XRP price slid below $0.20, the lowest level in over two years — but could this be the perfect investment opportunity or should more downside be expected? Altcoins dropped severely during the recent retracement of Bitcoin (BTC) price to $6,400, which increased Bitcoin’s dominance above 70%. One of these coins is XRP, which took a […]
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A long time ago, in a white paper far away… Episode IV – A New Hope A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… or maybe 2008 just feels like a long time ago. It is a period of civil war. Rebel cypherpunks are under the leadership of 900-year-old Jedi Muppet Satoshi Nakamoto, […]
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A team of researchers claims that the prototype silicon chip that they developed enables encryption that is impossible to break. A team of researchers claims that the prototype silicon chip that they developed enables encryption that is impossible to break. According to an article published on Dec. 20 by scientific paper publication outlet Nature, the […]
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The New York Southern District Court granted a continuance in the lawsuit against David Pike over his alleged link to the OneCoin Ponzi scheme. The New York Southern District Court granted a continuance in the lawsuit against David Pike over his alleged link to the OneCoin Ponzi scheme. Finance news outlet FinanceFeeds reported on Dec. […]
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Decentralization is one of the most important ideas behind blockchain technology, but the more real applications we see, the more centralized and government-backed it’s becoming. The fad is dying. A recent CB Insights report that was cited Bloomberg announced a 60% decline in blockchain startup investments this year, down to $1.6 billion. But at the […]
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Exchange says it launched an investigation into a withdrawal after a Wasabi wallet user aroused suspicion by using a mixing tool. Bitcoin (BTC) users who employ privacy tool CoinJoin to add anonymity to their transactions face a major wake-up call after exchange Binance froze a withdrawal. In an ongoing Twitter debate which began Dec. 19, […]
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Bitcoin’s swift drop to $6,450 provided a great opportunity to open a long position and numerous altcoins are producing double-digit rebounds after this week’s carnage. It has been a profitable week, largely because I caught the big Bitcoin (BTC) move up from the local bottom. I closed a majority of my altcoin trades, some on […]
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GSR and Interhash partner to provide suite of risk management solutions for Bitcoin miners Liquidity service provider and digital asset market maker, GSR, announced a partnership with Interhash, the mining services company and strategic partner of mining rig manufacturer, Canaan, in an updated press release, Dec. 20. The partnership aims to provide risk management solutions […]
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Japan’s biggest credit card issuer JCB partnered with California-based commercial payments platform Paystand for a new B2B product. Japan’s top credit card issuer JCB plans to adopt a new business-to-business (B2B) payment solution based on blockchain technology. JCB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain-based commercial payments platform Paystand to develop a digital […]
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Bitcoin and a few altcoins appear to be strengthening and flashing some strong buying opportunities. Though most major cryptocurrencies have broken below their support levels during the most recent fall, Bitcoin, which is inarguably the leader, has held its ground. This is a positive sign as it shows that the stronger hands are not panicking. […]
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