Cointelegraph spoke to CryptoKitties co-creator Dieter Shirley to get his thoughts on breaking Ethereum, non-fungible tokens, and the Flow blockchain. On March 5, Dapper Labs, the team behind the popular blockchain game CryptoKitties, launched ‘Flow Playground’ — an interactive platform allowing developers to experiment with creating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and smart contracts on the company’s […]
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At MIT Bitcoin Expo 2020, monetary experts debate what form a central bank digital currency may take. On March 7, three monetary and cryptocurrency experts discussed the challenges and prospects of central bank-issued digital currencies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Bitcoin Expo 2020. The panelists acknowledged that distributed ledger technologies (DLT) could improve […]
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A controversial crypto ban overturned in India, the new Bank of England governor slams Bitcoin, and Jack Dorsey gets backing as Twitter CEO. 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 much […]
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Top jurisdictions that have outlawed Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are now starting to rethink their stance. As time progresses, the revolution of peer-to-peer digital currencies picks up speed. Now, countries like India and Iran, which previously had a harsh legal stance on cryptocurrencies, are warming up to the idea of adopting them. In India, for instance, […]
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Most top performers of the past week are struggling to hold onto their intra-week gains. This shows selling at higher levels. The total crypto market capitalization has dropped from about $263 billion on March 7 to under $244 billion at press time. This shows a lack of demand at higher levels. The failure to resume […]
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Bitcoin price is taking a tumble below $8,200 amidst an impending record mining difficulty increase, which may provide some bullish respite for the BTC market. Bitcoin (BTC) bears are at it again, driving the price down nearly another 10% on March 8 during the weekend when volume is at its thinnest. So is the pre-halving […]
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USDT remains the largest stablecoin by far and is listed on all the major exchanges and wallets. Sogani: “Any [court] decision will impact the industry directly.” The iFinex–Tether market manipulation lawsuit continues. Last week, Judge Katherine Failla of the Southern District of New York selected Roche Cyrulnik Freedman as interim lead plaintiff counsel, and four […]
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Cointelegraph hosts Jackson and Giovanni crack open a couple cold ones to discuss the halving, coronavirus, and the top 100 people in crypto. Don’t miss the second episode of “Beer and Bitcoin”, where Cointelegraph YouTube hosts Giovanni Pigni and Jackson DuMont discuss everything crypto…while sipping cold beers! In this episode, our hosts debated Cointelegraph’s Top […]
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Bitcoin’s inability to hold $9K is worrisome to investors but on-chain data suggests brighter days are ahead. Recent events surrounding the rapid spread of COVID-19 to nearly every country on Earth and major markets reaction to the phenomena have crypto investors scratching their heads in bewilderment as the sector has never endured a global financial […]
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Investment firm executives battle it out over Bitcoin on CNBC, debating when the SEC might approve a Bitcoin ETF, stablecoins, and whether there is a need for Bitcoin at all. Several investment firm executives have debated the likelihood of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) licensing a U.S.-based Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) during […]
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