“This is the death knell of Bitcoin. It was fun whilst it lasted. $3K here we come.” A bullish Brian Kelly of CNBC’s Fast Money said today that Bitcoin’s gains may extend to a full year after the halving — which many members of Crypto Twitter immediately took as a major sell signal. In a […]
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Tezos is seeking to attract DeFi developers, implementing a protocol upgrade that reduces smart contract gas fees by roughly 75%. Top-20 crypto asset by market cap Tezos (XTZ) has successfully completed its latest upgrade, “Delphi,” which aims to reduce smart contract gas fees by 75% to attract decentralized finance (DeFi) developers to build on top […]
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Blockchain records show the hackers got away with more than $2,051,159 in DAI before moving the funds to a different address. Hackers were reportedly able to exploit savings pools at Gibraltar-based decentralized finance protocol Akropolis, getting away with more than $2 million in stablecoins. The firm stated on Twitter on April 12 that it had […]
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Speaking before Congress, OCC head Brian Brooks describes the importance of digital asset innovation and the private sector. Amid a global race toward central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, the United States needs to focus on the private sector, says Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks. “We have built private stablecoins in this country […]
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“At that point in time we will make the decision as to whether or not we go forward with the digital euro.” The president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, has said that the bank should reach a decision on releasing a digital euro early next year. In an online policy panel held on […]
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Bitcoin price is holding the $16K level but on-chain data suggest BTC could face a major roadblock in the short term. Bitcoin (BTC) price is proving to be relatively stable at around the $16,000 level, heavily outperforming both safe-haven and risk-on assets, including gold and stocks. But in the near term, the digital asset faces a […]
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Strategic investor Lyn Alden says the 2020 macroeconomic environment is extremely favorable to Bitcoin. Strategic investor Lyn Alden believes Bitcoin’s growing network effect coupled with favorable macroeconomic factors may bring its market capitalization to $1 trillion in the next few years. Back in 2017, Alden was skeptical toward Bitcoin (BTC), as the network effect of […]
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Could Digital Currency Group be the first major crypto company to go public? What would an initial public offering for Digital Currency Group, or DCG, look like? Analysts at digital analytics firm Messari believe they have the answer. In a newly published report, researcher Jack Purdy lays out a theoretical initial public offering for DCG. […]
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Data shows Bitcoin spot volume reached a 2020 high as retail and institutional interest surged. Bitcoin (BTC) has had a great November so far and many analysts believe the future remains bright for the top-ranked cryptocurrency. Currently sitting at $16,000 the price has surged by 23% since the start of the month, rallying mostly after […]
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Customers will be able to trade up to $20,000 a week, rather than the originally announced $10,000. On Thursday, PayPal’s crypto trading and payments went live for all eligible customers in the United States. Per its updated announcement, PayPal ended its waitlist for customers looking to use cryptocurrency in the U.S. Trading features a limit of […]
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