As the coronavirus wreaks havoc with the global economy, the number of transactions in crypto and fiat currency is falling to record lows. Online purchases using Bitcoin (BTC), Visa, and some retail apps are down for the first quarter of 2020, spanning cryptocurrency and fiat currency transactions. With many around the world self-quarantining or otherwise […]
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Bitcoin trading is risky but investors looking to minimize their risk might consider the benefits provided by BTC options contracts. Institutional traders have long known the benefits of derivatives trading, including leverage and hedging. By trading options markets, one can predetermine maximum gains and losses, even with volatile assets like Bitcoin (BTC). Despite being far […]
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A new report has found strict cryptocurrency regulations in Japan are discouraging foreign players — but will help the industry in the long run. A new report has found strict regulations are discouraging overseas exchanges from opening in Japan, but would likely benefit new players in the long term. Double jump.tokyo, the game developer behind […]
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The Australian National University has partnered with Ripple to develop two Masters courses examining the impact of blockchain on legal disputes. The Australian National University (ANU)’s law school will roll out two new courses in its Masters program next year exploring the impact of blockchain on the legal field. The courses are being developed with […]
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Economist Jeffrey Tucker sparked a debate with prominent crypto leaders when he argued the BTC price is depressed because it hasn’t scaled. American Institute for Economic Research editorial director Jeffrey Tucker reignited the long-running Bitcoin scaling debate with a tweet earlier today. The economist — who has long been a proponent of Bitcoin (BTC) — […]
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This is the first part of a deep dive into the years-long debate between proponents of Proof of Work and Proof of Stake. Which one is better and why? This is the first of two articles providing a deeper dive into the eternal debate between the Proof of Stake (PoS) and Proof of Work (PoW) […]
Continue ReadingNo touching required! It’s just the kind of event that these sequestered, hunkered-down times call for. With COVID-19 still wreaking havoc on any plans to get more than ten people in a room together, Virtual Blockchain Week is a weeklong conference taking place completely online, and it just so happens that Cointelegraph is the primary […]
Continue ReadingAn Australian startup is launching an innovative tokenized gold trading platform with ‘no central point of failure’. Australian startup Meld Gold will launch a blockchain-based platform for tokenized gold trading in the third quarter of 2020. Meld Gold said the platform will offer a digital method to buy and sell physical gold that is more […]
Continue ReadingIn its 2020 survey, Acronis revealed the growing concerns of cryptojacking and ransomware among IT experts. Singapore-based unicorn startup Acronis released its latest cybersecurity survey on March 31 today, highlighting that 86% of IT professionals are concerned about cryptojacking. According to the 2020 World Cyber Protection Week Survey, there is a growing fear among IT […]
Continue ReadingToilet Paper Token has surged over 1,000% in price as people flocked to the now-sold out asset. It’s April Fool’s day somewhere, or at least in CoinMarketCap’s neck of the woods, as the cryptocurrency data site saw massive volumes for new “Toilet Paper Token.” A website known for listing cryptocurrencies in order of market cap […]
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