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Bitcoin and Fiat Most Donated as NGOs ‘Dip Their Toes’ in Crypto - BitGive
26.8.2020
With COVID-19 relief becoming a major necessity in the long string of causes people are fighting for, the world of philanthropy is set to benefit from the increased transparency of bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency donations - with BTC and fiat remaining the most popular currencies to donate on...
Three Solutions for Crypto Traders When Markets Get Volatile
23.8.2020
Bitcoin (BTC) is back! And so is the rest of the cryptoasset market. But their return has also heralded the comeback of market volatility.
While experienced traders have been rejoicing at intraday price movements of 5% to 15%, enabling them to make substantial daily gains, not everyone...
Why the Bitcoin vs. Ethereum ‘Rivalry’ Benefits Both Tokens
23.8.2020
The bitcoin (BTC)-ethereum (ETH) rivalry is hotting up. For years bitcoin has enjoyed a dominant share of the crypto sector, yet with decentralized finance (DeFi) now gaining astronomical popularity and ETH rising by 231% over the course of the past 12 months, it seems as though BTC’s once...
Could Stablecoins Kill off Ripple?
22.8.2020
The stablecoin market is booming. Since the start of the year, fiat-pegged tokens have seen an aggressive influx of funding as crypto traders continue to seek price-stable assets as a store of value.
However, stablecoins are evolving past trading asset usage scenarios and are now increasingly being...
Soaring, Plunging, Being Indecisive, and 20 Crypto Jokes
22.8.2020
This week in crypto, bitcoin couldn’t make up its mind about staying above USD 12,000 as price went up to new yearly highs, while the hashrate dropped 25% in three days, as floods hit Southwest China. Then YFI exceeded BTC’s price, Tron dropped while JustSwap went live, while OMG soared on Tether...
Stiffened Regulations, Naira Devaluation Pushing Nigerians to Crypto
19.8.2020
Around the world, the acceptance and utilization of blockchain technology and its underlying cryptocurrencies has become more imperative. With the surge in the number of bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins users, it could be presumed that people are now more aware of the possibility of attaining financial...
Trader Who Earned USD 11m Shares Trading Techniques, Offers Advice
19.8.2020
A bitcoin (BTC) trader has shared the story about how he earned over USD 11,000 million, and offered some technical advice for beginner traders.
The trader told his story in an interview with bitFlyer Japan, a trading platform, which described him as one of "the most famous" of...
Personal Data Leaks In Crypto Are Inevitable, Here’s What Can Be Done
16.8.2020
The best cryptoassets and their blockchains, such as Bitcoin (BTC) or Ethereum (ETH) are mostly robust against potential attacks, but the wider crypto ecosystem is dependent on much of the web infrastructure that defines legacy systems.
This point came to fore in July’s Ledger database leak,...
How BRRRing Money Printers Today Might Lead to Higher Taxes Tomorrow
16.8.2020
Steven Pressman is the Professor of Economics at Colorado State University.
French philosopher Voltaire famously quipped: “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” Something similar can be said of modern monetary theory, also known as MMT, because it may be the economy’s only...
Here’s Why Decentralized Exchanges Are Growing So Fast Right Now
15.8.2020
Decentralized exchanges boast a monthly volume of only around USD 40m as recently as January 2019. This July they accounted for almost USD 4.5bn.
This is impressive growth, and it looks like many people within the crypto industry believe that decentralized exchanges (DEXes) will continue to grow...
Yams, Supplygates, Demasking, and 20 Crypto Jokes
15.8.2020
This week in top two coins news: Bitcoin rallied to new yearly high, while chainlink flipped litecoin; bitcoin got USD 250m endorsement from a major US company, and we calculated which two institutional investors allocated at least 1% to bitcoin. In the meantime, the ethereum supplygate hit...
3 Potential Uses Cases For Blockchain In Africa
13.8.2020
While blockchain technology still can be considered to be in its infancy, some regions, particularly Asia, have advanced in their blockchain-related developments and integrations.
Meanwhile, in Africa, for a region replete with many notably corrupt governments, a little more embrace of blockchain...
Here’s How US-China Tensions Might Benefit Bitcoin
9.8.2020
US-China tensions have increased in recent weeks. The US economy has weakened in parallel, while some analysts speculate that it has also helped to push the price of bitcoin (BTC) to just below USD 12,000.
While the further deterioration of US-China relations could benefit Bitcoin, crypto industry...
Unchained DeFi Unicorns – The Next Wave of Billion Dollar Companies
9.8.2020
Keld van Schreven is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of KR1 plc, the London listed cryptoasset and blockchain investment company.
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This summer has seen the start of a new hype cycle in technology and finance. The movement is called DeFi, which stands for Decentralised Finance and the good...
OKEx CEO Says Indian Crypto Ban 'Unlikely', Has 3 Scenarios in Mind
8.8.2020
Major crypto exchange OKEx opened the doors of their new platform in India, amidst speculations that another crypto ban might be incoming. This scenario the exchange's CEO finds unlikely to happen, describing the platform's first day of trading as a "huge success."
On August 5,...
Brief 12K, Many Exploits, Plenty ETH and 20 Crypto Jokes
8.8.2020
This week, bitcoin hit USD 12,000 but fell right back in minutes. More bitcoin flash crashes are coming in this new bull market, a crypto investor warned, while Russian lawyers warned that e-pay laws may have knock-on effects for BTC. Meanwhile, XRP jumped upon seeing a strong demand from...
The Brave New World of Generating Yield Returns from Crypto Lending
7.8.2020
Ryan Anderson is the Head of Trading at Wave Financial Group, a Los Angeles and London based investment management company that provides institutional digital asset fund products. Before joining Wave Financial Group in 2019 Ryan was a research associate at Bridgewater Securities and trader...
Communities Are Vital For Crypto Projects But Might Become Less Important
2.8.2020
It’s common for people to talk about communities in crypto. We hear talk of the ‘Bitcoin community,’ the ‘Ethereum community’ and so on, but how important are such ‘communities’ to the development and success of their related crypto projects?
They’re very important, according to various crypto...
Ethereum Won't Give Its USD 4bn DeFi Throne to EOS, Tron Anytime Soon
1.8.2020
Most of the total value locked (TVL) into DeFi (decentralized finance) is locked into Ethereum (ETH)-based platforms, and in the short term, it seems like things are going to stay this way.
As for the longer term, industry observers told Cryptonews.com that Ethereum will remain the dominant DeFi...
10Ks, 11Ks, Launching, Soaring and 20 Crypto Jokes
1.8.2020
This week, the Cryptoverse saw BTC finally going over USD 10,000, and hitting USD 11,000 along the way, while BTC mining difficulty dropped. Also, XRP soared, LEND jumped, Solana rallied as FTX used its blockchain a basis for a new ecosystem project, Maker became the first DeFi protocol to reach...