Bitcoin’s balance on three popular exchanges decreased by 390k BTC over the past 9 months. On October 20, 2020, the amount of Bitcoin (BTC) held at major exchanges fell below 2.5 million BTC for the first time in two years. Source: Glassnode. Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev opined to Cointelegraph that this trend is driven by […]
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The parliament member claimed that there are no anti-blockchain voices in the Russian government Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the Russian parliament’s Financial Markets committee, had some good news for blockchain fans in Russia. According to Aksakov, there are “no anti-blockchain voices” in the government and he believes that a digital ruble pilot will start […]
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The asset has overtaken the network’s market cap following an announcement that PayPal intends to integrate crypto. Since PayPal announced adding Bitcoin (BTC) to its platform, the asset’s market cap has exceeded that of PayPal itself. Ironic? At press time, Bitcoin holds a market cap of $239,877,416,968, just recently surpassing PayPal on AssetDash’s list of […]
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Bitcoin odds are “repricing quickly,” says Skew as one analyst highlights the current price pump’s “organic” nature. Bitcoin (BTC) has a 7% probability of beating its $20,000 all-time highs by the end of this year, data shows. According to data from on-chain analytics resource Skew, as of Oct. 22, Bitcoin options were moving in favor […]
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Analysts expect a profit-taking pullback in the Bitcoin market after BTC hits $13,000 upon the PayPal news. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $13,000 for the first time since June 2019. The optimism around PayPal supporting crypto purchases led the overall market sentiment to brighten within a short period. Immediately after the PayPal news was […]
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Bitstamp is replacing its CEO for the first time since the company’s establishment. Bitstamp, one of the world’s oldest and largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is replacing its CEO for the first time. Nejc Kodrič, the firm’s CEO who co-founded Bitstamp back in 2011, is stepping down from his position. He will be moving into a new […]
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Scam websites posing as famous crypto projects ask for private keys so they can steal users’ funds. Decentralized finance yield farming platform Yearn Finance has a doppelganger that is tricking visitors into sharing the private keys of their cryptocurrency wallets. The scam website of Yearn Finance perfectly copies almost every aspect of the original yearn.finance website […]
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The CSO of CoinShares thinks that a payments-focused PayPal token could be forthcoming. Global digital payment giant PayPal might be moving into issuing its own cryptocurrency after officially entering the crypto industry, according to a major industry exec. Meltem Demirors, CSO at digital asset management firm CoinShares, says that she will not be surprised if […]
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If you look at its governance, definitely not. No major euphoria-worthy moments happened this week — the ecosystem is still cooling off. I think the biggest sign of that is Uniswap’s trading volume. After hitting a peak of slightly less than $1 billion in daily volume in early September, those numbers steadily deflated. Courtesy of […]
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Demand for Ethereum-based stablecoins exploded during the third-quarter DeFi bubble, with DAI’s supply growing by more than 600% and USDC expanding 200%. Decentralized finance’s (DeFi) explosive third-quarter brought significant growth to Ethereum (ETH)-compatible stablecoins. According to crypto market data aggregator Messari, the supply of MakerDAO’s DAI stablecoin grew by 623% in Q3 2020, pushing the […]
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