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Developer Reveals Layer-Two Private Messaging and Payment System on Bitcoin Cash
7.7.2020
On July 4, 2020, the Bitcoin Cash proponent Cain published an interview with the blockchain developer, Shammah Chancellor, about a new project called Stamp Chat. At its basic level, “Stamp is a prototype of a layer-2 private messaging and payment system on Bitcoin Cash. It implements stealth...
European Blockchain Ecosystem Needs €350 Million for the Next 18 Months
7.7.2020
A study report by Leadblock Partners, an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP, finds an accelerating growth of the European blockchain ecosystem. The findings of the Leadblock Partners study suggest European respondents have a funding need for €350 million for the next 18 months....
Record Bitcoin Options Market Volume Shows Institutions Keen on Crypto
7.7.2020
Record surges in regulated Bitcoin options market volume signals increasing interest and participation from institutional investors
Bitcoin Volatility Hits Three-Year Low, Sparking Fears of Massive Sell-Off
6.7.2020
The cryptocurrency data analytics and research company, Skew has warned that bitcoin could see a massive sell-off due to declining volatility. The data analytics firm says that bitcoin (BTC) realized volatility hit 20% over the past 10 days – it’s the lowest 10-day reading in nearly...
Three Female Binance Award Nominees Get Blocked From Instagram
6.7.2020
Three female crypto influencers were “deplatformed” from Instagram after critiquing the Binance Influencer Awards
Price Analysis 7/6: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, ADA, BNB, CRO, EOS
6.7.2020
Bitcoin and altcoins pushed higher today and many are showing signs of a possible trend reversal
Market Wrap: As Stocks Rally, Bitcoin Trades Above $9.3K for the First Time in 10 Days
6.7.2020
Equities continue to beat bitcoin’s performance, but everything is making gains Monday
How Bitcoin Is Becoming Both Resistance Money and a National Security Concern
6.7.2020
Meltem Demirors and Andy Bromberg spoke at a Unitize panel on the future evolution of Bitcoin and how geopolitics is beginning to enter the ecosystem
Iran Gives Crypto Miners One Month to Register With the State
6.7.2020
The government wants to "eliminate the confusion of cryptocurrency activists" with its call for mass mining registration
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Vulnerable to ‘Looting’: New Research Explains
6.7.2020
Computer scientists Jona Harris and Aviv Zohar have examined the Lightning Network's "flood and loot" attack which preys on Bitcoin congestion
Bitcoin Up 27% in First Half of 2020, Beating Gold, Silver and Platinum
6.7.2020
Bitcoin showed its luster during the first half of 2020 amid mediocre returns from precious metals
The Tokenized Metaverse: Non-Fungible Token Sales to Surpass $100 Million
6.7.2020
On July 1, 2020, the partner of Polynexus Capital, Andrew Steinwold, detailed that the sales of blockchain-powered non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are about to cross the $100 million mark. The popularity of NFTs has grown massive since 2017, as blockchain cards, collectibles, digital artwork, virtual...
World’s Largest Pension Fund Lost the Equivalent of Bitcoin’s Entire Market Cap in Just Three Months
6.7.2020
The world’s largest pension fund posted a first-quarter loss of $165 billion, which is equivalent to the Bitcoin’s entire market capitalization
700,000 Expedia Hotels Can Now Be Paid With Cryptocurrencies via Travala
6.7.2020
More than 700,000 Expedia Group hotels and accommodations are now available via crypto-friendly travel booking platform Travala. Bookings can be paid with more than 30 cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. Despite covid-19, Travala saw a 170% increase in booking revenue from its 2 million properties...
What Is Yield Farming? The Rocket Fuel of DeFi, Explained
6.7.2020
If all these terms ("DeFi," "liquidity mining," "yield farming") are so much Greek to you, fear not. We're here to catch you up
Bitcoin News Roundup for July 6, 2020
6.7.2020
With bitcoin volatility sinking, lightning payments to your bank account and real world accountability on the blockchain, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back for your BTC news roundup!
Crypto Market Sentiment Unchanged; Cardano Joins Bitcoin in Positive Zone
6.7.2020
For the second week in a row, crypto market sentiment score (sentscore) barely moved over the course of the past seven days. It moved even less than last week. Back then, we saw the combined moving 7-day average sentscore for the top 10 coins drop from 4.97 to 4.92, but this time it went up from...
Bitcoin Entrepreneur Brock Pierce Joins the 2020 US Presidential Election
6.7.2020
Blockchain entrepreneur and former Disney child actor, Brock Pierce, is running for President of the United States this election. Pierce announced he was running during America’s Independence Day celebration on July 4, the same day Kanye West revealed his candidacy. Pierce is an advocate...
App Connects Bitcoin and Lightning Payments Directly to Your Bank Account
6.7.2020
The Strike app hopes to encourage mass adoption of the Bitcoin and Lightning Network by connecting it directly to a bank account or debit card
Bitcoin Miners Hodl More As BTC Trades Sideways Ahead of Difficulty Increase
6.7.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) miners have been hodling more for several weeks now, as the price holds above the USD 9,000 mark. Meanwhile, BTC mining might become more difficult in a week.
It seems that at the time when more Bitcoin miners have been turning their machines on, increasing hashrate, or...