Changpeng Zhao rejects claims that Bitcoin crashed because of the coronavirus, and debate rages on how closely BTC is correlated to the U.S. stock market. 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 […]
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As Facebook’s Libra members flock to the competing Celo Alliance project, Cointelegraph unpacks its goals and specs to figure out why. Several members of the Facebook-backed Libra Project have announced their alliance with a rival stablecoin project known as Celo. Since the middle of March, members that have joined the Celo Alliance for Prosperity include, […]
Continue ReadingCheck out this week’s Bad Crypto News. The Bitcoin Clock ticks on—less than 52 days now before the next halving—and let’s hope that Bitcoin still has value when that happens. Trader Peter Brandt isn’t optimistic. He sees Bitcoin in a race with gold to hit $1,000. Then again, in January, he thought BTC wouldn’t reach […]
Continue ReadingHawaii has unveiled a virtual currency sandbox that allows blockchain startups to conduct otherwise unlicensed money transmitting activities. The governor’s office of Hawaii revealed its new ‘Digital Currency Innovation Lab’ on March 17 — a blockchain and cryptocurrency incubator developed through collaboration between the state’s Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Division of Financial Institution […]
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Celsius Network is the first crypto lending platform to become profitable according to its CEO Alex Mashinsky. The Celsius Network is the first major cryptocurrency lending platform that is profitable, according to its CEO and founder Alex Mashinsky. Cointelegraph interviewed Mashinsky to learn more about this achievement, how the latest market downturn has affected its […]
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Billionaire Tim Draper sees potential in DeFi and invests in a new DAO governance platform called DMM DAO. Tim Draper, the billionaire and Bitcoin bull who has backed Tesla, SpaceX and Coinbase, is making moves into decentralized finance. He is now investing in DeFi Money Markets DAO (DMM DAO), according to the DMM Foundation’s official […]
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The Visa-issued Coinbase Card can now be used on Android-based mobile phones thanks to an integration with Google Pay, which allows virtual cards to be used in stores. Coinbase Card users owning supported Android phones can now avoid using the physical card. Through an integration with Google Pay announced on March 17, the card can […]
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Coinbase’s chief legal officer Brian Brooks will resign from the firm to join a major banking regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Amid an ongoing global health and financial crisis, Coinbase, one of the most popular cryptocurrency trading platforms in the United States, is losing another key executive. Brian Brooks, Coinbase’s chief […]
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Blockchain-based social media startup Sapien unveiled a platform revamp and collaboration with Matic Network. Ethereum-based social network Sapien has unveiled updates to its platform, as well as a partnership with the initial exchange offering project, Matic Network. “After several months of development, we’re launching the next release of our platform, called Alpha Persei,” Sapien Network […]
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The US-based crypto exchange announced in a Friday blog post they would finally be offering transaction batching on their platform. Major cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently unveiled a new feature on its platform designed to save users money on transactions fees. According to a blog post released by the exchange on March 13, Coinbase would immediately […]
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