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Crypto Exchange Giant Kraken Completes Japan Return + More News
18.9.2020
Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/krakenfx
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Kraken has officially opened its new Japanese exchange under...
Bitcoin: an Innovation or a Religion?
18.9.2020
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Bitcoin is today the safest and most solid cryptocurrency on the market. This is basically because it is the original project of Satoshi Nakamoto, which best fits his vision of a decentralized...
Ledger Updates App To Combat Bitcoin Dusting Attacks
18.9.2020
Hardware wallet maker Ledger has released a new version of its Ledger Live app which integrates the Coin Control feature for bitcoin (BTC) and its derivatives in a bid to enhance user safety, reduce the paid fees, and potentially prevent privacy threats known as dusting attacks.
In crypto...
Argentina’s Peso Plunges After Central Bank Tightens Foreign Exchange Controls: Citizens Discuss Bitcoin Adoption
18.9.2020
The Argentine peso plunged by more than 10% shortly after the country’s central bank announced measures to tighten controls on the movement of foreign currency. The peso, which is officially pegged at 72 for every USD, touched new lows of 145 to the greenback on the black market. The latest...
Bitcoin whale clusters show $9.8K support is now weaker despite rally
18.9.2020
Bitcoin whale clusters at $9,800 have grown in size in the past few days, indicating some whales may be preparing to sell
Cold Shower For Sweating Bitcoin Miners in Sight as Hashrate Soars
18.9.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty is estimated to hit another all-time high on Saturday and reduce mining profitability, as the computational power of the network is now up by more than 20% since the beginning of August.
Mining difficulty, or the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining...
Uniswap’s Sudden $5B Token Valuation Cements Comeback from `Vampire Mining’ Attack
18.9.2020
Uniswap's surprise token delivery has given the decentralized exchange a market value of more than $5 billion, instantly making it No. 1 in DeFi
Switchere: Buy Crypto with CC, Pay with Local Banks, Swap and Sell Coins Online
18.9.2020
Presently, the crypto market is witnessing an incredible growth and massive adoption worldwide. Digital transformation and tokenization give freedom to deployment of cryptocurrencies in everyday life. However, one thing worth careful considering is how to choose a trustworthy online crypto exchange...
4 Reasons Bitcoin May Hit USD 1-5 Trillion Market Cap in 10 Years
18.9.2020
Despite innovations in mostly Ethereum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) stealing much of the attention at the moment, New York-based investment company ARK Invest Management claims that bitcoin (BTC) is “the most compelling monetary asset since gold,” capable of reaching a market capitalization...
Bitcoin Rises Back to $11K Despite Signs of Indecision in the Market
18.9.2020
Bitcoin is again looking to establish a foothold above $11,000 on Friday, although the technical charts are anything but stridently bullish
South Korean Police Seize Shares From Major Bithumb Shareholder
18.9.2020
South Korean police have seized shares in Bithumb, the country’s biggest crypto exchange. The shares belong to Bithumb Korea director and major shareholder Kim Byung-Geon. According to a local media report, the police raid – the third on the exchange this month – follows...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Target Fresh Monthly Highs
18.9.2020
Bitcoin price is consolidating above the USD 10,800 level, with many supports on the downside. BTC is currently (08:30 UTC) trading above USD 10,900, and it seems like the bulls are aiming more upsides above USD 11,000 and USD 11,120 in the coming sessions.
Similarly, most major altcoins...
MicroStrategy CEO says ‘Bitcoin scales just fine as store of value’
18.9.2020
Arguably the biggest Bitcoin adoption move of 2020 turned 78,338 off-chain transactions into just 18 on-chain ones, with MicroStrategy praising scalability
GPU Manufacturer Nvidia Buys Chip Maker ARM for $40 Billion
18.9.2020
California-based Nvidia is buying British computer chip designer Arm Holdings from Softbank Group Corp. in a deal worth $40 billion. Nvidia, which specializes in making hardware for video game consoles and the crypto mining sector, said in a press release that it would pay Softbank a combination...
Timers’ Ongoing IPM Presale Will Help Tackle Challenges of the Next Industrial Revolution
18.9.2020
For the first time in history, a human’s intrinsic ‘time value’ is being used as a currency for trading, as IPM is the energy and very essence of all value creation. Participants will benefit from up to 60% discount until 28th September 2020 18th September, 2020, Nicosia, CY...
Bitcoin Unlimited Launches Two-Option Voting App Powered by Bitcoin Cash
18.9.2020
On September 16, the Bitcoin Unlimited development team launched a new application called Votepeer. The software is powered by the Bitcoin Cash network and allows anyone to set up a transparent two-option voting process. This week a couple of Bitcoin Unlimited (BU) developers released a new voting...
Colombia’s Financial Sector May Be Allowed to Pilot Crypto Transactions
18.9.2020
Colombian banks may be permitted to test crypto transactions in a new regulatory sandbox, after a presidential advisor stated that a top financial regulator may actively seek the aid of the nation’s financial sector to pilot crypto-powered business.
In a tweet, presidential economic and tech...
Bitcoin maxis DeFi ideology as BTC tokenized on Ethereum tops $1B
18.9.2020
Lured by the sirens’ call, traders are wrapping their Bitcoin at record levels in order to yield farm and trade DeFi tokens
bitFlyer Japan Says Bitcoin Rewards Are Drawing New Users in Record Numbers
18.9.2020
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed that bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August
Defi Economy Rebounds: Total-Value Locked Jumps 28% Capturing Close to $9B
18.9.2020
The total-value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) economy has recaptured much of the value lost during the Sushiswap fiasco last week. At the time, the defi TVL tumbled down to $6.8 billion from the $9.6 billion high on September 8, suffering a loss of close to -29%. Since then, however...