Addressing the community and board members, David Sønstebø reveals contradictory details about his split with the IOTA Foundation In a verbose and, at times, vituperative blog post published today, IOTA founder David Sønstebø seeks to “quench all concern” about his state of mind, assure the community that the “IF [IOTA Foundation] is not broke,” and […]
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Bitcoin price achieved a new all-time high at $25,945 following a large short squeeze in the futures market. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a new all-time high of $25,945 on Binance on Dec. 26 merely a day after it achieved its previous record high on Christmas day. BTC/USDT 1-hour price chart (Binance). Source: […]
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While the announcement came as a surprise to some, a digital Lira has been in the works since 2019 As the country struggles with soaring consumer prices and an inflation rate in the double digits, in an announcement to members of Turkey’s Parliament central bank governor Naci Agbal revealed that “conceptual” research had been completed […]
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Bitcoin price remains in a strong uptrend and this presents a rosy outlook for BTC and many altcoins. The year 2020 was a forgettable one for many reasons including lockdowns and economic restrictions. The shutdowns resulted in the worst economic crisis seen in decades. At the same time, most governments and central banks have responded […]
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Ricardo Salinas Pliego breaks down his Bitcoin investment thesis. Ricardo Salinas Pliego, chairman at conglomerate Grupo Salinas and Mexico’s second richest man, has revealed to Cointelegraph in an interview that he bought his first Bitcoin in 2013, when it was worth around $200. That, according to the billionaire, was his “best investment ever”. After holding […]
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Ethereum and the altcoin market are stagnating against Bitcoin with the ETH/BTC pair being the key to the next altseason. Ether (ETH), the native cryptocurrency of the Ethereum blockchain, has been lagging behind Bitcoin (BTC). Historically, when BTC surges, altcoins tend to rally with larger upside price movements. This time, Bitcoin has been clearly outperforming […]
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Crypto Twitter is a myopic dystopia that manages to be toxic even in a bull year. Yes, yes, I know: You’re an excellent Twatter, and omitting from this list your one zinger that got 50 likes borders malfeasance. Likewise, this reporter is a negligent compiler of listicles for overlooking some spicy day where your favorite […]
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2020 has been the year of DeFi, but not all has gone smoothly with the fledgling financial ecosystem. Unlike in previous years, crypto news in 2020 has not been dominated by major exchange hacks and million dollar Bitcoin thefts. However, there have still been quite a few and most of them have originated from the […]
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Bitcoin exceeds the market cap of Visa at $460 billion as the price reaches a new all-time high of $25,000. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $25,000 on Dec. 25, reaching a new all-time high of $25,020 on Bitstamp and surpassing the market cap of Visa in a historic milestone. Visa, the financial services giant, is valued […]
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Ethereum 2.0 is finally taking form after the beacon chain launch, so how has it affected the DeFi and Dapp ecosystems so far? The end of 2020 has been huge for the crypto community. Not only was there a spectacular price surge across digital assets, possibly signaling the beginning of another bull market, but there […]
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