Seven-day average hash rate passes 123.4 EH/s for the first time as network fundamentals defy bearish price action. An essential Bitcoin (BTC) metric has hit a new all-time high as miners pledge ever more computing power to securing the network. Data from various resources including Blockchain confirms that on July 6, Bitcoin’s seven-day average hash […]
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DeFi tokens like COMP may have been responsible for the increasing number of DApp developers utilizing the Ethereum blockchain in Q2. Decentralized finance (DeFi) applications on the Ethereum blockchain surged in the second quarter of 2020 as the daily transaction volume reached an all-time high in June. The 2020 Q2 Dapp Market Report published by […]
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According to the latest report from Flipside Crypto, Chainlink is expected to spend $20 million more than Ethereum on ecosystem development this year. According to the latest report from Flipside Crypto, Chainlink is spending one million LINKs a month rewarding node operators, outspending Ethereum by a wide margin. Chainlink’s aggressive expansion The researchers observed that […]
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Bitcoin hit new heights on a variety of metrics today, despite some characterising the cryptocurrency as ‘boring’. After weeks of uninspired price action, Bitcoin hit new yearly records today on a variety of metrics: new addresses, active addresses, hourly transaction count and hourly spent outputs. Glassnode CTO Rafael Schultze-Kraft posted on twitter listing the achievements: […]
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New data shows Bitcoin accumulation by retail investors continues to surge despite the economic downturn and increasing inflows from institutional investors. The latest research from ZUBR derivatives exchange published June 29 found that participation from retail investors is increasing despite the longstanding narrative that institutional adoption would be required to propel crypto prices higher. With […]
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Sub-saharan Africa now represents more than $15 million in combined weekly peer-to-peer trade following triple-digit growth over just a few months. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) trading has seen rapid growth in recent months, with the African continent now the second-strongest region in the world for P2P volume behind the U.S. Africa was the sole region to […]
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Bitcoin recorded its third best Q2 performance ever and these major factors contributed to the rally. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) recorded its strongest Q2 performance in history following a massive plunge on March 13 when the price dropped below $3,600 before eventually pushing above $10,000 over the next three months. Researchers at Skew said: […]
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The lack of progressive jurisdictions in which a particularly attractive regime for regulating derivatives exists keeps crypto in a gray area, and it has to be changed. Like every maturing industry, the cryptocurrency market is experiencing extensive developments on many fronts. The potential continues growing every year — from the emergence of initial coin offerings, […]
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Sharing personal experience, insights and hopes about cryptocurrency investment strategies. Over the last few years, I gained over $12 million dollars investing in cryptocurrencies. I did not take a single profit until they maxed out at a hundredfold at the very peak of the market in December 2017. The timing was perfect, I nailed it. […]
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Chamath Palihapitiya says Bitcoin is uncorrelated to financial markets, which is one reason people should invest 1% of their wealth in it. Chamath Palihapitiya, the billionaire CEO of Social Capital and Virgin Galactic Chairman, has called Bitcoin a type of disaster insurance against governments making bad financial decisions. In an interview with Unchained Podcast on […]
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