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End of Western Union Remittance Service to Cuba a Boon for Crypto
23.11.2020
As new U.S. government measures that impose restrictions on remittances to Cuba becomes effective after November 22, Western Union, which has been operating in the island nation since 1999, will close shop. The new rule, which was published on October 27, gave Western Union 30 days to implement...
DAO treasuries still down 40% after October's DeFi downtrend
13.11.2020
The recent DeFi downturn has impacted the treasuries of decentralized autonomous organizations by 40% in a month
Paypal Opens Crypto Services to Millions of Eligible Account Holders in the US
12.11.2020
Payment processing giant Paypal announced on Thursday that “all eligible Paypal account holders in the U.S. can now buy, hold, and sell cryptocurrency directly with Paypal.” The news follows the company’s announcement to support crypto assets at the end of October. Paypal’s...
Nearly $360M in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in October Despite DeFi Cool Off
10.11.2020
October’s growth is less than half of September’s 68,000 newly tokenized bitcoins
After Profitable October, Bitcoin Whales to Drive Price Up - Kraken
10.11.2020
When it comes to bitcoin (BTC)'s nearest future, similar to what was seen since March 2020, BTC whales accumulation will drive further appreciation in price in November, Kraken Intelligence, the exchange's team of in-house researchers, estimated. Therefore, be prepared for even higher volatility...
Spot Trading Dropped On Binance, OKEx, Coinbase, Kraken, Huobi in October + More News
9.11.2020
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Major crypto exchanges experienced up to a double-digit drop in their spot trading volumes in October, according to CryptoCompare....
DEX volumes pumped over 1,000% in Q3 before October saw the DeFi craze cool
9.11.2020
Despite pullback, trading volumes on decentralized exchanges are still significantly higher than Q2
What October’s Metrics Tell Us About BTC, ETH and Volatility
5.11.2020
CoinDesk Research's Monthly Review for October focuses on Bitcoin and Ethereum plus some of the stories their on-chain metrics are telling us
Bitcoin Network’s Mining Difficulty Sees Largest Epoch Drop Since 2011
4.11.2020
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty saw the second-largest drop in history on Tuesday, as the difficulty dropped to 16.78 trillion, losing a touch over 16% since last week’s all-time difficulty high. The last time bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped so low was in October 2011, when...
Ethereum Fees Plummeted 65% in October as DeFi Volumes Fell Back to Earth
3.11.2020
Miners' income from processing transactions on the Ethereum blockchain more than halved in October as the mania for DeFi cooled
Major Defi Token Prices Plunge, as Money Moves Back Into Bitcoin
2.11.2020
Major decentralized finance (defi) projects fell sharply in October, with token prices tumbling by between 30% and 56%, as money appears to be moving away from the overhyped space and back into bitcoin. According to Coingecko data, Andre Cronje’s Yearn Finance (YFI) fell fastest, crashing...
Decentralized Exchange Volume Dropped 25% in October
2.11.2020
A steeper decline was avoided by one record day for Uniswap and Curve
Bitcoin Miners Saw 8% Revenue Increase in October
2.11.2020
12% of revenue came from fees, the highest percentage since Jan. 2018
First Mover: Bitcoin Retreats Before U.S. Election After Dominating Crypto in October
2.11.2020
Bitcoin had an unusually bullish October, with a 29% gain that led the monthly performance ranking of digital assets in the CoinDesk 20
Coin Race: Top Winners/Losers of October 2020; Bitcoin Reigns the List
2.11.2020
While not many coins had seen their prices increase in September, October brought a mini spring to the market. This was bitcoin (BTC)'s month. It took the first spot among the top 10 coins by market capitalization, as well as the seventh among the top 50 coins. And as the winds of decentralized...
First Mover: Bitcoin Heads for 24% October Gain as U.S. Election Countdown Begins
30.10.2020
Pantera's Dan Morehead looks at negative images of GDP charts and counts words in Satoshi Nakamoto's white paper to chronicle bitcoin's "movement."
Report: Bitcoin Set for its Biggest Breakout Yet
30.10.2020
A recent Coinmetrics report says on-chain fundamentals are hinting at bitcoin experiencing its biggest breakout yet. The report notes that bitcoin is already showing signs of this following its rise by about $1,000 in one day on October 21. The digital asset has subsequently set a new all-time high...
Atari Has Launched Their IEO Public Sale Today
29.10.2020
PRESS RELEASE. NEW YORK/PARIS – October 29, 2020 – Bitcoin.com Exchange, one of the leading authorities in cryptocurrency exchanges announces the launch of the Atari Token (ATRI) public sale today at 12:00 UTC. Public sale of the ERC-20 Atari Token (ATRI) is now available on Bitcoin.com...
Mempool Clog: Bitcoin Hashrate Drops 40%, Backlog Shows Over 100K Unconfirmed Transactions
29.10.2020
The Bitcoin network hashrate has dropped significantly over the last four days sliding from a high of 161 exahash per second (EH/s) to 90 EH/s on October 27. Today, the Bitcoin hashrate has improved a hair as the network’s security is currently hovering around 100 EH/s. However, the mempool...
‘David Hasselhoff Invented Bitcoin’ – 9 Celebrities Wish Bitcoin a Happy Birthday
29.10.2020
Ahead of the 12th anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper, a large group of celebrities published cameo videos saying “happy birthday” to the world’s first cryptocurrency. A number of popular stars appear in the videos including Charlie Sheen, David Hasselhoff, Carole Baskin...