Bitcoin price is consolidating into a tighter range as traders appear ready to test the $10.5K resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) price appears to have entered the weekend on the good foot after a relatively uneventful Friday saw the price continue to fluctuate between $10,200-$10,400. Cryptocurrency daily market performance snapshot. Source: Coin360 At the time of writing […]
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As lead maintainer Wladimir van der Laan takes a break from Bitcoin duties, we ask what would happen if the entire Github maintenance team disappeared. It is a question that many in the crypto community must have asked themselves at least once. The news of Wladimir van der Laan taking a temporary hiatus, prompted us to […]
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This region in South Korea may adopt a blockchain voting system. On September 11, the head of the Seocho regional government proposed a blockchain-powered voting platform for residents, and praised the recent influx of crypto-related developments across the country. According to UpDown Korea, Cho Eun-hee, who is the local government leader of one of Seoul’s […]
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Oracles have played a major role in the huge growth of the DeFi ecosystem observed in 2020. What are the most popular DeFi protocols running oracles? Open lending/borrowing protocols such as MakerDAO, Compound, Uniswap and Aave use oracles to fetch external data while running on the Ethereum blockchain. MakerDAO is among the most popular DeFi […]
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Bitcoin still has ground to make up in the mainstream world. Following the news of Fidelity Investments’ Bitcoin (BTC) fund filing, Mike Alfred, CEO of analytics outfit Digital Assets Data, described continued hesitancy in mainstream finance when it comes to Bitcoin. “Many in the traditional financial services/asset management/wealth management verticals remain deeply skeptical of Bitcoin […]
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The boost may come down to the popularity of one specific token. Data indicates that Coinone, a South Korean exchange, saw its user base rise by about 10,000 people per month after listing Kakao’s klaytn (KLAY) token in June. The token was listed after Kakao, a tech giant who runs the most popular chat app […]
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Although Bitcoin price is range-bound, a few altcoins have started a relief rally which could push them above key resistance levels. The President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde said that the coronavirus pandemic has acted as a catalyst in boosting the adoption of digital payments in the European Union. Lagarde expects the […]
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Taking account of more aggressive crypto tracking measures and what they mean for future government adoption of blockchain. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Editor’s note One of the most persistent myths about Bitcoin is its supposed anonymity. More properly termed pseudonymity, […]
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Centralized Decentralized Finance may not make a lot of sense, but it is coming. Crypto.com, a conglomerate dealing primarily with payments and the exchange of crypto assets, announced its foray into decentralized finance with a platform named DeFi Swap. According to its whitepaper, published on Friday, DeFi Swap is a fork of the popular Uniswap […]
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Another massive Bitcoin ad rolls out in Hong Kong, urging citizens to “be their own bank.” The Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, a major local alliance promoting crypto awareness and education, is launching the “Bitcoin Tram” ad campaign in Hong Kong; one of the world’s main global financial centres. According to a Sept. 11 announcement, […]
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