian financial regulators imposed a series of restrictions on crypto exchanges, limiting the amount of money that could be invested and introducing new registration requirements. Companies that failed to incorporate these new regulations into their operations were threatened with legal action.
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