The increasing number of Bitcoin transactions is the result of the system’s improvement and growth, some experts say. The daily Bitcoin (BTC) transaction volume has been recently increasing to the levels not seen since January 2018, after BTC hit the $20,000 price mark, according to data from transactionfee.info. Some industry players believe that it is […]
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World’s largest crypto exchange Binance “definitely want[s] to add” Ripple’s xRapid as a partner in future, the firm’s CEO revealed. The world’s largest crypto exchange Binance is considering a partnership with Ripple to use its cross-border payment platform xRapid, the company’s CEO Changpeng Zhao revealed in a Periscope live stream on Feb. 6. Speaking in […]
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Invstr’s crypto index will allow users to make comparisons to other cryptocurrencies available on the market. Investing app Invstr has launched a cryptocurrency index for their platform, allowing users to follow cryptocurrency markets, according to a press release on Feb 6. Invstr’s crypto index will allow users to to track price fluctuations of the crypto […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to noteworthy gains, Bitcoin stays stable around $3,400. Thursday, Feb. 7 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting slight to noteworthy gains on the day by press time, with Bitcoin (BTC) hovering just over $3,400 again, according to Coin360 data. Market visualization from Coin360 At […]
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Crypto exchange ErisX has announced the appointment of three new executives from the finance and technology spheres, including veterans from Barclays, YouTube and CBOE. Crypto exchange ErisX has appointed three veterans from Barclays, Youtube and the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) to fill executive roles at the company. The development was announced in a press […]
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Bitcoin weekly trading volumes in Venezuela reached a new all-time high, rising to almost $7 million per week on p2p platform LocalBitcoins. Bitcoin (BTC) trading volumes in Venezuela have reached a new all-time high amidst massive hyperinflation and an ongoing presidential crisis, tech news outlet TrustNodes reports Feb. 6. Bitcoin weekly trading volumes reached above […]
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Security, scalability, decentralization: What will the first proof-of-stake blockchain by MIT look like and why might it become a threat to Ethereum? As reported by Cointelegraph on Jan. 24, the press service of the Massachusetts Technical Institute (MIT) announced the development of a new cryptocurrency based on the proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol. It is expected that the […]
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Peer-to-peer torrent client BitTorrent has announced that its native TRON-based token, BTT is now supported by CoinPayments’ crypto payments gateway. Peer-to-peer (p2p) torrent client BitTorrent has announced that its native token, BitTorrent Token (BTT), based on the TRON protocol, is now supported by CoinPayments’ crypto payments gateway. The news was shared with Cointelegraph in a […]
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A new movement “GoxRising” is calling for a speedier rehabilitation plan for creditors of the now-defunct BTC exchange Mt.Gox, with the long-term aim of rebooting the platform. A new movement dubbed “GoxRising” is calling for a new, accelerated rehabilitation plan for creditors of the now-defunct Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Mt. Gox, with the long-term goal of […]
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CEO of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, said that he doesn’t think ETFs “are core to our industry’s growth.” The CEO of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, said that he doesn’t think Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) “are core to our industry’s growth,” during a live stream via Periscope, Feb. 6. Zhao — also […]
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