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The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Shanghai partners will study a blockchain 
cross-border platform linking cargo trade data, e-bills of lading and finance 
under Project Ensemble.

Hong Kong, Shanghai authorities to test blockchain for cargo trade data

The Rwandan central bank has launched a 12-month pilot program for its central 
bank digital currency, following a successful proof of concept completed in 
late 2025. Building on Proof of Concept Success The National Bank of Rwanda 
(NBR) has announced a 12-month central bank digital currency ( CBDC) pilot 
program, following research that recommended a […]

Rwanda Unveils Yearlong CBDC Pilot Program

Crypto analyst Pure has indicated that the blood moon could be having an 
impact on the trajectory of the Bitcoin price. The analyst drew attention to 
historical trends, suggesting this might be the case and that a rally above 
$100,000 may be on the cards. A Bitcoin Price Rally Above $100,000 May Be On 
The Cards In an X post, Pure drew attention to a potential correlation between 
the Blood Moons over the last 12 years and the Bitcoin price action. Based on 
this, the analyst’s chart suggested that BTC could still rally above $100,000 
soon enough, potentially reaching the current all-time high (ATH) of $126,000. 
The chart also showed that there had typically been at least three Blood Moons 
in each of the past three BTC cycles. Related Reading: Bitcoin Buying Just 
Ramped Up Into The Billions Again, Is It Time To Get Back In? The third Blood 
Moon in each of those past cycles had notably marked a bottom for the Bitcoin 
price, with the leading crypto reaching new highs afterward. Now, a third 
Blood Moon is set to occur in this cycle after the ones that occurred on March 
14 and September 7 last year. As such, there is the possibility that BTC could 
bottom again if history were to repeat itself. Pure also noted that the next 
Blood Moon after tomorrow will occur after three years, indicating that it is 
the Blood Moon that could mark the bottom since none other is going to happen 
in this cycle. The analyst also admitted that this could mean that the max 
pain is about to end with a potential bullish reversal on the horizon for the 
Bitcoin price. BTC Still In A Bear Market Regardless Of A Relief Bounce Market 
expert Benjamin Cowen reiterated that BTC is still in a bear market, though a 
relief bounce may be on the cards amid U.S.-Iran tensions. In an X post, Cowen 
noted that risk assets often sell off, then bounce as major conflicts begin. 
If a rally for the Bitcoin price occurs, the expert noted that it will likely 
result in a lower high in March, just like it did in 2022. Related Reading: 
Bitcoin Has Officially Entered Bearish Territory, And It’s Headed To $35,000; 
Chart Shows Cowen also noted that bear markets tend to take a while to play 
out. His accompanying chart showed that the Bitcoin price bounced after the 
war between Russia and Ukraine began in 2022, but formed a lower high, leading 
to a deeper long-term decline before it bottomed. Notably, BTC bottomed year- 
end 2022 back then, which also coincides with Cowen’s prediction that BTC may 
bottom in the fourth quarter of this year. At the time of writing, the Bitcoin 
price is trading at around $66,600, down in the last 24 hours, according to 
data from CoinMarketCap. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from 
Tradingview.com

Blood Moon Affecting Bitcoin Price? Why A Surge Above $100,000 Could Be Coming

ETH tackles 80% proving bottleneck as Vitalik proposes binary state tree and 
long-term RISC-V VM swap. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has 
proposed two technical changes aimed at addressing proof-efficiency challenges 
in the blockchain network, according to a proposal outlined…

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