A Wikipedia page on Australian blockchain firm Power Ledger bites the dust. Anti-crypto activist David Gerard — author of Attack of the 50-Foot Blockchain — has once again used his influence as a senior Wikipedia editor to remove a blockchain related entry about Australian firm Power Ledger. In his latest blog posting, the Wikipedia editor […]
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Ethereum price corrected 13% but derivatives data still support a $500 Ether price. Today’s Ether (ETH) 10% dump caused its annualized futures basis to adjust after flirting with extremely optimistic territory. The basis indicator compares futures contracts price to the current level at regular spot exchanges. Healthy markets usually display a 5% to 15% annualized […]
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A U.S. circuit court has concluded its review of a terrorism financing case that begin in 2010, saying that the NSA’s phone tapping was illegal but that it was a minor part of the evidence. In the final decision on a criminal case that began a decade ago, an appellate court has said that the […]
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Discussing a use case that the Brazilian government started developing last year: a digital identity solution called FinID. Imagine if it were possible for your identity to be available at any time, where third parties could only access it with your consent. The discourse that everyone has the right to own their digital identity has […]
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Bitcoin price hit $12,000 again and traders are turning bullish as BTC attempts to turn the key level to support. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has hit $12,000 again and traders are becoming more optimistic that the digital asset will hold the key level this time. So far, in 2020, BTC has topped the $12K […]
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Major crypto exchanges are consolidating smaller, niche services to expand their overall market reach. The past few months have seen a number of major crypto companies facilitate some serious big-money acquisitions. For example, on Aug. 25, blockchain software firm ConsenSys bought out JP Morgan’s enterprise-variant of the Ethereum blockchain Quorum. Similarly, earlier this year, global […]
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Bitcoin approaches the last weekly candle for the month of August. Traders discuss where BTC might be headed next in the short to long term. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching the last weekly candle for the month of August. Some traders believe Bitcoin’s performance over the next two weeks could decide whether its […]
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Bitcoin barely reacted to today’s CME futures expiry, but is this a bullish or bearish signal? Today’s Bitcoin (BTC) futures expiry was lackluster both in terms of price impact and volume. Open interest dropped by a mere $157 million, barely moving from its $5 billion mark. As CoinTelegraph correctly predicted yesterday, this most recent CME […]
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Historical data shows Bitcoin price drops by 2.3% ahead of CME futures expiry, should traders expect increased volatility? Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Bitcoin futures and options markets are set to mature this Friday, leading some traders to fear that the most recent BTC dump is a presage of weakening markets. According to a September 2019 […]
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In addition to the Indian P2P market surging in recent months, the country’s DeFi sector has been gaining momentum. Even as fears of another blanket ban on India’s digital asset market linger on, peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading within the Asian powerhouse is still surging, hitting all-time highs over the first week of August. This immense growth […]
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