Bitcoin has been highly volatile in recent weeks, but the futures market’s open interest indicates that traders should brace themselves for a big move. Bitcoin (BTC) has been highly volatile in recent weeks, rallying above $16,000 for the first time in three years. But the futures market’s open interest indicates that a large volatility spike […]
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Binance users can now sign up to mine Ether as well as Bitcoin via the exchange’s mining pool. After launching its Bitcoin (BTC) mining pool in April, crypto exchange Binance has now launched an in-house mining pool for the market’s largest altcoin by market cap, Ether (ETH). For the first month, between Nov. 12 and Dec. 12, […]
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A bi-directional charging scenario allows vehicle owners to sell excess power back to office buildings at a profit. A three-year pilot scheme for an innovative blockchain-based electric vehicle, or EV, charging platform has received $1 million in funding from Natural Resources Canada, a department of the country’s government. The scheme promises to reduce the cost […]
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Bitcoin’s explosive gains are strongly reflected by the number of days it has closed above $16,320. The Bitcoin (BTC) price, which is currently sitting at $16,320, has only been at this level or higher for 12 days in the coin’s entire 4,332-day history, representing just 0.28% of the cryptocurrency’s life. Crypto analytics platform Messari published […]
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BitPay Send allows businesses to issue mass crypto payments around the world without having to hold any crypto themselves. Crypto payment services provider BitPay has launched BitPay Send, a new blockchain-powered mass payout platform for businesses. BitPay Send allows organizations who do not want to handle or own crypto themselves to process crypto payments en […]
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Decentralized finance users steadily increased by 40% during October, despite many DeFi tokens posting heavy losses for the month. While many decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens suffered heavy losses last month — prompting hastily written obituaries about the DeFi “bubble” — metrics measuring user activity saw sustained sector-wide growth. According to crypto market data aggregator Dune […]
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The recent DeFi downturn has impacted the treasuries of decentralized autonomous organizations by 40% in a month Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) were heavily hit by October’s decentralized finance (DeFi) downtrend, with the total value of assets managed by DAO’s crashing by 40% from 30 days ago. According to data from DeepDAO, the combined assets under […]
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Bitcoin bulls are aiming to close the overhead CME gap in order to create a path to $18,000. Within the last hour Bitcoin (BTC) price surged through the $16,200 level to secure a new 2020 high at $16,473. BTC/USDT daily chart. Source: TradingView The 6.62% move brings the top-ranked digital asset closer to closing a […]
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With UNI farms closing on Nov.17, the community has discussed what comes next. The world’s largest decentralized exchange, Uniswap, has just conducted its first community call primarily to discuss which direction to take when UNI farming concludes on November 17. But the call ended with no clear direction from Uniswap, and no proposals submitted for […]
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A new virtual assistant powered by blockchain can complete insurance contracts without human assistance. Malta-based virtual assistant firm Vaiot has integrated IBM’s Watson Assistant with the Cosmos blockchain to sell car insurance. The new platform features an end-to-end sales process that does not require human assistance to complete the car insurance contracts. The mobile app […]
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