On Sunday, Lightning Labs CEO Elizabeth Stark explained why exchanges have been hesistant to integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. The Lightning Network has been live for a few years now, but Bitcoin exchanges still haven’t joined the party — at least for the most part. Bitfinex is the most notable exception to the rule, as they […]
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What a twist! YouTube pulled the plug on our seven-hour livestream. YouTube’s censorship rabbit hole is deep, especially as it pertains to cryptocurrency topics. Cointelegraph had a full day of programming lined up for a livestream that covered Bitcoin’s third block halving on May 11. The agenda mostly went off without a hitch — fintech […]
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Cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management doubled in 2019, but the launch of new funds depends on Bitcoin prices. The “2020 Crypto Hedge Fund Report,” published on May 11 by PwC and Elwood Asset Management Services Ltd., said that cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management doubled in 2019. According to the survey, total assets under management […]
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Bitcoin has just experienced a once-in-four-years event: its third halving, which has cut the miner block reward from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC. The most anticipated cryptocurrency event of 2020, Bitcoin’s (BTC) third halving, has just taken effect. Occurring only once every four years, the latest Bitcoin mining block reward halving just reduced the Bitcoin […]
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Notable entrepreneurs are backing the seed funding round led by Pathfinder that aims to strengthen Lolli’s app. Bitcoin rewards company Lolli has announced on May 11 the close of an oversubscribed $3 million seed II funding round led by Pathfinder and investors like Michelle Phan, Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary. According to the announcement, the […]
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Crypto.com is integrating with ecommerce platform Ecwid, which now features a plugin supported by Crypto.com that lets customers pay with crypto on the platform. Crypto.com launched a payment plugin for Ecwid, an ecommerce platform similar to Shopify or WooCommerce. The plugin allows merchants to accept crypto for their products. Crypto.com announced the partnership on May […]
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European Central Bank executive board member Yves Mersch believes that the main impediment for CBDC is philosophical rather than technological. A number of countries such as China and Sweden are already experimenting with central bank digital currencies, which are also referred to as CBDCs. The implementation of this new type of money requires a number of aspects […]
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The Cointelegraph Bitcoin Halving live party continues with a deep dive into how the mining industry is affected by the sudden, but very predictable revenue shock. Cointelegraph is holding a live event to honor the Bitcoin (BTC) halving, set to occur in just a few hours. As profits for miners will be cut in half […]
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Two of the cryptocurrency space’s most outspoken critics of central banks spoke about failures during the current coronavirus pandemic and how Bitcoin could have prevented them. Saifedean Ammous and Eric Voorhees spoke at the Consensus: Distributed conference, May 11, focusing on concerns over the actions of central banks and government in response to the current […]
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Bitcoin’s price saw wild volatility leading up to the halving. Top crypto traders discuss where the price is likely headed to next. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been showing extreme levels of volatility as it consolidates under a key level of $10,000. Previously, the price dropped to as low as $8,100 on May 10, merely a […]
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