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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 13, 2020
13.7.2020
With BTC mining difficulty reaching a new record high, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup!
Telcos Trial Blockchain, Fidelity & Bitcoin Mining, UK Mulls CBDC + More News
13.7.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Three major telcos, Deutsche Telekom, Telefónica, and Vodafone said they have finalized a trial automated settlement of roaming...
Covid-19 Forces Indians to Embrace Digital Payments but Country Still Lacks Crypto Regulation
13.7.2020
The global pandemic Covid-19 is forcing Indians to resort to digital payment platforms when settling bills as well as paying for groceries. Before the Covid-19 outbreak, Indian citizens largely ignored a 2016 government decree that attempted to achieve the same, reports The Economic Times of India....
Bitcoin Hash Ribbon Signal Confirms ‘Great Bull Run,’ Says Analyst
13.7.2020
The Hash Ribbon indicator has just gone off indicating the start of a “great bull run” for Bitcoin price, according to one market analyst
Brazil’s Top Exchange Mercado Bitcoin Lists Sport Token Chiliz
13.7.2020
Chiliz is entering one of the world’s best football countries by listing CHZ token on the largest crypto exchange in Brazil
Crypto Market Sentiment Improves, Is Highest In A Month
13.7.2020
Crypto market sentiment is soaring as its combined moving 7-day average sentscore for the top 10 coins is reaching new short-term highs near the positive zone - a move not seen since the beginning of summer. This week, it stands at 5.77/10, compared with the last week’s neutral score of 4.94,...
Fidelity International Doubles Stake in Bitcoin Mining Firm Hut 8
13.7.2020
Billion-dollar fund manager Fidelity International is betting big on rebounding fortunes for the listed bitcoin miner Hut 8
Crypto Exchange Cashaa Loses 336 Bitcoin Worth $3 Million to Hackers
13.7.2020
Cryptocurrency exchange Cashaa says it has lost 336 bitcoin (worth around $3.1 million) to hackers. The London-based platform has now ceased all crypto-related transactions, including withdrawals and deposits, as investigations into the breach get underway. In a tweet on July 11, Cashaa claimed...
Drop in Bitcoin ‘Whale’ Addresses Suggests Market May Be Decentralizing
13.7.2020
The number of bitcoin addresses holding at least 10,000 coins has dropped to 14-month lows alongside an uptick in lower-value addresses
It's Never Been So Difficult to Mine Bitcoin; Miners Offload More BTC
13.7.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty just reached a new all-time high, increasing pressure on less efficient miners that have already started selling more BTC.
Bitcoin mining difficulty, which is the measure of how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, just jumped by 9.89%, climbing above 17 T...
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Sets New Record High 2 Months After Halving
13.7.2020
Two months after the network's halving event, it's harder than ever to mine bitcoin
Bitcoin and Altcoins Hesitate Ahead of Next Move
13.7.2020
This past week, bitcoin price failed to surpass the main USD 9,500 resistance region. As a result, there was a downside correction below USD 9,300 and USD 9,200. The price is currently trading in a range above USD 9,200 and it might attempt another upside break above the USD 9,500...
Stocks, Greed and Exuberance: 5 Things to Watch in Bitcoin This Week
13.7.2020
Bitcoin price remains stable above $9,000 as data increasingly points to irrationally optimistic behavior on correlated stock markets
Japanese Listed Company Globalway Plans to Build Sharing Economy Protocol and Launch IEO
13.7.2020
TimeCoinProtocol is a new project developed by TimeTicket leveraging blockchain technology to create a decentralized sharing economy platform. The solution is powered by the TimeCoin token (TMCN), an EOS-based native token used both for payments in decentralized apps built upon the protocol and...
CoinSwap and the Ongoing Effort to Make Bitcoin Privacy ‘Invisible’
13.7.2020
Developer Chris Belcher has set his sights on making CoinSwap a reality – a new project he hopes will "massively improve bitcoin privacy."
Japanese Residents Have Cash to Spare, But is it Going into Crypto?
13.7.2020
The Bank of Japan reported the supply of money stock in circulation increased 6% in June following the receipt of economic relief payments
Altseason Imminent: ‘Most Altcoins Should Gain on Bitcoin Soon,’ Says Veteran Analyst
13.7.2020
During the last 30 and 90-day intervals, a number of altcoins have done much better than bitcoin, as far as price percentage increases are concerned. Last Thursday, the popular analyst Peter Brandt told his 360,000 followers that the price of ethereum saw a “significant breakout”...
Youtube Helps Scammers Steal $130,000 in Bitcoin From Investors Daily: Report
13.7.2020
Scammers raked-in $24 million in bitcoin during the first six months of 2020, according to a new report from crypto monitoring service Whale Alert. Cyber-thieves are finding it very easy to fool people of their bitcoin (BTC} because their schemes have become believably professional and aggressive...
‘Ferocious Rally’: Weiss Ratings Bullish on Bitcoin, Price to Hit $70K Next Year
12.7.2020
Weiss Ratings has outlined key reasons why investors should be bullish about bitcoin, seeing a “ferocious rally” with the price of the cryptocurrency expected to hit $70,000 next year. In addition, the Federal Reserve’s massive money-printing and institutional investments into...
Dogecoin Surges, Coinbase Rumors, Brave Legal Threats: Hodler’s Digest, July 6–12
12.7.2020
Bitcoin has practically turned into a stablecoin, Dogecoin has experienced a huge resurgence in popularity, and Coinbase might be preparing to list on the stock market