N America's First Bitcoin ETF Booms, Nvidia's Surprise To Ethereum + More News
18.2.2021
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North America’s first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Purpose Bitcoin ETF (BTCC), that invests directly...
Bitcoin trader explains why BTC outperforming Ethereum is just 'simple math'
18.2.2021
Bitcoin has been outperforming Ethereum in the past few days as one popular trader says this is a result of "simple math."
Nigeria Crypto Ban: Bitcoin Sells for $76K as Deposits on Centralized Exchanges Plummet
18.2.2021
According to a website that tracks the price of bitcoin across the globe, the crypto asset’s selling price in Nigeria as of February 18 stood at $ 76,000. At this price, the crypto asset is selling for $20,000 more than the approximately $52,000 that most cryptocurrency exchanges...
The Graph adds support for Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo
18.2.2021
The global network of open APIs is expanding to support new layer 1 blockchains
Algorithmic stablecoins aren’t really stable, but can the concept redeem itself?
18.2.2021
Amid much fanfare, many algorithmic stablecoins have not been stable. Is the problem intractable, or it's the just the algorithms that aren't good enough?
Bitcoin News Roundup for Feb. 18, 2021
18.2.2021
With the both of the top two cryptocurrencies setting new record high prices plus a look at what dogecoin says about our world, CoinDesk’s Market Daily is back with the latest news roundup
Another crypto firm hit with fines for violating U.S. sanctions
18.2.2021
BitPay apparently screened merchants but not customers
'I've taken a neutral view' on Bitcoin, says Bill Gates
18.2.2021
"Bitcoin can go up and down just based on the mania or whatever the views are," said the Microsoft co-founder
What Happens if All Stablecoin Users Have to Be Identified?
18.2.2021
If the U.S. reins in pseudonymity in stablecoin transactions (as seems possible) there could be big implications for the crypto industry, says our columnist
BitPay to Pay $500K to Settle OFAC Sanction Violation Charges
18.2.2021
BitPay is accused of facilitating over 2,100 transactions with individuals in sanctioned nations
Nvidia Redesigns Graphics Cards to Limit Their Use in Ethereum Mining
18.2.2021
Nvidia is also launching Cryptocurrency Mining Processors (CMP) specifically for Ethereum miners
Bill Gates Says He’s ‘Neutral’ on Bitcoin
18.2.2021
Gates has previously criticized cryptocurrencies and said he'd short bitcoin "if there was an easy way to do it."