Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is cementing its presence in Indonesia, announcing an investment in a major domestic regulated exchange Tokocrypto. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is cementing its presence in Indonesia, announcing an investment in a major domestic regulated exchange Tokocrypto on May 12. In 2019, Tokocrypto reportedly became the first Indonesia crypto exchange to seal […]
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Singaporean blockchain project BitcoinHD claims to have submitted the first SEC-approved security token offering for prospective listing on major U.S. exchange Coinbase. Shortly after sealing an approval from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for its security token offering, Singaporean blockchain project BitcoinHD (BHD) is seeking a listing on major exchange Coinbase. On March […]
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Since being granted a DCO by the CFTC and offering digital asset futures trading in December, ErisX has expanded its offering to ETH. Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has notified its members and participants that it will start offering trading on Ether futures in the United States. According to a company blog post on May 11, […]
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The number of Bitcoin addresses with balances less than 1 BTC has increased by more than 100% since the second halving in July 2016. The number of Bitcoin addresses since the second halving has increased across the board, but the number of small wallets with balances of less than 0.1 BTC saw the greatest improvement. […]
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Bitcoin halved successfully and even though BTC failed to rally investor sentiment remains bullish. The long awaited Bitcoin halving came and went, bringing with it whipsaw volatility which saw the price whipsaw 5% to 7% in each direction for the last three hours leading up to block 630,000. Earlier in the day, the top-ranked digital […]
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Chainlink introduces trusted decentralized randomness into the crypto ecosystem. On May 11, Chainlink (Link) announced the launch of a verifiable random function (VRF) that enables generation of on-chain trusted randomness. Ii is undergoing security review on the testnet where it is available for integration testing. Initially, it will work with the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Benefits […]
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In the final block, Miner f2pool immortalized a NY Times article highlighting the similarities between the 2008 financial crisis and today. Just before Bitcoin experienced its third halving, which cut the block reward from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC, the miner who extracted the cryptocurrency’s final block had a special message for all HODLers. F2pool, […]
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What a twist! YouTube pulled the plug on our seven-hour livestream. YouTube’s censorship rabbit hole is deep, especially as it pertains to cryptocurrency topics. Cointelegraph had a full day of programming lined up for a livestream that covered Bitcoin’s third block halving on May 11. The agenda mostly went off without a hitch — fintech […]
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Cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management doubled in 2019, but the launch of new funds depends on Bitcoin prices. The “2020 Crypto Hedge Fund Report,” published on May 11 by PwC and Elwood Asset Management Services Ltd., said that cryptocurrency hedge funds’ assets under management doubled in 2019. According to the survey, total assets under management […]
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Bitcoin has just experienced a once-in-four-years event: its third halving, which has cut the miner block reward from 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC. The most anticipated cryptocurrency event of 2020, Bitcoin’s (BTC) third halving, has just taken effect. Occurring only once every four years, the latest Bitcoin mining block reward halving just reduced the Bitcoin […]
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