CoinMarketCap has introduced new metrics intended to combat fake volume, however, concerns linger that the platform favors parent company Binance. Leading crypto data aggregator CoinMarketCap (CMC) has introduced new metrics ranking exchanges and market pairings based on a number of factors that are intended to reduce the impact of fake volume on the platform’s data. […]
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The Ethereum Foundation has postponed Devcon VI until 2021 and will host it in Bogota, Colombia. The Ethereum Foundation says it will not hold blockchain’s largest international conference Devcon VI this year and has moved the event to Bogota, Colombia in 2021 — although a precise date is yet to be announced Colombia is one […]
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Bitcoin’s strong rally to $9,600 increases the chance of BTC reclaiming $10K but tomorrow’s CME BTC contracts expiry is an event to monitor. Bitcoin (BTC) price continues to inch closer to $10,000, rallying 5.68% to reach $9,600 on May 28. After breaking out of the falling wedge pattern on Wednesday night, the top ranked cryptocurrency […]
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Bitpay won’t be using Lightning or Liquid any time soon, with actual Bitcoin payments still accounting for 95% of transactions. Pioneering crypto payments service Bitpay has revealed that Bitcoin still overwhelmingly dominates payments and that it has no plans to use second layer solutions like the Lightning or Liquid networks. Bitcoin is often criticised as […]
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Could Bitcoin, the world’s “digital gold,” replace physical gold in the future? As the world turns more digital, crypto’s pioneer asset Bitcoin (BTC) could take on gold’s store of value role, according to the CEO and co-founder of Digital Assets Data, an analytics firm. “I see Bitcoin replacing gold as the hardest money for […]
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Kim Reece is now a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal. Criminal analyst, Kim Reece, has been nominated as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal for her efforts in shutting down a major child porn site. News of the nomination came on May 28. According to […]
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An MIT startup focused on providing institutions better access to crypto trading technologies, recently secured millions in funding. Floating Point Group, or FPG, a startup delivering institutional crypto traders automation technologies, garnered $2 million of capital from several entities. “It’s becoming clear that sophisticated quantitative traders and platform developers are viewing the cryptocurrency markets as […]
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Evidence from 10 years old tweets helps eliminate Hal Finney as a viable Satoshi Nakamoto candidate. A tweet from 2010 may provide evidence that Hal Finney is not Satoshi Nakamoto. In a recent Cointelegrpah interview, Laszlo Hanyecz, who worked closely with Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010, said that Satoshi had no familiarity with the Mac ecosystem: […]
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On May 29, CME BTC contracts expire, meaning Bitcoin price could experience volatility before and after the expiry. CME Bitcoin (BTC) futures and options markets are set to mature this Friday and traders are closely watching to see how spot prices will react to this event. The contracts expire every two months and according to […]
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China’s new civil code will include cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin to be part of the legal inheritance. The Thirteenth National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference has come to an end on May 28. According to Xinhua news, the same day the parliament passed a new civil code; a legislation package that includes […]
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