Just two weeks after tackling $20,000, Bitcoin passes the $30,000 mark on the second day of 2021. Bitcoin (BTC) hit a fresh psychological landmark on Jan. 2 as the new year kicked off to a flying start for hodlers. BTC/USD weekly candle chart (Coinbase). Source: Tradingview BTC price wastes no time in 2021 Data from […]
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Leading exchanges are tracing suspicious crypto transactions to combat human trafficking Cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase, Paxful, Gemini and BitFinex have all joined the Anti-Human Trafficking Cryptocurrency Consortium, or ATCC. Launched in April 2020 by the Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative, the consortium is a nonprofit focused on intelligence sharing, best practices and the development of tools to […]
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Bitcoin’s difficulty and hash rate are higher than ever as markets prepare for the outcome of the U.S. elections. Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week in familiar territory as markets move into the United States’ 2020 elections — where could it go next? Cointelegraph takes a look at five factors that could influence BTC price […]
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The MVRV ratio is firmly sticking to its 2-year uptrend, with support in place for fresh all-time highs, says Stack Funds. Bitcoin (BTC) has support to climb all the way to $15,000 if historic trends repeat themselves this year, a new report says. Compiled by crypto index fund provider Stack Funds on Oct. 15, the […]
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Bitcoin price still struggles to overcome the $12K hurdle but 3 key metrics show bulls are in control. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped by as much as 10% this week and while this might be scary for day traders, the 3-day chart shows the downside move hardly made a dent on the current market structure. This […]
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Foreign investors still doubt the PBoC’s policies when it comes to the RMB exchange rate. Eswar Prasad, a professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes that even though China’s digital yuan will enhance the renminbi’s role as an international payment currency, it will “hardly put a […]
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A Compound proposal could put a major dent in the profits for all yield farmers. A new Compound governance proposal from Gauntlet founder Tarun Chitra would see all future COMP token distributions locked in a vesting schedule. The proposal was submitted on Wednesday and outlines several ways that the vesting could be implemented. One would […]
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Samsung and Gemini’s joint efforts may help to overcome some of the roadblocks facing the global adoption of cryptocurrencies. In a major new partnership, Samsung has announced that the Samsung Blockchain Wallet will be integrated with Gemini, a New York-based crypto exchange. This integration will allow owners of newer Samsung Galaxy phones to not only […]
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Travala.com’s native token AVA will now be added to the Swipe wallet service and Visa card platform — making it spendable at 60 million merchants worldwide. At a time of unprecedented upheaval in the global tourism industry, blockchain-based travel booking service Travala and Swipe aim to boost crypto’s useability. Announced on July 24, Travala’s native […]
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Evidence from 10 years old tweets helps eliminate Hal Finney as a viable Satoshi Nakamoto candidate. A tweet from 2010 may provide evidence that Hal Finney is not Satoshi Nakamoto. In a recent Cointelegrpah interview, Laszlo Hanyecz, who worked closely with Satoshi Nakamoto in 2010, said that Satoshi had no familiarity with the Mac ecosystem: […]
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