Red Envelopes and BCH: Prominent Mining Execs Jiang Zhuoer and Jihan Wu Bolster Bitcoin Cash
14.2.2021
In recent days, bitcoin cash has seen significant gains, and supporters of the digital currency have been positive about specific developments, like the internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom’s current support. On February 11, the Chinese New Year, the prominent bitcoin mining executives, Jiang...
Here's why altcoins are dropping as Bitcoin price inches closer to $50,000
14.2.2021
The altcoin market crashed as Bitcoin achieved a new all-time high and made its way towards $50,000
Oracle-focused tokens rally as DeFi searches for trusted data providers
14.2.2021
The DeFi sector is booming but the future of the sector depends on oracles, here are some of the top contenders
‘Black Swan’ Author Pulls a 180- Nassim Taleb Says ‘Bitcoin’s a Failure, at Least for Now’
14.2.2021
On February 12, the well known Lebanese-American essayist and risk analyst, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, declared that the leading digital currency bitcoin is a failure, at least for now. Cryptocurrency fans have been upset by Taleb’s recent statements, after it seems the renowned author has done...
Coinbase Ventures, Paradigm Invest $12M in Synthetix DeFi Platform
14.2.2021
Three prominent venture capitalist firms bought tokens directly from the DAO's treasury
Cardano approaches a new major upgrade as ADA posts an inspired rally
14.2.2021
Cardano’s Mary upgrade and token gains are poised to compete with Ethereum, while metrics suggest that Ethereum is still king
Why Comparing Bitcoin to Visa Doesn’t Make Any Sense
14.2.2021
A reading of Nic Carter’s latest essay for CoinDesk on the inappropriateness of comparing the energy consumption of bitcoin and Visa transactions
Private finance emerges as crypto’s next major growth catalyst
14.2.2021
GameStop saga catalyzes private finance to ascend rapidly, with on-chain privacy solutions and synthetic asset pools cropping up across the crypto space
Bitcoin Sets New All-Time High of $49.7K, Putting $50K Within Striking Distance
14.2.2021
The record comes as traders analysts have described institutional investors’ interest in bitcoin as growing “at a staggering pace.”
A Wave of Giants Rushing to Invest in Bitcoin Could Derail the Stock Market
14.2.2021
Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Financial Technology, University of Liverpool.
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After Tesla announced it has invested USD 1.5bn in bitcoin and expects to start accepting the cryptocurrency as a payment for its electric vehicles in the near future, the bitcoin price went soaring. It went...
El Español Says Spanish Authorities Joint Statement Is a Warning to Companies in the Wake of Tesla’s BTC Buy
14.2.2021
The Spanish financial markets watchdog and the country’s central bank criticized — again — cryptocurrencies as an investment asset. The entities issued a joint statement warning about the high risks the cryptocurrency market poses. Document: Crypto Adoption as a Payment Means...
Global Debt Landscape Sends a Warning Sign
14.2.2021
Xuehui Han is an Economist in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Fiscal Affairs Department. Paulo Medas is Deputy Division Chief in the same department, while Susan Yang is a senior economist in the department.
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Many countries entered the pandemic with elevated debt levels. Our...