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Blockchain Touted As a Supply Chain Fix Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
28.4.2020
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed significant weaknesses in the supply chains - the information is not being gathered and shared fast enough, including the data necessary for decision-making, nor are the resources deployed where needed. Blockchain is a solution for this, experts believe,...
S2F Bitcoin Price Model’s Author Strikes Again With USD 288K Target
28.4.2020
A new twist of the popular bitcoin (BTC) stock-to-flow (S2F) model has recently been published by the model’s pseudonymous creator Plan B. And judging from the updated model, S2F believers may now hope that BTC will hit almost USD 300 in a few years.
The updated price model, dubbed the Bitcoin...
This Chinese Move Could Help Local Miners After Bitcoin Halving
28.4.2020
A Chinese municipality has formally requested Beijing’s permission to allow it to offer surplus electricity to the region’s “blockchain industry” – believed to be code for bitcoin (BTC) miners. The move could have potential knock-on effects for the wider crypto community, and could see potentially...
Hive Sees Massive Pump and Smaller Dump On Listing News
28.4.2020
Blockchain platform Hive (HIVE), which forked from the Steem (STEEM) blockchain after a controversy involving a hostile takeover by Tron’s Justin Sun, has seen both massive gains and losses in its price over the past few days, following listings on several major crypto exchanges.
As of press time...
Bitcoin And Altcoins Continue To Probe Key Hurdles
28.4.2020
In the past few sessions, bitcoin price struggled to surpass the USD 7,850 and USD 8,000 resistance levels. BTC/USD is currently (08:00 UTC) consolidating above USD 7,650 and likely preparing for the next key break. It could either rally above USD 7,850 or start a substantial decline towards...
Multi-Client Testnet for Ethereum 2.0 is Live, Bringing Phase 0 Closer
28.4.2020
Coders from Prysm and Lighthouse have released a multi-client testnet for Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), as a vital step in the process towards Phase 0 (the beacon chain).
The news was announced by Afri Schoeden, release manager at blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies and ex-Ethereum...
Cryptocurrencies: Is the WAVE platform really on the road to success?
28.4.2020
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A new company has recently been causing a stir. Founded in March 2020, the WAVE platform operates the WAVE Wallet, on which Bitcoin and its own crypto currency, the WAVE token, can be stored. On the other hand, an internal...
HASHWallet Announces the Start of its sale on INDIEGOGO with a 30% Off
28.4.2020
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HASHWallet, a Highly Secured Crypto Hardware Wallet Announces the Start of its sales on INDIEGOGO
HASHWallet, an innovative hardware wallet designed to safeguard crypto-assets in the shape of a convenient smart...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 17
27.4.2020
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
Crypto Derivatives Skyrocket, Mining Pool Industry Heats Up + More News
27.4.2020
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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TokenInsight, a token data and rating agency, reports that the total crypto derivatives trading volume in the first...
Bitcoin Car-driving Crypto Fan Beats NASCAR Champ in e-Sports Showdown
27.4.2020
A Bitcoin (BTC) aficionado has pulled off a famous cryptocurrency-related e-sports first – by beating a pro-NASCAR driver in a racing game.
Bryan Cook, who goes by the name of Boris on Twitter, won his virtual NASCAR race in a car emblazoned with Bitcoin logos, beating pro driver Kyle Busch,...
Crypto Market Sentiment is Back Up; Bitcoin, Ether in the Positive Zone
27.4.2020
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The market sentiment looks improved today compared to seven days ago. Following a small drop to 5.2/10 last week, the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure, sentscore, for the top 10 coins surpassed its highest level in the past five weeks - that of 5.27 from...
Operators Call Chinese Blockchain-powered Copyright Platform a Success
27.4.2020
A Chinese blockchain platform is helping to protect copyrights, and reduce costs for people trying to resolve IP-related issues, per state authorities, who are claiming the new system is proving to be a hit.
The platform was announced late last year, per Xinhua, following up on a successful model...
Cardano Continues Surge Higher After New Full-Node Wallet is Released
27.4.2020
Charles Hoskinson. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Charles Hoskinson
Following the announcement of a new “mainnet wallet” for Cardano, the blockchain platform’s native crypto token ADA is seeing strong gains in the crypto market, rising nearly 8% over the past 24 hours to a price of USD 0.046...
Crypto Exchange Data Raids Bearing Fruit for Nth Room Police - Dozens Identified
27.4.2020
The way that the police track individuals they suspect of committing cryptocurrency-involved crimes could be about to change forever – in South Korea and possibly beyond.
Police in South Korea say that they have identified at least 40 people who paid cryptocurrencies to access sexual exploitation...
Starbucks Denies Involvement in Digital Yuan Tests
27.4.2020
American multinational chain of coffeehouses, Starbucks, has denied being involved in the testing of China's digital yuan.
"We are not participating in the digital currency trial in China," a Starbucks spokesperson told Cryptonews.com, without elaborating.
As reported, news have started...
Bitcoin, Altcoins Facing Hurdles On The Way Up
27.4.2020
This past week, there was a decent upward move in bitcoin price above the USD 7,200 resistance area. BTC/USD even surpassed the USD 7,550 resistance to move into a positive zone. The price is now (08:00 UTC) facing hurdles near USD 7,850 and USD 8,000, and it is likely preparing for the next...
NFT Devs Build While Users Follow Ethereum Price & Wait For Better Products
26.4.2020
F1® Delta Time NFTs are used in the game as core assets for play. The coronavirus-related lockdown might help the non-fungible token (NFT) market, but industry players should offer better products if they want this sector to go mainstream.
While the NFT market is slow lately and people...
Is Liquid Sidechain a Path for Better Bitcoin Privacy?
26.4.2020
Although Bitcoin (BTC) first hit the mainstream as a sort of anonymous Internet currency that allowed people to order drugs via darknet markets like Silk Road, the reality is transactions made on the network are completely public. Indeed, the current level of privacy offered by Bitcoin and many...
Facebook’s Libra Has Changed. But It Still Might Be a Win for Bitcoin
25.4.2020
Facebook’s Libra has changed. Having been roundly criticized after its unveiling in June 2019, it has now updated its white paper in a bid to placate regulators and governments.
Most notably, the new look Libra gets rid of any intention to move to a permissionless ledger. It also introduces a range...