New research suggests Tether Treasury is not pumping Bitcoin’s price, contrary to popular belief. Stablecoins are not driving up the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, according to a new study from the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Academics Richard K Lyons from UC Berkeley and Ganesh Viswanath-Natraj from the Warwick Business School looked at […]
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CoinMarketCap is now using an automated crypto payments system to raise invoices and receive funds. CoinMarketCap (CMC) has deployed a totally automated digital currency payments solution, from finance network Gilded. Gilded Chief Operations Officer (COO) Neal Roche told Cointelegraph the automated approach solved a lot of issues currently facing crypto invoicing and payments: “Most companies, […]
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MyEtherWallet has partnered with Unstoppable Domains to offer decentralized domain names featuring the extension ‘.crypto’. Popular online Ethereum (ETH) website and app MyEtherWallet has partnered with decentralized domain provider Unstoppable Domains to become the first reseller for ‘.crypto’ domain names. MyEtherWallet’s million or so monthly users will now be exposed to the blockchain domain names, […]
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Bitcoin price continues to flash bearish signals but Ether’s bullish trend may prevent a BTC downtrend. Ether price has rallied 114% since March 13 and the altcoin could be on the verge of rallying higher. Increased activity on the Ethereum blockchain and the approaching ETH 2.0 launch appear to be bolstering Ether price and these […]
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The on-chain activity for stablecoins has increased 800% in the last 12 months. The on-chain activity for stablecoins has increased 800% in the last 12 months according to market intelligence firm TokenAnalyst. This growth is not surprising considering the overall growth of the stablecoin niche. The combined market cap for all stablecoins ranks third in […]
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Speakers from Binance.US, BRD, and Vanderbilt Law have weighed in on the pros and cons of a U.S. Fed-backed digital dollar for Cointelegraph Talks. On April 21, Cointelegraph hosted its first virtual Cointelegraph Talks meetup. The event consisted of two expert panels discussing major news and developments in the crypto world today, especially in light […]
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An investigation provided in-depth info regarding how sextortion scams remain profitable for cybercriminals. A study carried out by SophosLabs in conjunction with cryptocurrency intelligence company, CipherTrace, revealed that sextortion scams are a profitable business. Between September 1, 2019, and January 31, 2020, nearly $500,000 in profits we gained by cybercriminals engaging in sextortion. According to […]
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Blockchain startup incubator claims to launch the first crypto decentralized exchange plugin for WordPress. Blockchain startup incubator, Draper Goren Holm, launched what it claims to be the first crypto decentralized exchange, or DEX, plugin for leading website backend software, WordPress. According to an April 22 announcement, the plugin is “the easiest way for anyone, not […]
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Details of the dForce hack led to many in the DeFi community to question the security practices of the firm, which many believe cloned Compound’s code. The hacker who stole $25 million in crypto on April 19 from decentralized finance, or DeFi, protocol, dForce, has since returned the money. Most signs indicate that this was […]
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Blockchain technology is becoming more and more common in the traditional finance market with stablecoins and CBDCs — could these bring stability for the crypto industry? Stablecoins have become widely popular in the digital currency industry because they don’t have the volatility associated with other cryptos like Bitcoin (BTC) for instance. Despite their popularity, the […]
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