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What to do When Low-for-Long Interest Rates are Lower and for Longer
10.1.2021
Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
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Central banks have played a pivotal role in easing financial conditions in response to the COVID-19 shock, and helped avert a catastrophic downturn....
Bitcoin and Altcoins Correct Lower, Dips Remain Attractive
8.1.2021
There were additional gains in bitcoin price above the USD 38,500 resistance. BTC even broke USD 40,000, traded to a new all-time high near USD 40,400 before correcting lower. It traded towards the USD 36,500 support and it is currently (05:00 UTC) recovering above USD 38,000.
Similarly, there...
Digital banking: How DeFi can lower costs for everyone
23.12.2020
There’s often talk about how decentralized finance could eliminate the need for traditional banks… but what if DeFi could enhance their digital services?
The Pop Culture Highlights and Lowlights of 2020
17.12.2020
In a year full of all kinds of bad real-world news, pop culture still managed to poke its head up periodically to remind us that not everything sucks. Of course, this being 2020, that same realm also managed to leave a few steaming piles for us to step in, too. Here are our picks for the year’s...
BTC, ETH Slide Lower Despite Insurers’ USD 100m Bitcoin Buy & Ether ETF
11.12.2020
The crypto community has been buoyed as – despite sliding bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) prices – two major breakthroughs were reached for both tokens.
At pixel time (09:03 UTC), BTC trades at USD 17,883 and is down by 3% in a day and 8% in a week, while ETH is down by almost 4% to USD 545....
The Best Animated Series of 2020
9.12.2020
While live-action productions were dealt a significant blow this year by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the animation industry was in a prime position to step up to the plate and tell some of 2020's most riveting stories. Here are the ones that transported the io9 staff to far-off worlds...
EIP-1559 Won't Lower High Ethereum Fees On Its Own - Professor
2.12.2020
Among several of the recently much-discussed Ethereum (ETH)-related events is the arrival of a particular Ethereum Improvement Proposal (EIP) that should help lower fees - but high fees are a scalability, not a mechanism issue, argues an expert.
EIP-1559 is expected to bring automatic token burn...
Hive Reports $7.4M Q2 Profit as Lower Costs More Than Offset ‘Big Spend’ on Expansion
1.12.2020
Hive shares have gained over 1,200% in 2020
Gold Sees Largest Weekly Outflow Ever, Metal Prices Spiral Lower, Analysts Expect Flows Into Bitcoin
30.11.2020
Gold investors are getting anxious, as the precious metal’s prices have slid a great deal since a number of vaccine companies have revealed medicines to combat the coronavirus. The price of one ounce of fine gold is valued at $1,770 per unit after the precious metal registered the third...
Lots of Ways to Use Math.random() in JavaScript
30.11.2020
Math.random() is an API in JavaScript. It is a function that gives you a random number. The number returned will be between 0 (inclusive, as in, it’s possible for an actual 0 to be returned) and 1 (exclusive, as in, it’s not possible for an actual 1 to be returned).
Math.random(); // returns...
NEO Price Pulls Back by Over 15% from the Lower High
28.11.2020
NEO, one of the many gainers of the global crypto market, is an Open Network for the Smart Economy and, in this regard, holds a notable position amongst the top 25 cryptos. In the 2nd quarter, when NEO/USD hit a YTD high close to $26 while currently, it faced a stringent resistance at $22...
Bitcoin Retreats From Highs, Altcoins Correct Lower
25.11.2020
Bitcoin price extended its rise above the USD 19,200 level before the bears appeared near the USD 19,450 level. BTC started a downside correction and traded below USD 19,000. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) trading near the USD 18,800 support, below which it could extend its decline.
Similarly...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Correct Lower, Key Supports Nearby
19.11.2020
Bitcoin price started a major downside correction after trading close to USD 18,500. BTC broke the USD 18,000 support level and even spiked below USD 17,750. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) holding the USD 17,500 support and facing many hurdles near USD 18,000.
Similarly, there was a bearish...
Bitcoin Reclaims USD 18K, Altcoins Correct Lower
18.11.2020
Bitcoin price rallied towards the USD 18,500 level, where sellers took a strong stand. As a result, there was a sharp bearish reaction and BTC declined below USD 18,000. The price even broke the USD 17,650 support, but the bulls protected BTC from more losses, and currently (13:00 UTC) it...
Bitcoin Holds Ground, Altcoins Correct Lower
16.11.2020
Bitcoin price started a downside correction below the USD 16,200 and USD 16,050 support levels. BTC even broke the USD 16,000 level before it found support near USD 15,800. The price is currently (04:30 UTC) trading above USD 16,000, but it must climb above USD 16,200 to start a fresh...
Bitcoin Rally Supported by More Busy Miners and Lower Fees
13.11.2020
As bitcoin (BTC) rallied, with the trading volume rising as well, the transaction fees moved in the opposite direction as miners turned more of their machines on.
Bitcoin has made quite a move upwards since the beginning of November, with analysts predicting further volatility, but also...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces From $13.2K; Ether on Centralized Exchanges at 2-Year Low
2.11.2020
Bitcoin's price is trending up after a dip while traders are moving ether off from centralized exchanges
Remittance Costs Lower in Q3 World Bank Study Shows – Only Cryptocurrencies Meeting UN Goal
30.10.2020
The latest study by the World Bank shows that it costs 4.98% on average to remit funds to South Asia which makes it the least expensive region while sub-Sahara Africa is the most expensive with an average cost of 8.47%. The quarterly study also finds that it is costlier to remit funds when using...
FTX Raises ‘TRUMP’ Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win
30.10.2020
FTX said the price of one TRUMP contract roughly equals the president's expected chances of reelection
Bitcoin Corrects Lower, Altcoins Reverse Gains
28.10.2020
After a strong increase, bitcoin price faced sellers near USD 13,850. BTC started a corrective decrease and traded below the USD 13,600 and USD 13,500 support levels. The price is currently (13:00 UTC) trading well below USD 13,500 and it seems like the bears are aiming for a test of...