At 0.02 cents, the humble satoshi still has a long way to go to hit parity with the cent, let alone an entire dollar. Bitcoin (BTC) may be circling all-time highs, but a new storm is brewing around its smallest subunit, the satoshi or “sat.” As more first-time investors pile in to BTC, attention is […]
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Global investors cut gold exposure in favor of Bitcoin, but does the digital coin have any chance to cannibalize gold? Bitcoin’s (BTC) parabolic surge in 2020 will not hurt major traditional assets like gold, according to Goldman Sachs. One of the world’s biggest investment banks, Goldman Sachs reportedly sent a note to investors, reassuring its […]
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Eth2 already ranks as the fourth-largest staking network by TVL despite launching six weeks ago and with withdrawals still yet to be enabled. Ethereum 2.0 has already emerged as the fourth-largest proof-of-stake network by total value locked in staking within roughly six weeks of the Eth2 deposit contract going live. Despite withdrawal functionality not yet […]
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Popular rapper Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Square’s Cash App to launch a $1 million Bitcoin giveaway on Twitter in partnership with Square’s Cash App. Cash App, the Bitcoin-friendly payments application from U.S. financial services company Square, has teamed up with Grammy-nominated rapper Megan Thee Stallion on a $1 million Bitcoin giveaway. Megan […]
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DeFi projects will form the foundation of the crypto economy in 2021 according to a report by DappRadar. DApp transaction volume has topped $270 billion so far in 2020, with 95% of this figure belonging to Ethereum’s DeFi ecosystem, according to DappRadar. That’s an astonishing 1178% increase from last year’s total of $21 billion. The […]
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Pierre Rochard has made an “urgent” plea to lawmakers to instead create a strategic Bitcoin reserve and fill it with BTC seized by law enforcement. Bitcoin influencer Pierre Rochard has called on lawmakers to prevent more than $1.6 billion worth of seized Bitcoin from being auctioned, proposing instead that confiscated coins be put into a […]
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China’s Nervos has launched a trustless bridge designed to simplify cross-chain transactions between its CKB network and Ethereum. Chinese public blockchain project Nervos has announced the launch of a cross-chain bridge between it and Ethereum. The launch of Nervos’ Force Bridge was revealed on Dec. 17, with the bridge boasting native support for ERC-20 tokens […]
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The latest DeFi incursion involves flash loans … again. DeFi lending protocol Warp Finance has reportedly suffered a flash loan attack resulting in the loss of as much as $8 million in digital assets. Reports are coming in that an attacker has made off with between $1 million, to as much as $8 million according […]
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Kim Dotcom sees BCH as “great for payments” compared with BTC as “great for asset storage.” Internet entrepreneur and digital rights activist Kim Dotcom has been enthusiastically promoting Bitcoin Cash as a medium of exchange, but still remains bullish on Bitcoin. According to a tweet to his 711,700 followers today, Dotcom predicted the price of […]
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Bitcoin’s surge to $23,800 triggered strong rallies in large-cap altcoins like Litecoin and Dogecoin. Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE) are rallying strongly as Bitcoin (BTC) fights to stay above $23,800. Many analysts say the surge in large-cap altcoins is directly connected to Bitcoin’s price action and historical data shows the two tend to move in tandem […]
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