Early adopters who saw the potential in Bitcoin in the last decade have been waiting for this year their entire crypto investing lives. Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent volatile price corrections might conjure up images of the 2017 crash in your mind, or maybe even the crash caused by COVID-19 back in March of this year. But […]
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Compound governance refused to compensate COMP farmers right now, but the proposal may come back. On Dec. 14, the majority of the Compound Finance governance community voted against a proposed compensation plan for users affected by the Dai (DAI) liquidations that occurred on Nov. 26. Figures from the Compound governance dashboard show 681,290 votes against […]
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The new Ethereum 2.0 roadmap review: What updates have been added, and how soon can they be implemented? On Dec. 2, shortly after the long-awaited release of Ethereum 2.0, platform founder Vitalik Buterin announced an updated roadmap. At first glance, it does not differ much from the previous version from March. However, it brought some […]
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts plans to sue Robinhood for alleged violation of state laws and regulations not related to crypto. Massachusetts securities regulators are reportedly preparing to file a complaint against a major cryptocurrency-friendly trading platform, Robinhood. According to a Dec. 16 report by the Wall Street Journal, Massachusetts regulators alleged that Robinhood’s marketing illegally […]
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Waves Enterprise and Ontology aim to solve one of the biggest challenges of digital voting — user authentication and identification. Waves Enterprise, a major technology company specializing in blockchain-based solutions for businesses and governments, has inked a new partner to streamline its e-voting service. According to a Dec. 16 announcement, Waves Enterprise has signed a […]
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The price of Bitcoin just hit $20,000 for the first time ever in a historic milestone for the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has reached $20,000 for the first time in history on Dec. 16. The historic milestone comes just over two weeks after breaking its previous all-time high. BTC/USD weekly […]
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Kraken will integrate the Lightning Network to support instant Bitcoin transfers and reduced withdrawal fees. Major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced on Wednesday that it will integrate the Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network in 2021. Kraken emphasized that the integration will drive significant improvements in speed and fees, claiming Lightning allows Bitcoin “to process millions of […]
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Attacker demands ten times the $300,000 bounty offered after apparently laundering a third of the stolen loot. A hacker, who on Monday stole $8.3 million from the private wallet of Nexus Mutual CEO Hugh Karp, has sent a ransom demand for $2.66 million in Ether (ETH) embedded in the input data of an Ethereum transaction. […]
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Bitcoin hitting its highest level since the start of December reignites the quest to crack $20,000 resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) hit its highest levels in two weeks on Dec. 15 as fresh bullish action took the largest cryptocurrency to near $20,000. Cryptocurrency market overview from Coin360. BTC price highest since Dec. 1 Data from Cointelegraph Markets, […]
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Regulatory body buys itself a further six months to process submitted applications. The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has issued temporary registrations to crypto asset companies which have already submitted applications but not yet been processed. According to a Dec. 16 announcement, this will allow the companies to continue trading for an extended period until […]
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