Kadyrov does not seem to understand cryptocurrencies very well. The Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov shared some harsh comments about cryptocurrencies amid growing interest in the technology amongst Chechnya’s citizens. According to Pravda, Kadyrov claimed that the media is presenting crypto “as the new gold,” provoking what he calls a kind of Bitcoin (BTC) “fever”: “People […]
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Bitcoin and altcoins have bounced off their range lows, but they are likely to encounter resistance at higher levels. The U.S. stock market is on track to clock its best August performance since 1984. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting a positive close for the month after having declined consecutively in August 2018 and August 2019. However, […]
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Crypto wallet app Klever will allow users to stake cryptos in Cred’s staking programs from within the wallet. Cryptocurrency wallet platform Klever will allow users to stake Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Tron (TRX) and other cryptocurrencies in Cred’s staking programs from within the wallet. Cred is a cryptocurrency staking and lending platform that allows users […]
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Hacktivist Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki took aim at Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Twitter recently for essentially writing off smart contracts inventor Nick Szabo as a right-wing crank. Taaki wrote that this sort of attitude was typical of an “Eth[ereum] culture which is about sparkling burner parties, privileged digital nomads, microdosing LSD, sex orgies and […]
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Major crypto exchanges are consolidating smaller, niche services to expand their overall market reach. The past few months have seen a number of major crypto companies facilitate some serious big-money acquisitions. For example, on Aug. 25, blockchain software firm ConsenSys bought out JP Morgan’s enterprise-variant of the Ethereum blockchain Quorum. Similarly, earlier this year, global […]
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The Sage of Omaha is getting out of the world’s reserve currency, Max Keiser claims, and that’s a prelude to Bitcoin hitting a new record. The U.S. dollar is getting so weak that even Warren Buffett is getting out and Bitcoin (BTC) will see all-time highs, says Max Keiser. In his latest forecast for macro, […]
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After over two years, CMC’s chief strategy officer Carylyne Chan is leaving the site. CoinMarketCap’s chief strategy officer and acting CEO Carylyne Chan is leaving the well-known crypto market data site — together with two of her colleagues, Jeremy Seow and Spencer Yang. Chan, who has worked at CMC since January 2018, publicly announced her […]
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Trading bots have become a major factor in the world of cryptocurrency, but are they potentially doing more harm than good? How to get involved? If using bots to automate your trades sounds like something you would be interested in exploring further, there are many resources available. You could certainly begin by digging into different […]
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Demand for Wrapped Bitcoin is increasing along with the DeFi rally. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of market capitalization, is listing another token to support the growth of decentralized finance, or DeFi. Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), a new ERC-20 token pegged to the price of Bitcoin (BTC), is now tradeable on Binance, according […]
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Will the oil cartel put black gold on the blockchain? The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has announced that its Second Workshop on Energy and Information Technology will be held on Sep. 21 via videoconference. This year’s event sees blockchain technology join the range of energy and tech-related topics to be discussed. However, it […]
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