Around 50% of open interest in futures markets is set to expire on Friday, something many say could influence Bitcoin price. Bitcoin (BTC) price was still testing support at $10,000 on Aug. 27 as all eyes began focusing on the upcoming futures expiration set for Friday. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin price retests five-figure support […]
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Crypto mixing services are primarily used for privacy purposes rather than illicit activities, according to Chainalysis. Stolen funds represent only 8.1% of all funds sent to cryptocurrency mixers, according to New York-based blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Primary use for privacy reasons According to a recent Chainalysis webinar, the majority of funds sent to cryptocurrency mixing […]
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Crypto exchange and brokerage ShortHop launches in seven additional U.S. states allowing its users to work with multiple platforms’ order books via a single window. Cryptocurrency exchange and brokerage ShortHop is now operating in seven additional U.S. states allowing its users to work with multiple trading platforms’ order books via a single window. As industry […]
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Binance announced its first crypto lending platform Binance Lending that will be available for subscription from Aug. 28 to Aug. 29. Major crypto exchange Binance will launch its first crypto lending product on Aug. 28, 2019. According to an official announcement on Aug. 26, holders of Binance coin (BNB), Ethereum Classic (ETC) and Tether (USDT) […]
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Sudden spurts up and down have long been a mystery for recent $300 Bitcoin price swings. Bitcoin (BTC) price temporarily passed $10,500 on Aug. 26 as the largest cryptocurrency started the week in a bullish mood. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Data: blame margin traders for Bitcoin price volatility Data from Coin360 revealed an abrupt change […]
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Only Binance Coin has provided meaningful gains against Bitcoin since 2018, while attention remains on BTC performance. The Bitcoin (BTC) network passed a new milestone this week, as new data reveals the extent of altcoins’ losses. According to data aggregator Coinmetrics.io on Aug. 25, so-called realized market cap has become the latest indicator flashing bullish […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: the Bank of Japan is bullish on blockchain tech, while exchanges and crypto firms are introducing new offerings. Japan is a friendly jurisdiction for cryptocurrency trading and development, having eliminated the consumption tax on Bitcoin (BTC) trading in 2017, after which it recognized the coin as legal tender. This week in Japan, […]
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Binance unveils its own project to rival Facebook’s Libra, Bitcoin’s dominance may not be what we all thought, and WhatsApp plots digital payments launch. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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Waves platform’s built-in decentralized exchange adds support for ERC-20 standard compliant tokens, BTC and ETH to follow soon. Blockchain platform Waves added support for Ethereum-based (ETH) ERC-20 standard compliant tokens to its decentralized exchange (DEX). On Aug. 22, the platform announced that Waves’ built-in DEX began supporting ERC-20 tokens. Recently, Waves team also launched a […]
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Bitcoin price circles around the $10,100 mark while most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies see moderate gains on the day. Sunday, Aug. 25 — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate gains on the day while Bitcoin (BTC) circles around the $10,100 mark. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin price is up by […]
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