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How Blockchain Will Help Send People Into Space
6.6.2020
Astronaut Edward H. White II, Gemini IV pilot, is photographed onboard the Gemini spacecraft during the four-day Earth-orbital mission. He became the first American to step outside his spacecraft and let go, setting himself adrift in the zero gravity of space. Taken on June 5, 1964. Blockchain...
Un-10K-ed Bitcoin, Made History, and 20 Crypto Jokes
6.6.2020
This crypto-week, bitcoin surpassed USD 10K, then it didn't, and the eight largest difficulty drop happened, and as bitcoin demand is already outpacing supply, BTC got a red dot on the S2F model signalling a bull run. Decentraland’s virtual world made history by streaming the SpaceX launch...
Why the 2020s May Be the Decade of Hyperbitcoinization
5.6.2020
Bitcoin (BTC)’s monetary fairness may lead to the 2020s becoming the decade of hyperbitcoinization, which is a theorized form of Bitcoin-induced currency demonetization, according to Lucas Nuzzi, Head of Network Data at US-based crypto data provider Coin Metrics.
“Everything that we’ve experienced...
Bitcoin’s Growth To Help Make Its Price Less Volatile
5.6.2020
Brian Wong is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of the BTSE exchange.
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This week, we saw bitcoin’s dramatic rise to USD 10,000, followed by a quick drop which happened far too suddenly to be considered natural.
The crypto market is seeing an increased number of quantitative...
Bitcoin DeFi Startup Atomic Loans to Launch Lending This Summer
4.6.2020
Atomic Loans, a provider of non-custodial bitcoin (BTC)-backed loans, has had a “great start” with their borrowing service, while the lending side of the protocol is expected to go live on mainnet in two months, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Black told Cryptonews.com.
The...
MIT's Narula: If Goldman Sachs Likes Bitcoin, We're Doing Something Wrong
3.6.2020
Neha Narula. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube/Telstra Enterprise
Bitcoin (BTC) mainstream adoption is more about people using the underlying Bitcoin network rather than a bunch of wealthy investors and institutions coming in to hold the underlying asset, according to MIT Digital Currency...
Payment-Centric Projects Bring Blockchain to People – Blockdaemon CEO
2.6.2020
Payment-centric projects are the ever-larger focus of Blockdaemon, a blockchain infrastructure platform for node management, as these bring blockchain to the masses, CEO and Founder Konstantin Richter told Cryptonews.com, noting that Celo and Libra have fundamental differences.
Blockdaemon...
3 Experts on 3 Ways to Compare Cryptoassets
2.6.2020
Dispersion of coins, order book data, and traditional customer growth metrics are three useful ways to compare cryptoassets, according to three crypto industry players.
On Monday, during a panel at Messari’s Mainnet event, Kaiko CEO Ambre Soubiran, Coin Metrics Co-founder Nic Carter, and Flipside...
Trump vs. Twitter Fight Reignites Social Media Decentralization Vision
31.5.2020
Donald Trump met Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in April, 2019. \"Lots of subjects discussed regarding their platform, and the world of social media in general. Look forward to keeping an open dialogue!\" Trump tweeted back then. Source: Twitter/@realDonaldTrump
Blockchain has been hailed as the silver...
What Are Leveraged Tokens And Should You Trade Them?
31.5.2020
The digital asset markets are continuously evolving and innovating to accommodate different types of traders. One of the latest innovations in the crypto trading space is leveraged tokens.
In this article, you will be introduced to leverage tokens, how they work, and we discuss their benefits...
Bitcoin Mass Adoption Would Benefit and Harm Current Economy
30.5.2020
With central banks pumping out billions of dollars like there’s no tomorrow, the possibility of rising inflation is becoming stronger by the day. This is the view of a growing number of economists, raising the possibility that bitcoin (BTC) may become more attractive as a store of value.
However...
Existential BTC, Undervalued ETH, Rebranded Calibra & 20 Crypto Jokes
30.5.2020
Let's rewind this week. Cardano announced its Shelley upgrade, Justin Sun announced Tron 4.0, and Theta upgraded to Mainnet 2.0. Hasu warned about the growing existential risk for BTC, BitMEX advised clients to use BTC as a hedge against inflation, researchers say that Ethereum remains undervalued...
Crypto Is Likely Winner as Recession to Force Rethink Money - Gemini Exec
25.5.2020
Recession, a more favorable regulatory view, a better understanding of the technology, and traditional investors turning to crypto - are all aspects that are bringing adoption to crypto, according to Julian Sawyer, Gemini's Managing Director (MD) for Europe.
Unlike previous recessions, this one...
Second-Tier Exchanges Are A Vital Part of Crypto Ecosystem
24.5.2020
Source: Adobe/Azaliya (Elya Vatel)
Everyone has heard of Coinbase, Binance, Kraken and other big exchanges, but few of us could name any or many of the so-called ‘second-tier’ exchanges. These are smaller exchanges that don’t grab the headlines and don’t trade massive volumes, and given the fact...
Analyzing the Regulatory Response: Cryptoassets and Digital Assets
24.5.2020
Keith Bear. Keith Bear is a Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, part of the Judge Business School at Cambridge University. Previously, he served as IBM Fintech Head.
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Over the last 2 years we have witnessed multiple trends in the world of digital assets, with the rise...
7 Main Post-Halving Bitcoin Narratives
23.5.2020
The third Bitcoin (BTC) halving has finally happened, hashrate dropped less than estimated, fees skyrocketed, but, contrary to the doom mongers, the bitcoin price hasn’t fallen.
What happens next? What will become the next talk of the town as the “priced in/not priced in” debate has now disappeared...
Sleepy Bridges, Reentered China, Reopened Probes and 20 Crypto Jokes
23.5.2020
This week in crypto news: Bitcoin shortly neared USD 10K with altcoins gaining bullish momentum too, while BTC was still leaving exchanges rapidly, and Bitcoin-Ethereum bridge, tBTC, was put to sleep two days post-launch. As the threat of inflation looms, investors turn to gold, and maybe...
Ethereum 1.0 Has 'A Major Role' To Play Before Merging With ETH 2.0
23.5.2020
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Ethereum 2.0’s (ETH 2.0) first phase is approaching, but there’s still a major role for Ethereum 1.0 to play until the two versions’ best parts gradually merge, according to Jacek Sieka, the Head of Research at Nimbus, an infrastructure project of The Status Network.
Nimbus...
Understanding & Adopting Digital Assets: Ambitious Use Cases Become a Reality
21.5.2020
Todd McDonald. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Hyperledger
Todd McDonald is the Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer of R3, an enterprise blockchain technology company.
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Last year could certainly be described as one where blockchain technology came into its own. Regulators...
Blockchain Can Trace Foods, But the Industry is Still Behind the Curve
19.5.2020
Michael Rogerson, PhD Candidate, University of Bath, and Glenn Parry, Professor of Digital Transformation, University of Surrey.
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Food supply chains were vulnerable long before the coronavirus pandemic. Recent scandals have ranged from modern slavery in Vietnamese fisheries to the persistent...