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Decentraland’s Virtual World Makes History by Streaming SpaceX Launch
1.6.2020
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. In addition to being the first commercial human space mission, SpaceX’s latest launch of its Falcon 9 rocket with a manned...
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of Mixed May; Bitcoin, Ethereum Up Again
1.6.2020
As June just started, we'll look back again at May to see how the market finished the month. We have a mixed bag this time. While it was difficult finding a coin in red in April, we have a full list of both winners and losers this time around. However, there are only four coins in the top 10...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Signaling Bullish Continuation
1.6.2020
This past week, bitcoin gained traction above the USD 9,000 and USD 9,200 levels. BTC even broke the USD 9,550 resistance zone, but it struggled to surpass the USD 9,800 barrier. It is currently (08:30 UTC) consolidating gains and it might attempt to clear the USD 9,800 and USD 10,000 resistance...
S2F Bitcoin Price Model Gets 'Red Dot,' McAfee Bashes His USD 1M 'Nonsense'
1.6.2020
The disputed bitcoin (BTC) stock-to-flow model has once again been updated with a new data point, this time indicating that the new bull cycle has seemingly begun and BTC might reach USD 100,000 in a year.
Posting on Twitter Monday morning, the model’s pseudonymous creator, PlanB, said that a “red...
Trump vs. Twitter Fight Reignites Social Media Decentralization Vision
31.5.2020
Donald Trump met Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in April, 2019. \"Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in general. Look forward to keeping an open dialogue!\" Trump tweeted back then. Source: Twitter/@realDonaldTrump
Blockchain has been hailed as the silver...
What Are Leveraged Tokens And Should You Trade Them?
31.5.2020
The digital asset markets are continuously evolving and innovating to accommodate different types of traders. One of the latest innovations in the crypto trading space is leveraged tokens.
In this article, you will be introduced to leverage tokens, how they work, and we discuss their benefits...
Bitcoin Mass Adoption Would Benefit and Harm Current Economy
30.5.2020
With central banks pumping out billions of dollars like there’s no tomorrow, the possibility of rising inflation is becoming stronger by the day. This is the view of a growing number of economists, raising the possibility that bitcoin (BTC) may become more attractive as a store of value.
However...
Existential BTC, Undervalued ETH, Rebranded Calibra & 20 Crypto Jokes
30.5.2020
Let's rewind this week. Cardano announced its Shelley upgrade, Justin Sun announced Tron 4.0, and Theta upgraded to Mainnet 2.0. Hasu warned about the growing existential risk for BTC, BitMEX advised clients to use BTC as a hedge against inflation, researchers say that Ethereum remains undervalued...
Japanese Crypto Exchange SBI VC Trade Offers New Customers Free XRP
30.5.2020
Japan’s newest crypto players are getting increasingly aggressive in their marketing efforts – with financial giant SBI now offering all new crypto customers handouts of the XRP token.
SBI operates the SBI VC Trade crypto exchange, and per an official tweet, anybody opening an account between June...
Ethereum is Close to Being Flipped on its Own Blockchain - Analyst
29.5.2020
ERC20 tokens are taking over the Ethereum (ETH) network, potentially hurting the network's own coin ETH, according to an analyst. But all is not grim.
The ERC20 standard tokens are approaching 50% of the total value stored on Ethereum and "ETH is increasingly close to being flipped on its...
JPMorgan Loses USD 2.5M in Crypto Case, Dragonchain on Science Channel + More News
29.5.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Major investment bank JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay USD 2.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over...
Washington Warned: Launch Digital Fiat or Say Goodbye to USD Dominance
29.5.2020
Source: Adobe/salomonus_
A group pushing for the United States to adopt a digital dollar has warned that failure to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could cost the country dear – and could see the USD lose its status as the world’s reserve currency.
In its first white paper,...
B2BinPay Now Accepts BUSD Payments
29.5.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
B2BinPay, one of the industry’s leading cryptocurrency payment processors, is pleased to announce that it has just integrated BUSD onto its platform. Users now have access to a larger range of coins and tokens...
Russia Doesn’t Want to Ban Bitcoin - Leading Parliamentarian
29.5.2020
The head of Russia’s parliamentary finance commission head has spoken out about new proposed legal amendments, details of which were released in the press – claiming that the measures will not criminalize cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin (BTC), purchases, and could even provide Russian crypto owners...
Coinbase Compensates Ethereum Users with OMG Tokens from 2017
29.5.2020
Despite for a long time being a crypto trading platform and wallet for only a very limited number of cryptoassets, Coinbase has in recent years expanded on its product offering, which is now benefitting some long-term ethereum (ETH) holders on the platform.
According to a screenshot shared...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Trend Turns Bullish
29.5.2020
In the past two sessions, there was a strong rise in bitcoin price above the USD 9,200 and USD 9,300 levels. BTC even broke the USD 9,500 resistance and it might continue higher towards the USD 9,800 and USD 9,950 levels in the near term.
Similarly, there was a steady rise in most major altcoins...
Justin Sun Says Only These People Question Him
29.5.2020
Justin Sun. Source: Twitter, @justinsuntron
Tron founder and CEO Justin Sun now says that people who don't understand that he is "a true blockchain believer" are those questioning him.
"I’m a true believer of blockchain. It’s once in a lifetime. It’s only people who don’t understand...
PrimeXBT Research: Financial Markets Show Mixed Performance As Economy Reopens
29.5.2020
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Across all financial markets, there are early signs that an economic recovery is slowly underway. Lockdown conditions are finally easing, and across the globe, people are getting back to work and business...
Cardano Outperforms 98 Cryptos as ‘New Era’ Confirmed
29.5.2020
Following an announcement that a new upgrade of the Cardano blockchain platform will launch in June, the platform’s native token ADA is seeing strong growth in the market, outperforming nearly all other top 100 cryptoassets by market capitalization over the past 24 hours.
As of press time (06:34...
Digital Yuan Will ‘Co-exist’ with Alipay, WeChat Pay – China Telecom
29.5.2020
A China Telecom executive has hinted that the digital yuan and third-party payment apps will likely co-exist in the same financial ecosystem – although he stopped short of saying whether or not the forthcoming central bank-issued token would be interoperable with apps such as WeChat Pay...